A rake of Tradional Music legends will come together in an act of solidarity for the people of Japan for a special fundraising event in Dublin.
T with the Maggies, Altan, Dervish, Liam ó Maonlaí, Dónal Lunny, Paddy Glackin, Kila and Harry Bradley will all be bashing out the tunes to make you jig and reel and sing along to the ballads and in a cool addition the concert will also be streamed live on www.livetrad.com.
The ‘In Solidarity with the People of Japan’ concert will take place at 8pm on Tuesday May 10th in The Button Factory. Tickets are available in advance from Tickets.ie and Claddagh Records, Temple Bar.
Tickets cost €20 for unreserved seating. All proceeds will go to Aid Japan and The Japanese Red Cross.
Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, Altan & T with the Maggies, who is co-organizing the concert said
“All of us in the trad world wanted to do something after the years of support the Japanese have given to both Altan and the other bands. This is our small way of showing that they are in our thoughts. We guarantee a great night on May 10th and you can be sure that a few surprise guests will show up also!”
The concert is being co-organized with Chika Usami who is from Iwaki City, Fukushima, Japan but lives in Ireland. Chika said,
“If I had been in Iwaki during the earthquake I would have been affected, my friends and family are still under threat from the nuclear power plant which is only 40km away, and I thought there must have been a reason for me to have been in Ireland. I wanted to do something to help Japan and tried to think what connected Ireland and Iwaki and I thought of Altan. They had performed in Iwaki in 2009 and I had met Altan after the concert and they invited me to come to Ireland sometime. Part of the reason I came to Ireland was because of how much I enjoy traditional Irish music and culture.”