{"id":28409,"date":"2023-09-14T09:13:52","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T13:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/?p=28409"},"modified":"2023-09-14T13:27:28","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T17:27:28","slug":"on-stage-after-more-than-50-years-clannad-is-saying-goodbye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/downingtowntimes.com\/?p=28409","title":{"rendered":"On Stage: After more than 50 years, Clannad is saying goodbye"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Denny Dyroff<\/strong>, Entertainment Editor, The Times<\/em><\/p>\n

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Clannad<\/p><\/div>\n

It\u2019s been 53 years since Clannad formed in County Donegal in Ireland. It\u2019s been 50 years since the masters of traditional Irish music first performed in America.<\/p>\n

Over that time, the band has released more than 20 albums and built up a strong large legion of devoted fans.<\/p>\n

\u201cMat the road rise to meet you\u201d is an Irish blessing that has been passed down through generations. It is a traditional way of wishing someone good luck and fortune on their journey through life.<\/p>\n

For Clannad, the road is not rising \u2013 it is ending.<\/p>\n

Clannad is coming down the home stretch of its farewell tour \u2013 a tour that will visit the Keswick Theater (291 N. Keswick Avenue, Glenside, 215-572-7650, www.keswicktheatre.com<\/a>) on September 14.<\/p>\n

The band\u2019s original line-up featured siblings Ciar\u00e1n,\u00a0P\u00f3l, and\u00a0Moya Brennan\u00a0and their twin uncles Noel and P\u00e1draig Duggan<\/a>. Four of the originals remain. Noel Duggan died on 15 October 2022 at age 73.<\/p>\n

In February 2020, BMG announced the release of\u00a0\u201cIn a Lifetime,\u201d a greatest hits set to commemorate the band\u2019s 50th anniversary. Released on April 3 by BMG, the album was available on CD, vinyl, digital platforms, and a deluxe edition that contains over 100 tracks spanning their career.<\/p>\n

The set includes two new tracks, \u201cA Celtic Dream\u201d and \u201cWho Knows (Where the Time Goes),\u201d their first recorded since Padraig Duggan\u2019s passing. The album coincided with the \u201cIn a Lifetime Tour,\u201d their final as a group, which was to take place in the UK and North America between March and October 2020<\/p>\n

However, the tour was postponed after several shows due to the\u00a0COVID-19 pandemic. The tour resumed in 2021, before Noel Duggan died on 15 October 2022 at age 73.<\/p>\n

The tour was supposed to cross America in summer 2022 \u2013 including a date in the Delaware Valley. Unfortunately, plans were scrapped because of things beyond the band\u2019s control.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe farewell tour never stopped,\u201d said P\u00f3l Brennan (P\u00f3l\u00a0\u00d3\u00a0Braon\u00e1in in Gaelic), during a phone interview from his Philadelphia hotel room Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe started in pre-Covid in Belfast in February 2020 and then the pandemic hit. We had to cancel the Palladium and then were off the road for a year-and-a-half because of the pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we had to cancel the North American segment of the tour last summer, it was a monetary thing. It was financially impossible for us to tour the states at that time, so we agreed to cancel.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was devastated. Fortunately, our agent is great. He was able to reschedule the shows for this year. We always knew we\u2019d come back.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis tour is actually better. We\u2019ve been rocking out to standing ovations every night.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe toured Australia earlier this year and now we\u2019re in the states. We\u2019ve added a couple of cities and we\u2019re playing bigger venues in New York and L.A. The show in Seattle on October 9 will be our last show \u2013 the final farewell.\u201d<\/p>\n

Unlike some music acts like The Who, Kiss and Elton John (who in 1977 said — I\u2019ve made a decision tonight that this is going to be the last show. There\u2019s a lot more to me than playing on the road and this is the last one I\u2019m going to do \u2013 and then was touring again 1977 with a series of farewell tours that continue today), this is really the swan song for Clannad.<\/p>\n

After the tour finale in the Pacific Northwest a month from now, Clannad will disband, and the individual members will continue with solo projects.<\/p>\n

