Chris Dimond and I are looking forward to premiering our Irish fiddle-inspired duo project doras nua at The Deanery School of Music in Davenport on Wednesday, October 15 at 7 pm, as part of their 2025-2026 Building Bridges series. The first part of the October 15 program will be presented by award winning classical violinist Emily Nash, then doras nua will play a set with support from one… Read More doras nua at The Deanery on October 15
Backing Ion Alexakis up on fiddle is always such a treat for me! I’m really looking forward to joining Ion, Justin LeDuc and Drew Morton tonight at 6:30 pm on the Ped Mall stage for the final Summer of the Arts concert of the season. I am also so excited to stay to hear two… Read More Ion Alexakis on Fri 9/26 at 6:30 pm in the Iowa City Ped Mall
Sat 9/13 3-5 pm Global Food Project Sat 9/27 9am-12-pm Iowa City Farmers Market Fri 10/10 time 6:35 pm and 9:20 pm Refocus Film Festival Jeffrey C. Capps guitar & vocalsTara McGovern fiddle & vocals
Three opportunities to catch Freegrass in August! Sat 8/2 from 9 to noon at the Iowa City Farmers Market Fri 8/22 from 9-11 pm at The Black Angel Sat 8/30 from 3-5 pm at Global Food Project Farmers Market Blake Shaw on cello and vocalsDan Padley on guitarTara McGovern on fiddle 📸 Dana Telsrow
Ben Schmidt Trio had a wonderful time last night at Mercer Park playing for beautiful people and their beautiful dogs. Best of all, my favorite band came down from Cedar Rapids to listen and share their great vibes with us. Next up for me and my fiddle is Freegrass at the Iowa City Farmers Market… Read More Mercer moments
Next up is Party in the Park this Thursday July 17 from 6:30-8 pm at Mercer Park in Iowa City with Ben Schmidt Trio. Singer-songwriter Ben Schmidt hails from Chicago, IL, but has planted roots firmly in the Iowa soil. Ben’s songs are steeped in the poetry of the Iowa landscape, drawing imagery from the… Read More Ben Schmidt Trio at Mercer Park
Global Food Project was founded in 2016 by folks seeking to make a more inclusive and interconnected Iowa City. They thought that different communities coming together to grow food alongside one another would be one way to achieve this. GFP has grown to nearly 100 family plots, as well as increasing market plots from six… Read More Ben Schmidt Trio at Global Food Project Farmers Market
KERAK is proud and grateful to present our first single “Papillons de nuit”. Chris Dimond on GuitarNielo Gaglione on mandole Algérois & vocalsTara McGovern on fiddle and vocals Recorded by Nielo Gaglione at the Chris Dimond Guitar Studio in Iowa City, IA. “Papillons de nuit” is an original song by NAÏAS. Orchestrated and arranged by… Read More Papillons de nuit by KERAK
Thank you to Creighton Gaynor and Natural Talent Music for this music series! Kerak is so happy to present a concert with our friends Blame Not the Bard on Friday, June 27 at 7:30 at The James Theater. KERAKNielo Gaglione, Algerian mandole and vocalsChris Dimond, guitarTara McGovern, fiddle and vocals
Freegrass is playing Northside Saturday Nights on Saturday, June 7 from 6-8 PM Blake Shaw, cello and vocalsDan Padley, guitarTara McGovern, fiddle Freegrass stretches limits and wanders genre lines to create the most beautiful music possible. The name “Freegrass” reflects our commitment to being FREE of genre constraints and honors blueGRASS values such as staying… Read More Freegrass at Northside Saturday Nights
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