Andy Irvine come on St. Patrick's Day in Moscow

Of 15 to 22 March 2009. Moscow will host the International Festival "St. Patrick's Day 2009." In this holiday week folk music will be played at the Moscow International House of Music, the club "Point" and "B-2". Paddy Keenan and Andy Irvine: The main guest of the project, the legendary Irish musicians. Saint Patrick is accused of known devoted his life to spreading Christianity in Ireland. He died in March of 461 years, but the grateful Irish still consider him as their patron saint. St. Patrick's Day celebrated with joy all over the world: music, dance, parades. The attributes of the holiday is green clothes and Shamrock (Clover). In Moscow, the first St. Patrick's Day Parade in 1992, to keep personal command YM Luzhkov annual event held in New Arbat. Passion for Irish culture has grown into a music festival "St. Patrick's Day." Made in the days of festivities in the capital by bagpipers, singers, the best folk group from Russia and Irish musicians. Also in the festival dances best schools of Irish dance. Festival "St. Patricks Day" - an annual festival of the Cultural Foundation "Heather" by the Government of Moscow, Embassy of Ireland, Foundation for Social and Cultural Development of Moscow, the unified management organizes the festival program "Capital.": 15 . March (Sunday) at the Moscow International House of Music hosted a concert of one of Ireland's finest musicians - Paddy Keenan (Paddy Keenan) who are very good mystery game on one of the most complex folk instruments - Irish bagpipes. Among the titles of the artist - ". Golden pipes Ireland," "King of The Pipers" and "The Jimi Hendrix of the pipes" March 19 (Thursday) in the "B-2" is a concert in which his vision of traditional Irish music, the most interesting groups in Moscow and St. Petersburg will be presented. Spectators wait performances pipers, singers and instrumental groups. For the first time on stage to join representatives of different generations of musicians and dancers. For some, this festival will debut on the big stage to serve others for many years as a representative of the Irish fun in the heart of the Russians. March 20 (Friday), to collect the ten best teams from all over Russia, performing folk-rock is in the club "Point" and gave the 10 -hour music marathon non-stop. Headlining the evening is of course musicians from Ireland. disco dance fans wait ethno-folk-remix! costume public, artists and DJ show can come nobody noticed collected indifferent of visitors already St. Patricks Day. March 22 (Sunday) to "B-2" a solo concert will give Andy Irvine (Andy Irvine), cult author and singer of Irish ballads. His rare talent Andy Irvine immense popularity gained around the world. He has the traveled half the world was behind the best Irish group. He was among the students interest in the music of the Balkans, without the Celtic music industry is now instilled unthinkable.