One of the projects P\u00f3l Brennan recently completed was the album, \u201cThe Irish Revolution.\u201d<\/p>\n

Composed in his County Kilkenny studio, P\u00f3l Brennan is joined by Steve Turner, Aiden O\u2019Donnell and Nick Bailey, as well as his sister and fellow Clannad member Moya, to create this stirring\u00a0soundtrack of \u201cThe Irish Revolution.\u201d<\/p>\n

Together they capture the raw emotion sparked by historic events such as the Great Hunger of 1847 through to the Irish Civil War in 1922\u20131923, creating a score of orchestral sweep and color to match the momentous events of the period, whilst depicting the sacrifices made by the Irish\u00a0people in their quest for independence.<\/p>\n

This collection of songs \u2013 originally produced as the soundtrack to the RT\u00c9 documentary series from which the album takes its name \u2013 explores one of the most tumultuous times of the artist’s homeland: the Irish revolutionary period and its War of Independence.<\/p>\n

The pieces within chart the events of this troubled time for the Irish people and display the hallmarks for which P\u00f3l Brennan\u2019s music is revered \u2013 emotional depth and powerful storytelling. Even without the pictures they were composed to accompany, the songs take you back to a turbulent time and elicit powerful feelings with an orchestral and imposing grace. Given the source of inspiration, one may not be surprised that many tracks deliver a sense of tension and foreboding.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe film was out in 2019\/2020,\u201d said Brennan. \u201cI did the soundtrack around that time. I\u2019ve done a lot of different scores. I wrote so much music for this one. It was a program of three one-hour documentaries.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d write four-minute songs and then they would be used in the movie for 20 seconds. There were pieces there where I wanted to have people be able to hear the full songs. This one, I really wanted to go after it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now, Brennan and his family are enjoying life on the road.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur last world tour was in 2013 and we haven\u2019t played a lot since then,\u201d said Brennan. \u201cThat\u2019s why Cieran and Moya and I are enjoying it.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve added Jeff Lynch on drums and Moya\u2019s two kids. Her son Paul plays keyboards and her daughter Aisling Jarvis plays strings and bouzouki.\u201d<\/p>\n

Initially known as Clann as Dobhar (Irish for Family from Dore),\u00a0they shortened their name to Clannad in 1973. Clannad has always been family and they will be family until the not-far-in-the-future end.<\/p>\n

Video link for Clannad \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/D0jBmdapDus<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The show at the Keswick Theater on September 14 will start at 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

Ticket prices start at $45.<\/p>\n

This weekend\u2019s calendar features another band that has been around for a long, long time.<\/p>\n

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Everclear<\/p><\/div>\n

Art Alexakis, the mastermind behind the enduring band\u00a0Everclear, is on the road again with his band.<\/p>\n

The tour has a special theme. It\u2019s the continuation of Everclear\u2019s 30th anniversary tour.<\/p>\n

On September 15, the tour will touch down at Rivers Casino Philadelphia<\/a>\u00a0(1001 Delaware Avenue, Philadelphia,www.riverescasino.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n

\u201cWe get on the bus every year for 6-8 weeks,\u201d said Alexakis, during a phone interview last week from a tour stop in Nashville, Indiana.<\/p>\n

2022 and 2023 have had 30th anniversary tours out on the road. In 2021, Alexakis brough his Summerland Tour to Philly. The\u00a0Summerland Tour\u00a0is an annual touring\u00a0music festival, founded by\u00a0Alexakis and mainly featuring bands that began in the 1990s alternative rock<\/a>\u00a0era.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s tour has another reason for celebration \u2013 the release of Everclear\u2019s new album, \u201cLive at The Whiskey-a-Go-Go.\u201d<\/p>\n

Released on September 8\u00a0via\u00a0Sunset Blvd Records,\u00a0\u201cLive at The Whisky a Go Go\u201d\u00a0was recorded and filmed in late 2022 during last year\u2019s celebratory tour back in Alexakis\u2019 hometown of Los Angeles and marked the first time\u00a0Everclear\u00a0performed at the famed venue.<\/p>\n

