Chieftains fight for the trees
The group joins a benefit concert to prevent the extinction of trees used for musical instruments
The Hot Press Newsdesk, 28 Oct 2010
The global decline of the world's forests has been an issue in the news before, but now a new group has taken a special interest in trying to keep trees alive - the music industry.
Irish non-governmental organisation Just Forests, along with Greenpeace and companies such as Gibson Guitars, Martin Guitars and Baldwin Pianos, have joined in the fight against the extinction of an estimated 80 different species of 'tone woods,' or trees that produce the wood used for musical instruments. Just Forests is doing their part by putting on a benefit concert at the Tullamore Court Hotel in Co. Offaly to raise awareness for the fight to save these important trees.
The show, dubbed the 'Sound of Wood' Concert, will feature six-time Grammy Award winners The Chieftains, and will take place on Wednesday, November 24. The performance will seek to spread the ideas of forest conservation and Fair Trade in order to bring the threatened 'tone woods' back to healthy and sustainable levels.
"Timber species decline is not just a third world issue," said Tom Roche of Just Forests. Roche cited the potential disappearance of the Alaskan Sitka Spruce, one of the key woods used in soundboards, within the next six years as a major reason why Gibson, Martin and Baldwin have become involved.
This concert will be the fourth and final performance of The Chieftains' Irish mini-tour, which is set to begin November 17 at the University of Limerick. Tickets are €50.
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