Alberta based group Cowboy Celtic are well known for their exploration of the connections between Western “cowboy” music and the Celtic music of Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England. Now they have made a new connection – with the Kamloops Symphony and orchestral music. A fresh new programme of Cowboy Celtic’s music arranged for performance with full symphony orchestra premieres at 8 pm on March 9 & 10, 2007 in Sagebrush Theatre.

Cowboy Celtic features David Wilkie (mandolin), Denise Withnell (guitar/vocals), Keri Zwicker (harp/vocals), Joseph Hertz (fiddle) and Tami Cooper (flute/vocals). The group has released three highly successful CDs, won a Wrangler Award from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma and were featured in a CBC television documentary in 2000. They have toured from the cowboy gatherings of the U.S. to the Scottish Highlands. This will be their first appearance in British Columbia.

Title:
Cowboy Celtic

Guest Artists:
Cowboy Celtic

Date/Time:
Friday and Saturday, March 9 & 10, 2007 – 8:00 pm

Venue:
Sagebrush Theatre

Programme includes:
Wind in the Wire
Saltwater Buffalo
The Drover Road to Amulree
Maxwell’s Thorn
Magdalena and the Jack of Spades
The Ballad of Nate Champion

Sponsors:
RBC Dominion Securities
CBC Radio One and Radio Two

Tickets:
Kamloops Live! Box Office
Phone: 250-374-5483 or Toll Free: 1-866-374-5483

Kathy Humphreys, General Manager
250-372-5000
kathy@kamloopssymphony.com

Lee Morris, CEO
Tourism Kamloops
250-372-8000
lee@tourismkamloops.com