Join the Center for Irish Music for Minnesota Irish Music Weekend, June 9-12. The Minnesota...
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A gathering place for nearly two decades of music sessions and craic, Keegan’s Irish Pub on University Avenue was one of the first restaurant casualties of the pandemic, closing its doors in June 2020. Fortunately, the dedicated crew of traditional Irish music lovers and Center for Irish Music students who met there every Sunday afternoon at 4 p.m. for the Keegan’s Learners Session has hardly missed a beat.
There are multiple local opportunities for students to take part in traditional music competitions. Many...
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Saint Paul, MN – Over its 16 years of “handing down the tradition,” the Center for...
It was the All-Ireland competitions that prompted us to go to the Fleadh Cheoil in the first place. After returning from Ireland for each of the past two years, many people would often ask us, “How was Ireland? How did your kids do?” Meaning, did they win?
As you probably know, despite lots of Center for Irish Music success at the regional competition (the Midwest Fleadh), very few of our young musicians received any formal recognition in the form of a trophy or a medal from the All-Ireland competitions.
Overheard in a pub somewhere in Drogheda: “Where are the kids from? They’re fantastic!” “Minnesota...
Congratulations to the Center for Irish Music’s passionate and hard-working students who competed at the...
Since 2010, instructors at the Center for Irish Music have come together to select a common...