Irish Arts Minnesota appreciates the support of our members. Members are identified with an * and are listed first in each section of this list. Click on the group name for a link to more information.
Irish Music & Dance Association
Community Resources
Featured Member
- Legacy
Traditional Irish instrumental tunes and lively Irish songs since 2000. Four-member band, consisting of Patti Drew on tin whistle, flute, accordion, mandola and vocals; David McKoskey on 6- and 12-string guitar, mandolin, fiddle and vocals; Connor Carroll on flute, saxophone, clarinet and vocals; and Kevin Carroll on bodhrán, bass and vocals. Regular performers at the annual Irish Fair of Minnesota and IAM’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Celebration at the Landmark Center in St. Paul, and at local Irish pubs, summer music festivals, weddings, wakes, private parties, etc.
Rosemount, MN
Kevin Carroll
651-983-6384
info@legacycelticmusic.com
Irish Dance
- Ardaigh Suas Academy of Irish Dance*
Ardaigh Suas, meaning “rise up” in Gaelic, is dedicated to training new and experienced Irish dancers to reach their highest potential in an energetic and supportive atmosphere. Classes in Albertville, MN
Ashley Cheek, TCRG
(815) 530-7289
asairishdance@gmail.com - Biddies Galore*
“Three Women Who Can’t Stop Dancing”
Sheila Jordan
651-357-3715
biddiesgalore3@gmail.com - Eilís Academy of Irish Dance*
Aiming to inspire dancers to dedicate themselves to the tradition and athleticism of Irish dance. We offer a traditional foundation for ages 4 years old on up at all levels. Classes are offered for both solo competition and team performance. Classes in Anoka, MN.
Liz Hines, TCRG
eilisacademy2012@gmail.com
Follow Us on Facebook - Rince na Chroi*
Rince na Chroi (Dance of the Heart) is a performance-based Irish dance school for children and adults with a team focus. Classes in St. Paul, MN.
Siobhan George
651-272-7269
siobhan@rincenachroi.com - Rince na Gréine*
Rince na Gréine (Dance of the Sun) offers traditional and contemporary Irish dance lessons to ages 2 through adults, along with performance and competition opportunities. Classes in Hopkins, MN
Lauren Adams-Plehal, ODCRN
Margaret Schmitz, ODCRN
RincenaGreine@gmail.com - Shamrock School of Irish Step Dance*
Rachel Knutson, TCRG
612-327-7962
rjones2112@aol.com - Ardaigh Suas Academy of Irish Dance*
Classes in Albertville, MN
Ashley Cheek, TCRG
(815) 530-7289
asairishdance@gmail.com - Biddies Galore*
“Three Women Who Can’t Stop Dancing”
Sheila Jordan
651-357-3715
biddiesgalore3@gmail.com - Céilí and Set Dance Teachers
- Alex Aavang 612- 204-2196 alex.aavang@gmail.com
- Karen Cieminski: karen9ski@gmail.com
- Danielle Enblom: danielleenblom@gmail.com
- Tim McAndrew:
tadhg64@hotmail.com - Paul McCluskey: paulmcckey@gmail.com
- Justin O’Carrick: justinocrrick@gmail.com
- Mike Whalen: mpw4883@yahoo.com, 651-502-5254
- Loma Mor Irish Dance Club
- Twin Cities Set Dance Club
- Corda Mór Irish Dance
Classes in Edina, MN
Fauna Gille, ADCRG
fauna@cordamor.com - Eilís Academy of Irish Dance*
Liz Hines, TCRG
eilisacademy2012@gmail.com - Green Fire Irish Dancers
Classes in Woodbury, MN
Edward Koehne and Elaine Murray
612-927-9615
greenfiredancers@gmail.com - Hudson Irish Dance Academy
Classes in Wayzata, MN. Corey Hudson, TCRG
651-505-3379
HudsonIrishDance@gmail.com - Knocknagow Irish Dancers
Betsy Wing
651-646-3661
info@knocknagowirishdancers.com - Mactír Academy of Irish Dance
Classes in Minneapolis, MN
Emily Wolff TCRG
651-261-8575
emily@mactiririshdance.com - Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts
Classes in Winona, MN
507-453-5501
mca@smumn.edu - Mooncoin Céilí Dancers
Carol Gross
carolgross1@comcast.net - North Star Irish Dance
Classes in Eden Prairie and Northfield, MN
Beth Pitchford
NorthStarIrishDance@gmail.com - Onórach Mulhern Geraghty School of Irish Dance (OMG)
Classes in Eden Prairie, MN
Coleen Mulhern Malloy ADCRG/BG
Eileen Mulhern O’Kane ADCRG
Brian Geraghty ADCRG
Samantha Swanson Martin TCRG
952-334-3158
Samantha.swansonmartin@gmail.com - O'Shea Irish Dance
Classes in St. Paul, MN
Cormac Ó’Sé, TCRG
612-722-7000
adminoid@osheairishdance.com - Rince na Chroi*
Classes in St. Paul, MN.
