Save the Date!
June 5-8, 2025
Thank you for joining us for the 16th annual Minnesota Irish Music Weekend!
Save the date for next year's event, June 5-8, 2025.
Presented by the Center for Irish Music, Minnesota Irish Music Weekend is a unique festival that pairs world-class traditional Irish musicians and teachers with learners of all ages for a weekend of workshops, lectures, sessions and concerts.
Each of our visiting artists is recognized for their musical mastery, and will offer insights and techniques to help learners tap into the deep roots of traditional Irish music.
Featuring World-Class Master Artists
Angelina Carberry
banjo
Conor Connolly
accordion
Nuala Kennedy
flute, whistle, song
Aidan Connolly
fiddle
Eamon O'Leary
guitar, bouzouki, song
Josh Dukes
guitar, flute
Rose Flanagan
fiddle
Joey Abarta
uilleann pipes, whistle
Brianna Brown
concertina
Hannah Flowers
harp
Dáithí Sproule
song, lecture
Brian Miller
trad immersion camp
Mary Vanorny
trad immersion camp
Danny Diamond
teen program
Norah Rendell
teen program
Kate Wade
teen program
Programs
We are thrilled to offer three in-person programs in 2024:
Irish Trad Immersion Camp for 9-12 year-olds
Saturday & Sunday, 1-4pm.
Intermediate-Advanced Teen Program, with master artists
Friday noon-Sunday.
Adult Workshops, Lectures and Classes
Friday-Sunday
Thank You to our sponsors and funders:
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.