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  • Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts 3270 Mitchell Park Drive Brookfield, WI 53045 (map)
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Voted Celtic band of the year by Wisconsin Area Music Industry for 2019 and 2015, Reilly has garnered a reputation for being an interactive, get-off-your-chair act. The band's travel circuit around the Midwest continues to grow along with their reputation for being a highly respected and professional level group. National programs such as Good Morning Ireland, Blarney on the Air, and Paddyrock internet radio have featured Reilly, and Celtic Radio Music Network rates them as five out of five stars.

Reilly's set list includes traditional, contemporary, and original Celtic/Irish (Pogues, Saw Doctors, Waterboys, Great Big Sea, Gaelic Storm, Flogging Molly, Dropkick Murphys, Dubliners, etc.). They also do non-Celtic covers with their own twist to focus on folk rock and various country-based/Americana songs by such artists as Tom Petty, Queen, Old Crow Medicine Show, Jim Croce, Johnny Cash, Steve Earle, Neil Young, CCR, Otis Redding, Rolling Stones, and many more. In addition to being a strong part of the Irish and non-Irish musical community throughout the Midwest, they've shared the stage with Gaelic Storm, Flogging Molly, Enter the Haggis, The Prodigals, Red Hot Chili Pipers, Seven Nations, The Bridies, Luka Bloom, and more.

For our 20th Birthday Celebration Season, the Wilson Center is thrilled to be part of a “shop local” arts initiative with Wisconsin Music Ventures, as we work together to build community through music and music through community. Our inaugural “Green Room” concert series features a true sound sampling of artists from around Wisconsin and is designed to introduce audiences to artists from a wide range of locales around our state (and just a little beyond) and an eclectic array of genres—including jazz, pop, rock, country, folk, soul, classical, Celtic, and more. Unless otherwise noted, each Green Room Series concert will take place in our intimate, cabaret-style Dawes Studio Theater.