Siobhan George
651-272-7269
siobhan@rincenachroi.com - Rince na Gréine*
Classes in Hopkins, MN
Lauren Adams-Plehal, ODCRN
Margaret Schmitz, ODCRN
RincenaGreine@gmail.com - Sean Nos Dance and Old Style Dance
- Danielle Enblom: danielleenblom@gmail.com
danielle.dance/ - Loma Mor Irish Dance Club: Karen Cieminski – karen9ski@gmail.com
www.loma-mor.org/ - The Step Collective: www.facebook.com/stepcollectivedance info@stepcollective.com
- Danielle Enblom: danielleenblom@gmail.com
- Shamrock School of Irish Step Dance*
Classes in Eagan, MN
Rachel Knutson, TCRG
612-327-7962
rjones2112@aol.com
Irish Music / Musicians
- Brian Boru Irish Pipe Band*
The Brian Boru Irish Pipe Band 501c3 nonprofit band which was established in 1962 to preserve and advance Celtic piping, drumming, and dancing.
St. Paul, MN
Andy More, Booking/Band Manager
763-222-4703
manager@brianborupipeband.com - Clairseach*
Award-winning Gaelic harp with cittern, lively dance music with button accordion, and a variety of songs in Gaelic and English. A thousand years of Irish/Scottish tradition.
Ann and Charlie Heymann
507-647-3333
annheymann@gmail.com - Tom Dahill* & Ginny Johnson
Uilleann pipes, vocal, fiddle, guitar.
St. Paul, MN.
651-334-2880 - Danny Diamond & Brian Miller*
Danny Diamond is a fiddle player from Ireland. He is currently based in Minneapolis, where he plays in a duo with multi-instrumentalist and singer Brian Miller. His inventive, soulful and rhythmic fiddle playing draws on a rich family heritage of musical style and repertoire from the north of Ireland.
Contact Danny Diamond
612-438-5545
danny@dannydiamond.ie - Dòrain*
Dòrain is a 4-piece band featuring four-part vocal harmonies and toe-tapping trad tunes. They sing in both English and Scots Gaelic and play a mix of Scottish and Irish traditional music.
Alexander Dove Lempke (guitar, bodhrán, vocals), Cara Weggler Menge (fiddle, bouzouki, vocals) and Iain Dove McAfee (flute, guitar, Scottish smallpipes, vocals), Mattie Ernst (concertina, harp, fiddle, vocals).
St. Paul, MN.
773-576-5772
Iain.lempke@gmail.com - Dunquin*
Dunquin plays traditional Irish exuberant reels and jigs and heart-melting Irish airs on fiddle, wooden flute, and piano for concerts, dancing, and all special celebrations, private or public. Known for gorgeous arrangements of traditional tunes and some award-winning originals in the trad style, Dunquin is in demand at festivals, parties, dances, and weddings throughout the Midwest.
Rosa Wells, fiddle; Don Ladig, whistles and flutes; Sherry Ladig, piano and music arrangements.
St. Paul, MN
Sherry Ladig: 651-644-4779
ladig-dunquin@msn.com - Eira*
Traditional and contemporary music from Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Celtic and World music.
info@eiramusic.com
Contact Jim Ofsthun or Sue Spencer 218-343-0111. - Fola Glas (Green Blood)*
Kia Cashman and Bill Conlan Performing a wide range of folk music from Irish Gaelic through traditional Irish and beyond.
Bill Conlan has been performing Irish folk music since 1962 when he co-founded The Gallivanters; enjoying the band’s 50-year run which included many venues. He’s sung at every SPA nursing home tour since its inception in 1967 and at most Minnesota Irish Fairs since the first in 1980. Bill is an Honors member of Irish Arts Minnesota.
