Irish Music & Dance Association
Calendar of Events
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The Jig is up – Irish Open Jam
The Jig is up – Irish Open Jam
Join us every 2nd Tuesday for our Irish open jam session in the 56 Brewing taproom! 1 FREE beer (or 50% N/A beverage) per musician! All are welcome! Play what you know, know what you play! Please RSVP using ticket link to ensure we reserve enough space for all musicians; Walk-ins also welcome!
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Brass Lassie at the Parkway Theater
Brass Lassie at the Parkway Theater
Brass Lassie will be joined by dancers from the Flying Foot Forum, at our favorite Minneapolis performance center! Tickets will be announced soon and will be available at: https://theparkwaytheater.com/
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Kickin’ It Irish Matinee
Kickin’ It Irish Matinee
Celebrate Saint Paddy’s Day in true Irish style with Kickin’ It Irish! Kickin’ It Irish is a modern fusion of show-style Irish dance and live Irish music featuring Dublin native and original Riverdance cast member Cormac O’Sé and the O’Shea Irish dancers. The lineup consists of 22 world-class dancers, including regional and national champions, and an international […]
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Broken Spoke
Broken Spoke
A high-energy Irish/folk band based in Saint Paul, MN highlighting the sweet stringed sounds of the fiddle, stand-up bass, guitar, and mandolin. Traditional Irish Music and Irish Rock with a twist! Broken Spoke never fail to deliver an outstanding performance that will have you up on your feet before you know it!
Danny Diamond and Brian Miller in Concert
Danny Diamond and Brian Miller in Concert
Danny Diamond (fiddle) and Brian Miller (guitar, bouzouki, vocals) play eloquent traditional Irish music. Danny’s distinctive fiddle style fuses deep roots in the Irish tradition with a rare expressiveness and depth of feeling. He is joined by Brian whose playing weaves sympathetically around the fiddle, adding structure, energy, and drive; and always with impeccable taste.
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Youth/Happy Hour Session at MetroNOME Brewery
Youth/Happy Hour Session at MetroNOME Brewery
Join Center for Irish Music youth and instructors for a session, or sip on some tasty beers from MetroNOME brewery while listening to our amazing youth musicians!
Irish Music Learners Session
Irish Music Learners Session
Sunday Irish music session at the Celtic Junction Arts Center. Join us most Sundays at 4 pm for the Learner’s Session and at 6 pm for the Regular Session. Write sessions@celticjunction.org with questions. Cafe open with a limited selection of beverages and snacks.
Irish Music Session
Irish Music Session
Sunday Irish music session at the Celtic Junction Arts Center. Join us most Sundays at 4 pm for the Learner’s Session and at 6 pm for the Regular Session. Write sessions@celticjunction.org with questions. Cafe open with a limited selection of beverages and snacks.
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Irish Diplomacy at Eagles Club 34 w/OCE
Irish Diplomacy at Eagles Club 34 w/OCE
Other Country Ensemble plays at 7:30. Irish Diplomacy after that.
Irish Diplomacy at Eagles Club 34 w/OCE
Irish Diplomacy at Eagles Club 34 w/OCE
Other Country Ensemble plays at 7:30. Irish Diplomacy after that.
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Purgatory Creek at Charlie’s
Purgatory Creek at Charlie’s
Purgatory Creek is a band that tracks from Nashville to Belfast featuring the music of Dee Brust, David Perry, Adam Stemple, and Ann Viviano. This group has decades of performance between them, and offers up folk rockin' Irish Americana to take you the river, the mine, the mystic, the mountain, the shady grove, and the […]
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Scottish Fair Annual Burns Night at Torg Brewery
Scottish Fair Annual Burns Night at Torg Brewery
Enjoy Robert Burns' birthday by celebrating Scottish-style, with music and dance. Pipe bands, dancers, Burns' poetry, toasts, the wee dram, and kilts, oh my! Dalwhinnie (aka Dunquin) plays for the Scottish social dancing; no experience, just super-simple dances (or just listen if you prefer). January 28th is the Burns Night fundraiser presented by the Minnesota […]
Purgatory Creek at Charlie’s
Purgatory Creek at Charlie’s
Purgatory Creek is a band that tracks from Nashville to Belfast featuring the music of Dee Brust, David Perry, Adam Stemple, and Ann Viviano. This group has decades of performance between them, and offers up folk rockin' Irish Americana to take you the river, the mine, the mystic, the mountain, the shady grove, and the […]
CUMAR at the Southern Theater
CUMAR at the Southern Theater
An innovative fusion of traditional music and dance from West Africa and Ireland Cumar (“Confluence” in Irish Gaelic) brings together the complex rhythms and fluid, expressive movement of West Africa with the flowing melodies, percussive footwork, and intricate dance figures of Ireland, in an exuberant celebration of multi-cultural collaboration. The group features an outstanding ensemble of […]
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Irish Music Learners Session
Irish Music Learners Session
Sunday Irish music session at the Celtic Junction Arts Center. Join us most Sundays at 4 pm for the Learner’s Session and at 6 pm for the Regular Session. Write sessions@celticjunction.org with questions. Cafe open with a limited selection of beverages and snacks.
Irish Music Session
Irish Music Session
Sunday Irish music session at the Celtic Junction Arts Center. Join us most Sundays at 4 pm for the Learner’s Session and at 6 pm for the Regular Session. Write sessions@celticjunction.org with questions. Cafe open with a limited selection of beverages and snacks.
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Release the Craicen
Release the Craicen
Between classic pub songs, modern Paddy Rock covers and an original or two, Release the Craicen has something for everyone.
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TWENTIETH Scottish Island Concert
TWENTIETH Scottish Island Concert
Come back to the Scottish Island; it's our 20th year! Enjoy heartmelting airs and lively reels presented by Dunquin and guests musicians, readings by Scottish Island author Audrey McClellan, and a bang-up Scottish Tea at the interval, all included in the $20 admission at the door. Concert at 7 pm; doors open at 6:30 p.m. […]
Mac and Cheese
Mac and Cheese
Pete McCauley and Tim Cheesebrow bring old tunes to life and have a great time doing it. A Folkin’ Good Time!