Na Rósaí

“This is a killer debut from a young band on the scene with a lot of new ideas and talent to spare. Be sure to catch this one!” –   Devon Leger, Hearth Music

Na Rósaí performs traditional Irish, Appalachian, Scottish, and Breton tunes and songs featuring fiddle, flute, uilleann pipes, bouzouki, and whistles. Their focus has been exploring the links between the musical traditions of the Celtic regions and North America by arranging tunes from the two regions with a traditional sensibility. Na Rósaí is Irish Gaelic for “The Roses” in honor of Portland, the City of Roses.

In 2010 Erik Killops returned to Portland, Oregon after studying Irish Fiddle at the University of Limerick in Ireland. Shortly after his homecoming he met recent New Hampshire transplant and bouzouki player Richie Rosencrans and California native and piper Preston Howard at sessions around town. After realizing common musical interests they began a weekly performance at a local pub. In the autumn of 2012 flute player Conor Ó Bryan moved to Portland from Chico, California and immediately joined the ranks of the group.

Preston Howard – Uilleann Pipes, Whistles
Richie Rosencrans – Bouzouki, Tenor Guitar, Vocals
Conor O’Bryan – Flute
Erik Killops – Fiddle

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