The Dubliner Pub

Set Dancing
2023-07-24 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Chicago) | The Dubliner Pub, 2162 University Avenue, St. Paul, 55114, United States
Set Dancing with the Twin Cities Ceili Band providing music and Tim McAndrew teaching and calling the dances. Ceili dancing is already popular at The Pub on Wednesday nights, but we hope to revitalize Set Dancing in the Twin Cities, starting with bi-weekly Monday night events. If you already set dance, this should be a welcome revival. If you want to learn or are just curious, come give it a try.
For more information on set dancing, see this Wikipedia page.

Aaron Seymour and Craig Teiken
2023-07-23 17:00 - 19:00
Bleek & Grimm is a psychedelic/folk/rock duo made up of Aaron Seymour and Craig Teiken. Lead singer/songwriter Aaron Seymour has been a part of Twin Cities music for a long time, having released records and performed live shows in five different decades: beginning as a teenager in the Widgets in the 1980s, the Delilahs in the 1990s, X Ray Hip in the 2000s, Petty Demons and White Sweater in the 2010s, and Bubbles in the 2020s.
Singer/songwriter/guitarist Craig Teiken founded and fronted the 1990s alternative band Wood, and has since helped lead groups like X Ray Hip, Sons of Gloria, Dave Rave and the Governors, Edie Rae and the Blaze Kings, and Bubbles, along with releasing a couple of solo records. Together as Bleek & Grimm, Seymour and Teiken write and record moody, trippy, acoustic folk pop/rock, with an emphasis on organic guitar sounds and melodic vocal hooks. In 2021 they recorded and released their self-titled debut EP with a lot of help from their friend, Minnesota music icon Rich Mattson, whose guitar, bass and other instrumentals feature prominently in the record, and who has been known to join Bleek & Grimm onstage at their somewhat-rare live performances.

Irish Music Session
2023-07-21 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-07-14 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-07-07 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-06-30 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-06-23 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-06-16 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-06-09 18:00 - 20:00
Weekly trad session at the Dubliner.

John Magnuson Trio
2023-07-20 17:00 - 19:00
Americana guitarist and songwriter John Magnuson released his album Barely Noticeable in November of 2020. Known largely for his work with The Carpetbaggers, the Minneapolis-based artist enjoyed some notoriety in the mid-to-late 90s when the band did three tours with Son Volt and shared the stage with such notables as Los Lobos, Alison Krauss and the Gear Daddies. After the band disbanded in 2009, Magnuson started performing with his own trio, playing some under-the-radar shows, until he connected with country singer Becky Kapell, who introduced him to noted Twin Cities guitarist Paul Bergen (Erik Koskinen, Molly Maher, Hillbilly Voodoo Dolls).
Magnuson moves easily through 60s-sounding nostalgia to classic country (“I Stand Corrected”) and contemporary Americana (“I Don’t Mind If I Do”).
johnmagnusonmusic.com

Irish Céilí Dancing
2023-07-19 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-07-12 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-07-05 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-06-28 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-06-21 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-06-14 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-06-07 19:00 - 21:00
Join in the fun every Wednesday with instructors Paul, Justin, and Alex, and live music.

Connemara Patch
2023-07-19 18:00 - 21:00
Connemara Patch performs an energetic and toe-tapping blend of traditional Irish tunes and songs on fiddle, flute, uilleann pipes, bouzouki and guitar. Hailing from St. Paul, Minnesota and named after the iconic Irish immigrant neighborhood, the band balances strong vocals with sweet tune melodies and enjoys performing throughout Minnesota.
Connemara Patch: Patrick Maun, Mary Vanorny, Buddy Ferrari, and now featuring Aja McCullough & Thomas Gurke.
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The Wild Irish Bills
2023-07-16 14:00 - 17:00
Flahertys from all corners come together to play and sing folk, Irish and old favorites.

