Press Release
May 1, 2009
Contact: Kevin Farley
603-498-3895/207-363-1270
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Irish Music Guy Kevin Farley to Present Show to Benefit Hackmatack Playhouse
Favorite Irish tunes, remarkable observations, incredible connections, a dozen musical instruments combined with wit, humor and charm is what Irish Music Guy Kevin Farley will present in his new show, “The Invisible Thread,” in a special benefit concert at Hackmatack Playhouse in Berwick, Maine, June 19 at 8pm. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see Kevin Farley live in this unique setting!
This wide-ranging show highlights Farley’s exceptional skill on harp, fiddle, accordion,
banjo, mandolin, guitar, pennywhistle, bones, Irish drum, keyboard, an array of sophisticated sound-looping and foot pedals, his uncanny ability to come up with a surprising fact about any piece of music, and an offbeat and quick-witted narrative that manages to connect the Irish songs you know and love to everything from harp-playing Irish kings to Broadway in 1912 to where St. Patrick really came from to Pittsburgh in 1830 to the 6th president of Israel to Vienna in 1786 to a Ferris wheel in Scranton, PA to a musical instrument played in Ancient Mesopotamia and who St. Peter selected to cut ahead of the line to get into Heaven!
“Every piece of music I do represents invisible threads of connection,” Farley says. “I love to find links between things that would ordinarily seem to have nothing in common. As luck would have it, there’s a universe of funny, odd connections to be found in the history and lore of Irish music. Then I try to figure out how to spring this information on my audiences in the most fun way possible.” Kevin has been refining this unique formula over a thirty-year career that has taken him throughout the US and Ireland. He has just released a new CD that will be available for sale the night of the concert.
This concert marks Farley’s return to the Hackmatack stage after his appearance as Buffalo Bill Cody in last season’s hit production of “Annie Get Your Gun.” He says “The Hackmatack Playhouse represents all that is wonderful about live theatre. I’m honored to be asked to help support this great old barn theatre and the extremely talented, dedicated and resourceful people who make it run.”
Tickets range from $10 to $22 and are available by calling the Hackmatack Playhouse Box Office 207-698-1807 or online at www.hackmatack.org. Proceeds benefit the Hackmatack Playhouse, one of New England’s most charming and quaint summer theatres.
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