Karen, Lorna and Joleen McLaughlin – The Henry Girls. Photo: Paula GIllespie Photography
BY SEÁN P. FEENY
DONEGAL’s favourite sister trio, The Henry Girls are delighted to be returning to the USA next week for a short tour.
Malin’s Karen, Lorna and Joleen McLaughlin have been invited to headline the tenth anniversary of WBGH Presents ‘A St Patrick’s Day Celtic Sojourn’ with Brian O’Donovan at the Zeiterion Theatre in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts on Friday, March 13.
Later that day, the Henry Girls will be performing at famous Sanders Theatre in Cambridge, Massachusetts. They will also performing at the 1,000-seater venue on Saturday, March 14.
For the remaining five gigs on their US tour, the girls will be joined by Boston musician Ry Cavanaugh, a well-known face in Donegal having spent a lot of time here, including performance with Session Americana.
The final gig of The Henry Girls US Tour is at The Drew University Concert Hall in Madison, New Jersey. Full information and ticket links are available at www.thehenrygirls.com/live.
The Henry Girls were also featured on Irisah language channel TG4 last week. The three sisters performed their beautiful song, The Light In The Window, on the show.
The song is taken from their latest album Louder Than Words and was performed on the show Roisín which is produced by Cloughaneely native Ann Marie Ní Dhubhchoin.