5,or:rr;t:lrr)e$E Cetclc fDu.stc Assocla.ctor: 1920 Abrams Pky #382 Dallas, TX75214 Address ServiceRequested NONPROFIT ORG US POSTAGE PAID DALLAS, TX PERMIT NO.3986 Give regional performer CDs a listen,a chance at NTIF By Chuck Bloom Performer Products Sales coordinator hile much of the fans'attention at the North Texas Irish Festival is focused on the headliners who perform at the larger venuesaround the grounds, Joining Scottishballadeer Ed Mi11er during his perfor- mances will be Jil Chambless, who has her or.vn solo effort, "The Ladies Go Marching." Her voiceis solid Scottish andshe delivers Continued on page Zb there are actually more regional and local groups represented on the roster eachyear. Many are familiar names yet several groups are also new to festival goersand deserve as much attention with music lovers.Justbecause they play at smallerstages doesnot meantheir efforts should go unnoticed... especially at our booth (Performer ProductSales) where their CDs are competing with the headliners. In some cases,a "regional" group has proven to be more popular in terms of salesthan many of the national and international performers over the years.For the past two festivals, a Dallas- based group, the Celtic rockersNeedfire,have sold more CDs thananyone else, andit hasn'tbeenclose. That group's fans flock to the showsand then flock to our areato snatch up all the music they can. While new artists to NTIF do not havesuch a rabid following, I want to note a coupleof poten- tial people and CDs to watch (and listen) to this yeaf. Texas nativeAbby Greenmight havebeen born and raisedin Amarillo and educated in Hunts- ville, but shesounds as Irish as if shewere from the Emerald Isle. Her CD, "Einini," displaysher con- siderable vocal rangeand talentand is a pleasurable time on the player. 428 March - April 2010 c6ili a
Give regional performer CDs a listen, a chance at NTIF
By Chuck BloomPerformer Products Sales coordinator
hile much of the fans'attention at the North Texas IrishFestival is focused on the headliners who perform atthe larger venues around the grounds,
Joining Scottish balladeer Ed Mi11er during his perfor-
mances will be Jil Chambless, who has her or.vn solo effort, "The
Ladies Go Marching." Her voice is solid Scottish and she delivers
Continued on page Zb
there are actually more regional and local groupsrepresented on the roster each year.
Many are familiar names yet several groups
are also new to festival goers and deserve as muchattention with music lovers. Just because they play
at smaller stages does not mean their efforts shouldgo unnoticed ... especially at our booth (Performer
Product Sales) where their CDs are competing withthe headliners.
In some cases, a "regional" group hasproven to be more popular in terms of sales thanmany of the national and international performers
over the years. For the past two festivals, a Dallas-based group, the Celtic rockers Needfire, have soldmore CDs than anyone else, and it hasn't been close.That group's fans flock to the shows and then flockto our area to snatch up all the music they can.
While new artists to NTIF do not have sucha rabid following, I want to note a couple of poten-
tial people and CDs to watch (and listen) to thisyeaf.
Texas native Abby Green might have beenborn and raised in Amarillo and educated in Hunts-ville, but she sounds as Irish as if she were from theEmerald Isle. Her CD, "Einini," displays her con-siderable vocal range and talent and is a pleasurabletime on the player.
428 March - April 2010 c6ili a
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