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Date
March 12, 2009
- Time 7:30 p.m.
- Location Washington, D.C.
- Price NG Members/$24, General Public/$28
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Photograph by Lieve Boussaux
Enjoy St. Patrick’s Day a few days early as one of the hottest new acts in Irish music returns
by popular demand. Based in Dublin and Galway, where they began playing together in
2001, Gráda draws from a wide range of influences, from traditional and contemporary
Irish music to Breton, eastern European, and other regional styles. Come and find out why
Rob Weir of Sing Out! wrote “if this talented quintet appears anywhere within a hundred
miles of where you live, hi’ thee hence.”
1600 M Street, NW
Washington, D.C., US
20036
Telephone: +1 202 857 7700
Lat/Lon: 38.905653999999998, -77.036534000000003
The popular Irish music group was interviewed and profiled last year for NPR Music.
The Rhythm Road series of free concerts continues April 9, with Hoppin’ John String Band (pictured) and The Ryan Cohan Quartet.
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