The lineup

Donknado from beautiful Topeka, KS kicks off our day with a mixture of bluegrass and plenty of good ol’ drinking songs to get your St. Paddy’s weekend started off right!

From Lawrence, KS by way of Ireland, Carswell & Hope bring vintage rock sounds and sensibilities together with big harmonies, carefully crafted textures and inventive songwriting.

Carswell & Hope were formed in 2012 when Irishman Nick Carswell arrived in Lawrence, Kansas with guitar in hand. He found Jason Slote (drums), Austin Quick (bass/keys) and Jordan Tucker (guitar) and they released their debut LP A Hunger in 2014, accompanied by an Irish tour. Since then, Ryan McCall has completed the line-up on keys, and C&H have built a following in the US Midwest, sharing bills with Mayer Hawthorne, The Mowglis, Glenn Tilbrook (of Squeeze) and Mundy (IRL).

The Driscoll School of Irish dance started in 2010 with two small classes and less than 10 dancers in the basement of Union Station, at what was then the Kansas City Irish Center.  It has since grown to over 80 students with classes most days of the week.  In 2013 we opened a studio in Shawnee, KS, and have been in Shawnee ever since.

We offer Irish dance lessons to anyone aged 3 through adult with classes for brand new beginners through Championship level at our Shawnee location.  We enjoy performing around the metro area at local schools, senior living, private events, festivals and parades.