Celtic

Under the leadership of the dynamic and irrepressible Joanie Madden on flutes and whistles, Cherish The Ladies have grown from a one-time concert concept to an Irish traditional music sensation and are now amongst the most sought after of Irish-American groups in Celtic music.

With their unique blend of virtuosi instrumental talents, beautiful vocals, captivating arrangements and stunning step dancing, this powerhouse group combines all the facets of Irish traditional culture and puts it forth in a gently humorous, and sublimely entertaining package.

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Breathtaking Irish vocalist Karan Casey and guitar virtuoso John Doyle rose to fame as founding members of traditional supergroup Solas. Since leaving Solas, each has successfully carved out a unique place in contemporary Irish and folk music, yet their deeply felt musical compatibility and kinship has pulled them back to work together once more, this time as a duo. The result is Exile's Return (Compass Records), a luminous new album of Irish, Scottish and English folk songs, and a limited number of live appearances. The renewed collaboration has generated "a feeling of coming home," says Karan. "John in his guitar playing really does catch me, almost like he knows what I'm thinking." John says, "Karan's soul is in the music.  We fit together, like hand in glove."

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Hard to believe they've been doing this for 30 years! Start your St Patrick's Day celebrations early with this annual show by veterans of the Irish folk/rock scene, Boiled in Lead.

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• On sale date: noon Fri Dec 21
• Phone: 612-338-2674 ext 0 between 12 noon and 4pm ($2 fee per ticket)
• In person: From a Cedar volunteer in the front lobby during events (no fee; cash, check, credit card), Depth of Field (no fee; cash or check only), or Electric Fetus (approximately $2 fee)
• Online: Ticketweb (typically $2--$3 fee/ticket) (click on red Buy Tickets button at top of this page)
• The Cedar is an all ages venue
• Students with ID, seniors over 65, and children under 12 may purchase tickets at a discount at the door.

A high octane night with Vancouver band Delhi 2 Dublin, touring behind their new album Turn Up the Stereo, featuring more of the sound they've made famous: dhol-laden bhangra, infectious beats, fiery Celtic fiddle, and an incredibly positive vibe. 

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• On sale date: noon Fri Dec 14
• Phone: 612-338-2674 ext 0 between 12 noon and 4pm ($2 fee per ticket)
• In person: From a Cedar volunteer in the front lobby during events (no fee; cash, check, credit card), Depth of Field (no fee; cash or check only), or Electric Fetus (approximately $2 fee)
• Online: Ticketweb (typically $2--$3 fee/ticket) (click on red Buy Tickets button at top of this page)
• The Cedar is an all ages venue
• Students with ID, seniors over 65, and children under 12 may purchase tickets at a discount at the door.

Experience April in March! The Cedar welcomes back sensational Canadian fiddler, singer, songwriter and stepdancer April Verch with her band, bringing their foot-stompin' rendition of classic Ottawa Valley and old time tunes and songs. The twang of the banjo and the driving Franco-Celtic pulse of the fiddle are as ingrained in April as snowbound winters and Saturday dances.

The Cedar is now air-conditioned for your year-round comfort!

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No strangers to the Cedar stage, the brilliant musicians of Irish-American band Solas return! The group has continued to expand upon their Shamrock City project. This is a new music and film project based on the mining history of Butte MT, and ultimately aimed at creating a more meaningful and open dialogue about many of the issues we face in today's America, especially those concerning the lives and stories of immigrants. Founders Seamus Egan (flute, tenor banjo, mandolin, whistle, guitar and bodhran), and Winifred Horan (fiddle) will be joined by Mick McAuley from Kilkenny (accordion and concertina), Eamon McElholm from Tyrone (guitar and keyboards), and the group's newest member, vocalist Niamh Varian-Barry.

The Cedar is now air-conditioned for your year-round comfort!

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The Cedar welcomes renowned Galician instrumentalist Carlos Núñez, making his first major US tour in the wake of his landmark two-CD album Discover (Sony Masterworks, 25 Sept 2012). Núñez is one of Galicia’s most revered artists, undisputed as the tradition’s greatest piper. He is enormously popular across the rest of Spain and throughout Europe and Latin America, with a number one hit and with his records regularly attaining gold and platinum status.

He is also well known in Irish music thanks to his longstanding collaborations with The Chieftains. So close was his musical and personal connection to the legendary group that he was dubbed “The Seventh Chieftain”. He played on many of The Chieftains' CDs including Treasure Island, The Long Black Veil, the Grammy-winning Santiago (inspired by Galician music), Mexican project San Patricio, and their latest release, Voice of Ages.

Väsen's stunning nyckelharpa player Olov Johannson reaches across the North Sea to join forces with Scottish harpist Catriona McKay, exploring music traditional and new from Sweden and Scotland.

"...their instruments seem to liberate themselves from their original traditions and improvise a fine threaded, personal web of sound – a giving and taking where also the old melodies are given totally new dimensions. It might be a Scottish harp piece from the 18th century , or a polska after Gabriel Höök. Several of the tracks are composed by themselves. Johansson and McKay are both masterful instrumentalists, but it’s the way they listen to each other and play together that is the big reward, the ability to exchange solo-space and to vary the playing from the most ethereal and lyrical to the driving dance rhythms in the Foogy Set." Ulf Gustavsson, Upsala Nya Tidningen

The Cedar is now air-conditioned for your year-round comfort!

Kennedy doesn't so much imbibe or inhale as swallow, whole and unadulterated, melodic and rhythmic influences from beyond her kith and kin. A delicious mix of influences abound, without ever sacrificing musical identity. (The Irish Times, 2010)

Experience the incomparable singing and flute playing of Nuala Kennedy as she and her band perform a repertoire drawn from the traditional music of Ireland and Scotland, and from the fathomless realms of Nuala's own imagination. A consummate performer with a buoyant personality, her music is unique, evocative, and soul-satisfying.

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Wrap up your celebrations of St Patrick's Day with this foot-stompin' concert featuring traditional Acadian multi-instrumentalists/dancers Pastelle and Emmanuelle LeBlanc, and Pascal Miousse (fiddle, mandolin, lead guitar). Vishten’s music is a hardy mixture of the French, Irish and Scottish styles of Eastern Canada, with fiery fiddling and powerful step dancing taking front and center. The songs are French, sung by each band member, alone or in four part harmony, and the mood is unabashedly joyful.

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