Aibreán Irish Music & April Dance Association 2021

The mission of the Irish Music and Dance Association is to support and promote Irish music, dance, and other cultural traditions to insure their continuation.

Go Raibh Míle Maith Agaibh – Thank You

Transitioning IMDA’s St. Patrick’s Day Irish Celebration and Day of Irish Dance festivities from Landmark Center, our home since 1983, to Facebook and YouTube was a leap of faith. IMDA is so very grateful to all the performers who stepped up to be part of the celebration. It was a genuine team effort, supported by incredible production support from Pete McCauley of McCauley Media and Michelle McGregor of AVolution Productions L.L.C. as well as the support of the IMDA Board. Hats off to Gemma Forbush, who created the St. Patrick’s Day Dance Along, and to Maureen Engelhardt for the Decade of Dance Recognition.

Making our St. Patrick’s Day Pajama Party a free, virtual event meant that, for the second year, IMDA would not have admissions from our Landmark festivities to offset the expenses of the celebration and help fund the remainder of our work during the year. We are so very grateful for the outpouring of support from our wonderful community over the last few weeks to help us offset those losses. Our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who contributed their time, talent and treasure to help ensure that IMDA could move forward with our 2021 Educational Grant Program and be confident in planning for next year.

Our deepest appreciation to our Sponsors: Dubliner Pub Celtic Junction Arts Center Landmark Center

Our sincere appreciation to our Community Partners: The Brian Boru Irish Pipe Band Finnegan’s Brew Co. The Center for Irish Music Irish Fair of Minnesota The Eoin McKiernan Library Irish on Grand

Our heartfelt appreciation to our donors: Matthew Beckler Paul McCluskey Jim Curran Pat and Dan Blaskowski Teresa McCormick Mary Farquhar James Burns Maggie McEneny Michael Foster Norah Carroll Deborah Meade Carole Maclean Sally Evans Myla Meier Jill McCollum Kristi Even Alisa Pritchett Althea Willette Molly Gallahue Julia Rogers Mary Glazer Diane Richter Lora Harper Thomas Scott Hudson Irish Dance Academy LLC Adam Taylor Ross Huelster Anastasia Verdoljak Mary Pat Kleven Robert Waltz Timothy Marrin Catherine Wilson Stephen Wilson

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The IMDA Board is: President: Julia Rogers IMDA Educational Grant Deadline Nears Vice President: Jan Casey Treasurer: Maureen Engelhardt This year’s application deadline is April 15, 2021 Secretary: Cindy Ladany Board Members: Kathie Luby Amber Ladany The Irish Music and Dance Association (IMDA) has been Gemma Forbush Editor: Kathie Luby pleased to make funds available for students of all ages to continue their study of the traditional arts of Ireland. Over the IMDA Board Meetings are open to the membership. The Board meets regularly on the second Tuesday of each month at 6:00 pm at the years, grant recipients included musicians, dancers, a costume Dubliner Pub, St. Paul. Members are encouraged to verify the time and location designer, an Irish language teacher and Irish language students, shortly before, as meeting times and locations can change. but the program is open to students of other arts as well. As . they continue to learn and grow, they add to the vitality of our Contact Information community and help to preserve these traditions for future E-mail: [email protected] generations. Newsletter Submissions Do you know a dedicated student of Irish dance or music or We welcome our readers to submit articles of interest, news, and notices of events to be published in the newsletter. The deadline is the 18th of the preceding month. the Irish language who would like to expand their skills with a Send to: [email protected] master class or workshop? Please pass along the information about this opportunity!

IMDA Educational Grants are small grants – typically $300 to $500 – designed to give a dedicated student the help they need to move to the next level. Grants are available for students of any age and for study of any of the traditional arts of Ireland. We ask for a letter of recommendation from a teacher or community elder who is familiar with their work. And the applicant’s involvement with our community is a big part of the selection process. Afterwards, IMDA will ask the recipient to bring their new skills to an IMDA event.

Previous grant recipients represent a wide range of interests. Here’s what last year’s grant recipients were able to do because of help from IMDA:

Musician John Anderson, a student at the Center for Irish Music, used his grant to help with the purchase of an Anglo concertina. Musician Chris McGreevy studies with the Center for Irish Music. Chris had hoped to travel to Ireland to study Tenor Banjo with Paraic Mac Donnchadha. He refocused his plans to use his grant for video and Skype lessons instead. Dancer siblings Caidence O’Rourke and Cullen O’Rourke, who dance with the Hudson Academy, used their grants for additional dance classes in preparation for Nationals and Oireachtas. Dancer Heidi Reichenbach, who dances and teaches with Rince na Chroi, used her grant to help with travel to Ireland for the Fusion Fighter’s Fusion Dance Fest in Limerick. Musician Claire Vanorny used her grant to continue her on-line fiddle lessons with Gaelic Storm’s Katie Grennan.

