Music by Tom & Mary Kay Aufrance
Our New Songs Playlists are on Pandora and Youtube
Our Youtube playlist starts with Mary Kay's new song "Again," it's a jazzy-swing original about deciding to try love again. Explore our new music...
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Stream Our Newest Songs
Our Book of Original Songs is on Amazon
Musicians enjoy this sheet music companion to our album "Musical Dreams."
We're also known as Gáirín
Whether it's recreating the fun of being in an Irish pub - leading familiar singalongs - or on the festival trail, we bring the many facets of musical entertainment to audiences. After all, our band name Gáirín comes from the Gaelic words for a little bit o' laughter, kinda like a chuckle!
A.K.A Slim & Minnie
As Slim and Minnie, we bring beautiful harmonies and homespun humor to the stage. The charming couple perform an eclectic mix of acoustic music that includes favorite cowboy and Americana songs, popular and folk music covers and dance tunes, plus a few originals. Folks of all musical preferences and all ages find themselves joyfully transported into a timeless musical groove whenever Slim and Minnie perform!
"Such a beautiful song sung by an equally beautiful voice!" -- Espie Estrella, About.com
About This Music Website
This website serves as the official hub for the musical projects of Tom and Mary Kay Aufrance. They are primarily known for their work in Celtic and American folk genres, but also have recently recorded contemporary and fantasy styles. This duo also performs under the names Gairin Celtic Music and Slim and Minnie.
Musical Projects
- Gairin Celtic Music: Specializes in traditional Celtic music, featuring vocal harmonies and a variety of acoustic instruments including the Irish bouzouki, 6 and 12-string guitars, and accordion.
- Slim and Minnie: A themed persona used for performing Cowboy, Western, and 19th-century American folk music.
- Special Projects: For our contemporary or non-persona musical endeavors, such as shows with other musician friends, we merely perform as ourselves without costumes or ethnic garb.
Music and Resources
- Albums and Downloads: The site offers videos and digital downloads for our albums such as Ramblin' Irishman (Celtic), In the Moon of Wintertime (Folk Christmas music) plus more albums and singles.
- Sheet Music and Books: The site offers the Ramblin' Irishman Music Book and Musical Dreams Book. Both books of music scores include lyrics, melodies and chords from our albums.
- Videos: The site includes Photo Galleries of live performances and a YouTube channel with our music videos, including playlists and shorts. You can view live performances and virtual sessions on the YouTube Channel "Music by Tom and Mary Kay Aufrance" or @tuneytwosome.
- News and Blog: A dedicated Newsletter section titled "Weblog" provides updates on performances, new music releases and entertaining articles such as music history of folk songs we have recorded, related folklore and music theory.
External Profiles and Streaming
In addition to this primary website, you can find our music and updates at all of the music streaming and downloading sites, as well as sync licensing library sites. Links to those sites and playlists are sprinkled throughout these web pages.