'twas the night before St Patrick's Day...
Irish songs and words for St Patrick's Day

Come and experience J.M. Synge, Danny Boy, Thomas Moore, The Wind that Shakes the Barley, Val Doonican,
Carrickfergus, Yeats, Enya, O'Carolan, Doyle, The Minstrel Boy, Delaney's Donkey, Heaney...and more in downtown Ultimo!

sunshine and song will mingle together...'

Nadia Piave - voice and filiocht
Hans Dieter Michatz - recorders
Verna Lee - harp
Gino Pengue - guitar
Lukas Maio - accordion
Jess Ciampa - percussion

Monday March 16th, 8pm
(the night before St Patrick's Day!)
Foundry616
616 Harris St Ultimo
Tickets: $25
Bookings & Enquiries: 02 9211 9442

Our crew for this performance all hail from very different backgrounds, but there are ties that bind us - we all teach, perform, love Irish music and are partial to a Black Velvet, and we couldn't resist the suggestion to come together and play a concert of Irish folk music that is a little different, that brings together our combined musical and cultural offerings - classical, folk, contemporary 'art', Italian, German and
Chinese! So, on the night before St Patrick's Day come and hear music from the Emerald Isle that will makes us all cry a little, sigh a little, and smile a lot! And enjoy a Guiness or two, too.

More about Nadia Piave

Nadia Piave, chief leanan sidh behind this concert, is a performer and teacher working in all areas of vocal music, well-known for her engaging performance style. Her voice is a musical paint box that brings to life all the colours and textures of her chosen repertoire, from renaissance and baroque madrigals to neapolitan serenades, from tango and the chansons of the Parisian musette to lilting folk songs from both her Italian and Australian heritage. Her musical cohorts are all pretty great too!

Nadia has released three CDs: rose and caffe d’amore with accordionist Ross Maio and guitarist Gino Pengue, collections of nostalgic Italian and French love songs, and O Serafin! with Gino Pengue, a collection of ‘world’ Christmas songs and carols,. In 2015 Nadia will release Cinema! her CD of favourite songs from French and Italian movies of the 40s through to the 80s, featuring pianist Mauro Colombis, and again Gino Pengue.