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The Kerry Ramblers are from the Ballydonoghue/Lisselton CCE Branch, situated outside Listowel, Co. Kerry, Ireland. They visited the Washington area from October 23-31, 2008 as guests of the O’Neill Malcom Branch.

The Ballydonoghue/Lisselton Branch has had many All-Ireland champion dancers and musicians among their ranks. The dance group coming to Washington consists of eight kids (four couples) who won the All-Ireland Championship last year in the Set Dancing for age 12 and under. Many of the kids are also accomplished musicians. Two of them, Kilian O'Carroll (banjo) and Kevin O’Neill (accordion) won the All-Ireland Duet Championship. One of the five adult musicians who will be performing with the group, TP McNamara, won the All-Ireland Senior accordion title in 2001; his sister Katie (concertina, fiddle, singer) is also an All-Ireland champion. Branch delegate Karen Trench is an All-Ireland singer.

Tour leader John Stack is the full time dance teacher and his pupils range from 4 to 17 years of age and have won many Irish National set dancing titles. They have one of the biggest dance groups and classes in Kerry with about 130 pupils all under 17. John teaches all over North Kerry and West Limerick.

THE GROUP MEMBERS ARE:

John Stack, Director

Kilian O'Carroll, dancer/banjo/mandolin - All Ireland u12 Duet Champion
Kevin O'Neill, dancer/accordion - All Ireland Duet Champion
Tom Trench, dancer/banjo
Cathal O'Sullivan, dancer
Elaine McCarthy, dancer
Moire O'Connell, dancer/flute player
Cliona Doyle, dancer/concertina
Claudia Greaney, dancer

John Nolan, guitar/bodhran
Krystal Stack, concertina/whistle/step dancer/set dancer
Jackie Stack, whistle/step dancer/set dancer

John Fennell/Bodhran/Spoons/Set Dancer
TP McNamara, accordion - All Ireland Senior Champion
Katie McNamara, concertina/fiddle/singer - All Ireland Champion and has done Concert tours with Comhaltas

• HIGHLIGHTS of THE KERRY RAMBLERS VISIT TO WASHINGTON, DC
  
  WEDNESDAY 10/22
  Arrival: All Hosts meet at Dulles and take guests away

• FRIDAY 10/24
  The group will perform at THE ATLAS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER FOR A“EURO KIDS” FESTIVAL PROGRAM; 9:30 AM

• SATURDAY 10/25

• SET DANCE WORKSHOP FOR KIDS, SILVER SPRING – TIME AND PLACE TBD

• SUNDAY 10/26
  6PM: performance at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Millennium Stage [Can be viewed live via the internet]

• TUESDAY 10/28
  Trip to Baltimore, Maryland via chartered bus
  Day-time tour of the city:
  Evening: meet members of the Emerald Isle Club at J. Patrick’s Pub followed by music session and sets. l

• THURSDAY 10/30
  Evening – FAREWELL PARTY AT the Frost Center, Rockville, Maryland, Halloween Ceili. ALL ARE WELCOME. LIVE MUSIC AND DANCING

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updated: 4/25/11

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