Muintir news
Can't wait for the next Muintir performances? They'll be in October, by the way - but if you can't wait until then, come and listen to Gareth and Brendan in The Wild Rover, Oslo on Thu 20 / Fri 21 / Sat 22 June.
Live music starts at 8:15pm on Thursday, 7:45pm on Friday and Saturday. Entry is free before 10pm and you're absolutely guaranteed a selection of your favourite Irish tunes and songs from the boys of Muintir.
You can catch all of Muintir later this year, in The Dubliner, Oslo, on 2/3/4/5 October.
Celebrate with Muintir and our friends - Sound Irish Dance Factory, and the Mná Singers - in Oslo this coming St. Patrick's Weekend, 14/15/16 March 2024.
- Friday 15th Mar - 18:00 at The Shamrock, starting with a céilí
- Saturday 16th Mar - 16:00 at the Oslo Irish Society St. Patrick's Day Lunch, with Sound Irish Dance Factory
- Sunday 17th Mar - 15:00 at Frogner Hovedgârd, with the Mná Singers, Oslo and friends
We are thrilled to share that you can now listen to, stream, or buy, our mini debut album on all the usual music platforms.
Check out your platform of choice below, or search for "Muintir" if your platform is not listed below:
Come listen to us playing live at The Dubliner, Oslo this evening. Muintir are playing tonight, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. On stage at 10:45pm!
Free entry all times on Wed/Thu, and on Fri/Sat before 10:00pm; 100kr per person after that time on Fri/Sat.
We've got some old favourites, and new material for you - and promise our usual mix of foot tapping dance-a-long tunes, songs you can sing or clap along with, and plenty of genuine Irish craic! See you there.
Huge thanks to the Sound Irish Dance Factory and Sound Irish Dance Company dancers, the two brides, various grooms, and all the many guest dancers who joined in the video shoot over the weekend.
The video footage is being edited, and we look forward to seeing the finished product in the near future. I'm sure they'll capture just a little of the diversity, fun, and insanity we enjoyed over two days of intense dancing, music, and filming. Big thanks to Eirik Stordrange for his wonderful videography.
And while we wait, you can catch Muintir playing live @ The Dubliner, Oslo four nights next week. See you there!
Muintir, Sound-Irish Dance Factory and Sound-Irish Dance Company, are filming promo videos 10th of February (and 11th), and invite dancing extras and partners to come along and join in!
We will have a social céilí afternoon where we will both teach and run céilís - with short segments being filmed for promos promoting Social Céilí night events and Muintir. You'll bring a big smile and a wee bit of patience, wearing "nice-ish social-ceili-attire," and we'll give you a fun afternoon with céilí dancing and some posing for the cameras.
We also need some people for a wedding céilí on the Sunday, wearing wedding attire, and we're looking for one or more brides and grooms. So if you got a white dress, and are willing to appear on camera, let us know.
Contact us on irskdans@gmail.com.
Dancers and non-dancers welcome! It's going to be fun!
Muintir are preparing for lots of music and fun for Ireland's national festival, St. Patrick's Day.
More information coming soon about dates and locations for the weekend of 17th Mar, but in the meantime, come and join us:
- 2 / 3 Feb: Irish Ayes (Brendan & Gareth) @ The Wild Rover, Oslo
- 10 / 11 Feb: Muintir recording with Sound Irish Dance Factory, Oslo (private performance)
- 21 - 24 Feb: Muintir live @ The Dubliner, Oslo
- 15 Mar: Muintir live @ The Shamrock (TBC)
- 16 Mar: Muintir participate in the Olso St. Patrick's Weekend festival. (More details coming soon.)
- 17 Mar: An afternoon with Muintir, The Mná Singers, Sound Irish Dance Factory, and more. (More details coming soon.)
Our first studio mini-album, "Tús Maith" is coming very soon.
This is the first time we've been in a recording studio as a band, and we had a lot of fun - and learned a lot too. We hope you'll like our mix of a studio recording, that also tries to capture a little of our hallmark live sound. Tracks are currently being mastered, and we hope to announce the release date in the next week or two.
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