All Press Releases for July 05, 2007
Cady Finlayson Band brings Spirited Irish Music to East Providence Heritage Festival 7/22
On Sunday July 22nd at 2 p.m., the Cady Finlayson Band brings Spirited Irish Music to East Providence, Rhode Island, as part of the East Providence Heritage Festival (EPHF). This year's festival will benefit the American Brain Tumor Association.
/24-7PressRelease/ - EAST PROVIDENCE, RI, July 05, 2007 - On Sunday July 22nd at 2 p.m., the Cady Finlayson Band brings Spirited Irish Music to East Providence, Rhode Island, as part of the East Providence Heritage Festival (EPHF). The festival will be held at Pierce Memorial Field, 201 Mercer St. in East Providence, RI. Gates open at 1 p.m. and tickets are $10 onsite and available from ticketweb.com
This year's festival will benefit the American Brain Tumor Association.
Cady's all-star band performs spirited Irish fiddle with a global twist and includes Irish singer Padraig Allen, singer Marika Reisberg, percussionist Shane O'Sullivan and All-Ireland accordian champion John Redmond.
Other bands on the bill include Casper and the House of Davies (Reggae),Entrain and headliner Starship with Mickey Thomas.
About Cady Finlayson
Called "one of America's top Celtic fiddlers" by New Age Voice magazine, Cady Finlayson offers a spirited fiddle show with a global twist. Cady's music blends traditional Irish tunes with worldbeat rhythms and American folk, creating a signature sound that appeals to a variety of audiences. "I love to bring Irish music to people who might not normally hear it," she says.
Cady has performed in 25 U.S. states, as well as the U.S. Virgin Islands and Ireland, including venues such as Carnegie Hall, the Brooklyn Museum of Art, Hofstra University Irish Festival and Breezy Point National Park.
Her Irish Coffee CD made the top 100 New Age Reporter World Charts for May 2007 and music from her Harp and Shamrock CD is featured in Irish-American baseball film,"The Emerald Diamond".
East Providence Heritage Festival (EPHF) July 20-22nd 2007
The Heritage Festival is a 3-day outdoor food and music festival now in its 27th year. HeritageFest prides itself on showcasing the arts in a family oriented environment. This event provides a wonderful opportunity for all age groups to celebrate their own musical heritage as well as to experience in an atmosphere of camaraderie the music, cuisine and artistry of other lands thereby gaining a greater understanding of the common threads that unite us. East Providence Heritage Days, Inc. is a 501(c) (3) public charity. Tickets are available online through Ticketweb. www.myspace.com/heritagedays
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