Meeting Reminder: 3:00 pm Sun 2/3 @ The Celtic Junction

Our next general meeting will take place 3:00 pm this Sunday 03 February 2013 at The Celtic Junction. Mick will teach the tune “Garret Barry’s Mazurka,” the sheet music for which is available on the Tunebook page. (Mick transcribed and learned it from Willie Clancy’s recorded version on the RTE CD “The Gold Ring.”) Agenda:…

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Happy New Year! Tunebook updated

We’ve just fixed a bug that was hindering Mick’s efforts to update the Tunebook more regularly. The link to “Sean Reid’s Favorite” now works, and Mick’s posted some files that supplement his recent article for “The Piper’s Review” (appearing in print in May or thereabouts): a set of reels, a set of jigs, and a…

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Celtic Music Open Mic Night!

Saturday, December 8th, 2012 The Celtic Junction, 836 Prior Ave. N, St. Paul 55104 A little song, a little dance, a little Celt-zer in your pants! Open mic for singers, players, dancers, story tellers and practitioners of Celtic mime. Whatever that is. $5. Doors at 7:00/Show at 7:30

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Tunebook is Up!

Here’s an early holiday present from the GNIPC to its members: the GNIPC Tunebook is up! Enjoy official GNIPC sheet-music, in PDF form, of GNIPC-related tunes: things we play and teach each other at general meetings, learn from visiting artists, and pick up from our favorite recordings. Like our Tionól/seminar videos, for now we’re limiting…

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GNIPC Monthly Meeting: Sunday June 3rd, 3:00-5:00pm

We will be holding our monthly meeting this Sunday from 3:00-5:00pm at the Celtic Junction, 836 Prior Ave. N, St. Paul, 55104. There will be tunes, some instruction, and talk about the upcoming Minnesota Irish Music weekend (with pipers Harry Bradley and Sean Gavin!). See you there!

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Minnesota Irish Music Weekend, June 14-17th, featuring piper Harry Bradley

Presented by the Center for Irish Music (in collaboration with the Great Northern Irish Pipers’ Club), the Minnesota Irish Music Weekend is a unique festival that pairs world-class traditional Irish musicians and teachers with learners of all ages and abilities for a weekend of workshops, lectures, Friday night ceili, Friday and Saturday evening social hours…

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