RUG HOOKERS

RUG HOOKERS
In August 2009, a group of twenty-eight women came together to design and hook rugs under the guidance
of organizer Laura and artists/rig hooking consultants Sheila Coultas, Frances Ennis, and Maxine Ennis.
Inspired by the strong Irish heritage on the Southern shore, Known as the Irish Loop, the women decided
to create a body of work that would illustrate Newfoundland and Labrador’s strong connection with Ireland.
Hooking our heritage uses text and pictures to trace the progress of the rugs and tell the story behind
each one. You will find rugs displaying the words, traditions, landscapes, songs and history shared between
the country of Ireland and the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Contact: Dunbrody Centre 051 425239 or Liam Rellis 086 6021310 lrellis@wit.ie

ENNIS GROUP

ENNIS is a dynamic, original group with a unique contemporary voice flavored by
deep roots and Celtic traditional Newfoundland influences. Maureen and Karen are powerful, interesting
and humorous story tellers with a broad mix of Maureen’s accessible original songs and uniquely interpreted tunes and ballads. With 7 albums (1 Gold) and inclusion on countless compilations CD’s (2 gold) to date, they have shared the stage and/or recorded with the Chieftains, Altan, Danu, Tommy Makem and toured with
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, among too many others to mention. Touring highlights include the Winnipeg Folk Festival, Stan Rogers Folk Festival, the Strawberry Music Festival (California), Merlefest (North Carolina),
The Cleveland and Pittsburgh Irish festivals. They have also played Canada Day events on Parliament Hill
in Ottawa, Canada and Trafalgar Square in London, England. They most recently performed on the
Irish Festival Cruise with Mary Black and the Black Family, Tommy Sands, The Elders and others.

Ennis tours with several personnel configurations: the largest consists of:

Maureen Ennis: Lead vocals, guitar and songwriting.
Karen Ennis: Vocals, tin whistles, Bodhran.
Mark Murphy: Percussion and vocals
Billy Sutton: Bouzouki, guitar and accordion.
Heather Wright Fiddle, small pipes.

For more information:
Mark Murphy
info@ennismusic.com