CMA Next Concert

Holy Trinity Parish Hall

What is most remarkable about Rosheen, a Quebec based group, is that they perform the traditional music of Ireland with such authenticity.

From Quebec to The World - First USA Tour!

Rosheen is one of those amazing “discoveries” –a Celtic band out of Quebec that is not yet known internationally, but after hearing their sound, you wonder, why not?! We were knocked out first by the music clips on their site and then when we heard their CD “Musique Celtique,” it only confirmed that they should be household name among fans of Celtic Music! For that reason the Celtic Music Association and The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick are pleased to bring this group to Des Moines during their first tour of the United States. So don’t miss out on being one of the first to hear them live. They will be performing on Saturday March 5, 2005 8:00pm at Holy Trinity Parish Hall located at 2926 Beaver Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa. The Celtic Music Association has been proudly been sponsoring and promoting Celtic music and cultural events in Des Moines for the past twelve years.

Rosheen's Web Site

Experience the pure essence of Celtic Music. You'll love this music!

Hear these sound clips free!
     Medley: I buried my wife (811 Kb)
     Star of the county down (864 Kb)
     Medley: Last House in Connacht (1,25 Mb)
     Siul aruin (1,23 Mb)
     Suite de Polkas (982 Kb)
     Roisin Dubh (1,02 Mb)
     Morrisson's Jig (689 Kb)
     Black is the color (1,18 Mb)

Tickets can be purchased at our Ticket outlets
or thru the mail
Send Check ($18 per ticket) to

the CMA
P.O. Box 30001
Des Moines, IA 50310

About ROSHEEN

Founded in 1997 by singer-songwriter Lynn Vallières, the folk group Rosheen now boasts seven members, all blessed with a passion for Celtic music. Rosheen has performed all across Québec, and two years ago made a great impression at the Montreal International Celtic Music Festival. Appearances at other events, such as Le Festival Nouvelle-France in Québec City, have helped spread their reputation across the region. Rosheen has also performed on prestigious stages such as Place D’Youville and Parc Rolland-Beaudin in Ste-Foy where they were welcomed by a warm and enthusiastic audience. What is most remarkable about Rosheen, a Quebec based group, is that they perform the traditional music of Ireland with such authenticity.

In February of 2004 CBC-Radio broadcasted a live performance by Rosheen from the Capitole de Québec, one of the city’s most respected performance venues. The two hours show was heard from coast to coast on the French network and was rebroadcast the next day on CBC’s English counterpart. Rosheen and their guests, Paris to Kiev, thrilled a full house of 1,200 seats as well as thousands of radio listeners. Irish Dancing Magazine (Ireland) and Keltika (Italy) have given high praise to Rosheen for their music. The group can already be heard on the air in North America and Europe, and with booking and management deals having just taken place in Canada and America, more focus is being planned for radio.

Rosheen, the group also performs original works by different band members, giving their self-titled CD a particularly original flavor. Jigs, reels and hellish polkas are intertwined with haunting ballads, affording Rosheen a great diversity both as a recording act, and in particular, when performing live in concert.

In addition to the crystal voice of Lynn Vallières (recorder and bodhran), six seasoned and versatile musicians make up the band; Michel Hénault (guitar, arranger-composer and writer), multi-instrumentalist Grégoire Painchaud (keyboard, piano, violin, mandolin and arranger-composer), Kattialine Painchaud (violin and harp), François Matte (wooden flute, tin whistle), François Guilbault (double bass and bass) and last but not least Christian Paré (percussion and drums).

Virginia Mac Isaac
Rambles, cultural arts magazine

Rosheen has a light and lively sound that splendidly carries a true Celtic experience. I expected a sound similar to Grand Derangement, an Arcadian band from Nova Scotia, but this group has its own style. I don’t think you could go wrong by listening to them and following these musicians into the faery realm of Irish soul.

ID SPECIAL

This is splendid stuff! Jigs, reels and polkas, with the finest instrumentation on fiddle, flute bouzouki, bodhran and the rest. But, what is really amazing is the band is composed of seven French Canadians with not a Seamus, O’Connor, nor the least hint of Irishness anywhere to be found!…This international CD is exceptional and shows just how cleaver and sensitive musicians from any land can be, adapting and singing to someone else’s tune.

Pat Garret
Real Good Music

Rosheen brings an entirely new approach to the game. With roots in strong Irish traditional music, and both traditional music and original composition, the mix in the French flavors of Quebec and an original “Rosheen” attitude toward performance… Lynn Vallieres has a voice that has so much strength, depth, and feeling in it, that she just draws you in.

Tickets are $18.00 purchased in advance or $20.00 purchased at the door. Tickets can be purchased in advance at the following locations::

Holy Trinity Parish Office (515) 255-3162
Waterfront Seafood, 2900 University Avenue, West Des Moines, IA 50266
Cooney’s Tavern, 3716 Beaver Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50310
That Irish Shoppe, 507 Elm Street, West Des Moines, IA 50265 (515) 633-0030

Or by mail through the Celtic Music Association of Des Moines:
The CMA
P.O. Box 30001
Des Moines, IA 50310