The\u00a017-track collection\u00a0features all the hits and hidden treasures from throughout\u00a0Everclear\u2019s\u00a0extraordinary catalog as well as two bonus studio tracks, last year\u2019s single\u00a0\u201cYear of The Tiger\u201d\u00a0and new single\u00a0\u201cSing Away.\u201d\u00a0The first offering from the forthcoming album is the 1995 hit\u00a0\u201cHeroin Girl,\u201d\u00a0off the band\u2019s\u00a0platinum-selling\u00a0album, \u201cSparkle and Fade.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a double live vinyl album,\u201d said Alexakis. \u201cThe LP is loud. It\u2019s rowdy and it has a lot of sing-alongs. It sounds like a live Everclear show.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has all our hits along with two deep cuts. We\u2019ve got a lot going on \u2013 taking care of fans with something new. We\u2019re a heritage band. People are coming for music from 20-25 years ago. But the fans also want new songs. It scratches the creative thing for me. I\u2019m grateful.\u201d<\/p>\n

Everclear\u2019s most recent studio album was \u201cBlack Is the New Black\u201d in 2015.<\/p>\n

\u201cI write when I feel the need to write,\u201d said Alexakis. \u201cI write more when I\u2019m playing guitar. I just got two new acoustic guitars. Playing guitars is just begging me to write songs.\u201d<\/p>\n

When\u00a0Everclear\u00a0got its start in 1991, it was a rock trio from the Pacific Northwest. More than anything, it was a vehicle for the music of Alexakis \u2013 the band\u2019s vocalist and guitarist.<\/p>\n

After the limited release of their independently released debut album,\u00a0\u201cWorld of Noise,\u201d the band found success with their first three albums on\u00a0Capitol Records \u2013 \u201cSparkle and Fade,\u201d \u201cSo Much for the Afterglow,\u201d and\u00a0\u201cSongs from an American Movie Vol. One: Learning How to Smile,\u201d all of which were certified platinum.<\/p>\n

Since forming in 1992, Everclear has enjoyed a lengthy career by any measure, spanning 11 studio releases, including four that have been certified Gold or Platinum, selling over six million records. The band has had 12 Top 40 Hit Singles on Mainstream Rock, Alternative, and Adult Top 40 radio, including \u201cSanta Monica,\u201d \u201cFather of Mine,\u201d \u201cI Will Buy You A New Life,\u201d \u201cWonderful\u201d and \u201cEverything To Everyone,\u201d as well as numerous videos, thousands of shows, and various other accolades, including a 1998 Grammy nomination.<\/p>\n

The current\u00a0Everclear\u00a0line-up features Dave French on guitar, Freddy Herrera on bass, Brian Nolan on drums and Alexakis on vocals and guitar.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis line-up has been together for a long time,\u201d said Alexakis. \u201cThis is Dave\u2019s 19th\u00a0year. Freddie has been our bass player since 2008 and Brian has been our drummer since 2015.\u201d<\/p>\n

Altogether,\u00a0Everclear\u00a0has released 10 albums. The most recent was \u201cBlack Is The New Black\u201d in 2015.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur set list for this tour includes all the hits and fan favorites,\u201d said Alexakis. \u201c<\/p>\n

That Alexakis is even able to go put on tour is somewhat of a minor miracle. If he had the nine lives of a cat, he\u2019s probably already used three of them \u2013 including surviving a drug overdose when he was 22.<\/p>\n

\u201cMore than that,\u201d said Alexakis, as he pondered why he\u2019s still alive at age 61. \u201cI\u2019ve had drug addictions but now I\u2019m 34 years sober.\u201d<\/p>\n

In March 2019, Alexakis announced that he had been diagnosed with\u00a0multiple sclerosis\u00a0in a letter to fans posted on the band\u2019s website. Alexakis said he was diagnosed with relapsing-remitting MS following a car accident three years prior.\u00a0He learned that he had likely been living with the disease for nearly 20 years. Since being diagnosed, Alexakis has donated one dollar from every ticket purchased for his performances to charities such as Sweet Relief Musicians Fund and National MS Society.<\/p>\n