In total, 6 members of our community received Educational Grants in 2020. Funding for the program will depend heavily on the generous support of the community through donations, since IMDA had to cancel our biggest events of the year.

This year’s application deadline is April 15, 2021. Applications are available the IMDA website:

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IMDA Recognizes Dedicated Dancers

By Jan Casey

The Decade of Dance Award is IMDA’s way of recognizing the very special commitment that some stu- dents make to Irish dance. The dancers who receive this award have studied Irish dance for at least 10 years; for most, it represents the major portion of their young lives. They have shared a unique element of Irish culture with audiences in all kinds of settings from community festivals and concert halls to nursing homes and schools. Along the way, they delight audiences, have fun, make friends, travel the world and serve as very visible and engaging ambassadors for Irish culture to the greater community.

Usually, these awards are presented on the Main Stage before an enthusiastic audience at IMDA’s Day of Irish Dance. The dancers would receive a certificate and a special Decade of Dance medal. Unfortunately, the impact of Covid-19 means that IMDA could not present these awards in the usual way this year. Instead, these dancers received their certificates and medals in the mail and were showcased with photos and video as part of IMDA’s St. Patrick’s Day Pajama Party!

Just what does 10 years of Irish dance mean? At least 1,500 hours of class and rehearsal time At least 1,000 hours of individual practice outside of class 10 pairs of soft-soled dance shoes, replaced partly because they wear them out. 5 – 6 pair of hard soled dance shoes 4 solo costumes For the girls, hundreds of pairs of poodle socks and bottles of sock glue and 8 – 10 wigs

Why do they do it? Because it’s fun, athletic, creative. They love the focus on teamwork and being a part of a community. They love the sense of belonging – family, community – you will hear the dancers talk about “my Irish dance family.”

Where have they danced? Irish Fair, IMDA’s St. Patrick’s Day and Day of Irish Dance, Community Festivals, Concerts, Nursing Homes, Schools, Dance competitions (feis), private parties and weddings. And with The Chieftains, Katie McMahon, Gaelic Storm, Cherish the Ladies, We Banjo 3 and more.

And, of course, the untold miles of driving to all of these.

These are this year’s recipients, and some of their favorite memories of Irish dance:

Freya Eberman ~ Rince na Chroi “When I was dancing at Irish Fair in the heat with my velvet dress on. I had been miserable leading up to the dance, but when I got on stage I felt confident and happy.”

Sophie Ford ~ North Star Irish Dance “Dancing at the Scattering at Irish Fair with my best friend.”

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Margaret Ludlow ~ North Star Irish Dance “I love being with my friends and performing at nursing homes.”

Carmen Pasquerella ~ O’Shea Irish Dance “Winning the nationals mixed U16 competition with my team.”

Lola Quinn ~ Rince na Chroi “My favorite Irish dance memory is performing with the Wild Colonial Bhoys on the main stage of Min- nesota Irish Fair in August 2019. It was very rainy and had already performed once that day, but we all pulled through and had a lot of fun!”

Emma Roeder ~ Rince Nua Irish Dance “My favorite memory of Irish dance is performing with the Ring of Kerry band for their holiday shows. It made the bond with my dance friends so much stronger and I wouldn’t trade it for the world!”

Allie Schmitzer ~ O’Shea Irish Dance “Winning at Oireachtas with my ceili team, and doing performances with some of my closest friends.”

Maura Walsh ~ O’Shea Irish Dance “My favorite memory of Irish dance is dancing a Irish Fair on Harriet Island each year.”

This is the sixteenth year that this award has been presented; in that time, IMDA has recognized a total of 235 dancers.

Heartfelt congratulations to these dedicated dancers and to their parents and families who support and en- courage them.

Jan Casey serves on the IMDA board and coordinates the Decade of Dance Program.

