The Larivee Company Tours, Inc.
(TLC Tours)
Bringing Barbershop Harmony to Ireland since 1989
The Larivee Company Tours, Inc. has been involved in Ireland barbershop quartet and chorus travel since 1989, when the Sound Assembly Chorus (Wellesley, MA Chapter SPEBSQSA), directed by Leo Larivee, was featured at the first Irish Association of Barbershop Singers (IABS) Convention in Birr, County Offaly, Ireland. They returned to Ireland in 1991 as the featured chorus of the third IABS Convention. For over a decade, Leo has built on a wonderful relationship with the Irish. He provides annual coaching and sponsors others, so that they too can share their expertise with the Irish Association of Barbershop Singers. The Larivee Company Tours, Inc. arranges singing venues, organizes sight-seeing, and coordinates Interchapter Nights with local clubs. The Larivee Company Tours, Inc. works with a leading International Tour Wholesaler, so when you compare "apples-to-apples," you will find that our prices can't be beat. Our annual Gold Medal/Kerry Festival Tour balances touring, shopping, interchapter visitations, and the Kerry Festival and International Barbershop Harmony Weekend. The Larivee Company Tours, Inc. is the organizer and main sponsor of this event. Other sponsors include: the Brandon Hotel, Shannon Development Corporation, in cooperation with The Kerry School of Music and the Irish Association of Barbershop Singers. Our Irish "Convention-al" tour includes a tour of Ireland with a featured spot at the annual IABS Convention, (usually the first full weekend in October). Both are fine opportunities for Americans wanting to perform in Ireland. Invitations can be obtained through The Larivee Company Tours, Inc. by calling Leo Larivee at 1-888-609-2930. American quartets and chorus (male and female) are eligible to compete in the Irish international competition.
The Larivee Company Tours, Inc. is the Official Travel Agency of the Irish Association of Barbershop Singers, and a former Official Harmony Travel Partner with the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America, Inc (SPEBSQSA). Our "Harmony Passport" tours are customized for YOUR chapter (regardless of your competition status), at a time of year convenient for YOU to travel. However, to appear as a featured performer at the Kerry Festival or at an IABS Convention, championship status is normally required.For more information: Call Leo Larivee [toll free] at 1-888-609-2930.
St. Paul's Cathedral, London St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin
Left: Birr Castle Right: Sound Assembly Chorus at Trafalgar Square in London
Sound Assembly Chorus at Birr Castle in Birr, County Offaly,
Ireland for Opening Ceremonies of the first IABS Convention.
Above Right: At EPCOT Center, Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida
Voices In Harmony (Medway, MA)
sings Sunday Mass at "The Friary" in Killarney
Foxboro Stadium, New England Patriots
(Every home game for 3 years)
Fenway Park, Boston, Boston Red Sox
Walt Disney World, American Pavilion at EPCOT, Orlando, FL (twice)
World Trade Center, Boston, Johnny Most (Voice of the Boston Celtics) Tribute
Mansion House, Dublin for Lord Mayor of Dublin
St John's Castle, Limerick, Ireland for the Prime Minister of Ireland, Charles Haughey
At the 300 year re-enactment of the Limerick Treaty, Limerick, Ireland
Ted Mack's Original Amateur Hour, Ed Sullivan Theatre, NY
York Minster, York, UK
Blenheim Palace, UK
St. Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh, Scotland
Tintern Abbey, Wales
The Laurel's Singing Pub in Killarney
The First Irish Association of Barbershop Singers (IABS) Convention in Birr, Co. Offaly
The Third Irish Association of Barbershop Singers Convention (IABS) in Limerick
Aherlow Hotel in Tipperary Town
Faneuil Hall, Boston
Larivee's Barbershop Resume
Member:
SPEBSQSA (since 1966)
Member:
MHBQA (since 2006)
Member:
IABS (since 1989);
Honorary Life Member
Webmaster:
SeniorsGold.com
Web Site of the Association of International Seniors Quartet Champions
(AISQC)
Organizer:
The
Annual July 4th Barbershop Harmony Festival at Marketplace Center
[Faneuil Hall] in Boston
and the Kerry Festival Barbershop Harmony Festival held in Tralee,
County Kerry, Ireland
NED Barbershopper of Distinction, 1989
Past President:
Framingham, Wellesley, and Medway, MA Chapters
Founder:
Wellesley, MA and Medway, MA Chapters SPEBSQSA
Men-of-Note: 29
NED Bulletin Editor of the Year:
1970, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995
PROBE International Bulletin Contest:
2nd Place Winner: 1971, 1990, 1993, 1995, and 1996.
Chorus Director: Since 1969
"The Shiek's of Larivee"
Competition Package
Sound Assembly Chorus,
Wellesley, MA SPEBSQSA
Border Chorders,
El Paso, Texas SPEBSQSA
West Tip o' Texas
El Paso, Texas SAI
Gateway Guardsmen,
Framingham, MA SPEBSQSA
Framingham Chorus
Framingham, MA SAI
Bay Statesmen,
Canton, MA SPEBSQSA
South Shore Men of Song,
Scituate, MA SPEBSQSA
Voices in Harmony
Medway, MA SPEBSQSA
A Classic Sound Chorus
Easton, MA Harmony, Inc.
Main Street USA Chorus
Medway, MA
A Non-Affiliated Traditional Barbershop Harmony Chorus
Photos on this web site were taken by: Gary McBride, Bob Coant, Cindy Spinden, Leo Larivee, Beverly Miller, Bob Beaver, Paul Malley, Sharon Taylor, Margie Colbert, Alan Gaughf, Tracy Coyle, Jerry Schmidt, Jim and Judy Clancy, Jerry and Kim Orloff, Ed Reiss, and Amanda Stevens, plus many other TLC Tours travelers who have graciously shared their photoswith us, over the years. There are several original graphics throughout designed by Cindy Sielen (including the background logo on this page and the "United In Harmony" logo on our home page.
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