Paul Brady announced as special guest for National Concert Hall benefit show

Northern Irish singer Paul Brady has been added to the list of special guests who will perform at the National Concert Hall for the launch of the Musician Treatment Foundation coming to Ireland on June 13.

Brady will be joining the lineup of three Grammy-award winning musicians; singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash, guitarist and producer John Leventhal, and Irish-American folk artist Aoife O’Donovan.

The singer will make an appearance at the Gala to benefit and launch the Musician Treatment Foundation (MTF) in Ireland, which assists musicians who need specialised orthopaedic care for their shoulders, elbows, and hands.

The MTF was founded as a nonprofit in the US in July 2017 by orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Alton Barron.

It provides free upper limb orthopaedic care to eligible professional musicians through MTF’s Physicians for Musicians network.

Through this network, MTF has assisted hundreds of injured musicians in the US with care valued at over $2.7 million.

Speaking about the launch, Dr. Barron said they have helped many injured musicians across the United States and now look forward to helping musicians in Ireland.

“We are grateful for this benefit concert in the magical city of Dublin thanks to Rosanne Cash and John Leventhal, two of the most talented and generous musicians you will ever meet,” He said.

“Musicians are sacred treasures for all cultures and peoples. This international collaboration of American, Irish-American, and Irish musicians reflects and reinforces the beauty, richness, and hope of our countries and cultures.”

Rosanne Cash and John Leventhal shared why they are supporting the MTF benefit concert: “Musicians are uniquely vulnerable to hand and arm injuries, impairments, pain, and chronic conditions: problems in the very parts of the body we need most to perform and create music.

“Dr. Alton Barron and other experienced orthopaedic surgeons provide invaluable career- and soul-saving care that makes it possible to play, and to live our potential as musicians. We owe them, and the Musicians Treatment Foundation, an enormous debt.”

Tickets priced from €49.50 and are available for purchase here.