Celtic Fusion - An International Musical Arts Festival

Eddi Reader

Supported by Ria Maguire

Ticket Prices;
Full - £20, Concession £15

Eddi Reader grew up in Glasgow and Irvine, Scotland and it was in those towns that she learned to use music as a vehicle for communicating with others through busking and performing at the local folk clubs. In the early 1980s she famously harmonized with Annie Lennox touring with the Eurythmics. It was the short-lived but warmly remembered Fairground Attraction that really brought her into the limelight. The single ‘Perfect’ and parent album ‘First of a Million Kisses’ both topped the British charts.

Through these years Eddi based herself in London, but in 2001 she decided to move home to Glasgow where she recorded the classic ‘Songs Of Robert Burns’ album.Awarded the MBE in 2006 for services to singing, she took her Burns songs on tour all over the world. Constant touring with her band has created a magical organic chemistry between Eddi and her players. Readers rare blend of meltingly true vocals and towering romanticism combine with an astute and pragmatic nature to make her a unique and powerful figure in contemporary music.

Ria Maguire

from Newcastle Co.Down has performed to packed venues, such as the Ulster Hall,Waterfront Hall and The Odyssey Arena, as well as local TV and radio shows. Ria is a talented and sensitive singer/songwriter, taking influence from the likes of Tracy Chapman, Sarah McLachlan and Damien Rice.