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Irish Winterfest Program

January 29, 2023 Tara McGovernLeave a comment

Irish Winterfest honoring Tréa Champagne

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

January 22, 2023 Tara McGovernLeave a comment

The Soft and Low celebrates 10 years in 2023

Jeff and I are proud and delighted to be celebrating 10 years of making music together! Please join us at The James in Iowa City on Saturday, January 28 for a shared concert with Crystal City.

December 31, 2022December 31, 2022 Tara McGovernLeave a comment

Séamus Fay, Cavan’s Lilter

I was so happy to meet Séamus Fay and Martin Donahue, both of whom are interviewed in this piece, at the session at Farnham Arms Hotel in County Cavan and it’s a treat to see them again in this wonderful episode (click through).

December 18, 2022December 23, 2022 Tara McGovernLeave a comment

Irish Christmas Ceílí hosted by Champagne Academy of Irish Dance, Tara McGovern and David McMahon

Link to program: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XyW01gp7M15E6TMEI2p4-1StL3KZ8ocSHjidDSddTxA/edit

December 17, 2022December 17, 2022 Tara McGovernLeave a comment

Freegrass String Trio— Moon River

Freegrass Trio is Blake Shaw (cello, arrangements), Dan Padley (guitar, composition, arrangements) and Tara McGovern (fiddle). In this video by Signal Flow Productions, we are featuring Annie Savage on harp. “Moon River” is by Henry Mancini and is arranged for Freegrass Trio by Blake Shaw.

December 13, 2022December 13, 2022 Tara McGovernLeave a comment

Freegrass String Trio— Focus by Dan Padley

Freegrass String Trio is Blake Shaw (cello, arrangements), Dan Padley (guitar) and Tara McGovern (fiddle). “Focus” is written and arranged by our guitarist Dan Padley. In this video by Signal Flow Productions, we are featuring Annie Savage on harp.

October 31, 2022 Tara McGovern1 Comment

Freegrass String Trio — Yesterday

Freegrass Trio is Blake Shaw (cello, arrangements), Dan Padley (guitar, composition, arrangements) and Tara McGovern (fiddle). In this video by Signal Flow Productions, we are featuring Annie Savage on harp. Freegrass and Annie will be playing three concerts at DalekoArts in New Prague, Minnesota the weekend of October 28-30.

October 9, 2022October 31, 2022 Tara McGovernLeave a comment

Pat & Fran’s Irish Pub

Some tremendous shots of our post-Celtic Summerfest session at Pat and Fran’s Irish Pub!! I’m so grateful for this music and for these friends. Photography by Caitlín Feddersen of Twisted Cedar Studios.

August 29, 2022 Tara McGovern1 Comment

Celtic Summerfest

Our wonderful photographer Caitlín Feddersen from Twisted Cedar Studios just finished editing the photos from Celtic Summerfest at Coralville Center for the Performing Arts and it’s so much fun reliving this joyous day through the images she captured. Here are a few of my favorites.

August 21, 2022August 28, 2022 Tara McGovernLeave a comment

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