LAUNE RANGERS

The Launies have brought their fine brand of celtic music to many venues, including


in & around our hometown of Harrisburg, Pa:

Amani Festival (Carlisle) - Appalachian Brewing Company - ArtsFest - Border's Music & Books (Harrisburg, Camp Hill, York & Lancaster) - Broad Street Market - Bube's Brewery (Mount Joy) - Buckley's Irish Pub (Gettysburg) - Bullfrog Brewery (Williamsport) - Carlisle Summerfest - Coach's Corner (New Cumberland) - Coakley's Irish Pub (New Cumberland) - Cornerstone Coffeehouse (Camp Hill) - Fairie Festival (Glen Rock) - Fort Hunter - Guido McNeal's Irish Pub (Middletown) - Heritage Hills Golf Resort (York) - Hershey Convention Center - J-M's Bistro (Lancaster) - Kirby's Cafe & Pub (Manchester) - Kipona Festival - Mandy's Coffeehouse (Carlisle) - Market Cross Pub (Carlisle) - McCleary's Irish Pub (Marietta) - McLain Celtic Festival (Carlisle) - Middlesex Township open air concert series and Fall Festival - Molly's Pub (Lancaster) - Multi-Cultural Day at the Navy Base (Mechanicsburg) - Old Towne Coffee Shop (New Cumberland) - O'Rorke's Irish Pub (Gettysburg) - PA Renaissance Faire (Mount Hope) - the Pressroom (Lancaster) - J O'Brien's Pub (New Cumberland) - Shakespeare Festival - Shamrock Rock at Strawberry Square - State Capitol for Speaker Matthew J. Ryan and First Lady Michele M. Ridge - US Army War College (Carlisle) - Violet's on Walnut - Winter Grange (Carlisle)

and in the Philadelphia area:

Glenside Pub - Dawson Street Pub - the Irish Center (Commodore Barry Club) - Mermaid Inn - Plough & Stars

and elsewhere, including:

Baden-Wuertemburg, Bavaria and Rheinland Pfalz in Germany, Alsace (France) and Salzburgerland (Austria)


The Launies have also played for various Irish dance groups, including

Lena McGinley & the Ceili Dancers and the Coyle School of Irish Dance as well as for dancers of the Broessler School if Irish Dance, and at various contradances including series in Harrisburg, Lewisburg, and Wilkes-Barre. They have also performed for Oxford Hall Celtic Shop and the Ancient Order of Hibernians and at numerous private parties and events throughout the area.


They have also played with or opened for many other performers, including:

the Brennans - John Brennan - Aoife Clancy - Mary Custy - Frankie Lane - Last Night's Fun - John McGillian - Bob McQuillan - Brendan Mulvihill - Jerry Mulvihill - Kieran O'Hare - Beverly Smith


The album, Launie Tunes has been heard on radio (including WITF Harrisburg, Pa - WXPN Philadelphia - WPSU State College, Pa - WPKN Bridgeport, CT - WDCV Carlisle, Pa - WDUV Delaware - KVMR Nevada City, Ca - CKJS Winnipeg, Manitoba - as well as stations in Germany, France, Russia and many more places

The band has been seen frequently on many central PA television stations.


For for booking and for more information on the Launies, contact:

Jamie O'Brien

at (717) 795-8278

or send an email



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