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 […]
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Artist 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 […]
Read MoreArtist Spotlight | Beth Pitchford
Dancer and dance teacher Beth Pitchford of St. Paul will be using her IMDA Educational Grant to help fund a six-week Irish céilí dance class for individuals with Autism Spectrum […]
Read MoreArtist Spotlight | Becky Bollinger & Aja McCullough Beers
Dancer and musician Becky Bollinger and musician Aja McCullough Beers, both of St. Paul, met while playing at the sessions at Merlins Rest – both being newbies to the session […]
Read MoreArtist Spotlight | Becca Michaelson
Becca Michaelson of St. Paul is an elementary music teacher in the Anoka Hennepin School district and has played classical flute for 19 years. Becca will use her IMDA Educational […]
Read MoreArtist Spotlight | Ava Sackaroff
Ava Sackaroff, 14, of St. Paul, loves Irish music. Ava started her musical journey studying tin whistle. Initially, she tried playing her mom’s tin whistle – she says her mom […]
Read MoreArtist Spotlight | Annie Wier
Annie Wier of Inver Grove Heights has been studying Irish dance since she was five. (She received her IMDA Decade of Dance Award in 2017.) Actually, she began her study […]
Read MoreArtist Spotlight | Adrienne O’Shea
Musician and singer Adrienne O’Shea, 20, of Mendota Heights has grown up playing Irish music. As a student at Center for Irish Music (CIM), Adrienne has honed her skills on whistle […]
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