Kia Cashman has a long history of singing; from folk songs with her father to performing with the Bel Canto Voices, with the Roger Anderson Trio, and with other groups over the years. She is a former and a founding member of The Giggin’ Siles. Kia sings in Irish and English and plays several instruments.
Bill Conlan
bill@conlan.com - Gus the Bardic Troubadour*
A displaced hero from another world, Gus the Bardic Troubadour, has come to regale, inspire, and enthrall audiences with his spirited Irish Folk music. Adventurers may be few and far between in this strange new land, but he does not let that deter him! With the help of his Magic Tome, his repository for all of his collected songs, he’s always ready to belt out a song or two.
He loves encouraging song requests, feedback, and participation when he’s performing, and always makes sure his audiences are happy wherever he goes. New material is constantly being added to the Magic Tome, so no two performances are ever the same!
gusthebard@gmail.com - Dick Hensold*
Northumbrian smallpipes, Highland Great and Reel pipes, Swedish bagpipes, Seljefløyte, Whistles
St. Paul, MN
651-646-6581 - Dick Hensold* & Patsy O'Brien
Dick Hensold 651-646-6581
dickhensold@gmail.com - The Inland Seas*
The members of The Inland Seas spent years touring the nation and traveling around the world playing rock, Americana, punk, and traditional music styles before meeting in Minneapolis and forming this Celtic project in 2017.From rousing pub songs to haunting ballads, The Inland Seas play Celtic folk with heart and grit. They’ll draw you in with songs of the sea, of love and loss, of whiskey and wild nights… Come raise a glass and be swept away by the many moods of The Inland Seas!
Twin Cities, MN.
the.inland.seas.band@gmail.com - Tom Klein, Irish Piper*
Tom Klein plays the uilleann pipes, often called the Irish pipes. The uilleann (pronounced ill-en: Irish for “elbow”) pipes are the bagpipe of Ireland and one of the world’s most complex folk instruments.
IrishPiperTom@gmail.com - Sherry Ladig*
Pianist, composer, arranger (all styles) in St. Paul, MN.
651-644-4779
ladig-dunquin@msn.com - Lake Effect*
Lake Effect is the trio of Kathleen Green (fiddle), Amy Shaw (flute), and Chris Bashor (guitar). Our trio offers an eclectic repertoire of traditional and newly-composed music from Ireland and the Irish diaspora, played with skill and verve.
Amy Shaw
flutewoman@gmail.com - Legacy*
Traditional Irish instrumental tunes and lively Irish songs since 2000. Four-member band, consisting of Patti Drew on tin whistle, flute, accordion, mandola and vocals; David McKoskey on 6- and 12-string guitar, mandolin, fiddle and vocals; Connor Carroll on flute, saxophone, clarinet and vocals; and Kevin Carroll on bodhrán, bass and vocals.
Rosemount, MN.
Kevin Carroll
651-983-6384
info@legacycelticmusic.com - The Lost Forty*
A two-man revival of the forgotten Irish songs of the north woods and Great Lakes on voice, guitar, bouzouki and mandola. Their performances weave history and music together.
St. Paul, MN.
Contact Brian Miller
651-245-3719
dadgadguy@gmail.com - Laura MacKenzie*
Wooden flutes, whistles, concertina, Scottish smallpipes, border pipes, voice. Solo performances and solo themed programs. Twin Cities based, available for outstate venues.
Also ensembles: duos with Dàithì Sproule, with Ross Sutter, MacKenzie & Bissonnette, Willow Brae (with Celtic Harp), and the Celtic big band Brass Lassie.
laura@lauramackenzize.com
www.brasslassie.com - MacKenzie & Brissonnette*
A dynamic duo of traditional wind instruments/voice and percussion, with a richly Irish & Scottish core. (Laura MacKenzie & Michael Bissonnette). 651-398-5055 (Laura) laura@lauramackenzie.com
- Jim McGowan*
Performing an engaging mix of acoustic, folk, rock, Irish, roots & blues, Jim’s musical influences include John Prine, Cat Stevens, Gordon Lightfoot, Johnny Cash, John Denver, Jim Croce, James Taylor, Doc Watson. Tommy Makem, the Clancy Brothers and many others. Prepare for a good time…and to sing along!
