Past Visiting Artists
The Center for Irish Music sponsors occasional workshops during year with master traditional irish musicians, usually during the Minnesota Irish Music Weekend, held annually on the second weekend in June.
Past workshops have highlighted the talented teaching of:
June 6-9, 2024

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
June 8-11, 2023

The Kane Sisters
fiddle

Gráinne Hambly
harp, concertina

Seán Gavin
flute, uilleann pipes

Máirín ní Chéide
song

Billy McComiskey
accordion

Marla Fibish
mandolin

Gavin Strappe
banjo, mandoliin

Brian Miller
guitar, bouzouki
June 9-12, 2022

Kathleen Conneely
whistle

Seán Clohessy
fiddle, concertina

Joyn Coyne
bouzouki, song

Ivan Goff
flute, uilleann pipes

Eimear Arkins
fiddle, song

Natasha Sheehy
accordion

Sky Kelsey
banjo, fiddle, flute
June 10-14, 2021
June 11-14, 2020
June 14-16, 2019

The Friel Sisters
flute, uilleann pipes, fiddle, song

Pauline Conneely
banjo

Randal Bays
fiddle

Christian "Junior" Stevens
concertina, accordion

Brian Miller
guitar, bouzouki
June 9-11, 2017

John Carty
fiddle, banjo

Colm O'Donnell
flute, whistle, song

James Kelly
fiddle

Méabh Begley
accordion, song

Séan Gavin
flute, uilleann pipes
June 10-12, 2016

Joanie Madden
whistle, silver flute

Brian Conway
fiddle

Billy McComiskey
accordion

Brendan Dolan
piano, flute

Sheila Shigley
song
June 12-14, 2015

Joanie Madden
whistle, silver flute

Mick Mulcahy
accordion

Louise Mulcahy
flute, uilleann pipes

Michelle Mulcahy
harp, fiddle, piano

Bridget Fitzgerald
song

Sean Clohessy
fiddle