Sherry Ladig is a musician and composer in Minnesota’s Twin Cities of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. A frequent performer of many styles of folk music including Traditional Irish (Dunquin), Scottish dance and concert performance (Dalwhinnie), and mid-to-late 19th century American (The New Pearl Buttons), Sherry performs Celtic and 19th-century historic music regularly in the Twin Cities. Dunquin, Dalwhinnie, and all Sherry’s bands are available for private or public events all around the Twin Cities metropolitan area! Contact Sherry to arrange a gig!
Also an active composer, Sherry is the composer-in-residence for the Minnesota Mandolin Orchestra and composes a wide range of works for all types of instrumental and choral ensembles.
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Calendar
June – September 2013
- Tuesday, June 25, 2013
O'Gara's Bar and Restaurant164 North Snelling AvenueSaint Paul,MN 55104USA
New Hibernia Review Book Launch
Time: 7:30 pm
Don and Sherry of Dunquin play Irish trad music to celebrate the new book of essays and poetry from New Hibernia Review (UST Irish Studies) "Extended Family: Essays on Being Irish". Emceed by Kieran Folliard of Kieran's Pub with readings by Jim Rogers, this will be a great event. O'Gara's Bar is a fitting setting for this august occasion. Free.
- Saturday, June 29, 2013
Trotter's CafeCleveland AvenueSaint Paul,MN 55104USA
Dunq in the Milk Food Shelf Fundraiser
Time: 6:00 pm
Join Rosa Wells from Trout in the Milk and Don and Sherry from Dunquin as they play Celtic music for the dinner hour at Trotter's Cafe. All tips go to the Merriam Park Food Shelf, and Trotter's matches all your tips 100%! Eat well AND do good as you enjoy great tunes with your yummy food.
Dunq in the Milk Food Shelf Fundraiser» - Thursday, July 4, 2013
MN History Center345 W. Kellogg BoulevardSaint Paul,MN 55102USA
Fourth of July at MNHS Center
Time: 12:00 pm
The New Pearl Buttons play the MN History Center for their big Civil War celebration of The Glorious Fourth! We'll be playing four half hour sets from noon until 4:30. There'll be lots of displays, demos, entertainment for people of all ages and interests. And, you'll be home in time for the picnic and the fireworks! See link below for all the events.
Fourth of July at MNHS Center» - Sunday, July 14, 2013
St. Luke's Episcopal Church615 Vermillion StreetHastings,MN 55033USA
Lost Music Found In Historic LeDuc House
Time: 1:00 pm
Join members of The New Pearl Buttons plus fiddler Kathleen Green and singer Michael Ziegahn as they present songs and tunes from three generations of LeDuc family members in Hastings, as found by Sherry in two years' research into the music of the house. This lively historic program, held at St Luke's Episcopal Church in Hastings, is a unique look into the musical pasttimes in the LeDuc House from the 1840s through 1904. This event is free (or by donation, if you feel like it; donations are shared by St Luke's social charities programs and the Historic LeDuc Estate).
Lost Music Found In Historic LeDuc House» - Saturday, August 10, 2013
Minnesota irish FairHarriet IslandSaint Paul,MN 55101USA
Dunquin at MN Irish Fair
Time: 11:00 am
Don and Sherry from Dunquin appear in the Workshop Tent with guest singer John Wenstrom, presenting "Found in Translation: How Irish Music Became American". When Irish immigrants landed in America, they brought a rich vein of music which gradually became changed by American traditions. Come hear the subtle changes the marriage of these two traditions brought about. The MN Irish Fair is free and wonderful! We'll also play in the Trisceal Tearoom at 1 and 2:30 p.m.,Check out the link below for a full listing of events for this free three-day Irish celebration.
Dunquin at MN Irish Fair» - Sunday, August 25, 2013
Historic LeDuc Estate1629 Vermillion StreetHastings,MNUSA
Music in the Orchard Concert at LeDuc
Time: 7:00 pm
The second concert of Music From the LeDuc Archives will be given in the LeDuc orchard starting at 7 p.m. August 25th. This one hour concert showcases the music found in the house and enjoyed by three generations of the Leduc family Fiddler Kathleen Green and tenor Michael Ziegahn join Don, Sherry and John from The New Pearl Buttons for an entertaining hour of music from 1840-1904. Concert is free; optional house tour begins at 5:30 and admission is charged for the tour.
Music in the Orchard Concert at LeDuc»