\u201cI got MS and then I got COVID in 2021,\u201d said Alexakis. \u201cThe combination of both was tough \u2013 just dealing with the fatigue. I was in bed for two months. For being older and having a disease, I\u2019m feeling really good.<\/p>\n

\u201cMS is a Mexican standoff. If I get rest and eat right and keep up with my medications, I do all right. Right now, I\u2019m feeling great.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been working on my memoir and taking care of my family and my daughter. The book is not a \u2018tell all.\u2019 Bit with regard to me, the gloves are off. I\u2019m brutally honest about myself. I\u2019ve been married four times \u2013 not an accident because of the way I lived. Fortunately, I haven\u2019t lived like that for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for\u00a0Everclear\u00a0\u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/MW6E_TNgCsY<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The show at Rivers Casino on September 15, which has The Ataris as the opening act, will start at 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

Tickets are $44.<\/p>\n

On September 15, there will be a show by a relatively young band (11 years old) when the Fillmore Philadelphia presents Nothing But Thieves.<\/p>\n

Platinum-selling English alt rock band\u00a0Nothing But Thieves\u00a0released their new album, \u201cDead Club City,\u201d on June 30 and then headed to the states for an album support tour.<\/p>\n

The band\u2019s 18-date \u201cWelcome To The DCC World Tour,\u201d stops in\u00a0Philadelphia\u00a0on\u00a0Friday night at\u00a0The Fillmore Philadelphia\u00a0(1100 Canal Street, Philadelphia, www.thefillmorephilly.com<\/a>) with\u00a0support from Kid Kapichi.<\/p>\n

\u201cDead Club City,\u201d\u00a0available via RCA\/Sony Music with U.S. distribution by AWAL, features\u00a0Nothing But Thieves\u2019\u00a0current radio single\u00a0\u201cOvercome<\/a>\u201d\u00a0and their hit single \u201cWelcome To The DCC<\/a>\u201d in addition to new single\u00a0\u201cKeeping You Around<\/a>.\u201d Epic pop track \u201cOvercome\u201d has already amassed more than 20 million global streams and is making waves at U.S. Alternative Radio, including LA\u2019s famed KROQ, as well as SiriusXM Alt Nation.<\/p>\n

Nothing but Thieves\u00a0formed in 2012 in\u00a0Southend-on-Sea,\u00a0Essex with a line-up of lead vocalist and guitarist Conor Mason, guitarist Joe Langridge-Brown, guitarist and keyboardist Dominic Craik, bassist Philip Blake, and drummer James Price.<\/p>\n

\u201cJoe and I met at school,\u201d said Mason, during an interview this week. \u201cWe were in a band together at a very young age. It was crap but we had a lot of fun. Dom went to the school opposite and came to my college for music lessons.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe hit it off and decided to do a band with Joe. Ww wrote a bunch of songs and needed a bassist and drummer. We knew and loved Phil and Price from the local area, so it was an easy formation.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 2014, they signed to\u00a0RCA Records\u00a0and a year later in October 2015, they released their\u00a0self-titled debut\u00a0album. In addition to RCA, other labels were showing interest.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere were lots of meetings,\u201d said Mason. \u201cOne label told us to be a boy band and drop the drums and bass. Needless to say, we didn’t meet them again.<\/p>\n

\u201cRight from the start, RCA felt like a family. They believed in our vision, wanted us to do whatever we wanted to do and just genuinely were lovely people. It was an easy decision.\u201d<\/p>\n

The band\u2019s debut album reached Number 7 on the U.K. charts.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a surprise,\u201d said Mason. \u201cWe didn’t take it too seriously when we were recording it. It was just a laugh. We were just soaking up the moment. We feel very lucky.\u201d<\/p>\n

