Jim Perkins: "The Head Wren" Jim has played guitar for Paddy Keenan, Sean Keane, Tom Paxton and more. He is the Wren band center stage guy, as well as a wonderful singer and guitar player.
Cheryl Burns: "The REAL Head Wren" Cheryl adds gorgeous vocals, bodhran and mountain dulcimer.
Asher Perkins: "The Mute" Often considered one of the best concertina players North America despite his young age, Asher brings in concertina, button accordion, and tin whistle.
Alison Perkins: "The redhead... I mean, the blonde... no wait, brunette... no, now she's a redhead!" Alison has won multiple fiddle championships in the United States. She adds brilliant fiddle, tin whistle, vocals and constantly changing hair.
Terence McKinney: "The Octopus Trainer" One of the best Uilleann pipers you'll ever hear. He also adds tin whistles, vocals and sarcasm. Terence is also a 2002 honoree in the Midwest Irish Music Hall of Fame (seriously!)
Influences
Traditional Irish Music. Traditional Irish singers.
Sounds Like
Very, traditional Irish music and songs with some Scottish, American and English thrown in for flavoring.
"Plays traditional Celtic music so heartachingly well that even Finn McCool would be impressed." Detroit Metro time "Irish folk band Finvarra's Wren .... making the kind of music you'd only hear on the west coast of Ireland." Detroit Metro Times , March 2007
Festivals
Concerts
Workshops
Corporate Events
Céilithe
Private Parties
Select Pubs
Oh the wren, oh the wren...
This powerful, Michigan-based, Irish band, plays addictive Irish, and Celtic-American folk music with all their hearts.
The members of the Wren band have all earned their own bragging rights and become highly visible in the competitive midwestern U.S. Irish Trad scene. They often play such exclusive venues as The Ark, The Goderich Celtic Festival, and Bliss Festival.
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We are proud members and teachers of Detroit Irish Music Association - Comhaltas in Michigan and Windsor Ontario.
What Bright and Lovely sounds you all make together! It's an inspiration to my heart and ears! I will always remember those friendly, musical nights at Four Green Fields. You helped me through a lonesome time. It's so good to hear you now. I Hope to see you in Michigan around Thanksgiving time. Wishing you all the best.
After you've finished here, you may like to hear this poem sung on myspace...
Poem 162 of 230, WalkaboutsVerse (please see my blog): TEES TO TYNE: FIRST IMPRESSIONS - SUMMER 2001
Where traditions are not so rare; Sea, country and works scent the air; A multitude of monuments, Planted tubs and patterned pavements.
The longish pedestrian malls; The remnants of defensive walls; Historic buildings are a gauge Of the respect for heritage.
Wheat, rape and pines in the fields; Estuaries guarded by shields; Long sandy beaches and wide scenes; Romantic-ruin go-betweens.
Rivers in parts licked by trees, Or fringed by boat clubs, wharfs, gantries, And crossed by practical delights - Varied spans, forming pleasing sights.
Fine churches headed at Durham; Football kits ad infinitum; Kept castles - one for study; Masonry behind masonry.
And, with moulding-works out that way, It’s somewhere for a longer stay..?
FÁILTE - welcome and thanks for finding us. Lovely tune selections and arrangements ... listening right now ... wow :) Let us know what you think of the tunes :) ♫♪♬♫♪♬♬♫♪♫ www.neffbros.eu
Hey Finvarras! Appreciate the add. Now doesn't your Orkney Carol sound much like Follow Me Down to Carlow? Come and session with us at www. myspace. com/saratogapancelticsession when you get in our neck of the woods. Vonnie from 2 Bits (hammered dulcimer and piano)
Thanks so much for your kind comment! Love your music as well. We are developing and adding new goodies as we go...There may be a newly composed tune added to our myspace files shortly. We'll let you know!
Thank you- your usic is so beautiful; you can hear the evolutionof traditional music into americana form even one listen. It has such rare grace. Will talk to you about radio play at a later date. and thanks for your comment- hopefully I am a new friend from the here-and-now :) Rena
Everything on the planet is tilting weirdly but your music is a great wash from the cares of the world! I'm a silly mundanian workin' man for now with paint under my nails and plaster stuck to my knuckles. Thanks of thinking of me. Hope to catch ya soon.
