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In the past year alone Frankie Gavin and his band have played support to the Rolling Stones at Slane Castle, performed twice to a full to capacity (80,000 people) Croke Park Stadium (during Irish national sporting occasions), performed with the U.A.E. Philharmonic Orchestra in Dubai and performed at The White House for President Bush. Frankie's latest band, Hibernian Rhapsody has received rave reviews since its inception during 2007.

Frankie Gavin is one of the genuine legends of Irish music. From his first TV appearance playing the tin-whistle when he was seven, through All-Ireland Championship victories on both fiddle and flute, sixteen albums with the seminal Dé Dannan, seven solo albums, his adventures in the realms of Jazz, Gospel, and Klezmer, to appearances with such luminaries as Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Earl Scruggs, Stephane Grapelli, Sir Yehudi Menuhin, and The Rolling Stones, ‘the prince of Irish fiddlers' is one of the outstanding performers of the past thirty years.

Frankie's band, Hibernian Rhapsody - features accordionist Damien Mullane, pianist Carl Hession, guitarist Mike Galvin, percussionist & flautist Eric Cunningham and singer Michelle Lally.

Part of Frankie Gavin's enduring appeal lies in his astounding technical ability and unceasing quest for innovation - musical pieces more commonly associated with the like of the Beatles and George Frideric Handel are now common place in Frankie's repertoire as an Irish musician. Most pertinent of all is the knack he has for imparting to his audience his own enthusiasm, the sheer joy, the magic of great music-making. 'Electrifying' is an adjective that's too often used to describe certain performances but this is one instance where it's absolutely unavoidable. If you've never been lucky enough to see Frankie Gavin perform live, prepare to be... shocked. Frankie has invited a number of special guests to join him on stage to the accompaniment of the Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra for this exclusive concert which with over 60 top caliber performers taking part promises to be highly entertaining and certainly unmissable.