BRIGHDE CHAIMBEUL with Sara Pajunen

Date/Time:
Saturday, November 22, 2025
8:00 pm

Offer:
THE WILDWOODS — Brìghde Chaimbeul is a leading purveyor of celtic experimentalism and a master of the Scottish smallpipes – the bellows-blown, mellower and more emotive cousin to the famous Highland bagpipes.

Event Details:

The Cedar Presents

Saturday, November 22, 2025 / Doors: 7:00 PM / Show: 8:00 PM

All Ages

Seated

This is a seated show with general admission, first-come-first-served seating. The Cedar is happy to reserve seats for patrons who require special seating accommodations. To request seating or other access accommodations, please go to our Access page.

ABOUT THIS SHOW

Brìghde Chaimbeul is a leading purveyor of celtic experimentalism and a master of the Scottish smallpipes ? the bellows-blown, mellower and more emotive cousin to the famous Highland bagpipes.

Brìghde Chaimbeul

Brìghde Chaimbeul is a leading purveyor of celtic experimentalism and a master of the Scottish smallpipes ? the bellows-blown, mellower and more emotive cousin to the famous Highland bagpipes ? and she?s taken them to the global stage. A native Gaelic speaker from the Isle of Skye, Brìghde roots her music in her language and culture. She rose to prominence as a prodigy of traditional music, but has since begun a journey to take the smallpipes into uncharted territory. She has devised a completely unique way of arranging for pipe music that emphasises the rich textural drones of the instrument; the constancy of sound that creates a trance-like atmosphere, played with enticing virtuosic liquidity. She draws inspiration from the world of interconnected piping traditions, and her most recent album brings in influence from ambient, avant garde and electronic music. One can talk about Brìghde?s awards (BBC Young Folk Award; BBC Horizons Award; SAY Award nominee) and her wide array of collaborators (Caroline Polachek; Colin Stetson; Gruff Rhys; Aidan O'Rourke...) but after it all, her music speaks for itself.

Haunting, entrancing, breathtaking, beautiful ? this open-eared, understatedly virtuosic performer is transforming and creating new definitions for Scottish folk in the 21st century.

To learn more about Brìghde Chaimbeul:

Visit her Instagram page here

Location:
The Cedar Cultural Center
416 Cedar Av S
Minneapolis, MN 55454

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https://www.thecedar.org/parking-directions

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https://www.thecedar.org/access-services

Organization Details:

Located in the heart of Cedar Riverside, one of the most prolific neighborhoods for live music in Minneapolis, and the home to the largest Somali diaspora in the U.S., The Cedar plays a key role in maintaining the vibrancy and diversity of the Twin Cities’ arts scene. From world legends to up-and-coming new bands, The Cedar presents unique voices from around the globe with programming that spans global roots, folk, indie, experimental, bluegrass, Americana and blues genres, and includes as artist residencies, educational programs, workshops, films, dances, comedy, spoken word and community events.

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Offer: THE WILDWOODS — Brìghde Chaimbeul is a leading purveyor of celtic experimentalism and a master of the Scottish smallpipes – the bellows-blown, mellower and more emotive cousin to the famous Highland bagpipes.

Date/Time: Saturday, November 22, 2025 8:00 pm

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