Irish Music & Dance Association
Rince na Chroi (pronounced Rink-a na Cree), Gaelic for “dance of the heart,” was founded by Katie Stephens Spangler in February 2003 after 15 years of Irish dancing and teaching experience in Milwaukee, Chicago, and St. Paul.
Since opening our doors, Rince na Chroi has grown from about 15 dancers to nearly 200. We have performed all over the Twin Cities and the Midwest at events such as the Irish Fair of Minnesota, the Flint Hills International Children’s Festival, Grand Old Day, Milwaukee Irish Fest, and many more. Recently, our dancers have performed an average of 100 times each year, in venues such as the Minnesota State Fair and the Landmark Center and with talented musicians such as the Two Tap Trio, the Wild Colonial Bhoys, and Gaelic Storm.
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. Located in Anoka, MN.
Liz Hines, TCRG
eilisacademy2012@gmail.com
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Teaching and performances for ages 5 through adult. Contemporary step dancing, hard shoe, and soft shoe. Historic and traditional dances performed in period costume. Green Fire strives to enable each dancer to pursue their dreams. Weekly practices. Small monthly fee, costumes provided. Located in Woodbury, MN.
Edward Koehne
612-927-9615
greenfiredancers@gmail.com
Is proud to offer the full range of beginner through championship level Irish dance instruction for boys, girls & adults. Our talented instructors bring warmth and smiles to every class! Whether you’re taking your first steps or you’re a seasoned pro, Hudson will help you reach your competitive, recreational, and performance goals! Stop by our studio for a FREE class at Hudson Irish Dance Academy, Wayzata, MN.
Corey Hudson, TCRG
651-505-3379
HudsonIrishDance@gmail.com
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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.
Katie Stephens Spangler
651-645-4292
katie@rincenachroi.com
Rince na Greine (Dance of the Sun) offers Irish dance lessons to ages 3 through adults, along with performance and competition opportunities. Classes in Hopkins, MN
Lauren Adams-Plehal, ODCRN
RincenaGreine@gmail.com
Ashley Cheek, TCRG
(815) 530-7289
asairishdance@gmail.com
Sheila Jordan
651-357-3715
biddiesgalore3@gmail.com
Emily Casey-Hare
651-324-7631
emilycaseyhare@gmail.com
Fauna Gille ADCRG
fauna@cordamor.com
Betsy Wing
651-646-3661
info@knocknagowirishdancers.com
Emily Wolff TCRG
651-261-8575
emily@mactiririshdance.com
Carol Gross
carolgross1@comcast.net
Beth Pitchford
NorthStarIrishDance@gmail.com
Alyssah O’Neill
763-567-0510
oneillschoolofirishdance@gmail.com
Coleen Mulhern Malloy, TCRG
630-789-1127
coleen@mulhernschoolofirishdance.com
Cormac Ó’Sé, TCRG
612-722-7000
adminoid@osheairishdance.com
Rachel Knutson, TCRG
612-327-7962
rjones2112@aol.com
Award-winning Gaelic harp with cittern, Gaelic and English song, lively dance music with button accordion, and wooden flute. A thousand years of Irish/Scottish tradition.
Ann and Charlie Heymann
507-647-3333
annheymann@gmail.com
Uilleann pipes, vocal, fiddle, guitar. St. Paul, MN.
651-334-2880
Vocal harmonies and carefully arranged sets abound in this 3-piece band. Irish and Scottish tunes and songs arranged for 3 voices in English and Scottish Gaelic. Minneapolis, MN.
Alexander Dove Lempke (guitar, bodhrán, vocals), Cara Weggler (fiddle, bouzouki, vocals) and Iain Dove Lempke (flute, guitar, vocals), Mattie Ernst (concertina, vocals).
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. St. Paul, MN.
Rosa Wells, fiddle; Don Ladig, whistles and flutes; Sherry Ladig, piano and music arrangements.
Sherry Ladig: 651-644-4779
ladig-dunquin@msn.com
Celtic and Americana music combining lush vocals, fiddle guitar, whistle, mandolin, bodhrán, and other percussion. Varied mix of tunes from rousing pub songs to emotive ballads and instrumentals. Come sing, dance, and drink along with the many moods of The Inland Seas! Twin Cities, MN.
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.
Pianist, composer, arranger (all styles) in St. Paul, MN.
Lively, traditional Irish tunes and songs since 2000; three-piece band featuring flute, tin whistle, accordion, mandola, guitar, bodhrán, bass, vocals. Rosemount, MN.
Kevin Carroll
651-983-6384
info@legacycelticmusic.com
A two-man revival of the forgotten Irish songs of the north woods and Great Lakes on voice, guitar, bouzouki, banjo, and harmonium. St. Paul, MN.
Brian Miller
651-245-3719
dadgadguy@gmail.com
Wooden flute, tin whistle, concertina, Scottish small pipes, border pipes, medieval great pipes, voice. Twin Cities, MN.
A traditional trio with a richly Irish core, also performing music from Scotland, Cape Breton, Galicia, and Central France, featuring wind-powered instruments with percussion and guitar. Twin Cities, MN.
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 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.
Paddy O’Brien
651-698-2258
paddyobrienbox@gmail.net
Irish Music with a twang. Acoustic folk/traditional/country. Guitars, fiddle, tin whistle, harmonica, stand up base, vocals. St. Paul/Minneapolis, MN.
Tim Flynn
651-334-7115
Traditional Irish Music and Contemporary Folk, vocals, flute, guitar. St. Paul, MN.
