Brian Boru Irish Pipe Band: News
Boru at Walker Minnesota's Ethnic Fest on Saturday Septmeber 11th! - August 31, 2010
Catch the Brian Boru in the parade (on a boat!) and during the Pub Crawl.
The Brian Boru Pipe Band's appearances at Ethnic Fest is sponsored by Finnegan's Irish Amber (www.finnegans.org) and Chase on the Lake (www.chaseonthelake.com)
Boru Bagpiper is best selling Author! - August 25, 2010
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
You can find articles, stories and Irish travel disasters to read in their entirety on Mike's "Other Writings" page.
Brian Boru wins the 2010 Fitz Piping Cup! - August 16, 2010
On August 14th, 2010 St. Laurence O'Toole Pipe Band (SLOT) from Ireland wins the World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow, Scotland.
One day later the Brian Boru Irish Pipe Band (BBIPB) wins the inaugural Fitzgerald Cup Piping (in honor of Tim “Fitz” Fitzgerald, Irish Fair board member and entertainment booking agent, who passed away in March, 2010) at the Minnesota Irish Fair in St. Paul!
Boru at Minnesota Irish Fair August 13-15th! - August 11, 2010
Look for the Brian Boru Irish Pipe Band at the 2010 Minnesota Irish Fair
August 13-15th Harriet Island, St. Paul Minnesota www.irishfair.com
FREE ADMISSION!
Friday August 13th - Brian Boru Official Merchandise Booth open from 3 p.m. - 10 p.m. in the East Marketplace
Friday August 13th- 5 p.m. Opening & Legacy Grant Ceremony – A member of the Brian Boru will accept their Legacy Fund Grant - Cara Irish Pubs Main Stage
Satuday August 14th 9:00 a.m. Boru Bagpipers at the start and finish of the ‘Run with the Celts’ 1k/5k
Saturday August 14th 10:45 a.m. BRIAN BORU IRISH PIPE BAND performing at Ahern's Croagh Park
Saturday August 14th Noon - Curtin Conway Award Ceremony with the BRIAN BORU IRISH PIPE BAND, Walser Dance Stage
Saturday August 14th 4:15 p.m. Boru’s Jim Tarbox will be announcing the ‘Best Legs in a Kilt’ contest - Irish on Grand Pub Stage
Saturday August 15th - Brian Boru Official Merchandise Booth open from 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. in the East Marketplace
Sunday August 15th - 10:30 a.m. Mass Pipe Celebration with the BRIAN BORU IRISH PIPE BAND–Cara Pubs Main Stage
Sunday August 15th - 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. The BRIAN BORU IRISH PIPE BAND will be competing in the inaugural Fitz Cup Piping Contest – Ahern’s Croagh Park
Sunday August 15th - Brian Boru Official Merchandise Booth open from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. in the East Marketplace
MERCHANDISE at the Boru Booth includes T-Shirts, Boru Baseball caps, Pint Glasses, Stainless Steel Boru Coffee Mugs and Boru Irish Flags as well as CD's from the Brian Boru Pipe Band, Barra, Murphy's Empty Shot and Joann Richardson
For more info check out www.irishfair.com - www.brianborupipeband.com www.brianborupipesanddrums.com or www.brianboruirishpipeband.com
Boru to participate in the inagural Fitzgerald Cup Piping Contest! - August 3, 2010
Fitzgerald Cup Piping Contest (in honor of Tim “Fitz” Fitzgerald, Irish Fair board member and entertainment booking agent, who passed away in March, 2010) Highland bagpipe bands from across Minnesota will compete in Ahern’s Croagh Park Sunday from 11 am to 12:30 pm.
Rosemount Leprechaun Days! - July 23, 2010
The Brian Boru Irish Pipe Band will be appearing in the Rosemount Leprechaun Days Parade on Saturday July 31st at 11 a.m! As part of the Rosemount Leprechaun Days, the Brian Boru Irish Pipe Band will be performing before the Twin Cities Robert Emmets Hurling Club Exhibition at 2:30 p.m. on the Rosemount High School Athletic Fields.
For more info visit http://www.rosemountevents.com/Leprechaun.html
Celtic Music Open Mic Night - July 18, 2010
Date: Saturday, July 24, 2010
Time: 7:00pm – 10:00pm
Location: The Celtic Junction
836 Prior Ave. N.
Saint Paul, MN
$5 at the door ~ All Ages are welcome
Calling all Irish trad musicians, dancers, story tellers and the gathered masses…
The Irish Music and Dance Association and the Great Northern Irish Pipers Club present ——> Open Mic Night at the Celtic Junction!
After the great turn-out and success of the April Open Mic Fund-raising event for the GNIPC, we decided it would be great to have a non-fundraiser Open Mic Night on a semi-regular basis, as a way to provide the opportunity to local performers to show off their skills! GNIPC has teamed up with the IMDA to make this happen.
Never played on stage before? Got a new piece you’ve worked up and Want to try out? Here’s your chance before a sympathetic crowd! Come show your support for our wonderfully talented local celticmusicians and dancers and bring your instruments/voices/dancing shoes/what have you.
It is five bucks to get in the door. We may be selling light beverages and some snacky type stuff, but if you want anything else, you should bring your own.
Walk-ups are welcome but we highly recommend you to sign up early, contact Patrick Cole . You can also sign up with Pat McCormick.
