Irish dance is a family affair for Sophia, Sarah, and Sydney Wahl of St. Louis Park. The sisters study with North Star Irish Dance in Eden Prairie. According to their […]
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Artist Spotlight | Ryan Behnke
Uilleann piper Ryan Behnke of Hastings is a professional performer as well as teaching the fine art of playing the iconic Irish pipes. Ryan began playing uilleann pipes here in […]
Read MoreArtist Spotlight | Morien McBurnie
Musician Morien McBurnie, 16, of Minneapolis has been playing guitar since he was 6 years old. Morien tells us that he is fortunate to have grown up surrounded by traditional […]
Read MoreArtist Spotlight | Michael Breidenbach
Michael Breidenbach of Saint Paul is using his IMDA Educational Grant to help with the purchase of a new bagpipe. Mike first became interesting learning the bagpipes when he came […]
Read MoreArtist Spotlight | Kent Kaiser
Bagpiper Kent Kaiser of St. Paul discovered the pipes as an adult. Growing up in a musical family in Silver Bay, Kent played organ and euphonium as a young person […]
Read MoreArtist Spotlight | Kelly Ann Shanahan
Kelly Ann Shanahan of St. Paul has been studying Irish dance for nearly 12 years, starting when she was five years old and was drawn to it by seeing dancers […]
Read MoreArtist Spotlight | Jordan Lukas Grubidge
Jordan Lukas Grubidge of Coon Rapids became interested in Irish dance when he saw a friend at school practicing. Jordan, who is 7 years old, studies Irish dance with O’Shea […]
Read MoreArtist Spotlight | John Anderson
Musician John Anderson, 10, of Roseville first began studying Irish music at the Center for Irish Music by studying bodhrán with his grandpa. It was a great way for the […]
Read MoreArtist Spotlight | Irelandrose Langer
Irelandrose Langer of St. Michael, MN became interested in Irish dance when she came to IMDA’s Day of Irish Dance as an eight-year-old. Irelandrose dances with Rince Nua Irish Dance […]
Read MoreArtisit Spotlight | Hannah Carr-Murphy
Musician, singer and writer Hannah Carr-Murphy of St. Paul is originally from Iowa. With a background in music performance and creative writing, Hannah made her way to Limerick, Ireland, where […]
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