Brian Miller
651-245-3719
dadgadguy@gmail.com
Celtic Harp
612-722-9790
andrea@andreastern.net
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
Traditional Irish Music, vocals, fiddle, flute, and guitar, also available with Irish dancers. St. Paul, MN.
Brian Miller
651-245-3719
dadgadguy@gmail.com
Mike Breidenbach
651-387-6142
bagpipeassociates@msn.com
John Sjogren
612-207-7362
johnsjog@gmail.com
Tom Klein
irishpipertom@gmail.com
Paul Wehling
612-788-3262
Andy More, Booking/Band Manager
763-222-4703
manager@brianborupipeband.com
Chris: 952-200-8435
Gordon: 651-214-0906
brokenspokemn@gmail.com
David & Suzanne Rhees
612-875-1345 or 612-875-1355
info@bundleandgo.com
Amy Shaw
flutewoman@gmail.com
Paddy O’Brien
651-698-2258
paddyobrienbox@gmail.net
Patrick Maun
Patrick@PatrickMaun.com
Mary Vanorny
952-807-5104
commonreel@gmail.com
Mikko Cowdery
320-859-3536
mick@midwestinfo.net
Loretta Simonet
612-781-9537
loretta@curtisandloretta.com
Sherry Ladig
651-644-4779
ladig-dunquin@msn.com
John Rian
218-939-1038
dirtyhurlers@live.com
Chuck Lentz
612-839-0463
theeddies@earthlink.net
Robin Brown
763-753-6542
robinsnest1966@comcast.net
Maureen Engelhardt
mc2e@outlook.com
Stu Janis
651-402-3252
hdulc@greenwood-tree.com
Chris Kalogerson
952-935-9065
chriskalogerson@gmail.com
Kate and Jode Dowling
612-850-9038
jode@hibsmusic.com
Pete McCauley
651-558-6290
houndsoffinn@gmail.com
James Moss
651-489-7710
inishmohr@yahoo.com
Mike Wallace
651-283-6821
irishbrigadeband@gmail.com
James Sherman
651-325-8598
Peter Bodurtha
651-210-7216
jollygroggers@gmail.com
Sherri & Chuck Leyda
763-972-2341
Amy Shaw
kittiwake.duo@gmail.com
Greg Padden
612-817-2998
knottedclover@gmail.com
Amy Shaw
flutewoman@gmail.com
Michael Sturm
651-485-8090
info@thelangersball.com
Sheri O’Meara
763-516-1443
sheriomeara@gmail.com
Mike Breidenbach
651-387-6142
pipeband@macalester.edu
Sally Gordon, Band Manager
612-280-5351
mgr@mppb.org
Chris Bashor
507-649-1323
Slipjigery@gmail.com
Danny Schwarze
651-263-6704
northerlygales@gmail.com
Laura MacKenzie, Laura@lauramackenzie.com
Ross Sutter, rosssutter@mac.com
Paddy O’Brien
651-698-2258
paddyobrienbox@gmail.net
Jim Haney
218-979-1085
info@poitinband.com
Melissa Schmidt
507-272-6710
melissamschmidt@hotmail.com
Paul Cotton
320-251-0601
paulcotton@ringofkerry.us
Ross Sutter, rosssutter@mac.com
Laura MacKenzie, laura@lauramackenzie.com
Chad McAnally
612-968-4222
ceadachrua@gmail.com
Hannah Flowers
hc.harpist@gmail.com
Laura MacKenzie
651-398-5055
Laura@lauramackenzie.com
Linda Doran
midledoran@gmail.com
Kevin Brown
763-656-9482
tillerblack@gmail.com
Tom Juenemann
tjuenemann@gmail.com
Hannah Flowers
HC.Harpist@gmail.com
Adam Coolong
adam@wildcolonialbhoys.com
Laura MacKenzie
651-398-5055
Laura@lauramackenzie.com
Andrea Stern
andrea@andreastern.net
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
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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
Irish language groups and instruction. Free classes on Monday nights. Also language workshop opportunities.
Irish language classes for children, teens, and their parents, using songs, rhymes, and stories. Fee.
Irish on Grand is very much a community hub – a place to buy the best of Irish goods from CDs to Irish Crystal, 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
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Cathy Gadzo and Rosemary Paulson
651-249-8847
celtiquecreations@gmail.com
Mattie Ernst
GunaRinceCostumes@gmail.com
Dan Sexton
888-298-5301
help@theirishrose.com
Todd Hawkinson
651-227-3921
“Weaving the traditions of Dance, Music, Art and Language.” A Center for the Arts with classes in Irish Step Dance; Traditional Irish Music; Céilí and Social Dance; Irish Mythology and History; Celtic Spirituality; World Art and classes in the Irish language for children and adults. Visit our Public art gallery displaying local artisans of pottery, painting, and instrument making. Come to our Concerts and Hooleys! Space available for event rental (performance space, dance studios, classrooms, music area and lobby.) Located at 836 Prior Ave, St. Paul, MN 55104.
Celebrating Irish traditions since 1983. Your hosts for the annual St. Patrick’s Day Irish Celebration and Day of Irish Dance at Landmark Center.
MN Office: thomas_joseph_radke@yahoo.com
University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN
nhr@stthomas.edu
PO Box 4423
St. Paul, MN 55104
Tom Klein
651-227-3367
information@gnipc.org
836 Prior Ave N
St. Paul, MN 55104
1385 Mendota Heights Road
Mendota Heights, MN 55120
Judy Clerkin
763-234-0669
mplsstpats@aol.com