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Paul Brady Meets Sarah Siskind

February 08, 2008
PAUL BRADY Meets Sarah Siskind

An Evening with Ireland’s Pre-eminent Singer/Songwriter
and one of Nashville’s Brightest New Voices

Nashville, TN (February 8, 2008) - For one night only, February 23, 2008 @ 8pm, the Irish Arts Center will present Masters in Collaboration: Ireland’s Musical Greats in Partnership with a New Generation of Artists. Featuring Paul Brady and Sarah Siskind, only 99 seats are available for this rare event, to be held in the Donaghy Theatre (553 West 51st Street, NYC) of the Irish Arts Center. Tickets are $100 and can be purchased by contacting Sydney Snyder at 212.757.3318 x 204. Proceeds from this concert will go towards furthering the educational work of the Irish Arts Center.

Paul Brady is one of Ireland’s most enduringly popular artists, and widely regarded as the pre-eminent Irish singer-songwriter of his generation. He has chosen Sarah Siskind, a gifted, up-and-coming Nashville-based singer, instrumentalist and songwriter whose influences run from Irish and British folk music to Pearl Jam and Led Zeppelin via Mahalia Jackson, Jerry Douglas and The Mahavishnu Orchestra, to be his partner in a unique collaboration. During a week long workshop, Brady and Siskind will invite each other into their repertoire, exploring their distinct musical styles and approach to songwriting. Whatever emerges from this musical dialogue will be presented for the one-night-only engagement at the Irish Arts Center on Saturday, February 23rd, and may form the basis for future collaborations.

The Irish Arts Center’s Masters in Collaboration Series was inspired by renowned Irish musician-folklorist Mick Moloney to bring together Ireland’s great musical artists with new genres of music and new generations of musicians, in an effort to broaden and deepen the musical conversation between Ireland the United States.

More information: www.irishartscenter.org