Hounds of Finn

Newsletter – August 2009 – www.houndsoffinn.com

Hey folks!

We have some pretty exciting stuff to tell you about. At least, we're excited about it...!

*IRISH FAIR!

This weekend is the Irish Fair of Minnesota at Harriet Island in St. Paul (Aug. 7, 8, & 9). The Hounds of Finn are honored to be

performing TWO slots at the fair this year: both on Saturday. Here are the quick details:

Sat. August 8th:

10-11am on the Jake O'Connor's River Stage

5:30-6:30pm on the Walser Gateway Stage

The Fair is completely FREE to attend, and any & all details regarding entertainment and vendors can be found at the official

website:

http://www.irishfair.com

We're excited to perform these shows and hope some of you get a chance to catch it.

*NEW CD!

That's right, we have accomplished our goal of completing a 5-song EP in time for Irish Fair! Special thanks to Michelle MacGregor

and Leslie Rich for completing the production in time for this! The CD will be available directly from the band at Irish Fair and at

upcoming shows; as this is a promotional CD we do not have a price on this disc - but you can always make a donation to the band to

help offset costs. The EP will also be available online at CDbaby / iTunes very soon. The EP is a pre-release for the upcoming fulllength

CD and DVD combo entitled "Breakfast in Belfast".

The EP features 5 all-new studio recordings of the following pieces:

1. Arms as Warm as These (original)

2. Reels: Finn's reel / A Father's Pride (original)

3. Shady Grove (trad.)

4. Foggy Dew (trad.)

5. Reels: Sligo Maid / Colonel Rodney / Congress (trad.)

You can listen to streaming audio of *two new tracks* via the home page of our website:

http://www.houndsoffinn.com

*NEW WEBSITE!

That's right, we have finally gotten around to redesigning our website. Actually, I've got to give the credit to our Fiddle player

Michelle MacGregor for this one. She did it all herself! We're very happy to have something that reflects the latest progression of

our group; and we hope you stop in from time to time to check it out. Any suggestions are welcome and encouraged! Check it out

for yourself:

http://www.houndsoffinn.com

*NEW T-SHIRTS!

We had to do it! We just couldn't continue to let the Langers Ball kick our asses so badly in the merch department...

We have T-shirts that will be available at all our shows and through the website. They're "hazelnut brown" with our logo and a sweet

slogan - "I'll be your dog..." Awww. There will be more designs to come as well, especially if these go quickly...

*UPCOMING SHOWS!

On Sat., August 15th we return to the Dubliner. All of our upcoming dates are listed on our website as well as our Facebook page

and our MySpace page. Check in when you can!

*THANK YOU!

We hope you are all having an excellent summer and we look forward to seeing you all again. Best wishes from the Hounds of Finn!

Pete McCauley - August 4, 2009

www.houndsoffinn.com