In Concert - Andrew Finn Magill and Alan Murray

4225 Northwest 34th Street,Gainesville FL 32605

11 February, 2023

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Magnolia Roots Music presents: Finn Magill and Alan Murray https://andrewfinnmagill.com https://fourwindsirishmusic.com/alan-murray Saturday, February 11th, 2023 - 7:00 pm (doors open 6:30 pm) Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Gainesville, 4225 NW 34th Street, Gainesville TICKETS: : $20 in advance (plus a small fee to Eventbrite) $25 at door (cash only, please) 100% of ticket sales go to the duo Andrew “Finn the Fiddler” Magill has straddled the line of “fiddler” and “violinist” for the better part of his thirty years. Raised in an Irish musical household in Asheville, North Carolina he grew up studying with many of the best traditional American and Irish fiddlers at The Swannanoa Gathering music workshops. At age 18 his debut record Drive & Lift was featured on NPR and ten years later, Magill released his 2016 double-disc concept album Roots and Branches debuting at #46 on the Folk DJ charts. Writes grammy-winner Tim O’Brien: “He has learned from and now plays with the best in the genre. On Branches you can hear a new musical voice emerging. I’m gonna keep listening for Finn Magill.” In 2009, Magill received a Fulbright-MtvU Fellowship to co-write and co-produce an album with Peter Mawanga that musically captures ten experiences of HIV/AIDS through song in Malawi, Southern Africa. The result, Mau a Malawi: Stories of AIDS was released on October 14th, 2011. Sales from the studio album are invested in programs to keep vulnerable Malawian children in school and empowered through the arts. “The inspiring cross-cultural performances on this beautiful album remind us of the human cost of this disease and the imperative to unite in creating an AIDS-free generation." - Ambassador Eric Goosby, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator. In 2014 Finn moved to Rio de Janeiro and plunged into Brazilian choro music, studying with the most accomplished in the genre. Canta, Violino! ("Sing it, violin!") is the product of years of study and performance with Rio’s diverse musicians: “Its nice to see fresh, young musicians carrying on the traditions of Brazilian music. Finn Magill displays a love and authenticity that can fool you into thinking he is from Brazil. His style is playful and light, yet soulful and passionate. Congratulations!” - Airto Moreira of Weather Report and Miles Davis Andrew Finn Magill is a leading fiddler in a new generation of musicians. He plays with incredible versatility and is accomplished in a variety of styles. More important than his technical prowess is the fact that he approaches music with deep insight, sensitivity, and respect." - Martin Hayes "Sweet swinging fiddle playing with a deep understanding of the roots of this music, a very creative imagination and beautiful violin technique.” - Mike Marshall "A great depth and understanding of traditional Irish music" - Mairéad Ní Mhoanaigh (Altan) "A fiddler in full flight and at complete ease with the music." - Kevin Crawford (Lúnasa) Guitarist, bouzouki player and singer Alan Murray lives in Boston, Massachusetts, where he has established himself as an in-demand performer and teacher on the Irish music scene. He currently plays and tours with many of the finest traditional musicians today, and has taught classes at such prestigious music programs as Warren Wilson college’s Swanannoa Gathering, Catskills Irish Arts Week, Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival, The O’Flaherty Retreat, and the University of Louisiana and Connecticut’s Scared Heart University.