Cairde (pronounced CAR-djuh) is the Gaelic word for “friends” and reunites founding bandmembers Laura Brown on flute/whistle/vocals, Peggy Loyd on lead vocals/guitar/bodhran/whistle, and Joe Ott on bodhran/bones for a special reunion performance in honor of NTIF’s Silver Anniversary.
Cairde, from Little Rock, Arkansas, plays Celtic dance music, such as lively jigs, reels, polkas, slip jigs and hornpipes; and sings songs with traditional Irish themes of immigration, love and longing, Irish rebellion and the pleasures of a good pint.
This marks Cairde’s third and final year at NTIF and they dedicate their 2007 NTIF performances to the Ott family.
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