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A storm hit Grand Rapids Minnesota March 23, 2010. No, not a snow storm, or even a rain storm, but Gaelic Storm. They hit full force to a sold out crowd in the Myles Reif Center, a small but beautiful theater located near the heart of Grand Rapids. This band needs no introduction to...

The wonderful band, Wicked Tinkers sent me a news letter telling me what is on their agenda for the next couple months. I thought I’d share some of it with you, the readers and members of fanrealm. Wicked Tinker schedule for January 2010/February 2010 Jan.15 THE NAMM SHOW 9AM FRIDAY MORNING! Anaheim Convention Center,...

Peat & Barley are Bill Mitchell, on the hammered dulcimer, and Becky Ross on the fiddle. Bill has been playing the hammered dulcimer since 1992, and Becky, classically trained on violin, took up playing Celtic fiddle music in 1991. Bill and Becky have been playing together, as Peat & Barely since 1996. I usually...

I have recently become a fan of Wicked Tinkers. I have heard about them before, but never checked them out. After checking out their website, and listening to the sample they have on that site, I was hooked. So, when Fanrealm staff members recently got to tour CDBaby, I took advantage of being there,...

Katie McMahon, original lead singer in the Riverdance show, will be performing Celtic Christmas at several locations around the state of Minnesota. The harpist/singer has several critically acclaimed CD’s, that include: After The Morning, Shine; Celtic Christmas; and St. Patrick’s Day. Friday, December 4th, 2009 @ 7.30pm Duluth, Mitchell Auditorium, St. Scolastica Tickets: 218-723-7000...

By Stacey P. I discovered Ronan Keating last year, after listening to Phil Coulter’s Songs I Loved So Well. After hearing his voice on the last song, Town I Loved So Well, with Phil, I felt I needed to hear more from this man. While he isn’t well known on this side of the...

I’ll start out by saying every time I play this at work, I have to skip the intro. I get weird looks from both co-workers, and customers thinking I am on some religious bend. After that, this CD is full of energy that keeps me moving through work and beyond. The Little and the...

For the last several months I have been listening to the first CD of Mickey Coleman, called “Carefully Crafted”. Most of the songs on it are composed by the artist, and are just incredible! I like to compare Mr. Coleman to Bob Dylan, only I love Mr. Coleman’s music far more than Mr. Dylan’s....