Andy Irvine is a great Irish singer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter, with a voice that gets to the very soul of Ireland. Andy has been a world music pioneer and is an icon for traditional music and musicians. His 45-year career has stretched from Sweeneys Men in the mid 60s, to the enormous success of Planxty in the 70s and then from Patrick Street to Mozaik.
Dutch multi-instrumentalist Rens van der Zalm is a skilled guitarist, and equally accomplished on the fiddle, mandolin, keyboards, accordion and whistle. He and Andy first combined musical forces on Andys 1991 album Rude Awakening then on an album of Bulgarian and Macedonian music called East Wind. In 2002 they joined Donal Lunny and other musicians in the band, Mozaik. This is Andy and Rens second tour of New Zealand as a duo.
With support by Tandrom:
Fiona Smythe, Simon Burgess and Richard Prowse; featuring folk/jazz/tango music
