The Neighborhood Porch Concerts, begun during the summer of 2020 by Gary Rue (along with Laura MacKenzie) will be back! Every Sunday, weather permitting, from 7pm - 8pm. Music from Gary Rue, special Guests, and Laura MacKenzie. Free. If you would like to know more, contact Laura at laura@lauramackenzie.com

Dan Chouinard, Laura MacKenzie and Gary Rue bring traditional music from Canada, France, Ireland & Scotland to Waldmann's beautiful biergarten. History, lore and legend abound at Waldmann! Plus German style food and their own craft beers. https://waldmannbrewery.com/news-events/

Laura MacKenzie brings her "Magic of Celtic Music" program to this lovely SE Minnesota town, sponsored by the Houston Public Library. Free and open to all.

Laura MacKenzie will be joined by Gary Rue on guitar for this special edition of her program The Magic of Celtic Music, sponsored by the Chatfield Public Library. Free and open to all.

The Minnesota Scottish Fair returns in 2021 with a splendid one-day "Sampler" festival at the new Celtic Junction Arts Center outdoor stage! Ross, MacKenzie & Sproule (Ross Sutter, Laura MacKenzie & Dáithí Sproule) will be performing in the afternoon, time TBA. More information on the whole day will be available soon. Expect a great Scottish Ceilidh experience in the evening with Neil Gunn & The Gunn Slingers!

Laura & The Lasses will perform outdoors in a historic area of the Bloomington parks. Joining Laura will be Mary Vanorny (fiddle) and Patrice Pakiz (keyboard), in this lovely setting, sponsored by the City of Bloomington. Free and open to all.

Laura brings her family program to the lovely town of West Concord, MN, during their annual festival "West Concord Survival Days", sponsored by the West Concord Public Library. Free and open to all.

The annual Irish Fair of Minnesota returns to Harriet Island, this year as a ticketed event. Laura will be performing at the fair with "Sproule, Foy & MacKenzie, with special guest Martin McHugh" and with her Celtic big band "Brass Lassie" (www.brasslassie.com). Times to be confirmed - but Brass Lassie will be Sunday Afternoon! www.irishfair.com

The annual Pipers' Gathering returns this year with an in-person festival plus a virtual element. The registration for the in-person weekend has just opened! The roster of instructors, classes, workshops and concerts is terrific. Laura will be onsite as a new board member, but will also offer a workshop in Singing with Smallpipes, and Scottish Whistle/Flute as well.

SimpleGifts with Billy McLaughlin present their show "The Young & The Rest", featuring songs from Neil Young and other iconic artists of the period, performed in that wonderful SimpleGifts style. (L. MacKenzie, member of SimpleGifts, loves this show). www.simplegiftsmusic.net

The Rock Bend Folk Festival returns this year, Sept 11 -12, and they have invited Brass Lassie back! Sunday afternoon, to be confirmed. A Free Festival! www.rockbend.org
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SimpleGifts with Billy McLaughlin present music from Neil Young, in their inimitable style, for this annual favorite at the beautiful and historic Marine Town Hall.

SimpleGifts with Billy McLaughlin presents their show "The Young & The Rest" at the beautiful Ives Theater, for a Sunday Matinee. www.simplegiftsmusic.net

Billy McLaughlin's weekly music revue, featuring members of SimpleGifts and special guests, returns for a six week run, every Sunday at 4:30 pm, October 3 - Nov 7. Each show is new and unique, and the music uplifting. The series will be officially announced later this summer! Check out the spring series livestreams: www.simplegiftsmusic.net