Canadian Music Week
They are sending her home!
The Alison Curtis Show will be coming to you LIVE from Toronto, Ontario, Canada from Monday March 9th to Thursday March 12th. The show will be covering seven Irish bands who have been invited to play Canadian Music Week.
The acts performing this year at the MFI showcase are:
Fred
Hooray for Humans
Heathers
Halves
The Minutes
Giveamanakick
Grand Pocket Orchestra
The show will also be featuring interviews with Irish people living abroad in Toronto, those involved in Canadian Music Week and get this - Alison’s twin sister Karen!
All thanks to Culture Ireland, IMRO, The Arts Council
About Culture Ireland:
Culture Ireland is the state agency (funded by Government through the Department of Arts, Sports and Tourism) for promoting Irish arts worldwide. The organisation works closely with Irish artists and international partners to showcase Irish arts and artists internationally, increasing audiences and impact for Irish work and developing contacts and networks in key arts markets. www.cultureireland.gov.ie
About IMRO
IMRO's aim is to enhance the wellbeing of all those whom it represents. It does this through administrative excellence, innovative management, high quality and superior service. IMRO is a national organisation that administers the performing right in copyright music in Ireland on behalf of its members - songwriters, composers and music publishers - and on behalf of the members of the international overseas societies that are affiliated to it. IMRO’s function is to collect and distribute royalties arising from the public performance of copyright works. IMRO is a not-for-profit organisation. www.imro.ie
About The Arts Council
The Arts Council of Ireland is the Irish government agency for developing the arts. We work in partnership with artists, arts organisations, public policy makers and others to build a central place for the arts in Irish life. www.artscouncil.ie
Check here for info on Canadian Music Week http://www.cmw.net/cmw2009
And here to follow the Irish bands performing that week www.musicfromireland.org