St. Pius X Catholic Church, Rock Island, IL
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2502 29th Avenue, Rock Island, Illinois 61201
309-793-7373
Sunday, September 07
Twenty-Third Sunday of Ordinary Time
THE VOICE AND MUSIC OF IRELAND
Concert by Paddy Homan and The Creevey Band
 
Paddy Homan’s lyric tenor songs--sung in English and Gaelic--and rib-tickling humor connect the past to the present when he sings his songs and tells his stories of Ireland. He will perform at Farrell Hall, St. Pius X Church, at 2901 24th St., Rock Island from 8:00 to 11:00 pm on Friday, July 11th. The admission fee will be $10.00.
 
Paddy will be joined by The Creevey Band: Danny Burns from County Donegal on the guitar, Declan Fahy from County Galway on the button accordion and tin whistle, and Patrick Quinn from Cleveland on the banjo, mandolin and flute as they play traditional and contemporary Irish music. 
 
When the Lord Mayor of Cork, Ireland, Sean Martin, helped launch Homan’s CD, Far from the Land, he said, “Paddy sings with the emerging voice of Ireland.”
 
In a Chicago Tribune front page article Paddy said, ”Songs release the stories within the person. Familiar Irish airs soothe the spirit and give comfort.”
 
A New York Times review said, “… the best traditional Irish music you’ll find outside Ireland with Paddy Homan and his band.”
 
The Landmark Gallery of Kennebunkport, Maine wrote, “The extra element he adds to each lyric separates mere music from art. The man is an artist.”
 
For additional information and video/sound clips see www.paddyhoman.com.