Zachary’s Jewelers Supports Local Traditional Irish Band

Annapolis, MD – July 6, 2022 – When Riley, Claire, and Keira were performing outside Zachary’s Jewelers in downtown Annapolis, they caught the ear and the eye of Zachary’s Evangeline Ross. “They were fantastic,” said Ross. She added, “They were “busking” as it is called, performing to raise money to compete in in the Irish Traditional Music World Championships in Ireland!”

Just last month, The Baltimore/Washington Academy of Irish Culture Band qualified at a competition in Parsippany, New Jersey for the World Championships in August. When Ross was listening, she immediately said to the Zachary’s team, “We should help these terrific young musicians.” And so they will. Parts of the group will be performing outside Zachary’s Jewelers on Main Street to continue to raise money to fund the trip. “Zachary’s is also going to chip in and encourage our wonderful customers to do the same,” said Ross.

Young Keira (last name withheld), plays fiddle and bodrhan (Irish drum) in the band said, “We are so grateful for the support from Zachary’s Jewelers where we play right outside in downtown Annapolis, and we’re super excited to represent our hometown area at the world championships in Ireland.”

The group will be competing in the All-Ireland Fleadh in Mullingar, Ireland in August. In Ireland they will not only represent our Maryland/Capitol area, but will have an opportunity to study at Scoil Eigse the week before with the top musicians on each instrument and learn side by side with their Irish peers.

To join Zachary’s Jewelers in support of the Baltimore/Washington Academy of Irish Culture, please visit www.bwaic.org.

ABOUT ZACHARY’S JEWELERS:

Zachary’s Jewelers is delighted to be your destination for fine jewelry and customer service equal to it. For more than 25 years, Zachary’s has provided the finest in high-fashion jewelry and are the area’s only direct importers of diamonds, and also offers a custom design and fabrication workshop. Learn more at zacharysjewelers.com

ABOUT BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON ACADEMY OF IRISH CULTURE:

The BWAIC aims to bring a full cultural learning experience to students of all interests and backgrounds. While high level repertoire education is important, of equal importance are Irish language, old style dancing, tin whistle, song and history, and music theory. Our aim is to bring these courses to all young students at an equitable cost while also creating a gateway to growth opportunities from festivals to Fleadh competitions and beyond. Students should be exposed to rarer instruments and given opportunities to try these instruments and receive high quality instruction in order to preserve the music on all traditional instruments.