Family harmony on stage at BIS
The Pendys, with Michael Pendergast, Tom McSwiggan, Andy Doucette, to play the Katherine Hughes Memorial Hall
The ceilidh this evening in the Katherine Hughes Memorial Hall in the Irish Cultural Centre at 582 North River Rd., will feature Island son Michael Pendergast and his group The Pendys.
There will be a 50/50 draw during the evening at the air-conditioned hall and a light lunch is served during the intermission. Doors open at 7, show starts at 8. Admission is at the door. For more information call 902-3148840.
Pendergast will be on accordion and is the lead vocalist. Hailing from Tracadie Cross, he grew up in a household full of music. His father, Reg, entertained with music and his mother, Eileen, organized the rest of the family into the semblance of a family choir and drove her son to piano lessons weekly, promoting music as an integral part of Pendergast family life. He has played to younger audiences for many years so he has a very large following of young children who know him as the “Music Man”. He has also released two children’s albums, four traditional music albums, & two gospel albums
Pendergast will be accompanied on vocals by his uncle, Tom McSwiggan, who is originally from County Tyrone, Ireland. The group’s featured fiddler is his brother-in-law Andy Doucette.
The evening will include a medley of traditional Irish music and time-honoured Maritime music delivered always with a few funny stories by McSwiggan thrown into the mix.