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Community in the Time of COVID19

The persistence of the coronavirus has meant a shift in so many wonderful events associated with St. Patrick’s Day. We’re all staying at home and practicing social distancing and artists all over the world are finding clever ways to make use of technology to stay connected:

IMDA’s St. Patrick’s Day Pajama Party provided three sets of music, dance and theatrical performances. If you missed any of them – or just want to see them again – tune in on Facebook or YouTube (Search for St. Patrick’s Day Pajama Party). Here’s the Facebook link: www.facebook.com/ IMDA.MN/videos.

The Children’s Set performances from IMDA’s St. Patrick’s Day festivities are also available on YouTube. Featured are Celtic Cuties from the Center for Irish Music (youtu.be/NqKlpBdEHsU), Danielle Enblom teaching songs with dances (youtu.be/sClgdNvt7J8), and The Celtic Music Party with Laura MacKenzie and Ross Sutter (youtu.be/R6zETdT_G14). The kids will also have fun with Ross Sutter making their own Pizza Box Bodhran. The video is available through the IMDA Facebook Page (www.facebook.com/284170417461/videos/431323514803147)

Todd Menton’s Music from the Porch concert at Landmark Center back on March 14 is available on the Landmark Center’s Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/landmarkcenter). Thanks so much to our friends at Landmark Center for making this “live music” opportunity available.

The St. Paul St. Patrick’s Day Association’s iconic St. Patrick’s Day Parade was transformed into the #IrishMASKarade at the old Sears store parking lot in St. Paul. If you missed the event live, you can view in on the St. Pat’s Association Facebook Page -www.facebook.com/StPatsmnn.

Tom Mays is continuing his on-line version of the Dubliner Pub’s Pub Quiz. Check it out on the Dubliner’s Facebook page - www.facebook.com/dublinerst.paul/.

There’s a whole lot of teaching and learning available during these trying times:

Students from the Center for Irish Music are continuing to study with their teachers electronically to keep up with their classes. The Center for Irish Music is also offering a series of classes with cultural connections, including topics like ‘Great Accompanists of Irish Music, Irish Musical Families and These Tunes Were Made for Dancing! Set Dances and the Dancing Masters. See the full list at centerforirishmusic.asapconnected.com/#CourseGroupID=38605 The Irish College of Minnesota at the Celtic Junction Arts Center continues to offer on-line classes on a wide range of topics. Check out the offerings at celticjunction.org/college.

Social media, especially Facebook, is a great way to stay connected.

Be sure to ‘Like’ the IMDA Facebook page for all the latest!

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The Gaelic Corner By Will Kenny

long as each other." This past month, the Irish community experienced our second St. Paddy's Day without If you were to show up in a lovely the hugs and handshakes, without new outfit or piece of clothing, I the large gatherings that have might say to you, Go maire tú, usually been part of our annual "May you live" with the celebration of our heritage. The implication of "May you live a traditional St. Pat's activities were long time to enjoy it." In fact, among the first casualties of sometimes it is said, Go maire tú COVID-19. Fortunately, technology now enables us to agus go gcaithe tú to suggest that you should live long share a lot more Irish music and dance, and other enough to wear the clothing out. cultural assets, than we could at the beginning of the Among the amusing confusions that can bedevil pandemic. students when they are first learning the language is the Still, if asked how things were going for the Irish one between this verb, mair, meaning "to live," and the community, how we're feeling these days, we might somewhat similar looking maraigh, which means "to say, Maireann muid. Mair is a verb used in Irish to kill." Ná maraigh an fia go bhfeice tú é, "Don't kill the express things like "live, survive, last", suggesting deer before you see it," that is, "Don't count your ongoing duration. So Maireann muid suggests that "we chickens before they are hatched." live," "we're still here," "we're hanging on." We aren't The problem is that for someone who is not exactly thriving, but we're still doing our best. completely confident in the sounds and spelling system, Mair is not used to say, "I live in Minnesota." We'd mairim ("I live") and maraím ("I kill") can look and prefer, Tá mé i mo chónaí i Minnesota, literally, "I am sound a lot alike. At least in terms of spelling, this in my dwelling in Minnesota" for that situation. confusion largely arises from the spelling reform the

One of the most interesting uses of this verb is in Irish government applied to the language in the middle of the last century. the negative. We might be talking about someone and say, Seán, nach maireann, which means, "Seán, that The reform was largely aimed at removing silent does not live." It is the Irish way of expressing "the late consonants that cluttered up the middle of words, in the Seán," referring to someone who is no longer with us. hopes of making the language easier to teach and to

