• Tommy Sands, with Moya and Fionan, will perform on Tuesday, Oct 14, 2008.
• Kevin Locke Native Dance Ensemble, will perform on Wednesday, Oct 15, 2008.
• Performances at Arts Northwest Booking Conference take place in the Soreng Theater - Hult Center for the Performing Arts in Eugene, Oregon.

The showcases are part of each artist’s upcoming Fall Tour. Both artists are releasing new recordings in time for this showcase and the tour.

Tommy Sands, with Moya and Fionan Sands
The trio’s showcase will include two of Tommy’s classic songs, as well as songs from his new recording. Peace manifesto Time for Asking Why and the intriguing new song Young Man’s Dream (which is based on the 400-year-old original version of the Irish classic Danny Boy, but sounding uniquely different) (link to song) will share showcase time with classics such as There Were Roses. The songs give only a tantalizing taste of Tommy’s concerts, which focus a message of peace and cultural cooperation within a rollicking Irish concert. Sands uses lyrics to unite people, and peoples. His US tours are a small part of his work around the world. He will carry his “template for peace” to eight countries before the year is out, including Afghanistan and Cuba. Join us for this brief glimpse into Tommy’s world efforts, at once both cutting edge and traditional, of our times and timeless.

Kevin Locke Native Dance Ensemble
This showcase will feature four 3-minute dances from the 2-hour program: the graceful Eagle Dance by Thirza Defoe, the energetic Fancy Dance by Doug Good Feather, and Kevin Locke’s world-renowned Hoop Dance. On tour, concert and educational performances include these dances with four others, storytelling, Native music, as well as Kevin Locke's enduring message of unity through diversity. This year’s international tour starts this June in Glastonbury, includes additional cities in England, Scotland, Ireland, Croatia, then Australia, culminating at the Fiji Peace Concert in September. Kevin’s hope is to inspire audiences to accept the world’s diverse cultures as part of our common humanity.
Click for more information about Kevin Locke here and Tommy Sands here.