Cherish the Ladies Comes to The Bushnell for an Evening of Irish Music and Dance
Join Grammy Award-winning flutist of Cherish the Ladies, Joanie Madden, along with many other special guests in Mortensen Hall on Friday, April 10th.
Hartford, CT – (March 3, 2009) – For this special evening of An Irish Homecoming, Maura O’Connell joins the all female Celtic ensemble Cherish the Ladies led by the Grammy Award-winning flutist and whistle player, Joanie Madden along with other guest musicians and an all-star dance ensemble featuring champion dancers and former dance ensemble members of Riverdance and The Chieftains. An Irish Homecoming featuring Cherish the Ladies will be in The Bushnell’s Mortensen Hall for one night only on Friday, April 10, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. Part of the Bank of America Showcase Series.
Tickets for An Irish Homecoming featuring Cherish the Ladies are on sale now and can be purchased by visiting The Bushnell Box Office at 166 Capitol Avenue in Hartford or by calling (860) 987-5900. Tickets may also be purchased online at www.bushnell.org. Tickets range from $25.00 - $45.00.
For nearly two decades, the name of a time honored Irish traditional jig has become equally well known as the name for one of the most engaging ensembles in Irish music; Cherish the Ladies. They have grown from a one-time concert concept to an Irish traditional music sensation, literally the most successful and sought-after Irish-American group in Celtic music history. Organized by folklorist/musician Mick Moloney and originally sponsored by the Ethnic Folk Arts Center and the National Endowment for the Arts, they began as a concert series featuring the brightest lights in Irish traditional music. Though initially the group won recognition as the first and only all-women traditional Irish band, they soon established themselves as musicians and performers without peer and have won many thousands of listeners and fans of their music.
About The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts
The Bushnell is Connecticut’s premier performing arts center, hosting more than 350 events yearly, including major Broadway tours, symphony orchestras, family presentations, local arts and community events. The Bushnell is home to two theaters- the historic 2,800-seat Mortensen Hall, and the 907-seat Belding Theater, a state-of-the-art performance hall that opened in 2001. The Bushnell’s nationally-recognized arts-in-education program, PARTNERS® (Partners in Arts and Education Revitalizing Schools), now in its 16th year, is a cross-community educational effort serving 15 schools in 6 districts, serving approximately 3,400 Pre-K-12 students. The Bushnell opened in January 1930 and is a non-profit organization. For more information, call The Bushnell at (860) 987-6000, The Bushnell Box Office at (860) 987-5900 or visit our website at www.bushnell.org.
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Contact: Audrey Root, The Bushnell
860-987-6076; audrey_root@bushnell.org