Jim@mcgowanrocks.com - Minnesota Pipes and Drums*
Established in 1963, The Minnesota Pipes and Drums (MNP&D) is a nationally recognized competition and performance bagpipe and drum corps based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Our mission is to carry on the rich history and heritage of Gaelic music by performing for the community and making piping and drumming lessons available to all, free of charge.
Mike Huddle, Manager
309-830-0601
info@mnpipeband.org - The New Pearl Buttons*
A trio of fiddle, flute and keyboard playing the music of American mid-19th century through 1920s, with emphasis on Civil War era and beyond. Available to play special occasion events or historic sites, in costume if desired. Available to play special occasion events or historic sites, in costume if desired.
Sherry Ladig 651-644-4779
ladig-dunquin@msn.com - Paddy O'Brien*
Hailing from County Offaly in the Irish midlands, Paddy O’Brien is a master of the two-row button accordion and a serious collector; over a lifetime he has amassed a repertoire of more than 3,000 compositions. He shares his knowledge through The Paddy O’Brien Tune Collection, a series of recordings containing 1,000 tunes. In 2011, Paddy received IMDA/IAM Honors for his contributions to Irish music in Minnesota, and in 2012, he received Ireland’s Gradam Ceoil Paddy currently tours internationally as a solo musician, and plays local concerts and dances with his Irish traditional chamber group, O’Rourke’s Feast.
St. Paul, MN.
651-698-2258
paddyobrienbox@gmail.com - Purgatory Creek*
Purgatory Creek is a four-piece band playing Irish and American Roots music with influences from Belfast to Nashville. Our members have been in some of the most popular Irish bands in the area, including Boiled in Lead, Sister Tree, the Tim Malloys, and Lilting Banshees.
Dee Brust (guitar, mandolin, vocals), David Perry (bass, guitar, vocals), Adam Stemple (guitar, bass, vocals), Ann Viviano (fiddle, guitar, vocals)
Twin Cities, MN. David Perry
lollardfish@gmail.com - RavensFire*
The RavensFire Band is well known around the area for their energetic performances, beautiful vocal harmonies, and skilled instrumentals with a unique collection of traditional folk and original music performed on the Mandolin, Guitar, and bodhrán, accompanying beautiful vocal harmonies. They are talented, funny, and friendly musicians who show that they genuinely love to perform.
Rochester, MN
Contact@TheRavensFireBand.Com - Norah Rendell and Brian Miller*
Traditional Irish Music and Contemporary Folk with world class vocals, flute and guitar.
St. Paul, MN.
Brian Miller
651-245-3719
dadgadguy@gmail.com - Ring of Kerry*
Ring of Kerry is a bursting-with-energy Irish music group that captures the hearts of listeners. All five of its engaging musicians sing and play several instruments. With sounds that range from the thunder of the Irish bodhran drum to the sparkle of the hammered dulcimer; from the lilt and rhythm of fiddle and guitar to the haunting wails of the flute and pennywhistles, the band has developed a blend that is animated, ruggedly beautiful and fun. Most concerts include a troupe of Irish step dancers that roars onto stage in full Celtic costume.
Facebook – www.facebook.com/ROKMN
Paul Cotton
320-251-0601
paulcotton@ringofkerry.us - Ross Sutter*
Ross Sutter has been singing and performing Irish and Scottish songs since the late 1970s when he first moved to St. Paul to learn how to do Irish dances. He has performed solo and with Laura MacKenzie at the MN Irish Fair, the Minnesota Scottish Fair & Highland Games, the Milwaukee Irish Fest and the Dublin (Ohio) Irish Festival. Though best known for his singing voice he accompanies himself on guitar, dulcimer, button accordion, and bodhran. Ross is known for his engaging school residencies and children and family programs. Ross is a special favorite on the Children’s Stage at IAM’s St. Patrick’s Day Irish Celebration.
612-978-9942
rosssutter@mac.com - Sycamore Gap*
Sycamore Gap is a 3-piece folk band based in Minneapolis. We specialize in songs of Scotland, Ireland, and Wales (and even sometimes England), with arrangements that feature powerful vocals and silver flute. We play pub favorites, original songs, and especially rare gems from our deep folk revival catalog. We can be found at pubs and festivals all over town, and you might recognize lead singer Gabe Heller from Katie McMahon’s Celtic Christmas.
