Brian Boru Irish Pipe Band: Links

Bar & Grill Sponsors

O'Gara's Bar and Grill: The O'Gara's family has been supporting the Boru since 1962! Busiest place in town on St. Patrick's Day. Don't miss the World's Shortest Parade led by the Brian Boru.
O'Donovan's Irish Pub: Best Irish Pub in Downtown Minneapolis. The Boru always stops at O'Donovan's before,after and during our performances at Target Center across the street.
Shamrock's - The Irish Nook: These Cretin alumni run a great bar and grill. Stop by for a Nook Burger.
Triple Rock Social Club: "Seeing Double At The Triple Rock" The Boru smashes thru the front door every year for their March 17th Thin Lizzy Tribute
Kieran's Irish Pub: Supporting the Boru in downtown Minneapolis since 1994. Great tent parties on St. Pat's!
The Liffey: St. Paul's spirited Irish Pub
The Local: The bar that sells the most Jameson Irish Whiskey in the world
Cooper: Kieran's new West End Pub
Dunhams Bar and Restaurant: Longtime supporter of the Boru. Don't miss Taco Tuesdays!
Half Time Rec
Bootlegger's Minneapolis: Catch the Boru on St. Patrick's Day at the Warehouse District's hottest nightclub!
Lowertown Bulldog: St. Paul's newest Bulldog. Over 40 beers on tap.
Carmody Irish Pub: Ed Gleason's Irish Pub in Duluth, Minnesota
CornerStone Pub: On the corner of Main and Broadway
Emmetsburg, Iowa

Local Irish Music Groups the Boru likes

Laura Mackenzie: Performing music from Ireland, Scotland, England, Central France, Northern Spain and Minnesota on a dazzling array of wind-powered instruments, including flutes, whistles, concertina, many bagpipes and voice.
Barra: Barra (Gaelic for summit or top of) has a focus on performing traditional Irish dance music as well as ballads, songs and listening tunes with the design of carrying on the ceilidh band tradition.
Wild Colonial Bhoys: The Wild Colonial Bhoys are two Minneapolis Irish folk musicians who put on a great show.
The Langer's Ball: The Langer’s Ball is a 2-piece Irish Group that has been performing in and around the Twin Cities.
Hounds of Finn: The Hounds play Irish Rock and roots music
The Damn Few: rock agus roll
Love Songs for Angry Men: St. Paul's favorite rogue acoustic duo
Murphy's Empty Shot: Boru Bagpiper Pat McCormick's side project with the Wookiefoot frontmen.
Scoil na dTri School of Irish Dance: The premier Twin Cities’ Irish Dance Academy
Guthrie School of Dance: Highland Dance group appearing at the South Dakota Celtic Faire with the Boru!
Great Northern Irish Pipers Club: Great Northern Irish Pipers Club is group uilleann (pronounced: illan) pipers located in beautiful Minnesota. The Irish Uilleann pipes are a bellows blown bagpipe.
Matt James Grimm: Boru drummer Matt's side project. Funky, new, and fresh.
Joann Richardson: Joann Richardson is a vocalist singing Irish American Favorites & Pub Songs. Currently residing in Chicago with her husband, Boru member Matt Grimm.

Irish Associations

St. Paul St. Pat's Association: Our ties with these guys goes back to the very 1st parade in 1967. Miss Shamrock 2003 met and married a Boru member after a St. Pat's Association Button Blitz Bus Tour.
Minnesota Irish Fair: Best run Irish Fair in the country...past appearances by Dropick Murphys, Flogging Molly, Gaelic Storm and the Brian Boru Irish Pipe Band
Irish Music and Dance Association: up-to-date information on what's going on in the Irish music, dance and cultural scene.
North East South Dakota Celtic Faire: South Dakota's premier Celtic Faire. Now in it's second year. Catch the Boru on Saturday Sept. 20th 2009
Emmetsburg St. Patrick's Association: Largest St. Pat's event in Iowa. Don't miss the Boru in the parade and after in the pubs as well as a private performance in Neary's Barbershop.
Failte Minnesota: Organized with a goal of establishing and sustaining an Irish facility where present and future generations can participate in activities that preserve, promote and celebrate Irish culture. The Boru teams up with Failte for various events throghout the year.
Center for Irish Music - St. Paul: School for Traditional Irish Music. Boru's Pat McCormick and John McCormick are on the Faculty.
Loma Mor Irish Dance Club: Info about Irish Ceili and Set dancing around the Twin Cities
Minnesota Feis: Annual Irish Music & Dance Competition at Rivercentre
The Celtic Junction: The Celtic Junction was created to celebrate and nurture thriving Celtic Arts by supporting local artists and facilitating the education of those arts to the local community.
Minnesota Irish Cultural Center

Scottish Associations

Minnesota Scottish Fair: Held at the Dakota County Fairgrounds. Look for the Boru in the massed bands and in the pipe band competition.
Scottish American Center

Beverage Sponsors

Finnegans Irish Amber: The only beer that gives 100% of it's profits to local charities. The Boru drinks & supports Finnegans and you should too! Drink Like You Care!
Summit Brewing Company: The Official Beer of the Boru brewed in St. Paul, MN
Boru Vodka: Boru Vodka is made in Ireland, named for the legendary king Brian Boru, who united Ireland in 1014.

Friends of the Boru

St. Paul Author Mike Faricy

Check out Brian Boru Bagpiper Mike Faricy's bizarrely entertaining tales. Faricy writes e-book thrillers in the mystery crime genre. Black comedy and twisting plots fill each of the 6 suspense titles.

For more info about his books along with the latest release visit www.mikefaricy.com
Books available at www.smashwords.com/profile/view/MJF612

North Star Financial

Joe Fox (former Mr. Pat) and great friend of the Boru is available for all your financial planning needs. The Boru is a proud supporter of the Scott Richards North Star Charitable Foundation

The Irish Gazette

Brook's Midwest Irish Newspaper. Boru members James Tarbox & Mike Faricy write for this rag.

Twin Cities Irish Music

The #1 Centralized listing of Irish bands, shows & Pubs. Links to All the bands, the local pubs, Dance Schools, and weekly Irish Podcast featuring Home-grown Minnesota Irish Bands.

Other great local pipe bands

Minnesota Police Pipe Band: MPPB is a major presence at funeral services for Minnesota police officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty.
Macalester College Pipe Band: Instructors Breidenbach and Sutherland are always willing to help the Boru out.
Twin Cities Metro Pipe Band: Longtime friends of the Boru. See these guys at Minnesota Renaissance Festival.
Aberdeen Fire & Rescue: Newly founded Pipe Band in Aberdeen, South Dakota that the Boru teamed up with at the NESD Celtic Faire.

Retailers that the Boru endorses

The Irish Rose: Specialty Irish Gifts, Family crests and coats of arms, personalized mugs and clothing, Celtic design sweaters and jewelry.
Isle of Skye Bagpipe and Drum Supply: Mike Breidenbach's online store supplying quality products to the worldwide bagpiping community!
Irish Indeed!: St. Paul, Minnesota store selling quality Irish and Irish-themed merchandise
Gigmasters: Performers for every event

Gigmasters - Booking Bagpipers Online Since 1997

Transportation

Voigt's Bus Service: The preferred tour bus company of the Boru. Great service and professional drivers.
Courtesy Van Rental: 12 & 15 passenger vans to haul around your whole band!