August 7 is Date for Celtic Music Concert in Des Moines PDF Print E-mail
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Saturday, 31 July 2010 21:00

There will be an insugural Irish Dance Competition, Two Rivers Feile, in Des Moines at the Polk County Convention Center. After the dancing is over the Irish music group, Searson, will perform a concert. Searson has been taking North America and europe by storm, performing an average of 150 shows a year.

Growing up in the Ottawa Valley, Ontario, Canada, Erin, Heather and colleen Searson began performing for audiences at a young age. The multi-talented sisters play a variety of instruments and are all expert step dancers. Erin plays a boogie style of piano, organ, and mandolin. Colleen is on fiddle and joins Erin in the lead vocals with Heather on bass. Rounding out the live show they are joined by Mary Gellner, a talented and passionate musician on drums and percussion. Searson has recorded five albums in their career. A Different kind of Light (2008), Searson Live (2005), Follow (2004), House Party (2002), and finally their newest addition Ignite (2009), Ignite encompasses Searson's love of all music. All original, these tracks contain flavours from the Ottawa Valley, Country and Boues stylings, somthing Searson wanted to showcase in an instrumental album.

For more information go to www.dahlstickets.com or by telephoneat 1866-35-DAHLS