Call or Text 651-341-8351
SycamoreGapUS@gmail.com - Tipper Road*
An upbeat Irish group that brings new life to old traditional songs from the Emerald Isle. The seven musicians of the group play fiddle, tin whistle, flute, bodhrán, guitar, accordion, and mandolin.
St. Paul, MN.
Eileen Degnan
651-641-1859
TipperRoad09@gmail.com
www.facebook.com/TipperRoad - Two Tap Trio*
Traditional Irish Music, vocals, fiddle, flute, and guitar, also available with Irish dancers.
St. Paul, MN.
Brian Miller
651-245-3719
dadgadguy@gmail.com - Willow Brae*
Traditional Irish & Scottish music performed on Celtic Harp, wooden flutes, whistles, concertina, smallpipes, border pipes and voice. (Andrea Stern, harp and Laura MacKenzie, winds & voice).
651-398-5055
laura@lauramackenzie.com
andrea@andreastern.net - Willowgreen*
Traditional and contemporary music from Ireland, Newfoundland, Scotland, Canada, Celtic and World music.
info@willowgreenmusic.com
Contact Jim Ofsthun or Sue Spencer 218-343-0111 - Bagpipe Associates
Mike Breidenbach
651-387-6142
bagpipeassociates@msn.com - Bedlam Boys
John Sjogren
612-207-7362
johnsjog@gmail.com - The Belfast Cowboys
bird@belfastcowboys.com
- Boiled in Lead
Todd Menton and Drew Miller
info@boiledinlead.com - Brian Boru Irish Pipe Band of St. Paul*
Andy More, Booking/Band Manager
763-222-4703
manager@brianborupipeband.com - Bundle & Go
David & Suzanne Rhees
612-875-1345 or 612-875-1355
info@bundleandgo.com - Chulrua
Paddy O’Brien
651-698-2258
paddyobrienbox@gmail.com - Clairseach*
Ann and Charlie Heymann
507-647-3333
annheymann@gmail.com - Connemara Patch
Patrick Maun
Patrick@PatrickMaun.com - Curtis & Loretta
Loretta Simonet
612-812-4555
loretta@curtisandloretta.com - Tom Dahill* & Ginny Johnson
Tom Dahill 651-334-2880
- Dalwhinnie
Sherry Ladig
651-644-4779
ladig-dunquin@msn.com - Danny Diamond
danny@dannydiamond.ie
612-438-5545 - The Dirty Hurlers
John Rian
218-939-1038
dirtyhurlers@live.com - Dòrain*
773-576-5772
Iain.lempke@gmail.com - The Dregs
- Dunquin*
Sherry Ladig 651-644-4779
ladig-dunquin@msn.com - The Eddies
Chuck Lentz
612-839-0463
theeddies@earthlink.net - Eira*
info@eiramusic.com
Contact Jim Ofsthun or Sue Spencer 218-343-0111 - Danielle Enblom
- Erin Rogue
Robin Brown
763-753-6542
robinsnest1966@comcast.net - Hannah Flowers
- Fola Glas (Green Blood)*
Bill Conlan and Kia Cashman
bill@conlan.com - Four Pints Shy
- Giggin’ Síles
Maureen Engelhardt
mc2e@outlook.com - Gus the Bardic Troubadour*
- Dick Hensold
- Dick Hensold & Patsy O’Brien
Dick Hensold 651-646-6581
dickhensold@gmail.com - The HiBs
Kate Wade and Jode Dowling
612-343-0820 - Hounds of Finn
Pete McCauley
651-558-6290
houndsoffinn@gmail.com - The Inland Seas*
- Irish Brigade
Mike Wallace
651-283-6821
irishbrigadeband@gmail.com - Irish Diplomacy
Datta Hartman
612-578-0075
irishdiplomacymusic@gmail.com - Jimmy the Piper
James Sherman
651-325-8598
jimmythepiper1@gmail.com - The Jolly Groggers
Peter Bodurtha
651-210-7216
jollygroggers@gmail.com - Kindred
Sherri & Chuck Leyda
singletonstreet@gmail.com
763-225-7857 - Tom Klein, Irish Piper*
- Sherry Ladig*
- Lake Effect*
Amy Shaw
flutewoman@gmail.com - The Langer's Ball
Michael Sturm
651-485-8090
