Steeped in the Living Tradition

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"Haven't Yet Lost My Ears"

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This powerful five piece, Detroit, Michigan based Irish band plays invigorating Irish, Scottish and Celtic-American folk music. Traditional and contemporary songs are punctuated with wonderfully inventive arrangements of jigs, reels and hornpipes, hotly fueled by Alison on fiddle and whistles, Terence on the uilleann pipes and whistles and Asher on buttoned accordion and concertina.

Jim and Cheryl's unique vocal blend bring an irresistible approach to the songs placed against rich musical arrangements that include Appalachian dulcimer, bodhran and guitar as well as the more traditional fiddle, whistles , box and pipes. Terence and Alison also add lush and surprising vocal harmonies to accapella pieces. Occasionally, the band is joined by 3 time All-Ireland champion, Síobhan McKinney on Celtic harp.

The Wren Band performs primarily in concert settings, festivals and select pubs. They are active members and teachers for Detroit IMA (Irish Music Association), the local branch of Comhaltas in Detroit.

Alison and Asher have both won multiple Irish traditional music competitions at the Midwest Fleadh Cheoil (Irish Music Competitions) .

Alison competed against over two dozen of the top fiddlers in the US and Canada, taking first place (many years running) and qualified to compete at the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann (All-Ireland Music Championships) in Ireland, which can be viewed online.

Similarly, Asher has won both accordian and concertina competitions several years running (2004 - 2009). Asher can be seen playing a Edgley concertina of the Frank Edgley concertina maker site.

Jim / Cheryl /Terence/ Asher / Alison /

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2010

2010 Saline Celtic Festival July 15 - 17 - Saline Celtic..... Watch for details, In addition to playing - we will also be doing workshops.

Fri. July 23 ...Finvarra's Wren - Carraig Pub ... at Gaelic Park Oak Forest IL. 9:30 till 1 am. - 7o8 687 9323

Sat. July 24 - Finvarra's Wren at the Fifth Provence Pub - Irish American Heritage Center in Chicago Il. 9 till 12 midnight. 773 282 7035

Friday July 30 Concert ........ The Ark in Ann Arbor Mi.

Thurs. August 12 *PM. The White Crow in Saginaw. With Chulrua - one of our favorites.

September Labor Day weekend (details to be posted ) ... ThumbFest... Lexington Mi. Fantastic Michigan festival with lots of good acts all day.

VIDEOS

Finvarra's Wren at Radio Free Bacon, Ann Arbor's 107.1 -

Video coutesy of Jonas Dainius Berzanskis @ Sinver Tortoise Soundlab.

Finvarra's Wren plays at Michigan's Thumbfest 2009.

Video courtesy of Kris Carpenter.

View video of Alison at the All-Ireland Competitions in Donegal, Ireland

Asher demos Frank Edge concertinas

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