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Terence Winch is an Irish-American poet, writer and musician.

Biography

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Terence Patrick Winch was born in New York City in 1945. He grew up in an Irish neighborhood in the Bronx, the child of Irish immigrants. In 1971, he moved to Washington, DC, where he became involved with the Mass Transit readings in Dupont Circle. He published the first issue of Mass Transit magazine and co-founded Some of Us Press with Michael Lally and others. His writing, which shows New York School and other influences, has been widely published and anthologized. Primarily a poet, he has published fiction and non-fiction as well. He was the subject of a profile on National Public Radio’s All Things Considered in 1986, and has been featured a number of times on The Writer’s Almanac radio program. From 1975 to 1981, he was a regular book reviewer for The Washington Post and has also been a contributor to The Village Voice, The Washingtonian, The Dictionary of Irish Literature, The Oxford Companion to American Poetry, and other publications.

Terence Winch has also played Irish traditional music from childhood, and co-founded the band Celtic Thunder in 1977, writing much of the band’s material for its three albums. His best-known composition is When New York Was Irish, which has been covered by scores of other artists.

Writing

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Winch has published four books of poems and two story collections:

Music

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As performer, composer:

When New York Was Irish: Songs & Tunes by Terence Winch (Celtic Thunder Music, 2007), a CD anthology of compositions by Winch

Three albums with Celtic Thunder, a traditional Irish group, featuring original music by Winch:

Celtic Thunder (Green Linnet, 1981)

The Light of Other Days (Green Linnet, 1989)

Hard New York Days (Kells, 1995).

As producer:

Creation’s Journey: Native American Music (Smithsonian/Folkways 1994)

Wood That Sings: Indian Fiddle Music of the Americas (Smithsonian/Folkways, 1998)

Beautiful Beyond: Christian Songs in Native Languages (Smithsonian/Folkways, 2004)

Pulling Down the Clouds: Contemporary Native Writers Read Their Work (Smithsonian/NMAI, 2007)

Sounds of Indian Summer: Contemporary Native Music (Smithsonian/NMAI, 2008)

References

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“A Winch in Time,” by Earle Hitchner, The Irish Echo, August 4–10, 2004 “Memory and Music: An Interview with Terence Winch,” by Jack Morgan, The Irish Literary Supplement, Fall 2002 Poetry discussed (passim) in “Shades Among Shadows” by David Lehman, The Writer’s Chronicle, Feb. 2000

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