Thursday, February 2, 2011 - 7:30 pm

The Green Willow Presents...

Annalivia

Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church
101 Old Kennett Road, Wilmington, Delaware [MAP]

Tickets: $20 Advance/$22 at Door

Tickets are $20 when reserved by e-mail or phone or $22 at the door; ages 17 and under are free with an adult. Seating is limited and reservations are recommended. Doors open at 7:00 pm. Cash or check accepted for payment. When making reservations please give your name, phone number and number of seats requested. E-mail concert ticket reservations to reservations@greenwillow.org or call 302-456-3242

"With a wealth of individual talent on display and so much to absorb, there is no doubt that Annalivia will be listened to again and again." - Irish Music Magazine

The members of Annalivia, Liz Simmons, Flynn Cohen, Emerald Rae and Mariel Vandersteel are all virtuosos on their instruments and have long histories with traditional music, ranging from bluegrass to Irish, Scottish, Norwegian, and Old Time. These styles play a large role in the interpretation of their material, which includes inventive, quirky fiddle tunes and lushly arranged songs. The members of Annalivia are all seasoned musicians who have toured with the likes of Cathie Ryan, John Whelan, Dewey Balfa and Adrienne Young.

Flynn Cohen on guitar and vocals is "a versatile string virtuoso "(Dirty Linen Magazine) who has performed all over the world with many notable acts in traditional and contemporary acoustic music. Liz Simmons on guitar and vocals grew up listening to her mother sing the traditional songs of Ireland, Scotland, England and Appalachia, as well as the new Orleans brass music her father plays. Her singing will be featured in the soon-to-be-released film "Time and Charges," written and directed by Grammy and Emmy award winner Ernest Thompson. Emerald Rae is a US National Scottish fiddle champion, a graduate of Berklee College of music, and spent a year living in Scotland studying 18th century fiddle music. She also brings vigor and energy to traditional melodies with her step dancing. Growing up in California, Mariel Vandersteel was exposed to many styles of fiddle playing while attending weekly Irish sessions with Shay Black and at Alasdair Fraser's Back of the Moon Scottish Fiddle School. Graduating from the Berkelee College of Music, Mariel has performed nationally and throughout the British Isles and Norway.

Visit the band's website at www.annaliviamusic.com