Grace Broadhead and Brianna Brown Doors: 6:30 Music: 7:00 $20
Grace Broadhead is an Irish fiddler originally from New Mexico and now based in Nashville, Tennessee. She discovered her love of Irish music through her older brothers, who introduced her to the sounds of Lúnasa, the Chieftains, Gaelic Storm, and other Celtic groups.
Grace has performed with several notable groups including The Southwest Ramblers and The Celts. She has shared the stage with renowned musicians and ensembles including Sharon Shannon, The Old Blind Dogs, and Gaelic Storm.
A distinguished competitor, Grace has earned multiple gold medals in fiddle and fiddle slow airs at the midwest Fleadh Cheoil and eComortas Ceoil. She was awarded the inaugural Fiddler of London Diaspora Award and has competed at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, Irish traditional music's most prestigious competition.
Grace's original compositions have received numerous awards including first place at the Midwest Fleadh and two 1st place awards at the O'Flaherty Irish Music Retreat composition contests. Her tune "Chain Reaction" earned her advancement to All-Ireland competition level.
Grace has been featured in collaborations with prominent musicians including appearances on Ciaran Kelly, Carl Hession, Fergal Scahill and Colin Farrell's video series. Her recordings include the duo album "Tipping the Scales" with bouzouki player Ben Williamson and a live album with The Southwest Ramblers.
Brianna Brown is a multi-instrumentalist from St. Louis, MO, living in Chicago, IL. She started off playing Irish music and dancing in her grandparents basement with her school, the St Louis Irish Arts from the age of 3. She has had the privilege of learning from some of the finest musicians in Irish music world such as Florence Fahy, Noel Hill, Edel Fox, Caítlin Nic Gabhann, and Eileen and PJ Gannon. She has earned several All-Ireland titles in both concertina and mouth organ. She is the one of the youngest Americans to ever win a world title at the Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann, and the first to ever win in the concertina and mouth organ Under-12 categories. She now teaches private lessons in her various instruments and occasionally sessions and gigs around the Chicagoland area. She has also co-founded a new trad band called Four Pints In with Liam Godley on Bodhran, Joe Nielsen on Flute, and Sam Nielsen on Fiddle.