Cady Finlayson

Brooklyn, NY

$850 (duo-local) -5000 (full band)

Travels up to 10 miles

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Live at Northwest Park 2013

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Cady Finlayson & Vita Tanga

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Cady Finlayson East Providence, RI

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Cady Finlayson Band

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Cady Finlayson & Vita Tanga live at the Hilton Hotel

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Concert at Northwest Park 2015

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Cady Finlayson Band at Blackstone Valley Celtic Festival

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Photo taken by Rosie Mattia on the Almost Heaven Tour

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Crossroads Bellevue show in Washington State

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Our Electric Green CD (release date March 2010)

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Concert at Northwest Park 2015

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Overview

Cady Finlayson offers Spirited Celtic fiddle with a Global Twist -blending traditional Celtic tunes with American folk and world music influences. She performs both as a fiddle-guitar duo (Cady Finlayson & Vita Tanga).
A polished professional, Cady Finlayson has performed at venues including the Blackstone Valley Celtic Festival, Carnegie Hall, Historic Park-McCullough (VT) and Caramoor (NY). Her music is popular with all ages and audiences enjoy the exceptional musicianship and passionate performances of both lively jigs and reels and soulful melodies.


Reviews

3 reviews

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Gene M.

May 15, 2023
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A wonderful element for a surprise Birthday

Cady was very very accommodating and talented- great to work with bringing a wonderful birthday together.

Hired as: Celtic Music, Violinist


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Andrea S.

September 5, 2022
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Great music!

Booked for the cocktail hour at our wedding and they were great! Easy to communicate with, professional, and irish music was perfect for the setting. Very happy and would highly recommend!

Hired as: Celtic Music, Violinist

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Cady Finlayson

Thank you so much for the review! Your event was beautiful and Congratulations!
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Bill O.

April 19, 2015

Very good duo

I am also an Irish entertainer. When this duo performed at a regular venue of mine they plugged into my sound and I had the pleasure of spending a few hours listening to some very good fiddling and guitar work. I highly recommend this duo.

Hired as: Irish / Scottish Entertainment

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Booking information

Price range: $850 (duo-local) -5000 (full band)

Languages: English, French

Gig length: 60 - 240 minutes

Insurance: $1,000,000 - Covered by Speciality Performer's Insurance Company

What to expect

Our duo show blends spirited Celtic fiddle tunes, with American folk and world music influences. We enjoy tailoring our set to our audience, and find that the music appeals to a wide variety of people and ages. ( This show is mostly instrumental, with a few songs, and a typical set would be 45 minutes, we often do two sets).

We are also experienced in giving workshops,educational programs, and lecture concerts.

About

Called "one of America's top Celtic fiddlers" by New Age Voice Magazine, Cady Finlayson offers a spirited fiddle show that appeals to a wide variety of audiences. She performs as a duo with guitarist Vita Tanga, and also with her all-star band which includes Dublin singer Marina Meyler.
Cady has performed at venues including Carnegie Hall, the Jacob Javits Center, Blackstone Valley Celtic Festival and the East Providence Heritage Festival. Her three fiddle Cds have attracted listeners from Australia to Japan, and feature Irish fiddle tunes with American folk and world music influences.

Additional booking notes

Complete stage plot available upon request.

Team

Cady Finlayson fiddle
Vita Tanga guitar
Marina Meyler Singer/banjo/guitar
Tim Alworth percussion
John Redmond accordian
Matt Keating Singer/Guitar

Set list

Fiddle tunes such as traditional jigs/reels/hornpipes/marches and slow airs
Original compositions within the Celtic genre including: The St. Ignatius Jig, Open Roads Ahead, the Jury Duty Waltz. Sing-along options when appropriate and a few songs throughout the set such as Loch Lomond, This Old Hammer.

For Full band: songs such as The Rose of Allendale, The Auld Triangle, Bright Blue Rose, Whiskey in the Jar, Lovely Rose of Clare and more.

Influences and inspiration

Martin Hayes, Natalie MacMaster, Eillen Ivers, Brian Conway,

Setup requirements

We can bring a sound system or hire one in your area.

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