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), mid-to-late 19th century American (The New Pearl Buttons), and Elite Rabble (music from the Georgian and Regency periods, including English Country Dance music and British naval music). 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. Sherry is the recipient of Irish Arts Minnesota’s Honors Award, bestowed upon one who has significantly contributed to the vibrancy and vigor of Irish cultural life in Minnesota. She received the award in 2024 for her original compositions and musical collaborations with traditional Irish musicians.
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Calendar
July – October 2025
- Friday, July 11, 2025
Alden Square Park1169 Gibbs AvenueSaint Paul,MN 55108USA
Alden Square Neighbors Potluck
Time: 6:00 pm
EVERYONE is a neighbor at Alden Square Park! We've played for their annual potluck for over twenty years. You're invited, and very welcome! Dunquin will play some rollicking Irish music, with few heart-melting airs thrown in for variety. Bring a dish to share, if you like, and a lawn chair or blanket for sitting. Potluck starts around 5:45; music commences about 6:30 and goes about an hour. Summer's flitting away; enjoy outdoor tunes while they're in the air! (Park is close to Raymond and Como Avenues)
- Saturday, July 19, 2025
Macalester College1600 Grand AvenueSaint Paul,MN 55104USA
MN Scottish Fair and Highland Games
Time: 12:30 pm
It's back at Macalester College; we're so glad to play in the 'hood! Dalwhinnie will play our Scottish concert set at 12:30 and then for RSCDS demonstration dancers from 1:30-2:30 pm. Great Scottish fun, food, music, games of brawn, piping, all day from 9 am! Small admission fee and worth every penny!
MN Scottish Fair and Highland Games» - Monday, August 4, 2025
Como Lake Pavilion1360 Lexington Parkway No.Saint Paul,MN 55103USA
MMMO Premiere of new piece by Sherry
Time: 7:00 pm
Come out to our home grounds to hear Sherry Ladig's NEW piece for the Minnesota Mandolin Orchestra! We're pretty sure this is the first time that Irish uillean pipes have teamed up with a mandolin orchestra to present an Irish-trad-inspired composition. And it will be great! Absolutely free and suitable for music fans of all ages.
- Thursday, August 7, 2025
Harriet Island175 West Water StreetSaint Paul,MN 55117USA
Irish Fair of Minnesota
Time: 12:00 pm
Dunquin returns to the Welcome Stage at high noon for a set of great trad Irish tunes. Rollicking reels, jaunty jigs, heart-melting airs; we've got 'em all! There's lots of great stuff going on from Friday night through Sunday night. Check it all out on the website. There is admission charged for the Fair.
Irish Fair of Minnesota» - Sunday, September 7, 2025
LeDuc Historic Estate1629 Vermillion StreetHastings,MN 55033USA
LeDuc Estate Civil War Sunday
Time: 11:30 am
Join The New Pearl Buttons for the greatest hits of the Sixties---the 1860s, that is! We'll be near the icehouse as usual, with three shows on Sunday afternoon (the event goes two days, but we're there Sunday only). We play songs and tunes beloved by Lincoln and the people who lived through the Civil War. Great family fun for this event, all over the grounds. Modest admission charged each day.
LeDuc Estate Civil War Sunday»