Widely regarded as playwright Brian Friel’s masterpiece, Tony Award-winning DANCING AT LUGHNASA is a haunting play about five unmarried sisters making a living in 1930s rural Ireland. I’ve loved this play for decades since I saw it as a teenager and I’m so happy to be serving as music consultant on this project and also… Read More Brian Friel’s DANCING AT LUGHNASA
Freegrass and our special guests Aviana Gedler (viola, voice, arrangements) and Robert Espe (violin, soprano saxophone) will be at Noce Jazz Club in Des Moines on Friday, March 24 at 7 pm. Tickets at nocedsm.com
by Diana Nollen Published in The Gazette March 9, 2023. Eastern Iowa’s traditional Irish music will lose a big part of its mettle when Coppers & Brass plays its final concert — fittingly — on St. Patrick’s Day, at The James Theater in Iowa City. But the heart of the music will continue pulsating through… Read More Road ending for Coppers & Brass with St. Patrick’s Day concert in Iowa City
“But that won’t pass, will it?” I keep getting this question so I hope I can provide some clarity. I’m not an expert but I have a lot invested. First, there is no shame in not following every intricacy of our state legislation. I am very grateful for advocacy groups like Iowa Safe Schools and… Read More Iowa is Burning
Freegrass (Blake Shaw, Dan Padley and me) will be joined by Des Moines musicians Aviana Gedler and Robert Espe for an immersive music-in-the-round experience at The James Theater on Friday, March 10. 🎟️ tickets at thejamesic.com Prepare yourself for musical bliss ✨
I’m told we will have a couple of Irish beers at the concession stand as well as some nonalcoholic because ALL ARE WELCOME when Irish music plays. Come one, come all! Get your tickets at Coralville Center for the Performing Arts 🇮🇪
After eighteen joyous years of making music together, we are wishing our guitarist Keith Reins the fondest of farewells as he and his family move to Tucson, Arizona. Coppers & Brass has two final concerts together before we gratefully part. Please join us to celebrate and to thank Keith for his incomparable musicianship and friendship.… Read More Coppers & Brass Farewell
In celebration of ten years playing together as The Soft and Low, Jeffrey C. Capps and I gave ourselves the best possible present of warming up The James Theater stage for one of our very favorite bands, Crystal City. Thank you so much to Dave Helmer and Sam Drella for playing with us, to Mark… Read More 10 Years of The Soft and Low
Tickets are $15 advance/$20 at the door for Irish Winterfest one week from today (Sunday, January 29 at 4:30 pm) at CSPS Hall in Cedar Rapids. Save $5 per ticket by purchasing in advance: cspshall.org Along with Irish trad band Coppers & Brass (Frank Claudy, Joe Dutcher, Tara McGovern and Keith Reins), harp duo Wandering… Read More Irish Winterfest honoring Tréa Champagne
