A Minnesota Irish Music Weekend @ Home (MIM @ Home) concert during the opening reception with master artist Benny McCarthy on button accordion!

Benny McCarthy is from Deelish, County Waterford. He started playing at 13 and All-Ireland Oireachtas champion on both button accordion and 10-key melodeon in 1994. In 1995 he teamed up with some friends to form the now iconic band ‘Danú’ with whom he still performs and manages today. Benny also plays with the bands ‘Cordeen’ and ‘Raw Bar Collective’.  Benny has been featured on over 30 albums since he began his professional career and is regularly featured with his various groups on Irish TV and radio including RTE, RnaG, and TG4, as well as international radio & TV broadcasts for BBC and CBC among others. He has performed and recorded with many leading internationally known artists over the years and has also taught and performed as part of Ireland delegations to USA, Japan, India, and Europe including a state visit to Bulgaria with Ireland’s President in 2009. Benny has recorded and produced many albums and theatre soundtracks over the years in his own studio in Co.Waterford. https://boxbenny.com

This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through an operating support grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board and an arts activity grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.