Irish folk band Téada to perform Saturday evening at Caltech

The internationally touring band Téada is set to bring an invigorating twist on traditional Irish music to Caltech in Pasadena on Saturday evening.

Direct from Ireland, Téada has headlined festivals throughout North America, Europe, Africa, Australia, Mexico and the Middle East. The group’s sound combines soaring fiddle and flute with complements from the rhythmic pulses of button accordion, the guitar’s drive and piano’s fullness.

Téada’s most recent two albums explored themes of hope and rebirth in the face of adversity.

“Folk music has a unique ability to lift the spirits, while providing an added layer of meaning to many of life’s experiences,” Téada’s founder and fiddler Oisín Mac Diarmada said in a statement about the deadly, destructive Eaton Fire. “As we share our music in Pasadena, the connection with the suffering experienced by people and place will hopefully bring heightened meaning and solace to us all.”   

The concert’s scheduled start is 8 p.m. at Caltech’s 200-seat Beckman Institute Auditorium, 400 S. Wilson Ave.  The performance is organized by volunteers from the Pasadena Folk Music Society, which has presented affordably priced concerts for four decades. 

While Téada’s performance is sold out, two folk music concerts are scheduled in Pasadena in May and June. Information is at pasadenafolkmusicsociety.org/events.

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