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THE Kinvara Area Music Collec- tive (KAM) will open their season of concerts with their second ever Mardi Gras celebration next week- end in Kinvara.
Now in its third full year in opera- tion, the collective uses the Mardi Gras celebrations as a way of throw- ing a party for all the music lovers who have made their way to their concerts over the year.
This year’s celebration will also have a charity element, with all the money raised going to help the peo- ple effected by the recent flooding on south Galway.
“The Mardi Gras is like KAM saying thank you to all the people who have come along to our events throughout the year – it’s a party. But it’s also a charity event, and all the proceeds from this years event will go to the Gort Flood Victims,” said Rosaleen Tanham of KAM.
“One of the KAM founders, John Matryn, is very into Cajun music so the idea of hosting a Mardi Gras came from that as well. So it’s re- ally about celebrating with all of the people who enjoy the work of KAM throughout the year.”
This year’s party will feature three live bands, dancing, food, licensed bar and a fancy dress parade with eV Ae
Providing the beats this year will be Awsum Adudu, an Afro-Funk band hailing from Gort, who will be mak- ing their KAM debut at the event. They will be joined by the Kinvara- based Analogue Band, which fea- tures a bunch of well known local
musicians who have put together this country and traditional rock band.
The line up is completed by Gone To Grass, a locally-based bluegrass band, presenting a lively mix of driv- ing traditional bluegrass tunes and original Americana material.
“It’s a good platform for letting peo- ple know what is happening through out the year with KAM. We have a great schedule of concerts organised
coming after the Mardi Gras so we are looking forward to a very active year this year,” continued Rosaleen.
“We have hosted more than 50 con- certs at this stage so it’s been a very active last few years.”
The 2010 KAM Mardi Gras will take place at Kinvara Community Centre, County Galway on Saturday, February 13.
Admission for the event is €10,
with a family ticket available for €20 concessions from €8. More info, and tickets, available on www. kamcollective.com.
Tickets are available in advance from Healing Harvest in Kinvara O91 637176, Open Sesame in Gort O91 632778, the Gort Credit Union O91 631250, the Kinvara Credit Un- 10n 091 637154 and at the Gort Fam- ily Resource Centre 091 630902.