St Paddy’s Celebration Program
Category: music
Road ending for Coppers & Brass with St. Patrick’s Day concert in Iowa City
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
Freegrass at The James
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 ✨
Friday, March 3 at the CCPA
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 🇮🇪
Coppers & Brass Farewell
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
10 Years of The Soft and Low
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
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
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.
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).
Irish Christmas Ceílí hosted by Champagne Academy of Irish Dance, Tara McGovern and David McMahon
Tara McGovern 