NORTH ANDOVER — Kick off your St. Patrick’s Day celebration early this year, and take in the traditional Celtic sounds of the season on Saturday, March 6th when the Makem Brothers with Mickey and Liam Spain make a return engagement to the Rogers Center.
The show starts at 7:30 p.m. and tickets are on sale now.
The Makem Brothers, Shane, Conor, and Rory, were born in Drogheda, County Louth, about an hour north of Dublin.
They continue the lineage of one of Irish music’s dynasties, begun by their grandmother Sarah Makem, who was sought after by song collectors for her store of traditional Irish songs.
Their father was Tommy Makem, the modern-day “Bard of Armagh.” Now considered an icon, he helped to bring Irish music out of the corner and into the international spotlight, where it has remained ever since.
Not in the past 30 years has a group taken the international stage with such vocal power and stage presence, capturing the essence of their genre, while standing out as something unique.
A host of various instruments and five male vocalists, using precise three-part harmonies, blend perfectly for what many have described as “a wall of sound.”
The Makem and Spain Brothers are at their best onstage where their talent and enthusiasm draw in fans that have never experienced the joy of folk music.
With St. Patrick’s Day just around the corner, this show is the ideal forum to discover the music that defines the Irish Spirit.
Advance tickets: $22.00
Advance college students and seniors: $20.00
All tickets at the door: $25.00
Call the Box Office at: 978-837-5355
Or visit www.merrimack.edu/rogers
