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AUBURN — Celebrating the 15-Year Anniversary as a band and the release of its eighth album, Celtic-American Roots music “super group” RUNA returns to Sundilla on Friday, March 1.The performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. at Auburn Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, located at 450 E. Thach Ave.
Advance tickets are $20 and can be found at Spicer’s Music, Ross House Coffee, Foodie’s and online at www.sundillamusic.com. Admission at the door will be $25 ($15 for students). Free coffee, tea, water and food will be available for all, and attendees are invited to bring whatever food or beverage they prefer.
RUNA continues to push the boundaries of Irish folk music into the Americana and roots music formats, interweaving the haunting melodies and exuberant tunes of Ireland and Scotland with the lush harmonies and intoxicating rhythms of jazz, bluegrass, flamenco and blues. This group is an international coalition, with members from Canada, the U.S. and Old Eire itself, each of them contributing the strains of their indigenous disciplines in a glorious, flouncing mishmash of cultures and cadences.
RUNA’s musicians are among the very best to be found in the public prosecution of Celtic and traditional stringed minstrelry. They’ve individually appeared in high-end, full-scale stage shows such as Riverdance and Celtic Woman. RUNA has been honored internationally, winning Top Group and Top Traditional Group at the Irish Music Awards and three Independent Music Awards in three categories: Best Live Album, Best World/Traditional Song and Best Bluegrass Song. Their strive for excellence and creativity blazes a trail for the future of folk music, earning them the reputation as one of the most innovative Irish folk groups of this generation.For more information, go to www.sundillamusic.com.