Easter Rising

The musicians in Easter Rising started up while
attending the Roman Catholic seminary The Pontifical
College Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio. Although some
members of Easter Rising no longer study for the
priesthood, they all remain committed as a band to the
purpose of Easter Rising: the fostering of communio
for whoever has ears to listen.
Easter Rising is about the experience of communio
through music. To the band, traditional music takes a
moral stand for beauty, authenticity and solidarity.
It is a rejection of radical autonomy in favor of
radical communio. In a world of isolation and alienation, perpetuated
by nihilistic pop culture, Easter Rising stands for,
in the eloquent words of Amy Wolf, “the real
possibility that you are not all alone.”
And, while Easter Rising has a traditional Irish
soul, its sound has changed over the years. They blend Irish melody with
rock-and-roll, bluegrass, and soul music. It is something we have
come to term “Folk n’Roll, Irish Soul.”
From the most riotous tunes to the most rousing
ballads Easter Rising produces an inexhaustible sound and a meaningful experience. Come and participate in the
communio.