Celtic Summerfest on Sunday, August 14 at 3 pm at Coralville Center for the Performing Arts is 120 minutes of music and dance from eastern Iowa’s most acclaimed Irish musicians and dancers. 2022 marks 15 years that Champagne Academy of Irish Dance has graced the Corridor with meaningful opportunities to uplift and uphold the Irish… Read More Celtic Summerfest
Fest at the Farm (Williamsburg, Iowa) by Raven Wolf ProductionsSaturday May 14Cedar County CobrasBlame Not the BardRiverbottom RamblersKellen O’CullomA Rogue WaveO’Keith & McFiddle from Coppers & Brass (Keith and me 🎻) $5 tickets, doors open at 1:30 pm
Always an honor and a joy to fiddle for Angela Meyer!! “Row 24” written and performed by Angela releases just in time for tomorrow’s Honor Flight of the Quad Cities Spring 2022 flight to Washington D.C. 🎸 Alex Axup🥁 Craig Shehorn🎻 Tara McGovern🎙 🎧 Flat Black Studios
Something bright and beautiful from our most recent Iowa City Irish Sessions (1st and 3rd Mondays from 7:30-9:30 at Sanctuary Pub). That’s Ryne Van Horn on flute and Keith Reins on guitar, both of whom will be featured this Saturday at The Bohemian in Cedar Rapids along with Wandering Wild (the harp duo of Fox… Read More March 12 at The Bohemian beginning at 5 pm
You’ve heard enough from me on this topic. Please turn your attention to our young Black leaders in Iowa Freedom Riders. Posted with permission. The first meeting where these items will be voted on is TOMORROW, Wednesday, January 12 at 1:30 pm. Please lift your voice either in person at the meeting, on Zoom or… Read More CALL TO ACTION: Sheriff’s Budget
OUTDOOR CONCERTSaturday, October 9 at 7 pm, 425 Rundell St in Iowa City. BRING A LAWN CHAIR. Last time Keith and I played at The Flying Lemon, we shared the stage with a double rainbow. This time our music will be illuminated by poetry from Professor David Hulm under the stars ✨ Tara McGovern (fiddle)… Read More O’Keith & McFiddle at The Flying Lemon
Esteban & the Children of the Sun has been centuries in the making and we are proud to premiere this Sunday October 3 at The Englert in Iowa City. This is a Black story told by two Black men (blues legend Kevin Burt and spoken word poet Caleb Rainey) with context and scaffolding by twelve… Read More World Premiere of Esteban & the Children of the Sun
I referred to this poem this morning when Keith and I played at the Farmers Market and I promised that I’d post it here. If you were with us this morning and came looking for it, you are my kind of human. Thank you. If you stumbled here unknowingly and are reading on for the… Read More Catch by Ciaran O’Driscoll
O’Keith & McFiddle (that’s Keith Reins and Tara McGovern) are grateful and excited to offer you a free outside performance this Saturday morning September 18 at Iowa City Farmers Market. 9 to 11 am..Image Description: A perfect tomato on a white plate in the foreground and kitchen chaos in the background.
I’m looking forward to “checking into” Raccoon Motel on Thursday in support of this incredible artist!! 🦝 🎻 🤠 I was proud and honored to play on Angela Meyer’s album “Legions & Legends” this summer and I can’t wait to join the whole band for the album release party on Thursday, August 26 at Raccoon… Read More Angela Meyer album release party Thurs Aug 26 at Raccoon Motel
Tara McGovern 