We also see mair in expressions like, Nuair a mhair learn. In the original spelling, "I kill" might have been m'athair, "When my father was alive," or Tráth a not maraím, but marbhuighim (well, the bh and gh mhair sé, "The time that he lived," that is, "in his day." would have been written as a b or g with a dot over it). Similarly, Má mhairim an céad, ní fheicfidh mé a The bh, gh sounds were not heard in most people's speech, and so those letters were dropped. leithéid aríst, "If I live to be 100, I will not see the likes of it again." But before the spelling reform, it was easy to see that

But it is also used more generally to refer to how this verb "to kill" was related to the adjective marbh long things last or persist. Má mhaireann an aimsir (which is still spelled that way): "dead." There may be seo, ní bheidh mé sásta, "If this weather continues like little doubt that the reform made the spelling system this, I won't be happy." We can say, Mhair an stailc sé easier to learn, but not without some loss of information along the way. mí, "The strike lasted for six months," or Maireann an nós sin go fóill, "That custom persists to this day." Like the rest of the Irish community, Gaeltacht

One of the most common uses of this verb, mair, is Minnesota is doing things virtually. But, as a visit to www.gaelminn.org will show you, Maireann muid! in good wishes, in a subjunctive form. Go maire tú!, "May you live!" At a wedding we might say, Go maire Maireann croí éadrom i bhfad sibh bhur saol nua, "May you live (and enjoy) your "A light heart lives long" new life." And the parties being married might say to one another, Go maire muid a chéile, "May we live as

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-March 15, 2021

New Theatre Group Stages Area Premiere of McPherson’s, Come On Over

Out of the Mist Celtic Theatre, a new theatre group dedicated to the presentation of Celtic dramatic litera- ture, is proud to present the area premiere of Conor McPherson’s one-act play, Come On Over. First produced at Dublin’s Gate Theatre in 2001, Come On Over was described by the London Telegraph as “piercingly evoc- ative, powerfully exploring the tension between human and divine love.”

Struggling with his faith, a traumatized Jesuit priest returns to his hometown in Ireland to investigate the “miraculous” preservation of a 400-year-old child’s body, and re-engages with a woman he loved 30 years be- fore. What follows is a poetic exploration of the nature of miracles and the eternal search for redemption. Michelle Schwantes directs Alisa Pritchett and Carney Gray in this thought-provoking production. The play will be streamed at 7 p.m. on Sunday, April 18 as part of the Minnesota Irish Fair’s annual “Irish Arts Week”, produced in partnership with the Celtic Junction Arts Center. Due to subject matter and language, Come On Over is not suitable for children. Ticket information is available at www.outofthemisttheatre.org.

Conor McPherson, one of Ireland’s most esteemed and prolific contemporary playwrights, completed and directed Come On Over as part of a three-play evening during the 2001 Dublin Theatre Festival. He is well known for his play The Weir (1997), and Tony nominated plays Shining City (2004) and The Seafarer (2006). McPherson’s Laurence Olivier Award nominated, Girl from the North Country, a musical that includes songs of Bob Dylan set in Duluth, Minnesota, opened on Broadway in March 2020, just before the COVID pandemic closed the theatres. McPherson has also written several screenplays including I Went Down (1997), Saltwater (2000), The Eclipse (2009), and he co-wrote the film adaptation of Eoin Colfer’s Artemis Fowl books pro- duced by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures which was released last year on Disney+.

Out of the Mist Celtic Theatre, a name chosen because it recalls the famous misty shores of Ireland and other Celtic lands, has its origins in the Celtic Collaborative, a non-profit theatre company established almost a decade ago. It is the mission of Out of the Mist Celtic Theatre to provide an opportunity for audiences in the Twin Cities to experience the Celtic cultures through presentations of high-quality performing arts.

For more information, visit www.outofthemisttheatre.org, Like us on Facebook @Outofthemisttheatre, or email [email protected]

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Welcome to the Fifth Year of Irish Arts Week!

April 16 - May 1, 2021

Local artist Carrie Finnigan reimagines Lugh Lámhfhada (Lugh of the Long Arm), the pan-European Celtic sun god, as the guiding symbol for our Arts Week. Master of all arts, his "long arm" was the dawn reaching across a horizon. Like Lugh, we reach out our arm to strengthen the international links between the Global Irish family during this pandemic time.

