Brendan Ryan, keyboardist, accordionist, horn player for GanoRyan will be playing with the New Pornographers at the All Points West Festival in Liberty State Park in NY (http://www.apwfestival.com/event/lineup), August 8. If you're around the area you don't want to miss this!!!!
Brendan will play trumpet, accordian and French horn on stage with them.
And as an aside, Brendan also did string arrangements, played the trumpet, French horn and accordion on their latest album "Challengers".
He also recently played on A.C. Newman's (bass/guitar and more for The New Pornographers) new record -- check it out here:
http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,4205661,00.html
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