Celtic Culture in Madison, Wisconsin

A History of the CCC and Tribute to Dineen Grow

For decades, Celtic cultural activity in Madison was nurtured by the Celtic Cultural Center of Madison, Wisconsin, led by Dineen Grow. Following Dineen's death, the remaining CCC board members determined that the work of the CCC could not continue effectively without Dineen's leadership, enthusiasm and worldwide contacts, and the Celtic Cultural Center of Madison was formally dissolved in December 2023.

Madison-area Celtic culture links

• Beginner in-person Irish language classes at UW-Madison
• Irish language online weekly conversation practice sessions for intermediate learners with Ciorcal Comhrá na Cuinge (The Isthmus Conversation Circle)
• The Dane County Shamrock Club
• St. Patrick's Day Parade
• The St. Andrew's Society of Madison
• The Cambrian Heritage Society of Madison, Wisconsin
• The Wisconsin Manx Association is based in Madison.
• The Hurling Club of Madison

Regional Links

• Folklore Village in Dodgeville, WI sometimes hosts Celtic events.
• The Rock River Valley Shamrock Club
  
• Milwaukee's Irish Cultural and Heritage Center
• Tim Britton, Iowa pipemaker and piper
• The Des Moines, Iowa Celtic Music Association
• Jim Wearne is a Cornish-American folksinger in the Chicago area.
• FolkLib Index: An (archived) Library of Folk Music Links. Includes exhaustive resources on Wisconsin folk musicians.

Madison-area Celtic Music Links

Madison-area Celtic Dance Links

This page was last edited on June 11, 2025.