info@thelangersball.com - Legacy*
Kevin Carroll
651-983-6384
info@legacycelticmusic.com - Lehto & Wright
- Locklin Road
Sheri O’Meara
763-516-1443
sheriomeara@gmail.com - The Lost Forty*
Brian Miller
651-245-3719
dadgadguy@gmail.com - Mac and Cheese
Pete McCauley and Tim Cheesebrow
themacandcheeseband@gmail.com - Macalester College Pipe Band
Mike Breidenbach
651-387-6142
pipeband@macalester.edu - Laura MacKenzie*
- MacKenzie & Brissonnette*
651-398-5055 laura@lauramackenzie.com
- Chad McAnally
- Shawn McBurnie
- Patrick McCormick
- Jim McGowan*
- The McNordiques
Tom Klein
irishpipertom@gmail.com - Katie McMahon
- Todd Menton
612-750-5226
toddmenton@gmail.com - Minnesota Pipes and Drums*
Mike Huddle, Manager
309-830-0601
info@mnpipeband.org - The New Pearl Buttons*
Sherry Ladig
651-644-4779
ladig-dunquin@msn.com - The Northerly Gales
Danny Schwarze
651-263-6704
northerlygales@gmail.com - Paddy O'Brien*
Paddy O’Brien
651-698-2258
paddyobrienbox@gmail.com - Patsy O’Brien
- Adrienne O'Shea
- Paddy Wagon
Tim Flynn
651-334-7115 - Poitin
Jim Haney
218-979-1085
info@poitinband.com - Purgatory Creek*
David Perry
lollardfish@gmail.com - RavensFire*
- Release the Craicen
- Norah Rendell and Brian Miller
Brian Miller
651-245-3719
dadgadguy@gmail.com - Ring of Kerry*
Paul Cotton
320-251-0601
paulcotton@ringofkerry.us - Rúpálaí
Chad McAnally
612-968-4222
ceadachrua@gmail.com - St. Dominic's Trio
bird@belfastcowboys.com
- The SERFs
theserfsmn@gmail.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theserfsmn - Danny Schwarze
651-263-6704
dschwarze13@gmail.com - Sona
Hannah Flowers
hc.harpist@gmail.com - Dáithí Sproule
- Andrea Stern, Celtic Harp
- Ross Sutter
- Sweet Colleens
- Sycamore Gap*
Call or Text 651-341-8351
SycamoreGapUS@gmail.com - The Tim Malloys
- Tipper Road*
Eileen Degnan
651-641-1859
TipperRoad09@gmail.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/TipperRoad - Twice Banjaxed
- Twin Cities Céilí Band (TCCB)
Tom Juenemann
tjuenemann@gmail.com - Two Tap Trio*
Brian Miller
651-245-3719
dadgadguy@gmail.com - Mary Vanorny, Irish Fiddle
- We Lucky Few
- Wild Colonial Bhoys
Adam Coolong
adam@wildcolonialbhoys.com - Willow Brae*
651-398-5055
laura@lauramackenzie.com
andrea@andreastern.net - Willowgreen*
info@willowgreenmusic.com.
Contact Jim Ofsthun or Sue Spencer 218-343-0111
Irish Music Instruction
- The Center for Irish Music*
Dedicated to teaching traditional Irish Music to all ages at all levels. At The Celtic Junction, 836 Prior Ave N, St. Paul, MN 55104.
651-815-0083
admin@CenterforIrishMusic.org
Check out the Center for Irish Music YouTube Channel! - Laura MacKenzie*
Flute, whistle, Scottish smallpipes, voice/song, now including English concertina; teaching from studios in St. Paul. All ages; beginners welcome. 651-398-5055
laura@lauramackenzie.com
www.lauramackenzie.com - Dick Hensold*
- Katie McMahon
- Patsy O’Brien
- James Plattes
Irish Storytellers
Irish Theater
Irish Language
- Gaeltacht Minnesota
Irish language groups and instruction. Free classes on Monday nights. Also language workshop opportunities.
- The Celtic Junction
Irish language classes for children, teens, and their parents, using songs, rhymes, and stories. Fee.
