▁Water ford , ▁performing ▁in ▁the ▁open ▁air ▁to ▁an ▁estimated ▁crowd ▁of ▁ 1 2 , 0 0 0 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Br end an ▁was ▁the ▁star ▁of ▁the ▁" I reland ' s ▁Show b ands ▁- ▁Do ▁You ▁Come ▁Here ▁O ften ?" ▁concert ▁series . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Official ▁website ▁ ▁Irish ▁Show b ands ▁Website ▁ ▁Category : I r ish ▁male ▁sing ers ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : 1 9 3 8 ▁birth s <0x0A> </s> ▁R ada ▁Man ufact uring ▁is ▁a ▁manufact urer ▁located ▁in ▁W aver ly , ▁Iowa . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁mak er ▁of ▁R ada ▁C ut l ery . ▁The ▁company ▁has ▁been ▁manufact uring ▁American - made ▁cut l ery ▁since ▁being ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁They ▁are ▁known ▁for ▁the ▁solid ▁al umin um ▁handles ▁on ▁their ▁cut l ery ▁and ▁for ▁their ▁aid ▁to ▁fund rais ers . ▁ ▁R ada ▁C ut l ery ▁was ▁first ▁produced ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁using ▁sur plus ▁military ▁kn ife ▁bl ades ▁then ▁available ▁at ▁a ▁fraction ▁of ▁their ▁value . ▁Early ▁on , ▁R ada ▁util ized ▁various ▁buildings ▁to ▁meet ▁their ▁needs . ▁One ▁was ▁a ▁fort ified ▁military ▁rad ar ▁base ▁used ▁to ▁monitor ▁air ▁space ▁during ▁the ▁Cold ▁War . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁manufact uring ▁operations ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁current ▁facility , ▁which ▁has