Dynamic Irish Musical Group Arrives

Dynamic Irish Musical Group Arrives

'Celtic Origins' TV Special Debuts This Week

Anuna Captivates Audiences with Breathtaking Public Television Pledge Drive Special on More than 220 Public TV Stations Nationwide

NEW YORK, July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The Elevation Group and Maryland Public Television announced today the complete broadcast carriage for the American Public Television-distributed musical TV program: Anuna- Celtic Origins. This emotional and spectacular Public Television concert special will be seen on more than 220 Public Broadcasting Stations across the country.

A complete list of markets, stations and broadcast times is available on our website http://www.anuna.org/

Celtic Origins will air as a featured program during the August/September National Pledge Drive effort and marks Anuna's U.S. television debut as a headline artist.

The TV concert includes Anuna creator & founder, Michael McGlynn and his twin brother John McGlynn along with 14 Anuna singers. The Irish group was joined by 11 world-class musicians during the concert taping at the beautiful Gothic-styled, Trinity Cathedral in Cleveland.

Bridging the gap between classical and popular music, Anuna has an extraordinary sound all its own. The music is pulsating, hair-raising, emotive, mystical and unusual -- part classical, part folk, part world, part Celtic. The group's performance spans over 1,000 years of music history while showcasing a unique and beautiful vocal sound.

The "Celtic Origins" TV special includes music written and composed by Michael McGlynn as well as special arrangements of traditional songs including: "Greensleeves, "Scarborough Fair," "Marble Halls" and "Our Wedding Day." Additionally the McGlynn Brothers perform a very special duet of John Denver's chart-topping hit, "Annie's Song" in tribute to the late American folk singer/songwriter.

"This is an extraordinary achievement for our partners at American Public Television, Maryland Public Television and of course Anuna," commented Executive Producer and Elevation Group President Denny Young. "For a first run music program, featuring a breaking artist vs an established artist, to reach more than 80% of the United States households via 220 public television stations is just a great story. We couldn't be more proud of Anuna."

As part of the Pledge Drive, a limited edition Anuna Deluxe Concert DVD will be available exclusively through the nation's Public Television stations. This special pledge item will be complemented by a companion CD as well as concert tickets in select cities as part of Anuna's North American tour.

The companion CD is currently available at retail exclusively at Borders. "Celtic Origins" is currently Borders' #1 top selling CD nationwide for the week. "We are thrilled with the success of Anuna's 'Celtic Origins' CD," said Linda Jones, senior vice president, merchandising for Borders Group, Inc. "Our customers have responded enthusiastically to Anuna's unique vocal sounds through the in-store performances and CD of this Irish musical group. We anticipate the momentum for this CD to continue to grow stronger as Anuna tours Borders stores across the country."

The concert tour, kicking off on October 3, will bring Anuna to more than 40 cities in the U.S. and Canada including New York, Los Angeles, Dallas, Boston, San Francisco, Denver, Detroit, Cleveland, Minneapolis, Charlotte, Nashville, Knoxville, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, Toronto, Atlanta, Phoenix and others.

ARTWORK:

Anuna photos and artwork are available via http://www.mpt-ptv.org/Anuna/photo_page1.html

See the full listing of stations airing Anuna- Celtic Origins:

Specific airdates and times are updated daily at http://www.elevationgrp.com/anuna/broadcast_information

