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St. Louis Irish Arts Holiday Concert
As part of SLAM’s Festive Fridays celebration, St. Louis Irish Arts will perform traditional Irish dance and music in the Museum’s Farrell Auditorium.
No tickets are required for this free program. Seating is available on a first come, first served basis. Auditorium doors open approximately 30 minutes before start time.
About the concert
St. Louis Irish Arts teachers Eileen Gannon, Eimear Arkins, Robert Ryan, and Kevin Buckley will join the organization's young musicians and dancers at the December 27 concert.
This performance will feature a group of SLIA students who will be accompanied by SLIA instructors Eileen Gannon (harp), Eimear Arkins (fiddle and vocals), Kelly Sim (piano accordion), Robert Ryan (fiddle), Kevin Buckley (fiddle), and Shannon Flecke (dance). The program will include a selection of old Irish melodies, toe-tapping dance tunes, and of course, some Irish holiday favorites!
About St. Louis Irish Arts
St. Louis Irish Arts is a school dedicated to the instruction of the traditional music, song, and dance of Ireland. It has been at the forefront of the preservation, promotion, and instruction of traditional Irish arts for over 50 years in St Louis and is regarded as one of the top schools in North America. The school prides itself on the continual persistence of teaching these cultural artforms the way they have been taught throughout the centuries in Ireland: handed down from one generation to the next.
Generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program.
