Saturday, July 21st at the Gower Street United Church Hall

Tickets: $20 in advance from Fred's Records, O’Brien’s Music and Auntie Crae's, $22 at the door
Call Second Stage Productions (709-335-7007) for information or reservations.

The concert begins at 8:00 P.M. Doors open at 7:00.

 
Tommy Sands has performed all over the world, drawing capacity audiences from Berlin to Belfast. This remarkable, inspiring musician will be visiting Newfoundland for the first time in mid-July, performing three concerts across our province.

He is known as the creator of songs like “There were Roses” and “The Heart’s a Wonder.” In Northern Ireland, where he grew up, he is known as THE SONGMAN, the one who brought together the two opposing sides when the Irish peace negotiations had broken down. He did this by crossing the border to assemble a choir of Catholic and Protestant children, whose songs coaxed the negotiators back to the table and helped bring about the Northern Irish Peace Accord.

Author, songwriter, performer and storyteller, Sands is a rare combination. His reviews come from politicians and major authors as well as fellow musicians and music reviewers:

• “In two minutes the entire audience was singing with him.” - Pravda
• “A richly talented singer and songwriter.” - Boston Globe
• “You can trust the singer as well as the song.” – Irish poet Seamus Heaney
• “Sands is a true weaver of dreams and spells.” – Hot Press
• “A stirring, spellbinding performance.” – Wall Street Journal
• “Tommy Sands is one of the most powerful songwriters in Ireland, if not the rest of the world.” – Sing Out! Magazine
• “The gentle songs of a gentle man, rang out above the tumult and the shouting. . .Through people like Tommy Sands there will be an answer.” – Belfast Telegraph
• “Tommy Sands is the only man, without a private army, who can intimidate me.” – Loyalist politician David Ervine
• “Tommy Sands has achieved that difficult but wonderful balance between knowing and loving the traditions of his home and being concerned with the future of the whole world.” – Pete Seeger

Tommy Sands will present solo concert performances on:

Thursday, July 19th at the Woody Point Heritage Theatre in Woody Point
Friday, July 20th at the Oasis Grill House in Pasadena
Saturday July 21st at the Gower Street United Church

Advance tickets for the St. John’s concert are $20 from Fred’s, O’Brien’s and Auntie Crae’s in St. John’s.
Tickets for the other events are available from the Newfoundland Insectarium in Reidville.

Tickets for all three events may be reserved by calling 1-866-635-5454.

(Concert tour sponsored by Second Stage Productions and the Newfoundland Insectarium)

WEBSITE: http://www.tommysands.com/