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Folk and Traditional Arts

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$72,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Patrick O'Brien AKA Paddy O'Brien
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
November 2012
End Date
June 2014
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Clay
Crow Wing
Dakota
Hennepin
Olmsted
Ramsey
Sibley
Washington
Clay
Crow Wing
Dakota
Hennepin
Olmsted
Ramsey
Sibley
Washington
Project Overview
Folk and Traditional Arts
Project Details
O'Brien will document 500 tunes from his repertoire and write a companion book of background information about each piece. He will teach these tunes to 15-25 apprentices and play a concert with them while also creating educational programs to be presented at Minnesota Irish festivals.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Judson Bemis Jr.: Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Ardell Brede: Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002.; Peggy Burnet: Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Michael Charron: Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Sean Dowse: Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies.; John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka.; Benjamin Klipfel: Board member, Minnesota State Arts Board. Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.; Ellen McInnis: Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Pamela Perri: Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota.; Margaret Rapp: Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board.; Anton Treuer: Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Elizabeth Bucheit: Visual artist, jewelry and metalwork; Nicolas Carter: Harpist, performer of Latin American music, Fulbright Scholar, Teaching artist; Tamara Nadel: Founding member, Ragamala Dance; Timothy Sparks: Musician, guitarist; Kimberly Sueoka: Vocalist, specializing in Hawaiian music; instructor and artist in residence; Gwen Westerman Wasicuna: Professor of English and humanities, Minnesota State University Mankato. Poet and fiber artist.; Greg Wright: Executive director, North House Folk School
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Cultural Heritage

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$72,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$18,000
Direct expenses
$90,000
Administration costs
$7,000
Number of full time equivalents funded
2.50
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

With this project, up to twenty-five Irish musicians will learn rare, traditional, Irish tunes and pass along what they've learned to others. We will interview apprentices, asking in detail about what they have learned from teaching activities and asking how and where they will pass on those tunes to others. We will also conduct audience surveys at public events.

Measurable Outcome(s)

A total of 26 apprentices participated in the learning sessions for this project. They ranged in age from 8 years to 78 years, and were an economically diverse group from all over the Twin Cities area. We conducted surveys and interviews to evaluate the project. 2: With the apprenticeship component of the project, we reached 26 musicians in the Twin Cities area, public performances components brought Irish traditional music to 100,000+ people in Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Brainerd, Moorhead, and Rochester; and the recording component will make knowledge and experience of Irish traditional music widely available to the citizens of Minnesota.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Patrick
Last Name
O'Brien
Organization Name
Patrick O'Brien AKA Paddy O'Brien
State
MN
Phone
(651) 698-2258
Email
paddyobrien@qwest.net
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Administered By
Administered by

Minnesota State Arts Board

Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
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Email the Agency
msab@arts.state.mn.us
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