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Updated 6/23/2014

Tom O'Carroll Irish Folksinger and Humourist

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Institution/Business Type: Artist / Creative (Individual)

Tom O'Carroll is a humourist and folksinger from Dublin. His quick wit, scholarship and virtuosity on a variety of musical instruments have made him popular with audiences in libraries, cultural events, colleges and high schools throughout the U.S.
He offers the following performances:
"From Tribe to Nation: A Musical Journey through the History of Ireland",
"Irish Travellers: Our Domestic Nomads",
"Songs and Stories from Dublin",
"Irish Comic Songs",
"The Irish Diaspora",
and
"A Concert of Irish Songs and Music".

Tom has been singing the songs and playing the tunes of his native Ireland for over 30 years. He enlivens these programs with his trademark humor and incredible stock of stories and anecdotes.

Tom is a teaching artist. He offers Irish Arts Residencies to elementary schools along with his wife Debbie. These workshops feature the dance, music, poetry, history, language, humour and culture of Ireland. He also offers teacher workshops in Irish culture.

Find Me

Tom O'Carroll
Phone: 978 462-9954
Fax: 978 462-9954
Address:
51 Olive Street
Newburyport, MA 01950

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About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Corporation

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Corporation

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Music - Traditional

Additional Disciplines:

  • Music - Traditional

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • Adults
  • Families

Languages Available:

  • Gaelic

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Artist Info

Teaching Artist

Ages Served:

  • Pre-Kindergarten-age
  • Elementary School-age
  • Middle School-age
  • High School-age
  • College-age
  • Adults

Subject Areas:

  • Arts Integration - Foreign Languages
  • Arts Integration - History and Social Science

Teaching Artist

Ages Served:

  • Pre-Kindergarten-age
  • Elementary School-age
  • Middle School-age
  • High School-age
  • College-age
  • Adults

Subject Areas:

  • Arts Integration - Foreign Languages
  • Arts Integration - History and Social Science

Touring Artist

Technical Requirements:

  • Electricity.

Fee Range:

$350 - $500

State of Residence:

Massachusetts

Minimum Number of Performers:

1

Maximum Number of Performers:

1