The Trio di Parma has won for itself the highest acclaim at the Concorso Internazionale "Vittorio Gui" in Florence, Italy, as well as the international chamber music competitions of Melbourne (Australia), ARD Munich (Germany) and Lyon (France).

The Trio di Parma has been a guest of the most important musical institutions both at home in Italy including Accademia di S. Cecilia in Rome, Amici della Musica in Florence, Unione Musicale in Turin, Gran Teatro la Fenice in Venice and Accademia Filarmonica Romana. Internationally they have been guests of Berlin Philharmonic, Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center in New York, London's Wigmore Hall, Konzerthaus of Vienna, Saint Petersburg Philharmonic, Lockenhaus Festival, the Teatro Coliseo in Buenos Aires, the Barossa Music Festival, Hamburg as well as appearances in Warsaw, Los Angeles, Washington, Adelaide, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paolo.

The trio has taken part in numerous TV and radio recordings, both for the Italian state network RAI and various foreign stations.

They have also recorded the three Trios of Brahms for UNICEF and the complete Trios of Beethoven for the music magazine Amadeus.

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This magical show combines the rich musical and dance traditions of Ireland and Canada with a combination of instrument and dance that thrills audiences with it's vitality, passion and exuberance.

Triona Marshall (harp), Jon Pilatzke (fiddle) and Jef McLarnon (guitar) are joined by fellow Chieftains touring alumni Nathan Pilatzke (Canadian step-dance) and Cara Butler (Irish step-dance), whose incredible, intricate step-dancing will have the audience on its feet.

Add to this the sonorous voice and guitar of Jef McLarnon and you have a show that will live in the memory.

TREAD have already performed numerous tours around Ireland to high acclaim. Their recent performance at the 2007 World Fleadh was described as "(the) 'winner' from five great nights of music.(Tread) really lifted the roof of the Dunamaise Theatre with their mix of elegant harp, fiery fiddle and dancing that had to be seen and heard to be believed"

Earlier this year they recorded their first album 'Live From Matt Molloy's' with the aid of the Irish Arts Council. In December 2008 they will tour Japan with Anuna.