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Two dozen people play various musical instruments, seated in loose concentric circles in a large room. There are fiddles, an accordion, guitars, and clarinets.

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Lilting through the Avenue: Irish Music of, by, and for the People in Baltimore

March 25, 2026 | Connor Marks

When waves of Irish immigrants arrived in the United States in the mid-nineteenth century, they carried their music, dance, and customs with them.

Pairs of people do-si-do, with their arms linked at the elbows, in an indoor dance space.

Shining a Light with the African American Dance Caller Pathways in Fort Worth, Texas

March 20, 2026 | Angelina Rios-Galindo

This program of the Fort Worth African American Roots Music Festival aims to (re)connect Black people to the practice of traditional dance calling.

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