Music at Butterworth will present the Grosse Isle Trio at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, at Butterworth Center Library, 1105 8th St., Moline, according to a news release.
Admission is free.
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The internationally known trio Grosse Isle, is comprised of Irish uilleann piper Fiachra O’Regan, Quebec fiddler/singer Sophie Lavoie, and guitarist Andre Marchand. “Refusing to let an ocean divide their passion for music, these talented artists blend traditional with original compositions from haunting to playful, lively to reflective, leading audiences on an unforgettable journey in song,” the release says.
The band name Grosse Isle evokes the story of the mass arrival of the Irish in the 19th Century on Grosse Isle in the St. Lawrence River, as they fled the Great Famine, bringing two cultures
together in the pursuit of survival and prosperity. One result has been the fusion of Irish and
Quebecois repertoires that celebrates two distinct, but harmonious, styles. Audiences come away
from a Grosse Isle concert drawn to both cultures.
All music at Butterworth free concerts take place in the grand Butterworth Center Library and
are followed by complimentary refreshments in the historic dining room. Plenty of parking is
located adjacent to Butterworth Center.
For more information about Butterworth Center & Deere-Wiman House, as well as future
programming, visit here.
The event is funded by the William Butterworth Foundation, manager of both Butterworth
Center, 1105 8 Street, Moline, and Deere-Wiman House, 817 11 Ave., Moline. For more information, call 309-743-2701, or visit here.
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