Tag: saint patricks day
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Happy Saint Pat’s, 2025!
Well, we’re a little early, but what do you do when Saint Patrick’s Day falls on a Monday…. Some people start on Friday, but Al booked us a gig at Under Pressure Brewing for the afternoon of Saint Pat’s Eve. The brewery is lovely, adorned with fantasy-themed art and all of the knights and dragons… Read more
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Plein Aire at Villa Maria
BYNRIE played at the reception for the inaugural Minnesota Plein Air Collective’s exhibit at the beautiful Villa Maria in Frontenac. Our mentors Sherry and Don Ladig even made the trip to play keyboard and flute with us. Read more
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Saint Patrick Goes to Mount Zion
A few BYNRIE players demonstrated the spirit of mixing traditions, incorporating “Yiddish Echos” into our Irish rotation. Read more
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Saint Pat’s at Saint Anthony
BYNRIE will perform a 1-hour concert at the Saint Anthony Park Lutheran Church of traditional Irish music written and arranged by Sherry Ladig. Medleys of hornpipes, reels, and jigs contrast with sweet and melancholy airs. Instrumentation includes Irish bohdran and penny whistle in addition to mandolins, mandolas, guitars, and bass. The concert is free, but we gladly accept free-will… Read more
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Prelude and Offertory of Saint Patrick’s Day Mass
The service included a variety of Irish songs performed by the children’s choir accompanied by bagpipers and BYNRIE. BYNRIE performed the prelude and offertory for St Patrick’s Day Mass at the Cathedral of St Paul. A replica of St. Peter’s in Rome, this 1915 beaux-arts church features a copper dome, rose window, and a replica of Michelangelo’s… Read more
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St. Pat’s at Can Can Wonderland
We had our first public performance at Can Can Wonderland. The lively audience enjoyed a setlist of traditional Irish tunes, jigs, hornpipes, reels, O’Carolan classics, as well as locally composed Irish-inspired music played on mandolins and guitars. Read more