October 30th 2010 at  8:30 p.m.

Bagpipes and pumpkins will collide when Celtic roots sensation MacTalla Mor honors Halloween's Celtic origins with bagpipe rock, Gaelic singing, Irish dancing, magic and Mor at the band's third annual Celtic Halloween costume party. The event takes place on Saturday October 30 at 8:30 p.m. at the world renowned Towne Crier Cafe in Pawling, New York.

Based out of New Fairfield, Connecticut and New York City MacTalla Mor features champion Great Highland Bagpipes and Gaelic singing in a high energy mix of traditional Celtic, rock, blues, jazz, reggae, latin and hip-hop. The band has performed all over the world appearing at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, in Montreal Canada, and at Grandfather Mountain Highland games in North Carolina. The group has played for ESPN, NBC, and ABC TV. Fans of this revolutionary Celtic super group range from age 1 to 100 and include legendary musicians Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones and Jose Feliciano.

The band formed 7 years ago when members of the Ofgang family decided to combine their musical talents into one never-before-heard style. Brothers Jesse and Levon Ofgang play bagpipes, drums and guitar,  their sister Ilana Ofgang sings and is a Jazz pianist, their mother Patty Devlin Ofgang, plays the Bodhran, (an Irish drum) while their brother Erik Ofgang plays the bass and is a professional magician who does magic during every show.
At the Halloween show the band will be celebrating the traditonal Celtic New Year
called Samhain (pronounced sow-in) which was celebrated by early Gaelic tribes in a harvest festival with bonfires and costumes and which ultimately grew into modern Halloween. Guests who come in costume will receive discounts on all MacTalla Mor merchandise. 

 Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. The Crier is at 130 Route 22 in Pawling NY. For details on the band visit www.mactalla.com. For details on the show visit www.townecrier.com or call 845-855-1300.