Irish Music in America: Cady Finlayson & Vita Tanga perform at Historic Park-McCullough (Vermont)

    /24-7PressRelease/ - NORTH BENNINGTON, VT, June 29, 2008 - On Sunday, July 27th at 2 p.m., Cady Finlayson & VIta Tanga will bring Spirited Irish Music to Vermont's Park-McCullough, with a lecture/concert entitled "Irish Music in America" . This one-hour program will take place at Historic Park-McCullough, One Park St. in North Bennington, VT. (802) 442-5441

Irish Music in America
This concert/lecture will share the beauty of Irish music with the background behind it: the music the Irish brought with them in the 19th century, the new experiences that shaped that music, and the Irish fiddle and dance music that has richly blessed our life in America. 

Cady Finlayson, fiddle
Cady Finlayson specializes in "Spirited Irish fiddle with a Global Twist", blending traditional Irish fiddle tunes with American folk and world music influences.  She has performed in 33 U.S. States at venues including Carnegie Hall, the Brooklyn Museum of Art, the Jacob Javits Center and Cleveland's State Theater.  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 of 2007" by the NAR Lifestyle Awards.  Cady's playing can be heard on the soundtrack to Irish-American film, "The Emerald Diamond" (about the Irish National Baseball team), on an Irish aerobics DVD and in Japanese Car Audio DVD Magazine Oto Gumi.  She holds a Master of Music degree from Mannes College of Music in NYC and also attended the Blas International Summer School in Limerick, Ireland. 
"Her music lights up a room" Rambles.net
"Gorgeous fiddle playing" CelticMP3s.com
"Delightful and spirited" DJFix.com

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.  Vita is a also a sought-after composer in the World/Urban music and film-scoring scene.  Vita and Cady met and performed together on the First National Tour of Theater Show, "Almost Heaven:  The Songs of John Denver".  

Historic Park-McCullough
 The Park-McCullough House is one of the finest, most significant, and best Preserved Victorian Mansions in New England. Built in 1864-65 by attorney and entrepreneur Trenor Park (1823-1882), the house was designed by Henry Dudley, a prolific New York architect of the popular firm of Diaper and Dudley. It is an important example of a country house in the Second Empire Style and incorporates architectural features of the Romantic Revival style that were popular at the time. The house retains to a great extent the integrity and impact of its original design.

Artist info and interviews: www.cadyfinlayson.com (718) 832-3440
Historic Park-McCullough: www.parkmccullough.org (802) 442-5441

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