Merrimack Man, Others to Sing National Anthem at Revolution Game

FOXBOROUGH, MA - Members of the Average Joes quartet - Eric Ruthenberg of Merrimack, Kirk Young of Tilton, Matt Mercier of Hooksett, and Marc Rosenbaum of Sudbury, MA, - have all been selected as one of three winning musical acts chosen by the New England Revolution to perform the national anthem at a Revs home match during the 2016 season.

The Average Joes earned the opportunity by edging out the competition during the fourth annual New England Revolution National Anthem Auditions on March 9, 2016, at the Lansdowne Pub in Boston. The event was also part of the club’s official 2016 Pub Tour presented by Budweiser.

Ruthenberg and the “Average Joes" performed an outstanding rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner and were crowned winners along with Danielle Luma of Foxborough, MA and Brynn Cartelli of Longmeadow, MA.

The guest judges - New England Revolution players Charlie Davies and Jose Goncalves, and Sideline Reporter Jessie Coffield – were tasked with cutting down 15 finalists to three winners. Alex Corddry of 7News Boston served as emcee.

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Captions: The Average Joes - Eric Ruthenberg, Matt Mercier, Kirk Young, and Marc Rosenbaum, were one of three winning acts in the Revs’ fourth annual National Anthem Auditions at Lansdowne Pub in Boston. The winners of the New England Revolution National Anthem auditions with Revs players (from left to right): Revs defender Jose Goncalves, Danielle Luma, Eric Ruthenberg, Brynn Cartelli, Matt Mercier, Revs forward Charlie Davies, Marc Rosenbaum, and Kirk Young of Tilton. Credit: New England Revolution

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