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Maria Henderson is %) ; she sings, and plays Paul grew up in Rooskey, Co. Roscommon.
piano, harp, and .ute. She has won !rst prizes Having previously worked for the Longford
at the Arklow Music Festival, Feis Maitiú, and Leader and Longford News, he spent sixteen
Kilcoole Music Festival. With the Piccolo Lasso years as Editor of the Roscommon Champion,
choir, she has performed at the National before launching the Roscommon People
Con cert Hall, Westminster Cathedral, London, with his wife, Fiona, in "''-. Paul is Manag-
and San Gaetano, Florence. ing Editor of the Roscommon People. For
Cecilia Henderson is %". She is a singer, many years he edited the Roscommon Asso-
organist, and a sean-nós dancer. She voices ciation Yearbook. He is author of !ve books
Kiva on the popular ani mated series Kiva Can to date, on subjects ranging from sport to
Do on RTÉjr. She com pleted Grade VIII Music politics to social history, and also an occa-
Theatre and Popular Singing exam last year. sional contributor to Phoenix magazine.
She loves to sing all types of music. Recently
she won three !rst prizes for singing at the
Dublin Fleadh.
Isabella Henderson is *; she loves to sing and
play the harp and per forming with her sisters
and favour ite cousin, Kevin. Her repertoire

includes Irish songs and ballads, and songs
from musicals. She was recently awarded !rst
prizes for unaccom pa nied singing and lilting
in Under %" com pe ti tions at the Dublin Fleadh.
Kevin Finnerty Jnr, is %". He enjoys a wide
range of music and has won many !rst prizes
for singing and poetry recitation at the Feis
Ceoil and Kilcoole Music Festival. With the
Piccolo Lasso choir, he has performed at the
National Con cert Hall and in Italy. He plays
guitar, harp, and piano, and has appeared
on RTÉ’s Late Late Toy Show.

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