We have two tickets to give away to one lucky winner for The April Verch Band at the Sugar Club on May 13th. To be in with a chance of winning, just email us at nomoreworkhorse@gmail.com and tell us the name of the fiddle player in the band (the answer is below and yes, it’s that easy).

The competition ends on May 6th at 1pm. All entrants must be over 18 and the tickets are non transferable. Please mark your email April Verch Competition, and include your name and day time telephone number.

Full details of their nationwide tour are below!

Tickets for this concert start from just €13. Full tour dates are included below.

Wednesday 13 May: The Sugar Club, Dublin 2 (8pm, €18 / €13, 01 4750224 / musicnetwork.ie) Promoted by Music Network

World-class fiddler, champion step dancer and captivating singer April Verch brings her foot-stomping band to Ireland on a twelve-date Music Network tour this May. Join the high-octane band with a fondness for a killer dance tune on a joyful journey through North American roots music from 6 – 15 May. Details at musicnetwork.ie.

From bluegrass and old-time to western swing, The April Verch Band honours its myriad of influences including Irish, Scottish and French traditional musics. Their legendary performances are a lesson in how to win fans for life: April is a world-class fiddler, a champion Ottawa Valley step dancer, an acclaimed composer, and a singer whose voice has been hailed as “absolutely captivating” by the Toronto Star.

The band — rounded out by bassist and clawhammer banjo player Cody Walters and guitarist Hayes Griffin — is an energetic, skilful, tradition-celebrating outfit. They have established a reputation as consummate performers, winning over audiences not only with sheer virtuosity on their respective instruments, but also with charm, humour and boundless energy on stage.

The April Verch Band (Canada/USA)
April Verch (fiddle, vocals, step dance)
Hayes Griffin (guitar, mandolin, vocals)
Cody Walters (bass, banjo, vocals)

On tour 6 – 15 May 2015:
• Wednesday 6 May: The Dock, Carrick-on-Shannon (8:30pm, €15 / €12, 071 9650828 / thedock.ie)
• Thursday 7 May: St John’s Theatre & Arts Centre, Listowel (8pm, €12 / €10, 068 22566)
• Friday 8 May: National Opera House, Wexford (8pm, €16 / €14, 053 9122144 / nationaloperahouse.ie)
• Saturday 9 May: Triskel Christchurch, Cork (8pm, €15 / €12, 021 4272022 / triskelartscentre.ie)
• Sunday 10 May: Glebe Gardens Amphitheatre, Baltimore Fiddle Fair, Cork (3pm, €20, Tickets from fiddlefair.com) Tel 086 3753380 (info only)
• Tuesday 12 May: Station House Theatre, Clifden (8pm, €12 / €10, Tickets on the door, 095 21699 (info only) – Promoted by Clifden Arts Society
• Wednesday 13 May: The Sugar Club, Dublin 2 (8pm, €18 / €13, 01 4750224 / musicnetwork.ie) Promoted by Music Network
• Thursday 14 May: Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray (8pm, €16 / €14, 01 2724030 / mermaidartscentre.ie)
• Friday 15 May: Droichead Arts Centre, Drogheda (9pm, €16 / €14, 041 9833946 / droichead.com)

Tour continues to Northern Ireland with www.movingonmusic.co.uk
• Wednesday 20 May: Black Box, Belfast
• Thursday 21 May: Flowerfield Arts Centre, Portstewart
• Friday 22 May: Island Arts Centre, Lisburn