Harriet Island - August 13-15
Free Admission!
Local and Regional Performers and Presenters
As our name implies, our Irish festival also focuses on Minnesota artists and groups. Minnesota has an extraordinary amount of talented Irish artists. We consistently offer attendees a chance to see the best of them – musicians, dancers, authors, singers and more. More than 80 individuals or groups with more than 250 dancers and 140 musicians will sing, dance, perform and present 300 shows, seminars or workshops throughout the weekend.
Below is a list of most of local and regional performers and presenters.
Music
- Barra www.barraband.com
- Belfast Cowboys www.belfastcowboys.com
- Brian Boru Irish Pipe Band www.BrianBoruPipeBand.com
- Center for Irish Music www.centerforirishmusic.org
- Clairseach www.clairseach.com
- Garrigan's Quarrel www.garrigansquarrel.com
- Great Northern Irish Pipers Club www.gnipc.org
- Green Tea www.greenteaworldmusic.com
- Hounds of Finn www.houndsoffinn.com
- Irish Brigade http://www.theirishbrigadeband.com/
- Locklin Road www.locklinroad.com
- Macalester Pipe Band www.macpipeband.com
- Minnesota Police Pipe Band www.mnpipesanddrums.org
- Romantica www.romanticamusic.com
- Ross Sutter www.users.qwest.net/~rosssutter/
- St. Dominic's Trio www.belfastcowboys.com
- The Dirty Hurlers www.myspace.com/thedirtyhurlers
- The Eddies www.eddiesontheriver.com
- The HiBs www.myspace.com/thehibs
- The Langer's Ball www.thelangersball.com
- The Wild Colonial Bhoys www.wildcolonialbhoys.com/
- Tim Malloys www.timmalloys.com
- Tom Dahill and the Hooleytones www.newgrangeproductions.com/bands/TomDahill.htm
- Young Fiddlers Association of Minnesota www.youngfiddlers.com/node/1
Cultural Area
- Andrea Stern www.andreastern.com
- Andrew Jacob
- Ann Klejment
- Beth Mullinax
- Bill Meulemans
- Brooks Doherty
- Carol McCormick www.carolmccormick.net
- Dan McGleno
- David McCullough Zander
- Doolin and Dingle
- Dunquin
- Eamonn O'Neill
- Ethna McKiernan
- Giggin’ Síles www.gigginsiles.com
- Handful of Fun
- John Dingley
- John Gleeson
- Laura MacKenzie www.lauramackenzie.com/
- Lex-Ham Community Theater www.LexHamArts.org/theater
- Locklin Road www.locklinroad.com
- Mairtin de Cogain www.thefuchsiaband.com
- Michael Cotter
- Milwaukee Irish Arts
- Nan Montgomery www.northstarstorytelling.org
- Ruan O'Donnell
- Sara Boyle Trautner www.northstarstorytelling.org
- The Eddies www.eddiesontheriver.com
- Tipper Road
- Tir na nOg Irish Theater
- Todd Menton www.myspace.com/toddmenton
- Tom & Debbie O'Carroll www.tomocarroll.com
- Traditional Singers Club www.singclub.org
- Will Kenny www.gaelminn.org
Dance
- Barra www.barraband.com
- Biddies Galore
- corda mor www.cordamor.com
- Escalate Irish Dance www.escalatedance.com
- Flanagan Irish Dancers www.mnfolkarts.org/flanagan/flanagan.html
- Ger Butler
- Green Fire http://www.usfamily.net/web/greenfire
- Knocknagow Irish Dancers
- Mairtin de Cogain www.thefuchsiaband.com
- Mike Whalen
- Mooncoin Ceili Dancers www.mooncoinceili.com
- O'Shea Irish Dance www.osheairishdance.com
- Our Lady of the Lakes
- Paul McCluskey
- Rince na Chroi www.rincenachroi.com
- Scoil na d'Tri Irish Dance Acadmeny www.scoilnadtri.com
- Shamrock School of Irish Dance www.shamrockirishdance.com
- St. Paul Irish Dancers www.stpaulirishdancers.com
- TCCB
- The HiBs www.myspace.com/thehibs
- Tim McAndrew
Children's Area
- Carol McCormick www.carolmccormick.net
- Center for Irish Music www.centerforirishmusic.org
- Jackie Lannin
- Janet Groenert
- O'Reilly's Border Collies