Canadian folk-roots duo in Ireland, 22-4 Jan. 2011

Thanks to GPromo PR for the news that Canadian folk-roots duo Madison Violet (left) will be touring in Britain and Ireland next month. Madison Violet (also on MySpace) consists of Brenley MacEachern and Lisa MacIsaac. Their well received album No fool for trying uses double bass, lap steel, banjo, and fiddle, and displays their own duet singing. The Irish dates in their tour schedule are:

Sat. 22 Jan. The Black Box, Belfast (as part of Out To Lunch Arts Festival): 3.00 p.m.. 028 9024 6609; £5
Sun. 23 Jan. The Bronté Centre, Rathfriland, Co. Down. 028 40623322; £12, 8.30 p.m.
Mon. 24 Jan. Upstairs at Whelan's, Dublin 2. +353 1 478 0776; €12.50, 8.00 p.m.