Celtic Showcase
by Tinker's Damn
Tinker's Damn will demonstrate the traditional instrumental
and vocal music of Ireland and Scotland and lead participants in a few
sing-a-longs.
Art Peterson-Former member of Those Darn Accordions,
Art has toured the U.S. & Europe solo and a band that also played
on Dick Clark's American Music Awards. He took first place in accordion
last year at the National Old Time Country Music Festival in Avoca,
Iowa.
Joe Cadora-Joe comes out of the rock world, and once
opened for Bruce Springsteen. He is the founder of Tinker's Damn and
as a solo folk performer he's played such venues as Gerde's Folk City
in New York, The Cafe Breakaway in Los Angeles, and the Freight and Salvage
in Berkeley.
Ed Sherry-A regular at the Starry Plough Irish sessions
in Berkeley, Ed is one of the finest mandolin players and all around
musicians in the Bay Area--we've lost count of the number of instruments
he plays