Photo from Dan Zanes' website.
Here’s the list of who’s playing at the Prospect Park Bandshell as part of Celebrate Brooklyn this week:
THURSDAY, JULY 14, 7:00 P.M.
FRANKIE GAVIN & DE DANNAN | LIAM Ó MAONLAÍ | McPEAKE
This triple bill of traditional sounds from the Emerald Isle features De Dannan, whose front man, Frankie Gavin, holds the Guinness record for world’s fastest fiddler.
FRIDAY, JULY 15, 7:30pm
SHIRLEY CAESAR | VY HIGGINSEN’S GOSPEL FOR TEENS CHOIR
The 11-time Grammy-winner Shirley Caesar, “The First Lady of Gospel,” has been singing for the Lord for six decades. Vy Higginsen’s Gospel for Teens Choir is a prize-winning Harlem educational program/vocal group.
SATURDAY, JULY 16, 4:00pm
DAN ZANES (pictured above) WITH THE BROOKLYN YOUTH ORCHESTRA & BED STUY VETERANS
Ezra Jack Keats Family Concert
Celebrate Brooklyn!’s annual Ezra Jack Keats Family Concert celebrates the legacy of the trailblazing children’s author with musical performances and readings of beloved Keats stories.
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