Led
by Ireland’s Michael Londra,
“Beyond Celtic” offers a brilliant, live musical performance that
recreates sounds from around the world with a unique Celtic twist.
Different from any Irish musical performance released in the past, “Beyond
Celtic” features Londra’s 16-piece Orchestra, Irish Legend Frankie
Gavin and his Celtic "supergroup" De Dannan, the musical sisters of
Sephira and some of the top Irish Dancers in the world. Together, these talents perform above and beyond deploying their full Celtic
experience. Immerse yourself into one of the world’s most renowned musical
cultures with “Beyond Celtic”.
“Beyond Celtic” is produced by Executive Producers Dr. Travis
Fox and Brenda Markstein of MindFox Productions, LLC, Gustavo Sagastume of
International Media, and Michael Londra,with Director Mark Lucas and Assistant Director Burke Doeren, and distributed by International Media. “Beyond
Celtic” will be captured with a live audience at the historic
California Theatre in Los Angeles, California on March 19, 2011. The 1,700
seat theatre was the one of first places to screen King
Kong and The Wizard ofOz,
and one of the last places to host Will Rogers.
Michael
Londra
has been described as "one of the greatest Irish singers of our
time." Since his breakthrough role as lead singer of Riverdance
on Broadway, Londra has become one of the top international soloists. His
recording of “Danny Boy”
is now regarded as “one of the best recordings in history”, with over 4
Million downloads on YouTube. Londra has been featured on the Universal
Records Arias Ancora project with Luciano Pavarotti, Andrea Bocelli and Sarah
Brightman. He is the creator of Radiocelt, one of the top ten international
radio stations as well as producer and star in the touring Irish show
“Celtic Fire”. And if that wasn't impressive enough, he is also an ambassador for Concern Worldwide.
Frankie
Gavin is one of the genuine legends of Irish music. Known as the “Prince of
Irish Fiddlers,” Gavin is founding member and bandleader of the
internationally acclaimed traditional supergroup, De Dannan. The
current De Dannan ensemble, now known as 'Frankie Gavin & De Dannan',
is led by Gavin on fiddle, flutes & whistles with Damien Mullane on the
accordion, Eric Cunningham on percussion, flutes & whistles, Mike Galvin
on bouzouki and guitars, and Michelle Lally on vocals.They have performed with the Rolling Stones and the
Dublin
Philharmonic Orchestra in tours across the USA and China.
‘Sephira’
is a young Irish act comprising sisters Joyce and Ruth O'Leary, who both play
the violin and provide vocals. They released their debut album Believe in
2006. The combination of the sisters' vocals and violins is the essence of the
‘Sephira’ sound, which is largely classical/crossover with traditional
Irish influences. Their talents were noticed by Sharon Browne, creator of
Celtic Woman who asked the ladies to join PBS sensations, ‘Celtic Thunder’
on their national tours in 2009.
“Beyond
Celtic” will take you on a journey beyond your
seat and into the heart of the Ireland’s musical culture...
Background
& Highlights:
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Michael
Londra
has been described as "one of the greatest Irish singers of our
time." His
recording of “Danny Boy”
is now regarded as “one of the best in history”, with over 4
Million downloads on YouTube.
•
Londra has been featured on the Universal
Records Arias Ancora project with Luciano Pavarotti, Andrea Bocelli and Sarah
Brightman.
•
Featuring genuine
Irish music legend Frankie
Gavin, bandleader of the
internationally acclaimed supergroup De Dannan.
•
De
Dannanhave performed with the Rolling Stones and the
Dublin
Philharmonic Orchestra in tours across the USA and China.
•
Sephira delighted
audiences in the PBS sensation ‘Celtic Thunder’ in 2009.
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Captured with a live audience at the historic
California Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
