Carmel Sheerin & the Ravens for charity gig at Bog Lane Theatre, Ballymahon

The Ravens (Jonathan Toman and Dessie, Carmel, Danny, and Tom Sheerin) on stage at the Opry Centre, Nashville, TN, as presenters at the IBMA Awards Show 2006

Carmel Sheerin & the Ravens (voted # 1 Bluegrass Band in Europe '05) plus special guests The Rabbetts and Sarah McQuaid play a special fundraising gig for the Irish Haemophilia Society at the Bog Lane Theatre, Ballymahon, Co. Longford, on Friday 13 April @ 8:30 p.m. sharp. Doors 8:15 p.m. Tickets €15 on sale from GALA Country Shop, Ballymahon, now, or by reservation on 086-4072441, or from the band themselves. All proceeds from this gig will go directly to the IHS. There will also be a raffle on the night. Please support this very worthy charity.

Tom Sheerin (mandolin/fiddle player in the Ravens) and his wife Claire organised the gig, as the Irish Haemophilia Society is a charity that is very close to their heart. Tom's son suffers from haemophilia, so it was a natural choice of charity for them when they decided they wanted to play their hometown and donate all proceeds to a worthy cause.

BIB editor's note: The MySpace site for Carmel Sheerin & the Ravens has full dates for their US tour (5-18 June). There is also a MySpace site for Sarah McQuaid.