by Laura | Jul 12, 2017 | Uncategorized
Thanks to your generous contributions, we’re on our way to the All-Ireland Fleadh in August! In less than 10 days we met our Board Challenge Match, securing the resources we need to send our talented and intrepid executive director Norah Rendell to accompany and...
by Laura | Jul 2, 2017 | Features
Just weeks after teaching and performing at CIM’s MInnesota Irish Music Weekend, acclaimed button accordion player Billy McComiskey, was selected as a National Endowment for the Arts Heritage Fellow in 2016, the highest honor the NEA bestows on folk and...
by Laura | Jul 1, 2017 | Student Showcase
At The Fleadh Trad Troopers: Two of CIM’s talented teen players earned the chance to play and compete at the 2015 All-Ireland Fleadh. Playing music on the bus ride home from the fleadh is a treasured CIM tradition–unless you’re trying to sleep. From...
by Laura | Jul 1, 2017 | Features
Music for the Ages From the Center for Irish Music 2014-15 Annual Report From tiny Tin Whistle Troupes, to traditional Irish music sessions around the Twin Cities, the Center for Irish Music kindles a love for learning in players of every age. With an entry-level...
by Laura | Jul 1, 2017 | Teacher Feature
The Reel Deal The Lost 40, Brian Miller and Randy Gosa, revive and perform the Irish-influenced songs of men who roamed the Great Lakes region in the days when pine was king. Bemidji native Brian Miller unearths the roots connecting Minnesota's timber history to the...
