The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Presents Cherish the Ladies At Byham Theater

Irish-American Celtic music sensations Cherish the Ladies return to the Byham Theater for one performance! Cherish the Ladies blends virtuosic instrumental talents, beautiful vocals, captivating original arrangements and stunning step dancing in an entertaining, humorous and lively celebration of traditional Irish culture. Cherish the Ladies will perform at the Byham Theater on Friday, March 5, 2010 at 8pm. Cohen & Grigsby is the lead sponsor of the Trust Presents series.

"It is simply impossible to imagine an audience that wouldn't enjoy what they do," says the Boston Globe.

Taking their name from the name of a traditional Irish jig, Cherish the Ladies initially won recognition as the first and only all-women traditional Irish band. In a relatively short time, they soon established themselves as musicians and performers without peer and have won many thousands of listeners and fans through their music. With their unique spectacular blend of virtuosi instrumental talents, beautiful vocals, captivating arrangements and stunning step dancing, this powerhouse group combines all the facets of Irish traditional culture and puts it forth in an immensely humorous and entertaining package.

Cherish the Ladies has been named "Best Musical Group of the Year" by the BBC, "Entertainment Group of the Year" by the Irish Voice Newspaper, the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall's "International Group of the Year Award" at the Celtic Connections Festival in Scotland and voted the "Top North American Celtic Act" by NPR Radio's Thistle and Shamrock.

They have shared the stage with such noted entertainers as James Taylor, Joan Baez, Emmy Lou Harris, The Clancy Brothers, Tommy Makem, The Chieftains and dozens of symphony orchestras. The "Celtic Album", their collaboration with the Boston Pops Symphony led to a 1999 Grammy nomination.

Cherish the Ladies has appeared on CBS This Morning, Good Morning America, Evening at Pops, C-Span, PBS and National Public Radio in the United States and on BBC and RTE radio and television overseas. At the Summer Olympics in Atlanta, they were chosen to represent Irish music and culture at the Official Cultural Olympiad.

Tickets ($20 - $32) for the March 5, 2010, 8pm Cherish the Ladies performance may be purchased at the Box Office at Theater Square (655 Penn Avenue), online at www.pgharts.org, or by calling (412) 456-6666. To purchase 10 or more tickets at special discounted rates, please call (412) 471-6930.