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
December – March 2023
- Saturday, February 3, 2024
Olivet Congregational Church Social Hall1850 Iglehart AvenueSaint Paul,MN 55104United States
21st Scottish Island Concert
Time: 7:00 pm
Dunquin and guest musicians Ryan Behnke on pipes and Megan Scott on cello present our annual SCOTTISH ISLAND CONCERT! Warm up a cold winter's night with the best of Scottish music and culture $20 at the door gets you a concert, readings from the Scottish Island novels, AND the bang-up Scottish Tea at the interval! This one is not to be missed!(Note: please bring cash or a checkbook; we're not set up for credit cards. Thanks!)
- Saturday, March 16, 2024
Landmark Center75 W Fifth StreetSaint Paul,MN 55101United States
Dunquin St Patricks Gigs
Time: 1:15 pm
Hi everyone---Dunquin is at Landmark Center for Irish Arts MN's big celebration' Saturday March 16th ! Lots of fun stuff all over the building. We are in the Tearoom (#317) playing the quieter side of Irish music. Grab a scone and a cup of tea, sit down and enjoy some excellent tunes from Dunquin!
Dunquin St Patricks Gigs»Landmark Center75 W Fifth StreetSaint Paul,MN 55101United StatesDunquin St Pats Part Two
Time: 2:30 pm
Dunquin also plays a seminar the same day and place, at 2:30 pm in room 326: "How Irish Fiddle Music Got an American Accent". We'll demonstrate differences between original Irish tunes and how some of them changed after they got to America
Dunquin St Pats Part Two»Olivet Congregational Church Social Hall1850 Iglehart AvenueSaint Paul,MN 55104United StatesTwin Cities Ceili Band St Pats Dance
Time: 7:30 pm
Come out and hear Sherry on piano, with her friends in Twin Cities Ceili Band, play an Irish ceili for St Pat's! Come and dance, or just listen. All dances super-easy and taught, and great fun!