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Houstonians find community performing traditional Irish music

This weekend, Houston hosts the Gulf Coast Cruinniú, a gathering of traditional Irish musicians. We meet some of them and hear them perform.

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Houston musicians Shula Barbé, Matthew Lewis, and Larry Mallette perform traditional Irish music for an interview with Houston Matters.

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This weekend (June 2-4), Houston hosts the Gulf Coast Cruinniú, a gathering of traditional Irish musicians and fans on the University of St. Thomas campus.

There are classes, jam sessions, and a concert. The Houston School of Irish Music hosts the event.

In the audio above, Houston Matters producer Michael Hagerty meets up with musicians Shula Barbé, Matthew Lewis, Katie Geringer, and Larry Mallette to learn more about the music, the community it has created, the Irish music scene in Houston, and to hear some music.

Houston musicians Laura Michaelides, Katie Geringer, Shula Barbé, and Matthew Lewis perform traditional Irish music for an interview with Houston Matters.
Michael Hagerty

Michael Hagerty

Senior Producer, Houston Matters

Michael Hagerty is the senior producer for Houston Matters. He's spent more than 20 years in public radio and television and dabbled in minor league baseball, spending four seasons as the public address announcer for the Reno Aces, the Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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