Iowa is not a hellscape populated by monsters. A small number of monstrous people are manipulating the disempowered by keeping them weak with fear. Fear is a weapon wielded by people in power to maintain their grip. Curiosity is a tool available to each of us in each and every circumstance to use millions of… Read More Hold fast and speak up
Freegrass and Friends at Trumpet Blossom on Saturday, March 14 🥧 🗓️ Saturday, March 14⏰ Doors at 8:30💵 $10 FreegrassBlake Shaw, celloDan Padley, guitarTara McGovern, fiddle FriendsStephanie Catlett, guitar and vocals; Laura Goddard, viola; Alyx Rush, vocals
Always a miracle when I make it through these lines without weeping: “…I know I will be loosened from the bonds that hold me fast… the chains all hung around me will fall away at last…” Thank you to our beloveds who have shed these mortal chains and thank you to all of us who… Read More Fisherman’s Blues at The Black Angel
Big thanks to Stephanie Carleton from Gmixeast for taking great photos of The Unusual Suspects when we played Opus Concert Café back in December. We’re looking forward to playing for you on January 23 at The Black Angel. We will miss Ben but are very happy to have Chris Dimond with us on guitar. 🗓️… Read More The Unusual Suspects
doras nua had the best time sharing music for the Champagne Academy of Irish Dance 2025 Irish Christmas Ceili at Coralville Center for the Performing Arts. Irish dancers are by definition also athletes and musicians. Their instruments are their bodies. Many of the Champagne dancers are also multi-instrumentalists! What a joy to share the stage… Read More 2025 Irish Christmas Ceili
doras nua is preparing for the Irish Christmas Ceili by Champagne Academy of Irish Dance just one week from tomorrow at Coralville Center for the Performing Arts! 🗓️ Saturday, December 20⏰ 3:30 pm🎟️ bit.ly/Ceili_2025 An afternoon of dance by the Champagne Academy of Irish Dance and music by doras nua (Tara McGovern on fiddle and… Read More Irish Christmas Ceili by Champagne Academy of Irish Dance and doras nua
Take it from a Minnesotan — in single digit weather, the warmest place to be is in The Green House getting your face melted and your heart lifted. I’m so grateful to add my fiddle to River Glen’s wonderful music with our pals Alex Flesher and Blake Daly 🎻🪕🎶 ***FREE SHOW*** Thursday, December 4 from… Read More River & friends at The Green House
Cedar Rapids, get ready for The Unusual Suspects, a new Americana band made up of familiar faces from Eastern Iowa’s music scene and one fresh voice emerging from the wings. 🗓️ Wednesday, December 3⏰ Doors at 6:30, 🎶 7:00🗺️ Opus Concert Café (119 Third Ave SE, Cedar Rapids)🎟️ ArtsIowa.com The Unusual Suspects blends the talents… Read More The Unusual Suspects at Opus Concert Café
The Deanery’s Building Bridges series connects musicians and audiences from different musical worlds. The first concert of this year’s series features Quad-City Symphony violinist and Celtic fiddler Emily Nash paired with the folk/rock/jazz-inspired duo doras nua (comprised of Tara McGovern (fiddle and vocals) and Chris Dimond (guitar). 🗓️ Wednesday, October 15 at 7 pm🗺️ The… Read More doras nua at The Deanery on October 15
The Soft and Low is over the supermoon to once again be performing two unplugged sets for Refocus Film Festival in Iowa City. Jeffrey C. Capps guitar, harmonica and vocalsTara McGovern fiddle and vocals You can catch us on Friday, October 10 in Theater 2 of the Chauncey at 6:35 pm and 9:20 pm, before… Read More Refocus Film Festival 2025
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