Spirited Irish Music: Cady Finlayson & Vita Tanga Bring Fiddle/Guitar Show to the Northwest with Concerts/Workshops in Seattle, Bellevue and Portland

    BROOKLYN, NY, June 18, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- On July 15th 2009, Cady Finlayson & Vita Tanga bring their Spirited Irish fiddle/guitar show to the Northwest, with concerts/workshops in Seattle, Bellevue, and Portland. Based in New York City, the duo blends Irish fiddle tunes with American folk and world music influences, appealing to a wide variety of audiences. The shows will feature selections from Cady Finlayson's three fiddle cd's, including the latest cd, Irish Coffee.

Portland, OR Shows
Wed July 15th, noon, The Airplay Cafe, 701 E. Burnside St, Portland, OR 97214 airplaycafe.com
Wed July 15th, 6 p.m. Mississippi Pizza Pub, 3552 N. Mississippi Ave, Portland, OR 97227 mississippipizza.com

Bellevue, WA Show
Fri July 17th 7:30 p.m. Crossroads Bellevue, NE 8th & 156th Ave NE crossroadsbellevue.com

Seattle, WA
Sun July 19th 12:15 pm and 2:45 pm Irish fiddle workshops at Dusty Strings Acoustic Music Store
3406 Fremont Ave N .98103, www.dustystrings.com $35 per workshop or $60 for two,
Sun July 19th 2:45 pm Guitar workshop: Tips and Tricks: Guitar Styles from around the world, also at Dusty Strings.
Mon July 20th 7 p.m. Concert at the Ravenna-Eckstein Community Center, 6535 Ravenna Ave N.E., free

Cady Finlayson, fiddle
Known for performing Spirited Irish fiddle with a global twist, Cady and Vita play traditional Irish fiddle tunes with American folk and world music influences.
Originally from Seattle, Cady Finlayson has brought her Spirited Irish fiddling to 33 states, performing at venues including Carnegie Hall, the Brooklyn Museum of Art and the East Providence Heritage Festival. Her three fiddle CDs have attracted listeners from Australia to Japan and her Irish Coffee CD was one of the CDs nominated for "Best Celtic CD" by the NAR lifestyle awards.

Vita Tanga, guitar
Vita has performed and recorded on 4 continents, from Radio City Music Hall in New York to Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris - his hometown. He is a sought-after composer in the World/Urban music and film-scoring scene.

Cady Finlayson & VIta Tanga: The Story
"People ask us all the time, how did a French guitarist and a Brooklyn-based fiddler end up playing Irish music together? It all started at the most unlikely of Celtic rendezvous - on the First National Tour of Almost Heaven (a show about John Denver). I'd played Irish music for years and Vita was well-steeped in the world music and electronica genres. We were both hired to do this tour, and that's where we met, travelling across the country, playing John Denver songs. Vita and I entertained ourselves during soundchecks playing everything from French Christmas songs to the Theme from the Muppet Movie. At some point, though, I just had to play Irish music- I missed it too much. Vita was happy to go along with this, and every day during the singers' soundcheck, we would run backstage and try some tunes. So that's how it started. It was a musical chemistry from the beginning and we have great fun exploring all the possibilities.
Vita brings all sorts of influences to the mix and I sometimes think he is "the global twist". -Cady Finlayson

For artist information, please visit www.fiddleandguitar.com

Cady FInlayson and Vita Tanga specialize in Spirited Irish fiddle with a Global Twist.
Please contact them via the fiddleandguitar.com website for interviews.

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