7 Mar 2012
Location: Portstewart
Event Type: Concert
Flowerfield Arts Centre events organised as part of the Cultural Crossings Festival: Ulster Scots and Celtic Traditions Across the Continents
Promoted by the Provost of the Coleraine campus, University of Ulster, in partnership with Causeway Coast Arts
All tickets £10, includes interval refreshments
ASHELIN is a band of five sisters - Cassy, Joesie, Kaliyan, Shaelin, and Thea – from Newfoundland, Canada. The sisters began singing and dancing to Newfoundland and Irish music as far back as they can remember, while learning to play a stunning variety of instruments.
Known for their sparkling vocals and intricate harmonies, Ashelin’s brand of folk roots and pop shines through their original songwriting, and novel interpretations of traditional tunes. Since their first public performance in 1997, they have entertained thousands at a variety of high profile events. They have also showcased for Contact East, the Junos, and the ECMAs, and received numerous standing ovations at folk festivals across the Maritimes, including the Stan Rogers Folk Festival.
The band was chosen to showcase Newfoundland culture through the eyes of an artist in a recent documentary film of Newfoundland and Nova Scotia. The band’s original song ‘Song for Mariana’ was a winner from over 600 contenders for David Suzuki’s Playlist for the Planet, a soon-to-be-released CD which brings them together with some of Canada’s finest songwriters and performers.
Ashelin’s 2010 release The Road Not Taken was produced by Grammy Award winning producer/engineer George Massenburg and ECMA award winning producer/engineer Al Strickland, and features performances by the crème de la crème of East Coast talent. These five fresh talents, who can cast a spell over their audiences, are ready to take their place among the greatest talent Canada has produced.
‘Beautiful and harmonious!’ - BBC Radio Ulster
‘For them not to be embraced by an audience outside of their native homeland would be a crime against the musical community’ - Maverick Magazine, UK
All tickets for the show are priced at £10, and they're available from reception at Flowerfield Arts Centre - call (028) 7083 1400 for details.
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