From Ireland to America

Saturday, March 92:00—3:00 PMMeeting Room AShrewsbury Public Library609 Main Street, Shrewsbury, MA, 01545
Meeting Room BShrewsbury Public Library609 Main Street, Shrewsbury, MA, 01545

From Ireland to America is a festive music program celebrating traditional Irish music and culture. The concert includes a variety of traditional Irish and Irish-American songs and instrumentals. Lovely Irish ballads, work songs and familiar Irish sing-alongs are interspersed with lively jigs and reels instrumentals. The program may also include some traditional Scottish songs and Celtic stories. 

The audience is invited to sing, clap, dance and play spoons.  Introductory Irish step dancing and spoon playing instruction included, spoons are provided.

From Ireland to America is performed on guitar, banjo, mandolin, Irish bouzouki, Irish bodhran (drum), harmonica, pennywhistle, and spoons.  

Roger Tincknell is a professional singer, yodeler, and multi-instrumentalist with over 50 years of experience teaching and performing in MA schools, senior centers, and other community organizations. Roger is a two-time Parents' Choice Award-winning performer and recording artist. His songs and stories are augmented by his singing, yodeling, and playing of many musical instruments including guitar, banjo, mandolin, piano, ukulele, harmonica, and a wide variety of international folk instruments. Roger Tincknell is a Massachusetts certified and experienced classroom teacher and music specialist. His website, rogertincknell.com, provides additional information including performance references, concert reviews, and his educational background. 

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