Traditional Irish Band, The Ivy Leaf, Celebrates CD Release

Traditional Irish band The Ivy Leaf will be celebrating the release of their debut album with five shows throughout Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Maine.

The Ivy Leaf is a young traditional Irish quartet that came together through the Boston session scene. The members live in Jamaica Plain and Roslindale. Featuring fiddles, flute & whistle, concertina, vocals and bouzouki and guitar accompaniment, the group’s influences are a blend of the old and new, taking on centuries old dance music and giving it a modern vigor. Among their influences are many of the local musicians who define the sound of Irish music in Boston and Providence. Enriching that tradition is an intense curiosity for old, isolated, or obscure forms of music, arming the group with an array of tunes from jigs to polkas to hornpipes, along with songs of both Irish and American origin.

It was Lindsay Straw (bouzouki/guitar/vocals) who first reached out to Caroline O’Shea (flute/whistles/vocals) and Daniel Accardi (fiddle/concertina) to explore the older traditions of Irish music. After the addition of friend and fellow musician Armand Aromin (fiddle/whistle) in 2010, The Ivy Leaf was born. The group released their debut album “The Ivy Leaf: Traditional Irish Music” in March 2012, available on CDBaby and iTunes starting March 29, 2012.

Join The Ivy Leaf in celebrating the release of their first album. They’ll be playing shows on: March 29 at Paddy Barry’s in Quincy, MA; March 30 at The Irish Ceilidhe Club of Rhode Island in Cranston, RI at 7:30; April 13 at The Montague Bookmill in Montague, MA, $8; May 11 at a house concert in Jamaica Plain; and May 30 at Blue in Portland, ME. All shows start at 8:00 PM unless otherwise noted. All shows are free or suggested donation unless otherwise noted. CDs will be available for purchase and raffle.

For more information on The Ivy Leaf, visit their website at www.ivyleafmusic.com or www.facebook.com/ivyleafmusic or email ivyleafmusic@gmail.com.