RMAC Host Mac Talla Mor At Sunset Picnic Concert
 | | The Rockaway Music and Arts Council held its second Sunset Picnic Concert last Sunday, featuring the Celtic rhythms of Mac Talla Mor. The non-traditional band, made up of drums, bagpipes, a keyboard and an electric guitar, held the interest of the large audience throughout the two-hour concert, mixing traditional Irish music with a bagpipe rock that is seldom heard on the peninsula. The group is made up of the members of the Ofgang family, with mom, Patty Devlin Ofgang on the bodhran (drum) and daughter Ilana on the keyboard and as lead vocalist - and a good one at that. Brothers Jesse and Levon double on the pipes and drums, while brother Erik writes the songs and plays the guitar. |
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 | | One of the highlights of the concert was the dueling bagpipes in memory of those who died on September 11. The pipes were joined by the keyboard in a touching rendition of "Amazing Grace." |
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 | | Ilana Ofgang was heard on keyboard and as lead soloist for the group. She can be heard on the group's albums, "Piping Hot" and "Jacob's Ladder." |
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 | | Many of the concert-goers joined in the festivities by dancing to the driving music performed by the group. |
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 | | A large crowd showed up for the concert. The next scheduled concert will be on July 21, when the Roadhouse Band, a country-music group, will be featured. |
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