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Saturday, September 13, 2008 – 7 PM 
William Chrisman High School

1223 N. Noland Road
Independence, Missouri, USA

For more information, email: 
emerald.autumn@sbcglobal.net

"Help Us Help the Blind"

Tickets $10, limited seating.

Your entertainment line-up for the second annual Emerald Autumn!

Perryvillesml.jpg The Irish Brigade - Missouri's 7th and 30th Irish Regiments colorguard
The living history re-enactors will open the evening with presentation of our colors.

AraratP&D2007.jpg   THE PIPES and DRUMS of the ARARAT SHRINE
The Pipes and Drums of Ararat have successfully competed in the Central States Pipe Band competition and won first place numerous times.  They are gentlemen, one and all, and are endorsed by the Irish Music Association as one of the Midwest's top band for pipes and drums. 
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With Gabriel on bodhran, Adam on strings, and Rashid on whistles and flute.
Dublin-born Eddie Delahunt heads up the O’KCs, an international conglomerate
which is as diverse as Ireland in the 21st century. And, wouldn’t you know it?
They play the best Irish music around!! 
Songs with arrangements that will take you right to the heart of Ireland. 
It’s the luck of the Irish that we have them here for you!


KelihansTitle.jpg THE KELIHANS.com
Birthed from the midtown of Kansas City behind years of weekly duty at happy hour, the Kelihans serve up pub rock with high energy and working class harmonies about family and friends, old times and legends.
Sometimes raucous, sometimes beautiful, they inspire us with their original tunes and heartfelt traditional songs honoring their Irish heritage.
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BOB REEDER.com
Irish-American musician Bob Reeder is a captivating and versatile performer, entertainer, singer/songwriter and events/music producer. Armed with his 6- and 12-stringed acoustic guitars, banjo, cittern, and bagpipes, Bob has shared his music in pubs from New York to California, Canada to Mexico, on radio interviews and network TV. With more than nine albums produced, he has become an icon in Irish music in the Midwest and well-known globally.  Voted director of the Irish Music Association in 2000, he is your M.C. for the evening's entertainment.


Ticket Outlets: Corporate CopyPrint (On the Square in Independence)Curts Market (Maywood)Changing Seasons (Englewood)

 
An Irish music event to benefit the visually impaired.
"Help Us Help the Blind"
Presented by the
Independence Host Lions Club
 and co-produced by the Irish Music Association.

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Emerald Autumn Press Release (PDF)

Emerald Autumn Poster (PDF)

To download your program for the event click here

To help sponsor this event, click here.

Please, NO alcohol, NO tobacco, and NO firearms/weapons on school property.