MOZAIK USA Tour underway MOZAIK, Andy's pan-cultural string band has just hit the road in the USA, with their brand new CD "Live from the Powerhouse." The band includes Andy Irvine, Bruce Molsky, Rens van der Zalm (multi-instrumentalist and Andy's long-time touring partner), Nikola Parov (hungarian piper/multi-instrumentalist) and Scottish guitarist Tony McManus, who is substituting for Donal Lunny on this tour. Their music is a cross-cultural mix of traditional and original tunes and songs from Ireland, America and Eastern Europe that will knock your socks off. The new CD is slated for general release on April 6 on Compass Records label, but you can get it at any of the gigs on their tour, or you can order it online at Chivalry Music for $14 + shipping. Orders will ship on April 3. Sound clips from the album are posted on Andy's web site: www.andyirvine.com Here is the remaining tour schedule for MOZAIK: April 1 Satalla, NYC www.satalla.com April 2 Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis www.thecedar.org April 6 The Ark, Ann Arbor, MI www.a2ark.org April 8 The Triple Door, Seattle, WA www.thetripledoor.net April 9 Leopold Theatre, Bellingham WA April 10 Community Center, Folsom CA April 11 Kuumbwa, Santa Cruz CA www.kuumbwajazz.org Upcoming Tours: (More details will be added to the web calendar as I get them: www.andyirvine.com/calendar.html) April: Andy and Rens in Germany and Switzerland The schedule so far: Fri. 16 April Freyung – Schloss WolfsteinSat Sat 17 April Cobblers Irish Pub, Schusterhäusl 1, 82110 Germering.089 8944 6159 concerts@cobblers.de Sun. 18th April Kirchheimbolanden – Zum weissen Ross Mon 19th April Herne - Die Sonne Tue 20th April Giessen - Irish Pub Wed 21 April Neustadt. Schloss Landestrost Fri 23 April Hattingen – VHS Sat 24th. Salzhemmendorf – Ratskeller Sun 25 April Luechow – Harry's Farm Tue 27 April Hamburg – Wed 28th. Ansbach – Kammerspiele Thur 29 April Tuebingen, Sudhaus Fri 30 April Geislingen – Union-Celebration Sat 1 Mai Schoeftland/Switzerland – Gasthaus zum Ochsen May: Andy and Rens in the USA -- SPECIAL double-billing shows with Niamh Parsons and Graham Dunne!! Andy and Niamh have a long-standing admiration for each others' music and it worked out that their tour schedules coincided this year, so they will get to do several shows together in May. May 7 West Hartford CT, University Of Hartford Wilde Auditorium, 7:30pm, ph:800 274 8587 or 860 768 4228, double bill with Niamh Parsons & Graham Dunne May 8 Lexington MA, First Baptist Church, 1580 Massachusetts Avenue, 8 pm, Music for Robin, 781 862 7837, www.music-for-robin.org double bill with Niamh Parsons & Graham Dunne May 9 Cumberland RI, Blackstone River Theatre, 7 pm 549 Broad St., 401 725 9272, www.riverfolk.org double bill with Niamh Parsons & Graham Dunne May 10 - 11 Workshop and concert, www.AcousticMusic.org Guilford CT Monday evening: bouzouki workshop with Andy Tuesday concert with Andy & Rens, both at Acoustic Music in Guilford May 13 The Iron Horse, Northampton MA http://www.iheg.com/iron_horse_main.asp Double bill with Niamh Parsons & Graham Dunne May 14 Center for Celtic Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Friday concert with Andy & Rens, Saturday morning bouzouki, song and fiddle workshops May 15 - Folklore Village, Dodgeville WI (tentative) www.folklorevillage.org May 16 Chicago IL, Old Town School of Folk Music, phone: 773-728-6000, http://www.oldtownschool.org double bill with Niamh Parsons & Graham Dunne August/September: Andy solo in the UK Keep checking the calendar for updates. www.andyirvine.com Planxty Reunion A few concert photos are posted here: www.andyirvine.com/planxty A live CD and DVD of the concerts will be released later this year, and the lads are considering doing some more gigs in Ireland next January. -Kate Akers parachute packer
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