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
- 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.
[email protected]
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
[email protected] - Biddies Galore*
“Three Women Who Can’t Stop Dancing”
Sheila Jordan
651-357-3715
[email protected] - Green Fire Irish Dancers*
Green Fire is dedicated to the joy and love of Irish Dancing. Folling a centuries’ old tradition, Green Fire has it roots in the Twin Cities Irish community.
Elaine Murray and Ed Khoene establised the group in 2002 with the aim of creating a place where adults, teens and children could all dance and perform together. Today, Green Fire’s dancers range age 5 and up!
Classes in Woodbury, MN
612-927-9615
[email protected] - 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
[email protected] - 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
[email protected] - Ardaigh Suas Academy of Irish Dance*
Classes in Albertville, MN
Ashley Cheek, TCRG
(815) 530-7289
[email protected] - Biddies Galore*
“Three Women Who Can’t Stop Dancing”
Sheila Jordan
651-357-3715
[email protected] - Céilí and Set Dance Teachers
- Alex Aavang 612- 204-2196 [email protected]
- Karen Cieminski: [email protected]
- Danielle Enblom: [email protected]
- Tim McAndrew:
[email protected] - Paul McCluskey: [email protected]
- Justin O’Carrick: [email protected]
- Mike Whalen: [email protected], 651-502-5254
- Loma Mor Irish Dance Club
- Twin Cities Set Dance Club
- Corda Mór Irish Dance
Classes in Edina, MN
Fauna Gille, ADCRG
[email protected] - Eilís Academy of Irish Dance*
Liz Hines, TCRG
[email protected] - Green Fire Irish Dancers*
Classes in Woodbury, MN
Edward Koehne and Elaine Murray
612-927-9615
[email protected] - Hudson Irish Dance Academy
Classes in Wayzata, MN Corey Hudson, TCRG
651-505-3379
[email protected] - Irish Steps Dance School
Classes in St. Paul
Irina Orf, ADCRG - Knocknagow Irish Dancers
Betsy Wing
651-646-3661
[email protected]m - Mactír Academy of Irish Dance
Classes in Minneapolis, MN
Emily Wolff TCRG
651-261-8575
[email protected] - Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts
Classes in Winona, MN
(507) 453-5197
[email protected] - Mooncoin Céilí Dancers
Carol Gross
[email protected] - North Star Irish Dance
Classes in Eden Prairie and Northfield, MN
Beth Pitchford
[email protected] - 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
[email protected] - O'Shea Irish Dance
Classes in St. Paul, MN
Cormac Ó’Sé, TCRG
612-722-7000
[email protected] - Rince na Chroi*
Classes in St. Paul, MN
Siobhan George
651-272-7269
[email protected] - Rince na Gréine*
Classes in Hopkins, MN
Lauren Adams-Plehal, ODCRN
Margaret Schmitz, ODCRN
[email protected] - Sean Nos Dance and Old Style Dance
- Danielle Enblom: [email protected]
danielle.dance/ - Loma Mor Irish Dance Club: Karen Cieminski – [email protected]
www.loma-mor.org/ - The Step Collective: www.facebook.com/stepcollectivedance [email protected]
- Danielle Enblom: [email protected]
- Shamrock School of Irish Step Dance*
Classes in Eagan, MN
Rachel Knutson, TCRG
612-327-7962
[email protected]
Irish Music / Musicians
- Bonnie Drunken Lad*
Folk band playing an assortment of traditional and modern celtic, sea shanties, and pub songs!
[email protected] - Bundle & Go*
Bundle & Go is the duo of David and Suzanne Rhees, playing an eclectic mix of dance tunes, listening pieces, and songs from the isles of the North Atlantic, Canada, the U.S., and beyond. David & Suzanne Rhees
612-875-1345 or 612-875-1355
[email protected] - 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
[email protected] - 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
[email protected] - 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
[email protected] - 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
[email protected] - Eira*
Traditional and contemporary music from Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Celtic and World music.
[email protected]
Contact Jim Ofsthun or Sue Spencer 218-343-0111. - Fola Glass (Green Blood)*
Fola Glass (Green Blood in Irish) is Kia Cashman and Bill Conlan performing a wide range of folk music from Irish Gaelic through traditional Irish and beyond.
Kia Cashman [email protected]
- Hurkle Durkle Celtic/Irish Band*
Hurkle-Durkle is a mainly Irish and Celtic band based in Buffalo, MN
- 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.
[email protected] - Kindred*
Ameri-Celt-icana
An award winning band based out of Delano, Minnesota, Kindred (AKA Singleton Street) combines Celtic, bluegrass, and old time music to form their unique version of Americana. Combining mandolin, bouzouki, guitar, bass, and nyckelharpa, Kindred has played Irish Fairs, bluegrass festivals, renaissance festivals, pubs, and even provided music for a modern ballet.
763-225-7857
[email protected]
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KindredCelticMusic - 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.
[email protected] - Sherry Ladig*
Pianist, composer, arranger (all styles) in St. Paul, MN.
651-644-4779
[email protected] - Legacy Celtic Music*
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
[email protected] - 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
[email protected] - 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.
