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Celtic Crossroads

Presented by Cypress Creek FACE at The Centrum (at the Cypress Creek Christian Community Center)

January 23, 2010

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Cypress Creek FACE presents Celtic Crossroads.  8 p.m., Saturday, January 23, 2010. 

Hailing from Ireland, the septet group known as Celtic Crossroads dishes out traditional Irish music set with musical sides of celtic folk rock, bluegrass and gypsy-inspired song crafts. In its intimate live shows, instruments like the harp, guitar, flute, whistle, violin, banjo, accordion, bass and drums are combined for a number of Irish dance tunes, while Irish step dancers also take to the stage, from time to time, for some serious foot work.

The show will capture your imagination as it takes you on a voyage of discovery of Irish traditional music, from its roots, through other genres in its musical family, such as Gypsy, Bluegrass, Folk, Classical and Jazz. Some people are not aware that many of the world’s genres of music were significantly influenced by traditional Irish music. Ireland’s musical influence has spread throughout the world, but this is hardly a surprise given the central role music has always played in Irish life.

The name Celtic Crossroads originates from a time in Ireland when neighboring communities met at the crossroads between towns and villages to socialize – long before the pub tradition began. With a focus on keeping the tradition of Irish music alive, each performer nurtures this bygone concept, but by virtue of their young age and raw talent, they high-kick this tradition into the 21st Century. The show’s success is rapidly gathering momentum as it leaves a trail of enthralled audiences behind it.