Irish Businesses
- Gone Feisin' *
Unique, Creative, One-of-a-Kind Irish Dance Gifts & Apparel
Jackie Fitzcollins
fitzy@gonfeisin.com - Irish on Grand*
Irish on Grand is very much a community hub – a place to buy the best of Irish goods from jewelry to clothing, purchase the makings of an Irish breakfast, but also a place to drop by for a chat, find out what’s happening in the Irish community or just to see who you might bump in to on a Saturday morning! Located at 1124 Grand Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105.
(651) 222-5151
Follow Us on Facebook - Bodhrán Tippers by David J. Draeger
- The Celtic Croft
Kilts, tartans, accessories, Clan Crests, Coat of Arms.
sales@thecelticcroft.com - Celtique Creations
Cathy Gadzo and Rosemary Paulson
651-249-8847
celtiquecreations@gmail.com - Celtic Journeys
- Earnest Threads - Irish Dance Costumes -
Mattie Ernst
Earnest.Threads@gmail.com - Gone Feisin' *
Jackie Fitzcollins
fitzy@gonefeisin.com - The Irish Rose Gifts
Dan Sexton
888-298-5301
help@theirishrose.com - Chad McAnally - Celtic Instruments
612-968-4222
ceadachrua@gmail.com - Patty's Pottery
- St. Patrick’s Guild
Irish Organizations
- Irish Arts Minnesota (formerly the Irish Music and Dance Association)
Fostering a vibrant and diverse community of artists, dancers, musicians, and businesses.A community where Ireland’s traditional arts and culture are celebrated to instill an appreciation for generations to come.
Your hosts for the annual St. Patrick’s Day Irish Celebration and Day of Irish Dance at Landmark Center.
info@IrishArtsMN.org - The Celtic Junction Arts Center*
“Weaving the traditions of Dance, Music, Art, and Language, The Celtic Junction Arts Center (CJAC) is a center for the arts and a hub of Irish culture. CJAC offers classes in Irish literature and history, Celtic creative arts, and the Irish language. CJAC hosts concerts, plays, hooleys, ceilis, and parties! CJAC holds an annual Irish Arts Week, two Irish dance feiseanna, and an Irish Language Weekend. Join us for incredible events inside and outside. Check out the art gallery located in our lobby area where we feature work by local artists and craftsmen. Inside the Celtic Junction building are an award-winning Irish dance school and an award-winning traditional Irish music school, both offering classes year-round for youth and adults. There is space available to rent (performance space, dance studios, classrooms, music area, and lobby) for shows, rehearsals, weddings, celebrations of life, and more. CJAC is located at 836 Prior Ave, St. Paul, MN 55104.
- Eoin McKiernan Library*
Celtic Junction Arts Center’s Eoin McKiernan Library has a beautiful reading room with a collection of over 5000 books and 1200 CDs focused on Irish cultural arts and history. The library also celebrates the long history of Irish cultural activities in Minnesota through archives and exhibitions.
836 Prior Ave. N
St. Paul, MN 55104
library@celticjunction.org - Irish Network Minnesota - IN-MN*
Irish Network Minnesota (IN-MN) is a business, social, and cultural network for friends of Ireland.
Follow us on Facebook.
651-252-9125
irishnetowrk.minnesota@gmail.com - Center for Irish Studies - New Hibernian Review
University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN
nhr@stthomas.edu - Emerald Society of Minnesota
PO Box 4423
St. Paul, MN 55104 - Friends of St. Patrick-MN Chapter
- Great Northern Irish Pipers Club
Patrick Maun
information@gnipc.org - Irish Fair of Minnesota
836 Prior Ave N
St. Paul, MN 55104
651-645-0221
info@irishfair.com - Irish Genealogical Society International
president@irishgenealogical.org
1385 Mendota Heights Road
Mendota Heights, MN 55120
Questions@IrishGenealogical.org - Irish Network Minnesota IN-MN*
- Minneapolis St. Patrick’s Day Association
Judy Clerkin
763-234-0669
mplsstpats@aol.com - St. Patrick’s Association – St. Paul
- Traditional Singers Club
Monthly online singing sessions and occasional in person concerts and sessions focused on unaccompanied solo singing.
Contact Brian Miller
dadgadguy@gmail.com - Twin Cities Gaelic Football Club
- Twin Cities Robert Emmets Hurling and Camogie Club
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