<div dir="ltr"><br clear="all"><div><br></div><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Library Program Organizers,</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Are you looking for an Irish/Celtic band to perform at your
library in 2020? <b><i>Uneven Ground</i></b> has an acoustic-style ideal for
your library setting with past performances at the Loutit District Library,
MADL Norton Shores Branch, MADL Walker Branch, MADL White Lake Branch, Saranac
Public Library, Clarksville Public Library, Flat River Public Library, KDL
Grandville Branch, and the Hackley Public Library. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Uneven Ground</span></i></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> is a four-piece traditional
Celtic band blending vocals with instrumentals to bring their listeners on a
unique musical journey. By teaching the history of their music mixed with their
nonsensical humor, each performance offers the listener an escape from the
busyness of life. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Figuratively named after the Irish slip jig “On the Rocky Road to
Dublin,” UG has become one of the most talked-about and exciting traditional/folk
bands to emerge on the music scene today. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Rooted in Irish music, <b><i>Uneven Ground</i></b> has shared
the stage with some of the top Irish bands including </span><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Kennedy’s Kitchen</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> from South Bend, Indiana</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">; <b><span style="color:black">One for the Foxes</span></b><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration-line:underline"><span style="color:rgb(102,0,0);text-decoration-line:none"> </span></span><span style="color:black">with members from Galway, Dublin,
and Colorado; and<b> </b></span></span><a href="http://goitse.ie/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,0,0);text-decoration-line:none">Goitse</span></b></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">, Ireland’s
award-winning top traditional band of 2015. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">UG’s festival performances include the Kalamazoo Irish Festival, Sparta
Celtic Festival, and, the <i>Mother of Them All </i>- The Michigan Irish Music
Festival. This past summer, UG was one of the featured bands for WGHN radio’s
summer concert series in Grand Haven.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><i><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Uneven
Ground</span></i></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">
is now a member of the Michigan Humanities Council Touring directory. Visit </span><a href="http://www.michiganhumanities.org/touring-grants/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">http://www.michiganhumanities.org/touring-grants/</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> for more info.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Attached is
Uneven Ground’s Electronic Media Kit.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Uneven
Ground Promotional Video shot at Loutit District Library</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/larry.halverson/videos/10213651484375638/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">https://www.facebook.com/larry.halverson/videos/10213651484375638/</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Or</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">YouTube</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br>
</span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1AzgeX3txI" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1AzgeX3txI</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Check out <b><i>Uneven Ground</i></b> at:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://unevengroundceltic.com/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,0,0)">https://unevengroundceltic.com/</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/unevengroundceltic/?ref=bookmarks" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,0,0)">https://www.facebook.com/unevengroundceltic/?ref=bookmarks</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Contact <b><i>UG</i></b> at </span><a href="mailto:admin@unevengroundceltic.com" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">admin@unevengroundceltic.com</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> <span style="color:black">or (231) 557-1453 to leave a message.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font size="6" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><i>Larry Halverson</i></font><div>Community Relations Coordinator</div><div>616-850-6922</div><div><br></div><div><b>"<i>Taking it to the Loutit level.</i>"</b></div><div><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1erlvgMhkT7Be8ykVEV-YP4bOZgl_UvXh&revid=0Bx7iW5sVSi86bXh1UXZNMytMVjVkNDI4VmxLRTFVeUpmR1JNPQ" width="200" height="111"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div>