<p>14 February 2012 </p><p><strong>QPAC rounds off Brisbane’s St Patrick’s Day Celebrations with Damien Leith </strong></p><p>Round off the week-long <em>Brisbane Irish Festival </em>at the Queensland Performing Arts </p><p>Centre (QPAC) on <strong>Saturday 17 March </strong>with <strong>Damien Leith </strong>and his <em>Danny Boys</em>. </p><p>Immerse yourself in the spirit of St Patrick's Day at QPAC and celebrate with an energetic concert of traditional folk songs, Celtic tunes and rowdy melodies and enjoy a full celebration of the true spirit of the Emerald Isle in QPAC’s <strong>Concert Hall</strong>. </p><p>Starring singer-songwriter and quintessential Irish-Australian <strong>Damien Leith</strong>, the </p><p><em>Australian Idol </em>winner and <em>Dancing with the Stars </em>finalist will take you through a night </p><p>of sing-a-longs with his merry band, <strong>The Danny Boys</strong>, accompanied by the full </p><p>resonance of the magnificent <strong>Queensland Pops Orchestra </strong>and the talent of <strong>local Irish dancers</strong>. </p><p>Celebrations begin at 2pm on QPAC’s Melbourne Street Green with FREE Irish family day activities including pipe bands, fiddle ensembles, Irish dance and much more. </p><p>Then party on into the night from 9pm to 11pm with a free performance in QPAC’s Cascade Court by Queensland’s premier Celtic group, Súnas. A fiery four-piece band featuring multi-instrumentalists and exquisite three-part vocal harmonies, Súnas have been delighting audiences around Australia and overseas with their fresh and exciting take on traditional Celtic music. </p><p>Join us to pay tribute to Irish culture with this exciting program of popular and classic Celtic dance and music. Go on and have a ‘Craic’! </p><p><a href="/goto?url=http://www.damienleith.com.au/featuredInfo/home.do" target="_blank">http://www.damienleith.com.au/featuredInfo/home.do </a></p><p>---Ends--- </p><p><strong>QPAC Presents St Patrick’s Day Celebrations with Damien Leith </strong></p><p><strong>Performing: </strong></p><p>Damien Leith The Danny Boys <br>Eric Aranda - Guitar &amp; Vox Steve Marin - Drums Cesar Marin - Bass &amp; Vox Chris Alford - Keyboards Lara Goodridge - Violin <br>Queensland Pops Orchestra Conductor: Barrie Gott The Watkins Academy of Irish Dance </p><p>…cont …2 </p><p><strong>Date: </strong></p><p>Saturday 17 March 2012 </p><p><strong>Time: </strong></p><p>7pm </p><p><strong>Venue: Tickets: </strong></p><p>Concert Hall, QPAC, Cultural Centre, South Bank $79 $69 Groups 10+ </p><p><a href="/goto?url=http://www.qpac.com.au/" target="_blank">www.qpac.com.au </a>or 136 246 </p><p><strong>Bookings: </strong></p><p>*Ticket price includes GST and Booking Fee. Please note transaction fees will apply </p><p><strong>For further media information, interviews and images for Brisbane </strong></p><p><strong>performance please contact: </strong>Cindy Ullrich, Publicity Manager, QPAC ~ 07 3840 7589 ~ <a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank">[email protected] </a>or Inga Tracey, Publicity Coordinator, QPAC ~ 07 </p><p>3840 7948 ~ <a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank">[email protected] </a></p>