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Music floating through the air;
Flowers and flags, Summertime fare.
Family and Friends gather there
on an enchanting midsummer evening.

Join us for Roots Midsummer Fest Sunday July 13
at  Tre Kronor Swedish Bistro’s garden.

Produced by Jamie O’Reilly and Tre Kronor, Roots Midsummer Fest a two-show event 4:30 and 7:00 PM in Tre Kronor’s magical garden. Featuring 20 of the musicians
from Roots Salon of the last 5 years and guests.

Including: Victor Holstein, Emcee with
Paul Amandes, Jimmy Conway, John Erickson,
Katrina Loundy, Midnight Moxie: Meg Broz, Sarah Chang, Nia O’Reilly Amandes,
With Lily Floeter, Willa Moore, Jamie O’Reilly, Ned O’Reilly,
Joe Phillips, Peter Swenson Collective
Steve Vazquez, Steve Zahradnik

Summerfare for food. BYOB.

 

Please choose either the 430 – 6:00 show or the 7:00 to 8:45PM
Send an email after purchasing with your show choice to roots@jamieoreilly.com

Paypal
OR Zelle Joan O’Reilly   773-203-7661.

OR Make a contribution of any amount to help with our purchase of sound equipment for the Salon  Donate to us as a small business donation via PayPal and this blog-page here: https://www.jamieoreilly.com/roots-salon-donors2025/

Thank you for your support of Roots Salon.

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WE’RE SOLD OUT for Feb 23.  see you in March for St Pat’s Day.  https://www.jamieoreilly.com/events/jamie-oreillys-st-patricks-day-roots-salon/

 

 

 

Listen to Paul and Jamie sing Lowlands of Holland

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What creature comforts inspire you in winter?  What do you seek-out to get you through the dark days and long winter nights?   Jamie O’Reilly hosts a cozy evening of music, poetry and stories, celebrating the Scandinavian midwinter tradition of Hygge.*  The multi-talented Paul Amandes is the guest artist.  Jamie joins him on a few songs.  With Meg Broz and Judi Heikes.

Chef Patty’s menu will feature comfort foods in the Scandinavian and Chicago traditions. Reserve in advance.  Evenings sellout. BYOB

What is Hygge:
This concept could basically be translated into coziness, although it is more than that. It is a philosophy of life that aims at our well-being, making our home our temple.,,The ten principles of the Hygge Manifesto: Atmosphere, Presence, Pleasure, Equality, Gratitude, Harmony, Comfort, Truce, Togetherness and Shelter.  Read more.

 

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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.