‘TradFest’ Irish Music Festival Set for April 29 in Danbury
DANBURY, CT — A popular tradition in Dublin, Ireland is coming to Danbury, on a bit of a smaller scale, but still packed with tons of talent and fun— TradFest, a traditional Irish music festival.
Organized by Julie Sorcek, the festival will be held on Sunday, April 29, 2018 at the Greater Danbury Irish Cultural Center. The event celebrates Irish culture and music with dance performances by students of the Newtown-based Ashurst Academy of Irish Dance, a demonstration by the Greater Danbury Irish Cultural Center (GDICC) set dancers, and traditional acoustic Irish music from Damien and Sally Connolly, musicians from the GDICC, Chicks ‘n Sync, Ringrose & Freeman, and The Kerry Boys.
Food and drinks will be available as well a 50/50 raffle, and lots of Irish music throughout the afternoon and evening. TradFest will all be held at the GDICC, 6 Lake Ave., Danbury, rain or shine.
The schedule is available at https://danburyirishcenter.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/april-2018-tradfest-schedule.pdf.
Admission is $5, children 12 and under are free. More information is available by visiting www.gdicc.org.
Photo by Frederik ‘Freso’ S. Olesen via Flickr
Posted on April 21, 2018, in Arts and Culture, Community, Town Buzz and tagged CT Indie Music, CT Irish, Danbury CT, Danbury Irish Club. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment.
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