The band\u2019s sophomore album \u201cBroken Machine\u201d came out in September 2017 and reached Number Two on the U.K. chart.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think \u2018\u2019Broken Machine\u2019 was a real breakthrough for the band,\u201d said Mason. \u201cIt had a few songs that really connected to people. I think we had stepped up our songwriting a long way since the first album.\u00a0It just featured better songwriting and us figuring out who we were as writers and as a band.\u201d<\/p>\n

Having been released in October 2020, Nothing But Thieves\u2019 third album \u201cMoral Panic\u201d arrived at the same time as COVID. Obviously, the band\u2019s trajectory was affected by the pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was pretty bad,\u201d said Mason. \u201cWe had written and released an album but couldn\u2019t tour. But I like to think it was very serendipitous. The song \u2018Is Everybody Going Crazy,\u2019 was written about Brexit and Trump but ended up connecting to our fans (and new people) about the craziness of COVID. It came out the week everyone was raiding shops for toilet paper and pasta in the UK.\u201d<\/p>\n

The band\u2019s fourth album, \u201cDead Club City,\u201d hit the shelves on June 30, 2023.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d say a quarter of the songs on \u2018Dead Club City\u2019 were written during the pandemic,\u201d said Mason. \u201cWe came together when restrictions loosened and then continued from then on.\u00a0We worked on the album about a year and a half. We\u2019d all had time to bank a load of ideas during the pandemic, which was useful.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe lived at a country house in Essex and spent five months recording there. It was a dream — chicken coop, tennis and a hot tub. Good fun!<\/p>\n

\u201cWe recorded the whole album there. We had to do a few drum takes elsewhere to get a particular sound but other than that everything was in one place.\u201d<\/p>\n

On this tour, Nothing But Thieves will be serving up old and new.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn this tour, we\u2019re playing a good majority of the new album and also songs right from the start,\u201d said Mason. \u201cWe\u2019re playing \u2018Lover Please Stay\u2019 which we haven’t played for years. We have to play \u2018Amsterdam\u2019, \u2018Sorry\u2019 and \u2018Is Everybody Going Crazy?\u2019 You gotta give the people what they want!\u201d<\/p>\n

Video link for Nothing But Thieves \u2013 https:\/\/youtu.be\/Y3FNUvJYGpE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The show at Fillmore Philadelphia on September 15 will start at 7:15 p.m.<\/p>\n

Ticket prices start at $27.50.<\/p>\n

Jamey\u2019s House of Music (32 South Lansdowne Avenue, Lansdowne, 215-477-9985, www.jameyshouseofmusic.com<\/a>) continues its tradition of presenting top quality blues music this weekend.<\/p>\n

Area music fans know that Jamey\u2019s House of Music is a primo spot to hear folk, jazz and blues music every Thursday through Sunday.<\/p>\n

A few weeks ago, Jamey\u2019s set up a Go Fund Me to raise money for emergency repairs due to severe water damage caused by negligent upstairs tenants. Already, the project has racked up the goal amount of $16,000.<\/p>\n

LINK TO GO FUND ME FUNDRAISER PAGE — Fundraiser by James Reilly : Emergency Repairs for Jamey’s House of Music! (gofundme.com)<\/a><\/p>\n

Jamey\u2019s is throwing a thank-you party on September 14 as a way to return some of the love that you have shown us by supporting our GoFundMe campaign<\/a>\u00a0to raise the needed funds to repair water damage to our structure.<\/p>\n

A\u00a0great night of music, food and drink is in store, as well as a raffle for a signed acoustic guitar. Performers will be John Flynn, Criag Bickhardt and Lizanne Knott.<\/p>\n

John Flynn\u00a0is an American singer-songwriter and activist known for his powerful music and tireless efforts on behalf of the lost and the lonely, the shackled and scarred. His work follows in the footsteps of Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Kris Kristofferson, and other social justice troubadours as he speaks the truth and gives a voice to society\u2019s disenfranchised.<\/p>\n