[email protected]
www.brasslassie.com - MacKenzie* & Bissonnette
A dynamic duo of traditional wind instruments/voice and percussion, with a richly Irish & Scottish core. (Laura MacKenzie & Michael Bissonnette). 651-398-5055 (Laura) [email protected]
- McCormick* & Vanorny
John McCormick (C#D accordion) & Mary Vanorny (fiddle) play hours and hours of Traditional Irish Music, sure to get your toes tapping! While you can catch us at sessions almost every week of the year, we also perform at festivals and private events.
Catch them as a duo or joined by a few friends as the Tune Pals!
Mary Vanorny
[email protected] - The McNordiques*
The McNordiques blend Celtic, French and Scandinavian music in a way that shines through to make your toes wiggle with joy. The McNordiques are Tom Klein (uilleann pipes), Dan Newton (accordion) and Renee Vaughan (nyckelharpa). Together, it’s a unique sound…one you are not likely to hear anywhere else!
Tom Klein
[email protected] - 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
[email protected] - 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
[email protected] - Pad the Road*
‘Pad the Road with Me’ is an old Scottish ballad involving coming together and spending time walking or ‘padding’ the road together creating a little craic. We perform Celtic music from around the Irish Sea (Ireland, Scotland, England, Wales) and other folk music at various events around the Minneapolis/Saint Paul area.
Justin O’Carrick
[email protected] - 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
[email protected] - Two Tap Trio*
Traditional Irish Music, vocals, fiddle, flute, and guitar, also available with Irish dancers.
St. Paul, MN.
Brian Miller
651-245-3719
[email protected] - Mary Vanorny, Irish Fiddle*
Mary founded the all-female MNáFiddlers group, is co-director of the Headwaters Fiddle Camp, and performs regularly with Brass Lassie, the Tune Pals, and the Two Tap Trio.
[email protected] - 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
[email protected]
[email protected] - Willowgreen*
Traditional and contemporary music from Ireland, Newfoundland, Scotland, Canada, Celtic and World music.
[email protected]
Contact Jim Ofsthun or Sue Spencer 218-343-0111 - Bagpipe Associates
Mike Breidenbach
651-387-6142
[email protected] - Bedlam Boys
John Sjogren
612-207-7362
[email protected] - The Belfast Cowboys
- Boiled in Lead
Todd Menton and Drew Miller
[email protected] - Bonnie Drunken Lad *
- Brian Boru Irish Pipe Band of St. Paul
Andy More, Booking/Band Manager
763-222-4703
[email protected] - Bundle & Go*
David & Suzanne Rhees
612-875-1345 or 612-875-1355
[email protected] - Chulrua
Paddy O’Brien
651-698-2258
[email protected] - Clairseach*
Ann and Charlie Heymann
507-647-3333
[email protected] - Connemara Patch
Patrick Maun
[email protected] - Curtis & Loretta
Loretta Simonet
612-812-4555
[email protected] - Tom Dahill* & Ginny Johnson
Tom Dahill 651-334-2880
- Dalwhinnie
Sherry Ladig
651-644-4779
[email protected] - Danny Diamond
[email protected]
612-438-5545 - Dòrain*
773-576-5772
[email protected] - The Dregs
- Dunquin*
Sherry Ladig 651-644-4779
[email protected] - The Eddies
Chuck Lentz
612-839-0463
[email protected] - Eira*
[email protected]
Contact Jim Ofsthun or Sue Spencer 218-343-0111 - Danielle Enblom
- Erin Rogue
Robin Brown
763-753-6542
[email protected] - Hannah Flowers
- Fola Glas (Green Blood)*
Bill Conlan and Kia Cashman
[email protected] - Four Pints Shy
- Giggin’ Síles
Maureen Engelhardt
[email protected] - Gus the Bardic Troubadour
- Dick Hensold
- Dick Hensold & Patsy O’Brien
Dick Hensold 651-646-6581
[email protected] - Hounds of Finn
Pete McCauley
651-558-6290
[email protected] - Hurkle Durkle Irish/Celtic Band*
- The Inland Seas*
- The Irish Brigade
Mike Wallace
651-283-6821
[email protected] - Irish Diplomacy
Datta Hartman
612-578-0075
[email protected] - Jimmy the Piper
James Sherman
651-325-8598
[email protected] - The Jolly Groggers
Peter Bodurtha
651-210-7216
[email protected] - Kindred*
Sherri & Chuck Leyda
[email protected]
763-225-7857 - Tom Klein, Irish Piper*
- Sherry Ladig*
- Lake Effect
Amy Shaw
[email protected] - The Langer's Ball
Michael Sturm
651-485-8090
[email protected] - Legacy Celtic Music*
Kevin Carroll
651-983-6384
[email protected] - Locklin Road
Sheri O’Meara
763-516-1443
[email protected] - The Lost Forty*
Brian Miller
651-245-3719
[email protected] - Mac and Cheese
Pete McCauley and Tim Cheesebrow
[email protected] - Macalester College Pipe Band
Mike Breidenbach
651-387-6142
[email protected] - Laura MacKenzie*
- MacKenzie* & Bissonnette
651-398-5055 [email protected]
- Chad McAnally
- Shawn McBurnie
- McCormick* & Vanorny
Mary Vanorny
[email protected] - Patrick McCormick