   Alabama   Birmingham         WBIQ   Demopolis          WIIQ   Dozier             WDIQ   Florence           WFIQ   Huntsville         WHIQ   Louisville         WGIQ   Mobile             WEIQ   Montgomery         WAIQ   Mount Cheaha       WCIQ    Arkansas   Arkadelphia        KETG   Fayetteville       KAFT   Jonesboro          KTEJ   Little Rock        KETS   Mountain View      KEMV    Arizona   Phoenix            KAET   Tucson             KUAS   Tucson             KUAT    California   Cotati             KRCB   Fresno             KVPT   Huntington Beach   KOCE   Los Angeles        KCET   Sacramento         KVIE   San Francisco      KQED    Colorado   Denver             KBDI   Denver             KRMA   Grand Junction     KRMJ    District of Columbia   Washington DC      WFPT    Florida   Fort Lauderdale    WPBT   Fort Myers         WGCU   Gainesville        WUFT   Jacksonville       WJCT   Miami              WPBT   Orlando            WMFE   Panama City        WFSG   Pensacola          WSRE   Tallahassee        WFSU   Tampa              WEDU   Tampa              WUSF   West Palm Beach    WXEL    Georgia   Athens             WPBA   Athens             WGTV   Atlanta            WGTV   Atlanta            WPBA   Chatsworth         WCLP   Cochran            WDCO   Columbus           WJSP   Dawson             WACS   Pelham             WABW   Savannah           WVAN   Waycross           WXGA   Wrens              WCES    Iowa   Davenport          KQCT    Idaho   Boise              KAID   Coeur d Alene      KCDT   Moscow             KUID   Pocatello          KISU   Twin Falls         KIPT    Illinois   Jacksonville       WSEC   Macomb             WMEC   Moline             WQPT   Quincy             WQEC    Indiana   Bloomington        WTIU   Evansville         WNIN   Fort Wayne         WFWA   Indianapolis       WFYI   South Bend         WNIT    Kansas   Wichita            KPTS    Kentucky   Ashland            WKAS   Bowling Green      WKBG   Covington          WCVN   Elizabethtown      WKZT   Hazard             WKHA   Lexington          WKLE   Lexington          WKMR   Louisville         WKPC   Louisville         WKMJ   Madisonville       WKMA   Murray             WKMU   Owensboro          WKOH   Owenton            WKON   Paducah            WKPD   Pikeville          WKPI   Somerset           WKSO    Louisiana   Alexandria         KLPA   Baton Rouge        WLPB   Lafayette          KLPB   Lake Charles       KLTL   Monroe             KLTM   Shreveport         KLTS    Massachusetts   Boston             WGBH    Maryland   Annapolis          WMPT   Baltimore          WMPB   Frederick          WFPT   Hagerstown         WWPB   Oakland            WGPT   Salisbury          WCPB    Mississippi   Biloxi             WMAH   Booneville         WMAE   Bude               WMAU   Greenwood          WMAO   Jackson            WMPN   Meridian           WMAW   Mississippi State  WMAB   Oxford             WMAV    Michigan   Detroit            WTVS   East Lansing       WKAR   Flint              WFUM    Minnesota   Bemidji            KAWE   Brainerd           KAWB   Minneapolis        TPT-2   St. Paul           TPT-2    North Carolina   Ashville           WUNF   Chapel Hill        WUNC   Charlotte          WTVI   Columbia           WUND   Concord            WUNG   Greenville         WUNK   Linville           WUNE   Lumberton          WUNU   Wilmington         WUNJ   Winston            WUNL    North Dakota   Bismark            KBME   Dickinson          KDSE   Ellendale          KJRE   Fargo              KFME   Grand Forks        KGFE   Minot              KSRE   Williston          KWSE    New Hampshire   Durham             WEKW   Keene              WENH   Littleton          WLED    New Jersey   Camden             WNJS   Little Falls       WNJN   New Brunswick      WNJB   New Brunswick      WNJM   Trenton            WNJM   Trenton            WNJT    New Mexico   Albuquerque        KNME   Las Cruces         KRWG    Nevada   Reno               KNPB    New York   Albany             WMHT   Binghamton         WSKG   Buffalo            WNED   New York City      WNET   New York City      WLIW   Norwood            WNPI   Plattsburgh        WCFE   Poughkeepsie       W42AE   Rochester          WXXI   Schenectady        WMHT   Syracuse           WCNY   Watertown          WPBS    Ohio   Akron              WEAO   Alliance           WNEO   Bowling Green      WBGU   Cincinnati         WCET   Cleveland          WVIZ   Columbus           WOSU   Dayton             WPTD   Oxford             WPTO   Portsmouth         WPBO   Toledo             WGTE    Oklahoma   Cheyenne           KWET   Oklahoma City      KETA   Tulsa              KOED    Oregon   Bend               KOAB   Corvallis          KOAC   Eugene             KEPB   La Grande          KTVR   Portland           KOPB    Pennsylvania   Harrisburg         WITF   Philadelphia       WHYY   Pittsburgh         WQED   Pittston           WVIA    South Carolina   Allendale          WEBA   Beaufort           WJWJ   Charleston         WITV   Columbia           WRLK   Conway             WHMC   Florence           WJPM   Greenville         WNTV   Greenwood          WNEH   Rock Hill          WNSC   Spartanburg        WRET   Sumter             WRJA    South Dakota   Aberdeen           KDSD   Brookings          KESD   Eagle Butte        KPSD   Lowry              KQSD   Martin             KZSD   Pierre             KTSD   Rapid City         KBHE   Sioux Falls        KCSD   Vermillion         KUSD    Tennessee   Chattanooga        WTCI   Knoxville          WKOP   Knoxville          WETP   Lexington          WLJT   Memphis            WKNO   Nashville          WNPT    Texas   Amarillo           KAVC   Austin             KLRU   Corpus Christi     KEDT   Dallas             KERA   El Paso            KCOS   Houston            KUHT   Killeen            KNCT   San Antonio        KLRN   Waco               KWBU    Utah   Provo/    Salt Lake City    KBYU   Salt Lake City     KBYU    Virginia   Charlottesville    WHTJ   Front Royal        WVPY   Harrisonburg       WVPT   Richmond           WCVE   Richmond           WCVW    Washington   Centralia          KCKA   Tacoma/Seattle     KBTC    West Virginia   Beckley            WSWP   Huntington         WPBY   Morgantown         WNPB    Wisconsin   Milwaukee          WMVS   Milwaukee          WMVT    ABOUT ANUNA  

The members of Anuna were first seen on Public Television as the original vocal group featured in Riverdance. Since forming Anuna, the group has seen tremendous chart-topping European success and international acclaim. The Liverpool Guardian writes, " ... [the group's] haunting melodies, sung without any musical accompaniment, won rapturous applause and proved beyond doubt that Anuna's repertoire extends beyond Riverdance ... "

Often credited with being the first and original creators of the entire Celtic Soprano genre, they have performed and recorded with an illustrious list of international musical performers including: Sting, Barry Manilow, Elvis Costello, Michael Crawford, The Chieftains, Ashley MacIsaac and Sinead O'Connor. For additional information on Anuna please visit http://www.anuna.ie/

Source: Elevation Group

CONTACT: Kristen Foster of KFPR, +1-646-792-2230, kfoster@kfpr.net, for
Elevation Group

Web site: http://www.elevationgrp.com/
http://www.anuna.org/
http://www.anuna.ie/

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