The holidays are approaching and it's a very busy time to be a musician, but in a good way, as there is a lot of work! For those of you who are looking to celebrate New Year's in a new way, my band will be performing in Bridgeport CT as part of their First Night Celebration. It's a family-friendly event that takes place all over Bridgeport from 4 pm on, (no alcohol served in venues) and buying a $7 button admits you to all venues. We will be at the Playhouse on the Green (Playhouseonthegreen.org) with two lively Irish music shows at 8:30 pm and 9:45 pm. More information about the show at www.cadyfinlayson.com on the show dates page.

On another note, I went to a great workshop yesterday about music in film. It was presented by Mark Northam, who runs filmmusicworld.com (you've probably heard his music if you watch tv at all!). There are so many music workshops out there, and this one was very informative, realistic and also fun....I met some great musicians and film composers as well...

Happy Holidays!