- Jim McGowan
- The McNordiques*
Tom Klein
[email protected] - Katie McMahon
- Todd Menton
612-750-5226
[email protected] - Minnesota Pipes and Drums
Mike Huddle, Manager
309-830-0601
[email protected] - MNáFiddlers
Mary Vanorny, [email protected]
- The New Pearl Buttons*
Sherry Ladig
651-644-4779
[email protected] - The Northerly Gales
Danny Schwarze
651-263-6704
[email protected] - Paddy O'Brien*
Paddy O’Brien
651-698-2258
[email protected] - Patsy O’Brien
- Adrienne O'Shea
- Pad the Road*
- Paddy Wagon
Tim Flynn
651-334-7115 - Pick, Buttons and Bow
Erik Brandt
[email protected] - Poitin
Jim Haney
218-979-1085
[email protected] - Purgatory Creek
David Perry
[email protected] - RavensFire
- Release the Craicen
- Norah Rendell and Brian Miller*
Brian Miller
651-245-3719
[email protected] - Ring of Kerry
Paul Cotton
320-251-0601
[email protected] - Rúpálaí
Chad McAnally
612-968-4222
[email protected] - St. Dominic's Trio
- The SERFs
[email protected]
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theserfsmn - Danny Schwarze
651-263-6704
[email protected] - Sona
Hannah Flowers
[email protected] - Dáithí Sproule
- Andrea Stern, Celtic Harp
- Ross Sutter
- Sweet Colleens
- Sycamore Gap
Call or Text 651-341-8351
[email protected] - The Tim Malloys
- Tipper Road
Eileen Degnan
651-641-1859
[email protected]Facebook: www.facebook.com/TipperRoad - Tom and Sue Celtic Fun
Sue Davies, [email protected]
- Twice Banjaxed
- Twin Cities Céilí Band (TCCB)
Tom Juenemann
[email protected] - Two Tap Trio*
Brian Miller
651-245-3719
[email protected] - Mary Vanorny, Irish Fiddle*
- We Lucky Few
- Wild Colonial Bhoys
Adam Coolong
[email protected] - Willow Brae*
651-398-5055
[email protected]
[email protected] - Willowgreen*
[email protected].
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
[email protected]
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
[email protected]
www.lauramackenzie.com - Dick Hensold*
- Katie McMahon
- Patsy O’Brien
- James Plattes
Irish Storytellers
- Tracy Chipman
- John Dingley
Twin Cities, MN
651-280-7232
[email protected]
Twin Cities, MN
651-280-7232
[email protected]
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
- Charlie's Irish Pub*
Your Irish home in downtown Stillwater, located in The Water Street Inn.
Live music each weekend. - Gone Feisin' *
Unique, Creative, One-of-a-Kind Irish Dance Gifts & Apparel
Jackie Fitzcollins
[email protected] - Irish Rose Gifts*
Irish Rose Gifts is a retail web site selling Irish gifts, Irish coat of arms,
Irish family history products, and personalized Irish gifts.
(888) 298-5301 - Bodhrán Tippers by David J. Draeger
- The Celtic Croft
Kilts, tartans, accessories, Clan Crests, Coat of Arms.
[email protected] - Celtique Creations
Cathy Gadzo and Rosemary Paulson
651-249-8847
[email protected] - Celtic Journeys
- Earnest Threads - Irish Dance Costumes -
Mattie Ernst
[email protected] - Gone Feisin' *
Jackie Fitzcollins
[email protected] - Irish on Grand
Irish gifts available on-line.
- Irish Rose Gifts*
A retail web site selling Irish gifts, Irish coat of arms,
Irish family history products, and personalized Irish gifts.Dan Sexton
888-298-5301
[email protected] - Chad McAnally - Celtic Instruments
612-968-4222
[email protected] - 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.
[email protected] - 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.
612-722-7000 - 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
[email protected] - Ireland Network Minnesota*
Ireland Network Minnesota is a 501(c)(6) not-for-profit organization that serves as a social, cultural, and professional hub, connecting the Irish community and friends of Ireland in Minnesota and beyond.
Email: [email protected] - 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
[email protected] - Center for Irish Studies - New Hibernian Review
University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN
[email protected] - Emerald Society of Minnesota
PO Box 4423
St. Paul, MN 55104 - Friends of St. Patrick-MN Chapter
- Great Northern Irish Pipers Club
Patrick Maun
[email protected] - Ireland Network Minnesota
Email: [email protected]
- Irish Fair of Minnesota
836 Prior Ave N
St. Paul, MN 55104
651-645-0221
[email protected] - Irish Genealogical Society International
[email protected]
1385 Mendota Heights Road
Mendota Heights, MN 55120
[email protected] - Irish Network Minnesota IN-MN*
- Minneapolis St. Patrick’s Day Association
Judy Clerkin
763-234-0669
[email protected] - 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
[email protected] - Twin Cities Gaelic Football Club
- Twin Cities Robert Emmets Hurling and Camogie Club
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