We're live on NPR's Thistle and Shamrock!

From now on, we'll be able to introduce ourselves and our album with "as heard on National Public Radio's Thistle and Shamrock!" This weekend we are featured on Fiona Ritchie's famous traditional music program, which is focused this week on "tracks from the latest albums by North American artists who work to expand the reach of Celtic traditions." Congratulations to all of our performers and families, past and present.

The program will be streaming for the next 10 weeks or so at www.Thistleradio.com.

Show canceled!

Sadly, we have had to cancel a gig. We will not be appearing this Saturday at the Niagara Celtic Festival, an event we have really been looking forward to, as our director has been placed on injured reserve. Our current and complete schedule is available on our website at www.blackrosetrad.org.

Good luck to Jayne and Bram!

Best of luck to Jayne and Bram, in Ireland right now to compete in the 2012 All Ireland Fleadh Cheoil... Earlier this spring, Jayne took 1st place in 12-15 fiddle, as well as 2nd place in slow airs and 3rd place in bodhran at the Mid-Atlantic Fleadh. Bram took 2nd place in fiddle, slow airs, and bodhran in the under-12 division!

Upcoming Events 2012-13

We already have five great events scheduled for the next school year, and we are excited for all of them! Our performance calendar opens with our debut at the Niagara Celtic Festival on September 15, and then moves to our first-ever performance and workshop at the Rochester Flute Fair in November. We will be presenting workshops at the western NY and NY State music education conferences in December and January, and are honored to have been invited to performed at Highland Hospital's Fundraising Gala in March. We are also in talks to host a wind band and traditional band from a school in Ireland in March, and look forward to performing with them.

To keep up with our calendar, visit the schedule page of our website.

Playing at McGraw's Wednesday evening

At McGraw's, March 2011

Join us at McGraw's on Commercial St. in ER Wednesday night from 6-8 pm. 15% of your order is going to Róisín Dubh!

Congrats to Jayne and Bram!

Congratulations to Jayne and Bram who competed at the Mid-Atlantic Fleadh this weekend...  Jayne took 1st place in 12-15 fiddle, as well as 2nd place in slow airs and 3rd place in bodhran! Bram took 2nd place in fiddle, slow airs, and bodhran in the under-12 division!

Performance just added for this weekend!

Just added... Róisín Dubh will be performing this Saturday, May 19 at the new Finger Lakes Celtic Games and Festival in Farmington. We will be playing a short set of 30-35 minutes between the two headline acts at approximately 7:30.

Two great invitations for 2012-2013

We received two invitations this week, one to play and teach a two-part double-session workshop in Buffalo at the Western NY Music Education Conference (January 2013), and now another to play and teach a workshop at the State Music Education Conference in December 2012.

Celtic Music Society is now Róisín Dubh!

Welcome to the new blog for Róisín Dubh (The Black Rose), East Rochester High School's Irish traditional music program. We've been making a lot of improvements to our name, our sound, and our look. We've been working hard, and we hope you like the changes.