celticfiddle

A day in the life of a working musician.. the behind-the- scenes drama of presenting Irish fiddle shows, running a band, dealing with the endless characters in the music industry, and keeping the dream alive.

Monday, March 19, 2012

St. Patrick's Shows: Jameson pub crawl

It has been another year of March Madness, but we had some of the most fun gigs.
Vita and I did the Jameson pub crawl (bus photos below) several parades....and the usual assortment of shows.






Here are a few photos.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Irish fiddle shows: Cady Finlayson Band plays Bronx & Queens shows

Irish Music Concerts: Bronx, NY and Queens NY March 3rd & 4th!

Cady Finlayson Band in the Bronx
March 3rd 2 pm at Woodlawn Heights Library
4355 Katonah Avenue (at 239th St. )
Bronx, NY 10470
http://www.nypl.org/locations/woodlawn-heights

Spirited Irish music!
Sizzling fiddle and beautiful ballads for all ages. Admission free. Catch the Celtic Spirit!
http://www.nypl.org/locations/woodlawn-heights
Cady Finlayson, fiddle, Vita Tanga, guitar, Marina Meyler, vocals/banjo.

Cady Finlayson Band in Queens
Sunday March 4th 3 pm
Queens Central Library
89-11 Merrick Boulevard
Jamaica, NY 11432
http://www.queenslibrary.org/index.aspx?page_id=44&branch_id=CEL

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Irish Music Sundays at Molly Spillane's: Cady Finlayson & Marina Meyler

I'll be back at  Molly Spillanes again this weekend, Sunday February 19th.
The place to be! 5-7 pm
Marina will be singing those Irish ballads and I'll be kicking it up with the fiddle tunes.
Stop by and say hi! No cover.
Molly Spillane's Irish Pub
211 Mamaroneck Avenue
Mamaraneck, NY 10543
http://www.mollyspillanespub.com

Friday, February 10, 2012

New York City at its best!

There are days when New York City is absolutely magnificent, and this video captures that for me.
The background music is our recording of "Foggy Dew" (Electric Green CD)

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Cady Finlayson Band Showcase at Arts Presenters Conference

Here is the real live version of the showcase we did at theArts Presenters Conference in New York City. If you can get past looking at the very sexy "EXIT SIGN" in the background and imagine a real theater with lighting, you get the idea.  It was such fun to have Irish dancing as a part of it.

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Pencil drawing of our APAP set 2012

Vita and I played the Arts Presenters Conference at the NYC Hilton.
In this pencil drawing video you'll Cady on fiddle, Vita on guitar, and Tim Alworth on the bodhran.

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

This is a photo I just came across of my band at the Blackstone Valley Celtic Festival.
Fast forward to 2012...
We're getting ready to do showcases at the Arts Presenters Conference in New York City, complete with Irish dancing!
Saturday January 7th 7:40 pm, 9:20 pm and 9:40 pm
Hilton Hotel, 1335 Sixth Avenue, New York City.
Morgan Suite, 2nd floor.
No tickets necessary.
Conference attendees can visit the Irish Coffee Entertainment Booth #131 for bookings, Irish coffee recipes and New York City coffee recommendations.