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Irish band to perform at Unity arts center

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Posted Nov. 13, 2012, at 3:43 p.m.
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Thursday, November 15, 2012; 7:30 p.m.

Location: Unity College Center for the Performing Arts, 42 Depot Street, Unity, Maine

Contact: ; 207-948-7469

Website: uccpa.unity.edu

UNITY, Maine — New England Celtic Arts will host the award winning Irish band Runa at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, at the Unity College Center for the Performing Arts, 42 Depot St. Tickets are $15.

Runa consists of vocalist, Shannon Lambert-Ryan of Philadelphia, Dublin-born guitarist Fionán de Barra, Cheryl Prashker of Canada on percussion and Tomoko Omura of Japan on the fiddle.

Members of Runa have played with Solas, Riverdance, Slide, Clannad, Fiddlers’ Bid, Moya Brennan, Eileen Ivers, Hazel O’Conner, Full Frontal Folk, Keith & Kristyn Getty, Barcó and the Guy Mendilow Band.