Musicians rally in concert for quake children

The Chieftains’Triona Marshall reveals plans for a concert to aid quake victims and also mark the band’s 50th anniversary, writes Gerry Quinn

Musicians rally in concert for quake children
Wed, 23 Nov, 2011 - 00:00

MORE than 20,000 people were killed or remain unaccounted for following the earthquake and tsunami of March 11 last, in Japan.

At least 200 children were orphaned and over 1,100 lost parents in the disaster on the Pacific coast of Tohoku. For those who remain, life has completely changed.

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