Our crowded schedule of "craic, ceol, agus cainte" (fun, music, and talk) illuminates a sunburst of Celtic activity in 2021. Highlights include celebrating the friendship between Irish and Indigenous cultures in the Kindred Spirits program created with Aonach Mhacha in Armagh; and The Center for Irish Music linking with the Traditional Arts Partnership in Northern Ireland.

We at the Irish Fair of Minnesota — in partnership with the Celtic Junction Arts Center — hope you enjoy the cultural vibrancy contained in our Arts Week. Visit https://celticjunction.org/iaw2021/ to see all the events in one convenient location.

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An Leabhragan (The Bookcase) Big Girl, Small Town Michelle Gallen Algonquin Books , 2020

Review By Sherry Ladig

This darkly funny and wry first novel is by an author who grew up in the 1970s in Castlederg, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, Michelle Gallen. Big Girl, Small Town follows one week in the life of a 27-year- old Irishwoman. The small town is Aghybogey, economically and emotionally bankrupt, wracked by The Troubles, past and present. The big girl is Majella O'Neill, bright, observant, somewhere on the autism spec- trum and prone to understanding her life by making lists of things she's "not keen on" (which in the end falls into one big category: Other People, and the shite things they say and do). The small town "yobs" nickname her "Jelly" for her size, and her life is circumscribed by a daily routine which never varies: work in a late night shift at the chipper (called A Salt and Battered), home to care for her alcoholic mum, early morning din- ner of fish and chips eaten in bed by the flickering light of Dallas reruns, and occasional sex with a co-worker (because sex is one of the few things she is keen on). The town's history of violence between Catholics and Protestants echoes in her own life: her Da "disappeared" one day years ago and is presumed dead, her hapless uncle blew himself up with a bomb. A few days into the week, her beloved granny, the only person who seems to know and love who Majella is, dies in a senseless attack. And then everything changes in Majella's life.

I won't give you a spoiler, but the changes are significant and alter our big girl in a big way. I was rooting for Majella O'Neill and relieved when she finally got a break from her quotidian life. Bridget Jones she is not, unless Bridget grew some teeth and claws and reduced us to helpless laughter by her wicked observations on the town gossips and no-hopers. The book is written in Majella's head, which is to say in a thick Northern Irish dialect, hard for an American to read silently but it makes sense if you read the thickest parts out loud. When our plus-size heroine figures out she is, indeed, bigger (inside her heart) than the failed town around her, we cheer her on her way. This is Michelle Gallen's first novel and I hope it's the beginning of a long and productive literary career.

Sherry Ladig is a Saint Paul based trad musician and a former reviewer for the Hungry Mind Bookstore's newsletter, Fodder. Sherry welcomes suggestions for books of Irish, Irish-American or local interest to review, or --- write a review yourself!

Sherry may be reached at [email protected].

Happy Spring reading!

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Northwoods Songs: Irish Songs from Lumberjacks and Great Lakes Sailors By Brian Miller

Northwoods Songs features a new song each month pulled from my research into old songs collected in the pine woods region that stretches from New Brunswick west through northern Minnesota. In the 1800s, a vibrant culture of singing and song-making developed in lumber camp bunkhouses and on Great Lakes ships. The repertoire and singing style were greatly influenced by Irish folk repertoire and Irish singing styles. Many singers in the region had Irish background themselves.

Each installment of Northwoods Songs is also published online at www.evergreentrad.com. My hope is that others will learn some of these songs and make them their own as I have. -Brian Miller

The Diamond of Derry

Oh the Diamond of Derry looks dismal today, Since my true love Jimmy has gone far away, He has gone to old England, strange ladies to see, May the heavens protect him, bring him safe home to me.

Oh Jimmie, lovely Jimmie, do you remember the days, When you rapped on my window, and we rode far away, Over hills and green mountains, together we rode, Now you've gone and left me, with my heart filled with woe.

The first time we met was in yonder green wood, Where pinks and primroses grew around where we stood, With your arms locked around me to protect me from the wind, It was there you first deluded this young heart of mine.

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The next time that we courted, you very well know, Twas down in your father's garden in the county Tyrone, You told me you loved me above all womankind, Pray tell me the reason that you’ve changed your mind.

If I told you I loved you, it was mean and in jest, For I never intended to make you my best, I never intended to make you my wife, No neither will I, all the days of my life.

So be gone false-hearted young man, I have no more to say But perhaps you and I may be judged the same day, And the time it will come love, when rewarded you'll be, For false vows and broken promises that you made unto me.

