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Mike



Michael Funge
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A member of Ireland’s Famed Group The Irish Vareity Show
was born in County Wexford, in the South East of the Emerald Isle. When he is not touring with "The Irish Variety Show ", he plays gigs all over Northern and Central Florida.
 
“Funge’s style of Irish Folk Music has been applauded by young and old, whether at a "Houley" in “the cousin’s kitchen“, the grander of The Royal Albert Hall, London, or on stage in the prestigious Carnegie Hall, New York. where he has just recently appeared. ” ( Brisbane times.)

He has been the opening act for many of the great Irish Artists, Christy Moore, Johnny McEvoy, “The Wolf Tones”, Daniel O’Donnell, Colum Wilkinson (of “Les Miserables” fame), Comedian Dave Allen, Foster & Allen, the late Frank Patterson and many more.
 
He has performed many times on RTE, (Irish Radio & TV )and on BBC and ITV (British TV and Radio).


He has regularly toured The United States, appearing in venues and halls, large and small, from; San Francisco, The Opera House Chicago, Washington, New York, Boston. One of his proudest moments was appearing on stage in The Carnegie Hall N.Y. for St. Patrick’s Day Celebration Concert. He has of course appeared in the “other” Carnegie Hall.

Appeared on stage at some of the largest US Irish Festivals.

Has had six "sell out" tours of New Zealand and Australia with Barry Collins andThe Irish Variety Show”.


IVS

http://www.irishvarietyshow.biz/


Michael now lives in Sanford, Florida.
Booking Info:
Phone:  407-321-8709   e-mail: irishsinger@hotmail.com



My  CDs areNow available

Ceol Binn (Sweet Irish Music)
Also
Michael Funge and Friends/ Irish to the Core

Ceol Binn (Sweet Irish Music)

1) Black Velvet Band; Traditional….2:18

2) Galway Bay; Trad.…3:43

3) Danny Boy; (Instrumental): Trad.…3:17

4) Innishfree; Trad.….3:38

5) The Unicorn; Shel Silversien…3:51

6) Dublin in my Tears; Trad.….5:18

7) A Kerry Jig; (Instrumental) Trad.…3:05

8) An Emigrants Song; Trad…2:45

9) Ill Take you home again Kathleen; Trad.…3:10

10) An Chulin (Instrumental); Trad.…4:33

11) The Lowlands Low; Trad.…2:09

12) Alive Alive O! (Molly Malone); Trad.….2:41

13) The Mountains of Mourn; Trad.…2:53

14) The Rose of Tralee; ..Trad.…3:03

15) Oft in the stilly Night; (Instrumental) Trad…1:5


“Irish to the Core”

McAlpine’s Fusiliers,

The Mermaid,

Mursheen Durkin

O Carolan’s Concerto, (Instrumental)

Come down the Mountains Katie Daly,

The Red Rose Café,

The Fields of Athenry,

The Golden Jubilee,

What will we do if the Kettle Boils over,

The Lord of the Dance,

Nancy Whiskey,

The Three Drunken Maidens,

Fannie Power, (Instrumental)

The Wild Colonial Boy,

Ging Gang Goolie.

Watch out  for my NEW CD……………………Coming soon

E-mail Michael for CD info.... irishsinger@hotmail.com


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