Charlie Parr & Mikkel celebrate 10 years of the Acoustic Thursday Happy Hour
2023-07-13 17:00 - 19:00
An easily confused and very shy individual, Charlie Parr has been traveling around singing his songs ever since leaving Austin Minnesota in the 1980’s in search of Spider John Koerner, whom he found about 100 miles north at the Viking Bar one Sunday night. The experience changed his life, made him more or less unemployable, and brings us to now: 13 recordings, 250 shows a year or more, 200,000 miles on a well broke in Kia, and a nasty fear of heights. Resonator fueled folk songs from Duluth Minnesota.
charlieparr.com

Ray, Mikkel, & Munson
2023-07-06 17:00 - 19:00
Authentic high energy roots and blues. Acoustic resonator slide-guitar suggests Muddy Waters and pre-war blues.
jeffraymusic.com

Joe Tougas and Ann Fee
2023-07-02 17:00 - 19:00
Songwriters Joe Tougas and Ann Fee – formerly The Frye – play spunky originals and deep-cut covers for new songs you’ll like and old songs you forgot you loved.

Twin Town Strings
2023-06-29 20:00 - 23:00
Twin Town Strings is a duo collaboration between banjo player Pete Hennig and guitarist Joel Shapira. They play a mix of musical styles including bluegrass, American folk music, classic rock and jazz.

Dawn Tanner
2023-06-29 17:00 - 19:00
Dawn plays folk and old-time music in and around Minnesota. She also plays with Granger’s Moonshine and First Rodeo.
dawntannermusic.com

Mary Sue McFarland & Jim Brooks Benefit
2023-06-25 13:00 - 16:00
Join us to celebrate St. Paul and the Irish Gazette’s power couple, Mary Sue McFarland and Jim Brooks. They have given so much to the community, and now we show our gratitude and love.
$10 Admission includes a free pint of Summit beer. Enter the raffle to win a F30 Electric Kick Scooter, Ed Sheeran tickets plus more! Also, silent auctions, drink promotions and giveaways!
Performances by Jim McGowan and Tom Dahill & Ginny.

Leslie Rich
2023-06-23 21:00 - 2023-06-24 00:45
Leslie Rich (vocals, guitar, keyboards) grew up in Northern Ireland, listening to a mix of indie rock, acoustic songwriters and traditional Celtic music. Inspired by artists like Luka Bloom and Throwing Muses, Leslie became the principal songwriter, singer and guitarist for bands such as Emily Ryder, A Little Of The Ready and the Celtic folk band Hounds of Finn, recording on various labels including Immortal Recordings, Time To Be Proud Records, New Folk Records and Loud Folk Records.
He founded the Rocket Soul Choir in 1994, mainly as an acoustic response to the heavy, guitar-driven, Irish bands cropping up at that time. Even while Leslie recorded solo albums, played in other projects and relocated to Minneapolis, the Rocket Soul Choir continued in various configurations over the years–always with the mission to create stripped-down rock. The band has released four albums, including the 2016 EP Kidder’s Son, which received high praise on both sides of the pond, and their new album The Butcher Boy – the first featuring the current lineup.
When not making music, Leslie loves to bake and cook and claims his best songs have come from picking up a guitar while waiting on a cheesecake to come out of the oven.
leslierichmusic.com<

Doug Otto & Hilary Thavis
2023-06-22 17:00 - 19:00
Doug Otto & Hilary Thavis have been singing blues and country music for a while now. Hilary grew up in Italy, has performed with the late great Butch Thompson, Pat Donohue, on Praire Home, and toured all over the place with her own band.
Doug has made fantastic original music and renditions of blues and country songs for almost 2 decades.
It so great that they found each other and now perform together!
Hilary & Doug on YouTube

The Eddies
2023-06-17 19:30 - 22:30
The Eddies have been kicking around the St Paul Irish music scene for the past 25 years or so. Through their song selection and delivery, they emphasize the story-telling in traditional songs. Toss in gregarious good humor and adventurous harmonies and you have a group that occupies a unique niche in the local Irish music scene.

John Louis
2023-06-08 17:00 - 19:00
John Louis crafts heartworn country folk songs. Born of a blend of observation, experience, introspection and empathy, John’s songs have garnered attention and awards from prestigious songwriting showcases including the Kerrville New Folk competition, Rocky Mountain Folks Festival Songwriter Showcase, and the Great River Folk Fest songwriter contest.
“John Louis is a good man writing great music up in Minneapolis.” Jon Dee Graham
https://johnlouissongs.com/

Dave Babb & Tony Paul
2023-06-04 17:00 - 19:00
Roots musician/songwriter Dave Babb, of The Front Porch Swingin’ Liquor Pigs, will inhabit the Dubliner for two hours, along with the fabulous Tony Paul!
