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Shamrock-n-Roll continues growth with New Location
New
Prague
Times
October
1999
It's
a
busy
time
for
Shamrock-n-Roll.
The
business
is
settling
into
a
new
area
and,
like
any
other
group
that
is
relocating,
there
are
still
some
odds
and
ends
to
take
care
of.
Started by Tim O'Neill, the business was originally
know as Music by Tim where he would play at
weddings, Schumachers and give piano lessons.
That was in 1994, the same year O'Neill graduated
from Notre Dame with a degree in Marketing.
It was in 1997 that he incorporated the business
and gave it a new name. That same year O'Neill's
younger brother, Ryan, graduated from Notre
Dame and they began playing as the O'Neill Brothers.
Since the name change the business has changed
in other ways. The recent move to the new spot
at 504 Sixth Ave. NW Suite 2 (the same building
that has the Center for Rehab and Fitness) was
made from the basement of O'Neill's house in
Bloomington.
"We
outgrew
the
basement,"
explains
O'Neill.
The
other
change
is
that
his
other
brother
Dan
has
joined
the
business
to
be
its
manager.
Before
joining
his
brothers
Dan
had
a
position
with
IDS.
Made
up
of
10
employees
the
business
sells
CDs
of
O'Neill
Brothers,
finds
places
for
them
to
play
and
also
do
benefit
concerts.
One
of
the
customers
for
the
O'Neill
Brothers
music
is
JCPenney.
Back
when
Tim
was
first
starting
the
business
he
would
play
at
JCPenneys
in
the
Twin
Cities
area.
Since
then
the
O'Neill
Brothers
have
become
well
known
for
playing
their
music
at
the
chain
of
stores.
The
also
distribute
their
music
through
the
stores.
Tim
said
that
they
have
music
in
150
JCPenney
stores
in
30
different
states.
"We
just
got
a
call
yesterday
from
Honolulu,"
said
Tim,
adding
that
they
area
also
looking
for
other
outlets.
Just
recently
the
O'Neill
Brothers
celebrated
the
selling
of
their
250,000
CD
with
a
cruise
on
the
St.
Croix.
Tim
said
that
when
their
CD
sales
reach
one
million
they
plan
to
do
something
big.
He
said
that
it
could
be a
cruise
to
Ireland,
but
then
adds
that
he
doesn't
really
know
what
they
will
do.
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