Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 19, 2024, with Fulton’s Volunteer Millers. “Songs of Ireland” by Chicago-area musician Rick Pickren is the March Miller Program, at the Windmill Cultural Center, 111 Tenth Avenue, Fulton, IL, (across the street from de Immigrant windmill.)
Clap your hands and sing along, as Rick sings and plays Irish favorites:
Danny Boy
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
MacNamara’s Band
Molly Malone
Whisky in the Jar
The Rose of Tralee
The Black Velvet Band
My Wild Irish Rose
An Irish Lullaby
The Parting Glass
The Wild Rover
Jug of Punch
Galway Bay.
Rick performs his music programs on guitar, Irish bouzouki, and harmonica. He has
played at numerous museums, libraries, historical societies, senior communities, women’s
clubs, colleges, churches, and retired teachers’ groups.
He starred as Jim in the original Chicago production of “Pump Boys & Dinettes” at the Apollo Theater. He is a two-time winner of the Marlboro Country Music Round Up, and he has shared the stage with George Strait, Merle Haggard, The Judds, Dolly Parton, and Alabama.
Rick is a graduate of the University of Michigan with a Bachelor’s of Music degee and an MFA
in Theater. As an actor, he has appeared in the films “Major League,” “U. S. Marshals,” and
“While You Were Sleeping.” He appeared on television in “The Untouchables,” “ER,” “Early
Edition,” “Chicago PD,” “Chicago Fire,” and “Empire.” Rick’s recordings have been featured on
the TV show “The Good Wife” and many PBS programs.
Monthly programming is available and partially-funded by grants from the D. S. Flikkema
Foundation through F.A.C.E. The program is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served following the presentation. The facility is accessible to all persons. For more
information, call 563-249-6115.