When\u00a0Craig Bickhardt\u00a0steps onto a concert stage, he comes equipped with his trusty acoustic guitar. A side musician or two will frequently join him. He\u2019s also accompanied by something invisible, yet ever-present: the stories of a lifetime, vividly translated into words and melody.<\/p>\n

From the boisterous club scene of Philadelphia to the country-rock milieu of Los Angeles to the picking parlors of Nashville, Bickhardt has immersed himself in the sights and sounds of American music. His music reflects a life lived as a rock band lead singer, a solo troubadour, a dedicated songwriter, a husband and father. Dreams, heartaches and hard-earned lessons have fed his creativity.<\/p>\n

Lizanne Knott\u00a0is a native Pennsylvania singer-songwriter\/guitarist who creates songs that are both deeply personal and universal in appeal.<\/p>\n

She is as much at home in an intimate listening venue (including Nashville\u2019s famed Bluebird Cafe) as she is rocking out with a band. As a solo act she has shared the stage with and\/or opened for mainstream artists including Shawn Colvin, Joan Osborne, Josh Ritter and many more, and has headlined at some of the most prestigious theaters, concert halls and festivals throughout the UK and Spain. Her ability to connect and engage with her audience makes her a repeat favorite in her local town and up and down the east coast.<\/p>\n

The benefit show, which is free, will get underway at 8 p.m. Online streaming simulcast video tix are just $15 for those who can\u2019t make it to the live show.<\/p>\n

On September 15, the venue will host Dave Orban & the Mojo Gypsie to benefit\u00a0Jamey\u2019s House of Music.<\/p>\n

Founded in 1998 and based in the Central NJ\/Philly area,\u00a0Dave Orban & the Mojo Gypsies\u00a0are a high-energy quartet that play a unique blend of up-tempo blues and old-school R&B. At a Gypsies gig, you\u2019re likely to hear songs by such classic blues artists as T-Bone Walker, Ray Charles, Eddie \u201cCleanhead\u201d Vinson, Louis Jordan, Freddie King and Albert Collins, as well as music from contemporary blues performers including Rick Estrin, Rod Piazza, Kid Ramos, Paul DeLay, and James Harman, along with original material in the same vein.<\/p>\n

The show will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door.<\/p>\n

Duke Robillard will be the headliner on September 16.<\/p>\n

Robillard has carved out one of blues’ most illustrious legacies, while also traveling through lofty related territories as a guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, bandleader, studio sideman, producer, label operator and educator. After showing an early affinity for music and guitar, he founded Roomful Of Blues with pianist Al Copley in Westerly, R.I., in 1967. By adding horns, Roomful announced itself emphatically as the prototypical jump blues band, and became a New England legend and a fixture beyond, as did Robillard himself.<\/p>\n

By the time Robillard left Roomful after a dozen years, he was firmly established in the upper echelon of contemporary blues guitarists. Robillard went from Roomful to a stint with rockabilly revivalist Robert Gordon and then to the first iteration of the Legendary Blues Band, composed primarily of then-recent Muddy Waters sidemen.<\/p>\n

The Duke Robillard Band debuted in 1981, re-emerging as The Pleasure Kings with their eponymous 1984 album on Rounder. It and its sequel, \u201cToo Hot To Handle,\u201d solidified Robillard\u2019s songwriting portfolio. The 1987 jazz outing \u201cSwing\u201d (with saxophonist Scott Hamilton) underscored his versatility and remains a highlight.<\/p>\n

The show on September 18 will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $40 in advance and $45 at the door.<\/p>\n

The \u201cSunday Blues Brunch & Jam\u201d is scheduled for every Sunday from noon-3 p.m. with the host band\u2019s set from noon-1 p.m. followed by an open mic from 1-3 p.m.<\/p>\n

The first, third, fourth and fifth Sunday sessions are hosted by the Philly Blues Kings while the hosts for second Sunday sessions are the Girke-Davis Project.<\/p>\n

Kennett Flash (102 Sycamore Alley, Kennett Square, 484-732-8295, http:\/\/www.kennettflash.org<\/a>) is hosting Ellis Paul on September 15 and Cicco on September 16.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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