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Blog shares the video. Vocalist Jamie O’Reilly sings a poignant tribute to her Irish American Aunt Dorothy in this ballad by Tom Amandes. A rich vocal tradition was handed down to Jamie from Aunt “Dottie,” whose story is illustrated in this video featuring vintage photographs dating back to the mid 1800s.

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SongBirds Songs of Resilience. Jamie talks about singers that inspired the direction she took as a singer of international ballads. Here is an unreleased track of Tell Me Who I’ll Marry, based on a Polish folksong, made popular by the Judy Collins 1962 recording.

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From On the Banks of the Roses LP, 1986Rereleased on Jamie O’Reilly & The RoguesA Collection of Rogues’ Recordings, 2005 Listen here: Tom Amandes, vocals, penny whistleJamie O’Reilly, vocalsPaul Amandesm guitar, harmony vocalsPeter Swenson, classical guitarStuart Rosenberg, fiddleJohn Floeter, double bass Doon the Moor was a find in the Colm O Lochlainn More Irish Street […]

From On the Banks of the Roses LP, 1986Rereleased on Jamie O’Reilly & The RoguesA Collection of Rogues’ Recordings, 2005 Listen here: Tom Amandes, vocals, penny whistleJamie O’Reilly, vocalsPaul Amandesm guitar, harmony vocalsPeter Swenson, classical guitarStuart Rosenberg, fiddleJohn Floeter, double bass Doon the Moor was a find in the Colm O Lochlainn More Irish Street […]

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I met four out of the five Rogues in high school in Crystal Lake, where we sang in the folk group at church, and did some musicals.  The original group started in ’82 as O’Reilly’s Reelers. It was Jamie, Tom and some of our college buddies.  Our first promo shot was on the set of […]

I met four out of the five Rogues in high school in Crystal Lake, where we sang in the folk group at church, and did some musicals.  The original group started in ’82 as O’Reilly’s Reelers. It was Jamie, Tom and some of our college buddies.  Our first promo shot was on the set of […]

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Music with Jamie O’Reilly, Vocals ~ John Erickson, Piano “Today was just perfect all the way around. Just the right start to see in-person music again.” Sue Kessell, WNUR Folk Show A Mid-May Note from JamieWe have some very delightful events coming up, bringing the Roots in the Garden Series to backyard gardens and venues this […]

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Jamie brings her Roots in the Garden Salon Series to Cary, Il. Also livestreaming on FACEBOOK!

https://www.facebook.com/jamiejoanoreilly/videos/10215822546757165/

Roots in Ireland Fundraiser Concert
Starts at 2:00 PM.  Music from 2:15 to 4 PM.

Raffle gift baskets and signed posters. 

This concert is sold-out.  We will release some spots to a waiting list the weekend of the concert.  If you purchase tickets for the waiting list, if a spot does NOT open up, your money will be refunded. 

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