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Welcome
to the home page of Murphy Roche Irish Music Club
The
Murphy
Roche Irish Music Club is an organization for musicians who play, or
want to play,
Irish traditional music. We are affiliated with the international organization of Irish
Musicians,
Comhaltas
Ceoltóirí Éireann. Members do not need to be Irish. We draw
from a broad range of ethnicities, including Polish, Native American,
Dutch, Brazilian,
and, of course, Irish. We invite you to join our club and join in our activities. Click
here to see what folks are saying
about Murphy Roche.
Our weekly sessions offer a lot to many. Of course, they're an
opportunity for musicians to gather and play traditional music. But
they're much more. Club members socialize there, others enjoy "lift" from
the music, new friendships form, and some are inspired to start performing
Irish music and even join the club.
Sessions are from an Irish music tradition that has touched many lives
over the centuries. If you've never been to a session, or if it's
been a while, we hope you'll try a Murphy Roche session soon. Newcomers, regulars, families and friends are always
warmly welcomed.
Murphy Roche is a501(C)3 non-profit organization for
further information contact: 630-212-7679
Scoil
(School) - Classes and Instructions
Working
to
preserve and promote the music, dance, and cultural heritage of Ireland, the
Murphy Roche Music School
is open to adults and Children of all ages. Our school offers
instruction in the following instruments
Our
school also arranges workshops with the best of local and international
Irish Musicians. These workshops are open to members and non-members. (A token fee may be charged to cover the cost of the
workshop).
To
Contact
Us
Murphy RocheIrish Music Club
11309 West 72nd Street
Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527-4938, USA
(630) 662-8611
Murphy Roche Irish
Music Club On A Roll
(Irish American News -
March 2002)
The Murphy Roche Irish Music Club,
located in Burr Ridge and consisting of nearly eighty members have students in
the Western suburbs who have performed at many prestigious venues, like Grant
Park, and have hosted traditional Irish music sessions at local pubs.
The club is a dynamic group, known
for playing rollicking jigs and reels, as well as for efforts to teach young and
adult musicians how to play Irish music. The children of the music school
recently competed in the Milwaukee Winterfeis, an Irish music and dance
competition, and were among the top dancers in every category of music.
The children are now preparing two
bands to compete in an international music competition in late April. The club
performed at the university of Chicago’s Folk Fest in February and in numerous
festivals all summer long, including the Gaelic Park Irish Fest.
Adult musicians come from every walk
of life and nearly every ethnicity. Most never played Irish music before but
were lured by the exciting, driving rhythms they heard in Riverdance. Many were
classical musicians who were charmed by the idea of playing music for the sheer
joy of it.
For more information on the Murphy
Roche Irish Music Club contact
Kell Chole
at
630-662-8611
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Welcome
new Members
Murphy Roche Irish Music Club would like to welcome
all new members
to our club and we wish them well in their pursuit of Irish music, song, and
dance.
Special jubilee award from CCE
 Congratulation
to our very own Kell Chole on being
one of the honored recipients of a special jubilee award from CCE for
outstanding contributions to Irish Music. The award was presented at the 2001
Midwest Fleadh in Detroit. With a very limited number of
nominations permitted by CCE, this award shows the high esteem Kell is held in by
her colleagues and peers in the world of
Irish traditional
music, song and
dance. In
speaking of the award Kell says "I think all the members of the club really
share in that success."
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Pat Roche
1905-2004