This month’s song comes from Belle Luther Richards of Colebrook, New Hampshire and was recorded by Marguerite Olney for the Flanders Ballad Collection (Middlebury, VT) in April 1942. You can listen to Richards’ singing of the song (she sings “Diamonds of Derry”) via the rich digitized Flanders Ballad Collection on archive.org. The collection includes other versions of the song from Cadyville, NY and Montpelier, VT. It appears also in the repertoires of “Yankee” John Galusha (Minerva, NY) and Carrie Grover (Gorham, ME). I borrowed a few lines from these other versions but the above is primarily the Richards version.

It is a variant of a song popularized in Ireland by the great Paddy Tunney and hence performed by Dolores Keane and others. Tunney called it “Johnny, Lovely Johnny” and most Irish versions begin “The high walls of Derry” which is also often given as the song’s title.

The New England versions generally begin “The diamonds of (the) Derry.” County Derry song collector Sam Henry, in his notes to another song, “Belfast Mountains,” writes that “The Belfast Mountains (Cave Hill) were supposed to contain diamonds which shone at night. They were often referred to in the ballads of the period [the 1800s].” Some have assumed that this is what is meant by “diamonds of Derry” in this song. However, Derry Town has, in addition to its 17th century high walls and gates (from which the céilí dance takes its name), a prominent central Diamond (town square) of the same vintage. One commenter on the Mudcat song forum thought this a logical origin for the song’s first line and that makes good sense to me. For that reason, I dropped the plural in the above.

Either way, it’s a fascinating variation on a well-loved song. Richards’ melody is quite different from the commonly used Tunney air and suits the song’s sad story well.

Visit a full archive of all Northwoods Songs columns and songs online at www.evergreentrad.com

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Smidirini* (*Irish for ‘Bits and Pieces’)

By Copper Shannon . Go mbíodh biseach ort gan mhoill! (may there be improvement on you without delay) to IMDA, Irish Fair and CJAC volunteer and friend Mike Casey. Mike is working on recovery and rehab following recent heart surgery. Mike says he’s looking forward to the summer gardening season, to Irish Fair and to asking “What’ll you have?” at the bar for in-person concerts at the Celtic Junction!

. Great News! Facebook revealed that the Local West End is open and is hiring! Wonderful news from our good friends Peter Killen and his team at the Cara Irish Pubs. Peter has been a such generous sponsor and supporter of both IMDA and Irish Fair - we wish him and his team all the best!

. Comhghairdeas lenár gcairde a phós le gairid! (Congratulations to our friends who recently married!) to Sarah French and long-time Irish Fair volunteer Kevin Geraghty who were married on St. Patrick’s Day! May your troubles be less and your blessings be more. May nothing but contentment come through your door.

Looking for the IMDA Community Calendar? As you know, nearly everything is on hold right now, but the calendar includes a number of on-line events. Keep an eye on the calendar as our “Stay at Home” order is modified in the coming months.

We’ll add events as the information becomes available.

The IMDA Community Calendar is your go-to place to find out what’s happening in Irish music, dance, literature and cultural events in the Twin Cities and beyond. Find it at www.imda-mn.org/calendar.

The Center for Irish Music

Come check us out at The Celtic Junction Arts Center

836 Prior Avenue, St Paul MN

Please check the website for information on our full range of instruction in traditional Irish music, language, culture and fun.

For class schedule and other information call or email 651-815-0083 [email protected]

Or visit our website

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Dedicated to Handing Down the Tradition

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IMDA Memberships

Thank you so much to these members who added and renewed their membership support for 2021:

Dorain Denis and Patricia Dee Maureen and David Engelhardt Mary Grace Teresa McCormick Mary McKay Jeanne Morales and Richard Skroch Family Suzanne and David Rhees Adam Taylor Family

All of our new and renewing supporting members will receive the following: • A one-year (January to December 2021) subscription to the IMDA’s monthly email. • “Priority listing” for bands, organizations, pubs and businesses in our popular on-line Community Resources Directory, used by people who are seeking local Irish musicians, bands, dancers and entertainers for performances, ethnic festivals, and other events. . Public recognition in a “New or Renewed Members” section of future IMDA newsletters and in related posts to the IMDA web site and Facebook page.

Everyone is reminded that IMDA Membership is renewable in January.

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Ceili Corner By Bhloscaidh O’Keane

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Watch this Ceili Corner space. We Will Be Back!!!

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