Baltimore Irish Arts Center

Traditional Irish music and dance around Baltimore, Maryland

Presents the 2nd annual Baltimore Irish Trad Festival

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BIAC Director, Laura Byrne

Trad Fest 2013

The second annual Baltimore Irish Trad Fest will be held on April 26-28 and again we'll be bringing some stellar musicians from around the U.S. and Ireland, to teach workshops, perform and lead sessions. There will be a Ceili on Sunday with music by the Old Bay Ceili Band. Check out the links to the left for more information.

About us...

Created and led by Baltimore resident musician Laura Byrne, Baltimore Irish Arts Center was founded in 2001. Our purpose is to ensure the longevity of Baltimore's vibrant traditional Irish music scene through promotion, accessibility and education. Small group classes are held intermittently throughout the year and we also host the annual Baltimore Irish Trad Festival which was started in 2012.

Baltimore Irish Arts Center Trad Festival

April 26-28, 2013

Festival Highlights

Saturday evening Faculty Concert with musicians from around the U.S. and Ireland
Sunday Ceili with the Old Bay Ceili Band
Music and Dance Workshops
Sessions, sessions and more sessions!

See the Schedule page for details and locations.

Instructors and performers 2013:

Billy McComiskey, button accordion; Jesse Smith, fiddle; Rose Conway Flanagan, fiddle; Sean Gavin, flute; Kathleen Conneely, tin whistle; Michael Cooney; uilleann pipes; Bob Smith, tenor banjo/mandolin; Eamon O'Leary, guitar; Donna Long, piano; Pat Egan, Irish Traditional Songs; Myron Bretholz, bodhran; Jason Gaynor, intro to Irish music/beginning tin whistle; Megan Downes and Shannon Dunne; Irish social dance workshops; The Old Bay Ceili Band, Teelin Irish Dance Company and more!

Check out the Performers page for bios.