SimpleGifts with Billy McLaughlin

12/15/11 — 7:30 p.m.
Sacred Heart Music Center
$20 advance, $25 at the door

Come celebrate the holiday season at Sacred Heart with the magical sounds of SimpleGifts.

From the organizers, "As long-time fans will tell you, SimpleGifts makes musical magic by bringing a modern flair to traditional Christmas carols and hymns. Staying close to the heart of Christmas by avoiding commercial and pop holiday repertoire has become the trademark of this award winning six-piece ensemble. SimpleGifts combines violin, celtic whistle, piano, acoustic guitar and percussion with angelic three part female vocals to create a modern Old-World sound. There is nothing ordinary about the arrangements this team delivers both in the studio and in concert. Seen by over 20,000 live audience members last season, this group continues to grow in popularity throughout the Upper Midwest and has successfully transitioned from their early days in coffeehouses and small listening rooms to prestigious performing art centers and larger churches. Entering its ninth holiday concert season, SimpleGifts is made up of internationally recognized award-winning instrumentalists and vocalists including guitar virtuoso Billy McLaughlin."