Check out other events at the Celtic Junction and directions at www.TheCelticJunction.com
Boru Drum Corps appear in Shamrock Film Festival Trailer - June 17, 2010
Trailer for the Shamrock International Film Festival, coming to Rosemount, Minnesota this October!
bodhràn: Kevin Carroll; drum corps: Brian Boru Irish Pipe Band; video director, composer: Paul Bernhardt; festival director: Beth Adams; festival website: www.shamrockfilmfest.com
Balmoral School of Piping & Drumming Instructors Recital at Macalester College, St. Paul - June 14, 2010
Balmoral School of Piping & Drumming Instructors Recital
Thursday, June 24, 2010, 8pm. Balmoral School of Piping & Drumming instructors recital. Features world champion pipers Alasdair Gillies and Brian Donaldson, and Scottish drumming whiz Gordon Bell. Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center concert hall, Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota. Open to the public. Free admission. Details at Bagpiping.org.
Macalester College | St. Paul, MN
Brian Boru Irish Pipe Band looking for new rehearsal space - June 2, 2010
The Brian Boru Irish Pipe Band is looking for practice space, approximately 3,000 square feet to 5,000 square feet . Our current Irish Rose Warehouse in West St. Paul is relocating to a much smaller 'shared-space' building. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We need a place that is available one evening a week, preferably Tuesdays, until 9:00pm. Ideally, there will be multiple rooms, space to play the bagpipes outside, and in an area where we can play until 9:00pm without disturbing others. If you know of a good place in St. Paul or Minneapolis, please let us know.
This Weekend! - Boru at the 18th Annual City Pages Beer Festival - June 2, 2010
18th annual
City Pages Beer Festival…downtown!
LIKE A BREWERY TOUR WITHOUT THE SILLY TOUR PART!
It’s about bock not Bach. It’s the 18th annual City Pages Beer Festival,
one of the longest-running events of its kind in the Midwest, Saturday,
June 5, 2010 in downtown Minneapolis. Open to the public, this outdoor
beer sampling event features a variety of the best domestic and imported
beers available at metro area MGM locations, live music from the
BRIAN BORU IRISH PIPE BAND, SellOut Stereo and accordionist
Bill Koncar - plus, great people-watching!
A portion of proceeds from the tasting will benefit the St. Paul Jaycees.
The festival takes place downtown just off First Avenue North & 10th
Street N. in Minneapolis (one block southwest of the Orpheum Theater).
Brought to you by City Pages, MGM, Big 10 Restaurant, SRO Productions,
92 KQRS, Love 105 and 93X radio.
Check out www.citypages.com/beerfest for additional information.
www.brianborupipeband.com www.brianboruirishpipeband.com www.brianborupipesanddrums.com
Boru Piper awarded IMDA Grant - May 19, 2010
The Brian Boru Pipe Band is pleased to announce that Boru Bagpiper Anthony H. was awarded a grant to attend the Balmoral School of Piping at Macalester College June 20 through 25. The Irish Music and Dance Association (IMDA) will pay the tuition for Anthony as a day student.
This year's Educational Grant is made in honor and memory of Tim 'Fitz' Fitzgerald, himself a piper and a supporter of musicians, especially young ones.
For more information visit Irish Music and Dance Association
www.brianborupipeband.com www.brianboruirishpipeband.com www.brianborupipesanddrums.com
Boru to compete at 2010 Minnesota Scottish Fair - May 19, 2010
Look for the Brian Boru Irish Pipe Band at the 2010 Minnesota Scottish Fair!
www.brianborupipeband.com www.brianboruirishpipeband.com www.brianborupipesanddrums.com
Boru announces Summer 2010 Line-Up - May 10, 2010
Saturday May 22, Minnesota Scottish Fair www.mnscottishfair.org
Saturday June 5th, City Pages Beer Festival, Downtown Minneapolis www.citypages.com/beerfestival
Sunday June 20th, North Branch Midsummer Days Parade and performance in the Legion Tent
Saturday July 31st, Rosemount Leprechaun Days Parade http://www.rosemountevents.com/Leprechaun.html
Friday August 13th Minnesota Irish Fair www.mnscottishfair.org
Saturday August 14th Minnesota Irish Fair www.irishfair.com
Sunday August 15th Minnesota Irish Fair www.irishfair.com
Thursday September 16th Halfway to St. Patrick's Day at Shamrocks - The Irish Nook
Saturday September 18th NorthEast South Dakota Celtic Faire www.nesdcelticfaire.com
Sunday September 19th NorthEast South Dakota Celtic Faire www.nesdcelticfaire.com
Saturday September 26th Emmetsburg Iowa's Halfway to St. Patrick's Day
October 6th-8th - 2010 Shamrock Film Festival www.shamrockfilmfestival.com
Merlin's Rest Celebrates 3rd Anniversary with Boru Pipers - April 21, 2010
Boru Piper's Paddy & Jimmy help Merlin's Rest celebrate their 3rd Anniversary from dawn til dusk!
www.brianborupipeband.com www.brianboruirishpipeband.com www.brianborupipesanddrums.com
Celtic Open Mic Night – April 10th - April 5, 2010
Several Boru members will be performing sets on Highland and Uilleann pipes during the night.
Macalester Pipe Band Spring Concert April 10th - April 4, 2010
Macalester College Pipe Band will be holding their annual Spring Concert this Saturday April 10th, 2010 7:30 p.m. at the Janet Wallace Fine Arts Building Concert Hall
Tickets – General Admission - $10.00 at the door only. (Macalester Students Free)
More info at www.macpipeband.com
Photo Credit macpipeband.com
Irish Night at the Minnesota Swarm! - April 1, 2010
Photo credit - Bruce Kluckhohn
Celebrate All Things Irish with the Minnesota Swarm! Come and support the Rince-Na-Chroi Irish Dancers as they take the Turf during the Swarm Game at Irish Night on April 9th!
Friday April 9th Xcel Center - 7 p.m. St. Paul MN Price: $10 & up
Discounted tickets at https://secure.xcelenergycenter.com/GT/default.asp?Group=Swarm92530
