John Whelan Traditional Irish Button Accordionist House Concert

Name: John Whelan Traditional Irish Button Accordionist House Concert
Start: 2025-08-16T19:00:00-06:00
Location: 1740 E Herbert Ave, Salt Lake City, UT 84108-1830, United States

Schedule

Sat, 16 Aug, 2025 at 07:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

1740 E Herbert Ave, Salt Lake City, UT 84108-1830, United States | Salt Lake City, UT

$20 donation. Seating is limited, reserve with Venmo (@Mark-Cantor-1, put "Whelan" in the description), seating available at the door (cash/card/Venmo) if you're a late decider. RSVP/Questions: Mark Cantor 801-598-6721 text only please.
Light Potluck Encouraged! Bring Salads, Charcuterie, Finger Foods, Desserts
BYOB, some non-alcoholic beverages will be available.

The concert will be followed by a traditional Irish music session – musicians, bring your axe!
For over 50 years John Whelan has been hailed as one of the world’s best living Irish button accordion players. As a celebrated recording artist, John has recorded more than 15 CDs, appeared on more than 30 albums with other artists, and spent several weeks in the top 10 of the Billboard World Music Charts. John is also a sought-after composer and producer and has written more than 65 original tunes, many of which have been recorded and performed by artists all over the world. He is widely recognized for forming the John Whelan Band, and also his duo performances with Grammy Award-winning fiddle player Eileen Ivers during the first years of Riverdance.
Find out more about John Whelan at www.johnwhelanmusic.com