Meaning trip or journey in Gaelic, Turas is our journey in bringing traditional Irish music to central Illinois.
Turas is:
Mike Bergstrom: bouzouki, guitar, vocals
AnneMarie Brinton: vocals, guitar, percussion
Jeff Calhoun: vocals, banjo, mandolin, guitar
Lauri Gannon: whistle, bodhran, accordion, stomp board
Sarah Riskind: fiddle, vocals
Rose Fahey Wright: flute, whistle, percussion, vocals
Where we’ve performed on our journey:
Television Appearances
- WTVP – State & Water – weekly live-audience musical performance series
Festivals
- Chicago Gaelic Park Irish Fest
- Missouri River Irish Fest, St. Charles, MO
- Celtic Festival and Highland Games of the Quad Cities, Davenport, IA
- Peoria Irish Fest (Erin Feis), Peoria, IL
- GlobalFest Central Illinois, Peoria/Washington, IL
- Springfield Highland Games and Celtic Festival, Springfield, IL
- Morton Pumpkin Festival, Morton, IL
- Heritage Days, Macomb, IL
- Make Music Normal, Normal, IL
- Elmwood Strawberry Festival, Elmwood, IL
- St Patrick’s Day After Parade Party, Peoria, IL
- Midsommar Festival, Bishop Hill, IL
- Princeville Heritage Days, Princeville, IL
Concert Series and Variety Shows
- Krannert Uncorked, Krannert Center for Performing Arts, Urbana, IL
- Bucktown Americana Music Show, Davenport, IA
- Rock Island, IL Public Library, Tuneful Tuesdays
- Chillicothe, IL Public Library, Music in the Stacks
- Washington Park District Summer Concert Series, Washington, IL
- Jammin’ at the Clock, Streator, IL
- Music Under The Stars, Miller Park, Bloomington, IL
- Live at the Five Spot, Peoria Contemporary Arts Center, Peoria, IL
- CEFCU Center Stage, Park District Riverfront, Peoria, IL
- Concerts in the Park, Kewanee, IL
- Rusty Pickup Barn Dance, Edelstein, Chillicothe, and Washington, IL
- Music in the McKenzie Room, Peoria Public Library – North Branch, Peoria, IL
- Sounds of the Connie Link Amphitheater, Normal, IL
- Songbag Concert Series, Carl Sandburg Historic Site, Galesburg, IL
- Blind Swine Speakeasy, Western Illinois Museum, Macomb, IL
- Songs From The Woods, Forest Park Nature Center, Peoria, IL
- Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce and East Peoria Chamber of Commerce, Business After Hours
Pubs and Clubs
- Kelleher’s Irish Pub, Peoria, IL
- Crawford’s Corner Pub, Bloomington, IL
- Maggie Miley’s, Normal, IL
- Limelight Eventplex, Peoria, IL
- Dublin O’Neil’s, Champaign, IL
- Peoria Brewing Company, Peoria, IL
- Sweeney’s Pint, Pekin, IL
- Jimmy’s Bar, West Peoria, IL
- Mackinaw Valley Vineyard and Winery, Mackinaw, IL
- Tavern on Prospect, Peoria, IL
- West Dublin Pub, Pekin IL
- Bloomington, IL Country Club
- Forest park Nature Center, Peoria Heights, IL
- Riverfront Market, Peoria, IL
- Crossword Cafe, Chillicothe, IL
- Budde’s Bar, Galesburg, IL
- Panache, Peoria, IL
- Knox County Brewing Company, Galesburg, IL
Educational Outreach
- Kingsley Jr. High in Normal, Il
- Irish Culture Night, Bradley University Study Abroad Program, Peoria,IL
- Lincoln Trail Elementary School, Mahomet, IL
- Fish Fry and Benefit, Holy Family Parish School, Peoria, IL
Sessions
- Kelleher’s Irish Pub, Peoria, IL
- Ulrichs’s Rebellion Room, Peoria, IL
- Lucca Grill, Bloomington, IL
- Donnelly’s Shamrock Pub, Peoria, IL
Other
- Luthy Botanical Garden, Peoria Park District, Peoria, IL
- Harp and Thistle, Peoria Heights, IL
- Erin Feis Celtic Worship Service, Peoria, IL
- Westminster Presbyterian Church Celtic Service, Peoria, IL
- Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church, Mahomet, IL
- Heartis Village, Peoria, IL