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We are grateful to Ballet Mississippi and its director David Keary, for years of support and encouragement.

The Celtic Heritage Society sponsors periodic events throughout the year, as well as CelticFest Mississippi, an annual festival that's always the weekend after Labor Day. It's a great showcase for all the best in regional Celtic music, dance and heritage, plus some terrific headliners every year - don't miss it!

Fenian's Irish Pub is our home-away-from-home and cosponsor of the Mostly Monthly Céilí Series - thanks to all the great folks at Fenian's for continuing to support live traditional Irish music and dancing in Mississippi

Greann and Legacy are two versions of a terrific band that performs across the country and, lucky for us, frequently right here at home.

St. Brigid's is named for the Irish saint who turned her bathwater into beer - who wouldn't want to have a friend who could do that?  Catch them performing great Irish and other traditional tunes at Fenian's and elsewhere.

International Irish Setdancers are Yutaka Usui and Doriane Rencker, who will teach you all about set dancing, the bodhrán, or the button accordion.  Maldon Meehan brings us great sean nos (old-style) step dancing, and Patrick O'Dea is another frequent guest for workshops on set dancing and step dancing at its finest. Bill Lynch publishes the Set Dancing News from Kilfenora, Ireland, and keeps us all up to date.

The Mississippi Arts Commission has recently included JID on its Artists' Roster, providing recognition as well as making available grant money for nonprofits who would like to book JID for performances. We also appreciate support from MAC in the form of a 2010-2011 Artists' Fellowship and Arts Internship awarded to our performance director Catherine Bishop, MFA, TCRG.

Monroe, Louisiana is home to our friends at the Northeast Louisiana Irish Festival (held every October) and Enoch's Irish Pub

The North Texas Irish Festival is a JID favorite for performances and general good times - it attracts more than 45,000 people over the course of a fun-filled weekend.

Spirits of the House is another of our friendly local bands, and a favorite for traditional music and song.

Thanks also to our friends Lucian Dixon, Robert Gray, Josh Haileyand Steve Farmer for the terrific photos used on our site.

For information, schedules, venues, and other news about Irish set dancing, visit www.setdancingnews.net.

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