Ginger Anderson, 12, of Roseville, loves playing her tin whistle with her friends at the Center for Irish Music. Ginger had already discovered a love for Irish dance and had […]
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Artist Spotlight | Fiona Schaack
Fiona Schaack, 16, of St. Louis Park, especially enjoys the connection that Irish dance provides to her Irish heritage. Tracing her Irish heritage from County Tipperary to the mid-1800s and […]
Read MoreArtist Spotlight | Cullen O’Rourke
Cullen O’Rourke, 13, of Brooklyn Center was drawn to Irish dance by his twin sister, Caidence (who also received an IMDA Educational Grant in 2020). He attended her performances and […]
Read MoreArtist Spotlight | Claire Vanorny
Claire Vanorny, 12, of Eagan, has been enjoying Irish music her whole life! Beginning with going to see her mom’s bands (Claire’s mom is fiddler Mary Vanorny who currently plays […]
Read MoreArtist Spotlight | Chris McGreevy
Tenor Banjo Player Chris McGreevy of Bloomington had made plans to attend the Freakle Festival in County Clare, Ireland in July 2020 to study with renowned East Galway tenor banjo […]
Read MoreArtist Spotlight | Cathal Mee
Accordion player Cathal Mee, of St. Paul, received an IMDA Educational Grant to take lessons with Christian Stevens, a C#/D Accordion player based in Maine, who plays with the traditional […]
Read MoreArtist Spotlight | Carter O’Rourke
Carter O’Rourke, of Brooklyn Center, became interested in Irish dance at 4 years old when he watched his older sister Caidence trying Irish dance. Carter, who is now 11 years […]
Read MoreArtist Spotlight | Caroline Priore
Caroline Priore continued to learn from her friend and eventually found her way to the traditional Irish music session in Northfield. Meeting and playing with flutist and singer Laura MacKenzie […]
Read MoreArtist Spotlight | Caidence O’Rourke
Dancer Caidence O’Rourke, 13, of Brooklyn Center fell in love with Irish Dance after watching the documentary “the Big Jig.” Caidence is an active 7th Grader with lots of interests. […]
Read MoreArtist Spotlight | Brenda Gant
Brenda Gant, 14, of Rogers, MN, first discovered Irish dance on her way to a karate competition that was sharing a venue with a feis (Irish dance competition). Brenda was […]
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