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The 2002 <strong>Comhaltas</strong> Concert Tour of the United States<br />
and Canada featuring, direct from Ireland, the tops in<br />
Irish traditional entertainment<br />
Echoes of Erin, the 30 th Annual Concert Tour of the United States and Canada<br />
w<strong>ill</strong> be from the III October to 20 th October. It w<strong>ill</strong> be a proud occasion<br />
marking as it does a monumental achievemnt, not only of sustaining the Tour<br />
over all these years, but developing it into a major cultural event. The Tour is<br />
sponsored by Anhueser Busch, Waterford Crystal and the Cultural Relations<br />
Committee of Ireland's Department of Foreign Affairs.<br />
From this Tour has grown a vibrant <strong>Comhaltas</strong> movement in North America with 50 branches promoting the native<br />
culture of Ireland and forging strong links between this vast continent and the homeland. Thousands of Irish-Americans<br />
(and non-Irish) play Irish traditional music and visit Ireland on a regular basis.<br />
The talented performers selected for the Tour are:<br />
Anne-Marie McGowan, Sligo/Dublin - presenter • Triona Flavin of Limerick on concert flute • Conor Walsh of Kerry -<br />
traditional singer • Astrid Ni Mhongain from Mayo - singer • Daire Mulhern of Clare on 2-Row accordion<br />
Ciara Brennan of Dublin and Patricia Dooley of Laois on fiddles • Colin McG<strong>ill</strong> of Laois on piano accordion<br />
Padraig McGovern of Leitrim on U<strong>ill</strong>eann Pipes • Lindsay Moynagh of Dublin on harp • Sharon Carroll from Offaly<br />
on concertina • Kerrie Herrity of Sligo on banjo • John Coli ins of Limerick - dancer & storyteller • Orla Byrne<br />
& Richard Lawless of Laois - dancers • Denise Kerrigan of Dublin & Liam Guiney of Cork - dancers<br />
Shane Murphy of Kerry - sound technician • Seamus McCormack of Sligo - tour manager
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