Irish New Year's Concert with Avalon

Do not miss out on this beautiful New Year’s concert as the wonderful Avalon visit Norway for the first time!

Avalon  consists of Andrea Rea, Brendan Monaghan, Jan Hutchinson, Paula  Rafferty and Nuala Curran – a multi-instrumental ensemble with a love  for classical, folk and traditional music. 

With two  violins, cello, uilleann pipes, whistles, guitar, and percussion, the  Avalon Quintet enjoy fusing styles from classical Bach to traditional  Carolan, as well as performing stand-alone traditional sets, folk songs,  and jazz and popular repertoire with a twist.

Forstanderskapssalen, Sentralen

Doors open at 17.30

About the artist: Avalon  began life as a string quartet, formed when four musical friends  decided to meet and play on a regular basis. A common interest in the  folk and traditional music of Ireland and beyond led them to team up  with traditional musician Brendan Monaghan for a performance at the  Fiddler’s Green International Festival in Rostrevor, County…