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Senior Band

Junior bands

Small Groups and Soloists 

Booking Info

Murphy Roche Ceili Bands and performance groups

Senior and Junior Murphy Roche bands are made up of members of our club. In fact to participate in our band activities, or other club sponsored performances, you must be a member. Our bands perform  at festivals, concerts, and competitions throughout Illinois particularly during the summer months. Our Junior bands have even competed in Ireland at the world title level. 

We are predominantly a Ceili band but thanks to the wonderful singing talents of several of our members we are able to incorporate songs and ballads into our performances. We also feature duos and trios making for a very diverse and interesting stage performance that has won us much critical acclaim and was even the idea behind our second CD 'Twos and Threes'. To top it all off we even have step dancers!

Senior Band 2001

Senior Band at

Gaelic Park 2002

And more!

Heather Lavin, Rory Chole, Al Narbutaitis.

Junior Bands

In 2002 our junior band, under the direction of Kell Chole, qualified to compete in the All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil. As a band they competed in two competitions placing fourth in Groupa Cheoil. 

Our Junior bands give students from our music school an opportunity to play together, helping them mature both as musicians and as individuals, while working towards a goal and having fun with music. Many of our junior members are such accomplished musicians that they are also members of our senior band. Our senior band performances often include guest appearances by our junior band.

Small groups, duos, and soloists

Our club also  provides musical entertainment, from soloists to small groups of any size, for private parties and functions. Our members have played at birthdays, weddings, picnics, Christmas and, of course, Saint Patrick's day celebrations. You will even find some of our members playing in some of your favorite bands at the Irish pubs and Celtic festivals.