From Ireland to the Northwoods: Danny Diamond & Brian Miller in Concert at Sweeney Todd’s Hair Salon

Minnesota-based duo Danny Diamond (Slow Moving Clouds, Mórga) & Brian Miller (Bua, The Lost Forty) brings together two of the top Irish folk/traditional musicians in the US. Building on their 2022 duo album, Let Fly, their live set digs deep into Diamond’s musical heritage in the north of Ireland, showcasing rare and unusual repertoire, played with soul and sensitivity. These instrumentals sit alongside Miller’s new arrangements of rediscovered Irish-American folksongs from the Northwoods of the Upper Midwest.

Danny Diamond is a Minneapolis-based Irish traditional / folk fiddle player, recording engineer and music researcher. Alongside performing, he teaches with the Center for Irish Music in St Paul, Minnesota, and works as a consultant with local, regional and international Irish cultural heritage organizations. Previously, Danny co-founded the influential Irish traditional band Mórga and the Nordic-Irish indie/folk trio Slow Moving Clouds. He toured internationally as bandleader with acclaimed Irish contemporary dance company, Teac Damsa and worked for a decade with the Irish Traditional Music Archive in Dublin, Ireland, where he recorded the debut album by world-renowned band Lankum.dannydiamond.ie

Brian Miller’s deep involvement with Irish music began when he was a high-schooler in Bemidji, Minnesota in the 1990s. He toured nationally for 14 years with the band Bua and performs now with Danny Diamond, the Lost Forty and Two Tap Trio. He has taught at the Center for Irish Music in St Paul, Minnesota since 2006 and at music camps and workshops around the US and Canada. Brian directs the Eoin McKiernan Library at the Celtic Junction Arts Center in St Paul. His research into Irish music in the Great Lakes region has earned him several grants and a Parsons Award from the American Folklife Center.evergreentrad.com