Hello - I’m organizing an exciting concert in Richmond, Vermont. June McCormack and her husband Michael Rooney, both from Ireland, will be touring the US this fall. This should be some wonderful Irish Traditional Music performed on Irish wooden flute & harp. I’ve seen June and Michael perform in both the US and Ireland and feel this is an opportunity not to be missed. So please come out and please spread the word. Hope to see you!
June McCormack & Michael Rooney
Irish Traditional Flute and Harp Masters
Monday November 8, 2004, 7:30pm
Venue: The space above the Richmond Free Library, Richmond, Vermont
Seats: $15
Reservations are strongly requested. You may pay cash (only) at the door.
To reserve tickets please send me a message via this website. Or just send me a regular email if you know my address.
Seating is limited so please reserve your seats early
Check out their website:
June McCormack is a brilliant young flute player hailing from Ballintogher, Co. Sligo. She won the Senior All-Ireland Flute Competition in 1998 as well as other prestigious awards. June was also proclaimed the Young Traditionalist Player of the Year by TG4, the Irish language TV channel. She has toured around the world and played in the band Siona with her husband, Michael Rooney.
Michael Rooney hails from Co. Monaghan and he is a multi-talented musician who has distinguished himself at a young age in the Irish music scene. A champion harpist who has won the All-Ireland, Keadue and Granard competitions several times, Rooney is also a highly regarded composer, arranger and producer of Irish music shows particularly for Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann. He is also an accomplished concertina player
Directions to the Richmond Free Library:
From I-89, take the Richmond Exit, which is #11. If you are heading north, take a left off the ramp onto Route 2. If you are heading south, take a right off the ramp onto Route 2. Go about a mile and a half to a traffic light. This is the center of Richmond. Take a right at the light and go about a tenth of a mile. The Library is on the left. The parking lot is on the right side of the Library. Richmond is located between Montpelier and Burlington.