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Praying for the Rain

About Me


Co-founded by Canadian/Italian brothers, Domenic and Vincenzo DeCicco, Praying for the Rain have evolved into an international world music group that has travelled through-out Europe, Canada, Africa and the Middle East. One of the most vibrant and compelling bands on the scene today, they use an eclectic mix of sounds, rhythms and ethnic traditions, interwoven with evocative lead vocals and beautifully rendered acoustic instruments such as; violin, mandolin, Bodhran, flutes, percussion, guitars and accordion, creating a truly uplifting and high energy experience.Past performances and events include: the Union Chapel, London, the Trowbridge Pump festival, Cheese and Grain, Frome, Stainsby festival, London’s South Bank; ‘Watch This Space’ concert series presented by the National Theatre, a nomination for the best band audience awards in a BBC3 radio contest, performances in Algiers as part of the Millennium of El Jazzier Beni Mezghenna Festival, Festival Mora, Dubrovnik, Croatia, the Shantipi Festival in Israel and tours in Italy, Ireland and across the UK.

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Member Since: 11/09/2006
Band Website: www.twinarrowsmusic.com
Record Label: Twin Arrows Music
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Check out this event: Frome Festival - World Food Fest

Hosted By:Praying for the RainWhen:04 July 2009Where:Town CentreMarket PlaceFromeDescription:A first appearance by Praying for the Rain at this year's Frome Festival, Saturday July 4th at 5:30pm... du...
Posted by on Sun, 28 Jun 2009 09:34:00 GMT

new music

hey guys...hope its all going good... recording for the new album is going great..the sounds are all coming together...may even preview some rough mixes on our web site soon...so keep a look out...enj...
Posted by on Sun, 17 May 2009 07:01:00 GMT

new music

hey guys..hope you're having a wonderful spring..been awhile since our last words...just wanted to let you know the new songs are coming along great...we've got a few gigs coming up...and have booked ...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:06:00 GMT

happy new year

hi guys..happy new year..recently got back from snowy canada and now back to the studio and new music..not too many gigs coming up inbetween...a few coming later in the year for now..anyway ..hope lif...
Posted by on Sat, 31 Jan 2009 08:49:00 GMT

new pictures from recent Cheese and Grain concert

hi guys..hope you're all well and keeping warm...just wanted to let you know we've put up some new pics from our recent Frome concert....working on some of the video footage..so hopefully it we'll hav...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:00:00 GMT