O’ROURKE’S FEAST, an Irish traditional music ensemble led by button accordion legend Paddy O’Brien, will celebrate the release of their debut CD at a concert on Friday, July 25, 7:30 pm at Celtic Junction, 836 Prior Avenue North in Saint Paul. Admission for the concert is $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and children under…

The name of our group is Chulrua, and we play Irish traditional music. Chulrua (pronounced cool-ROO-ah), translates from the Irish as “red back,” and was the name and distinguishing feature of the favorite wolfhound belonging to ancient Irish hero Fionn MacCumhaill. Our concerts are in keeping with the old tradition—music in a relaxed, intimate atmosphere, and…

Paddy and Paul began playing together at Kieran’s Irish Pub, and over the years have developed a wonderfully complementary style, with Paddy on button accordion, and Paul on bouzouki, banjo, guitar, and vocals. Paul Wehling was a founding member of Clumsy Lovers, a band which dominated the Minneapolis-Saint Paul Irish/Celtic music scene in the early…

Get your tickets now for the October 4 concert featuring Paddy and his amazing apprentices from the Center for Irish Music and O’Rourke’s Feast. This concert is the culmination of the project that began last year, when Paddy received a Folk & Traditional Arts Grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board to work on Volume Three of the Paddy O’Brien Tune Collection, and to work with local apprentices, teaching them some of the rare and unusual tunes he’s collected over the past sixty years. The concert is set for October 4 at Celtic Junction, 836 Prior Avenue North in Saint Paul – that’s just north of Menards on University and Prior, for those who have not been to Celtic Junction before. The concert will start at 7:30 pm, and feature two sets, the first with Center for Irish Music apprentices, and the second with O’Rourke’s Feast.

January 26, 2013 — The full Paddy O’Brien Tune Collection is available for digital downloading. Irish music learners and others can download individual tunes, full albums, or all 1,000 tunes in the collection. In 1995, Paddy O’Brien released Volume One of The Paddy O’Brien Tune Collection, including 400 reels and 100 jigs from his vast repertoire of Irish traditional music.…