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Maldon Meehan

About Me


Maldon Meehan is a performer, teacher and scholar of Irish Sean-nós and set dance. Maldon holds a BA in Irish Studies/Theater Arts from The Evergreen State College and a MA in Ethnochoreology from the University of Limerick, Ireland. Maldon has over 18 years experience dancing, teaching and performing. She is a 2008 Regional Arts and Cultures grant recipient.
As a sean-nós dancer Maldon has appeared on the nationally televised 2005 Oireachtas at the Cork Opera House in Cork City (TG4) as well as on Connemara Community Radio and Raidió na Gaeltachta (RTÉ). Maldon placed 3rd in the 2005 Comórtas Chóilín Sheáin Dharach, a sean-nós jig competition held annually in Connemara. In 2005 Maldon and Ronan Regan released an instructional DVD of Sean-nós dance. Today the DVD has been sold in more than 17 countries.
Maldon has studied sean-nós dance with Róisín Ní Mhainín, Pádraig Ó hOibicín, Mulkerrin, Mairéad Casey, Pádraig and Gearóid Ó Dubhain. She has performed on stage with Johnny B Connolly, Dale Russ, Hanz Araki, Kevin Burke, Foghorn Stringband, Danu, Jackie Daily, Ronan Regan, Kieran Jordan, Shannon Dunne and Alicia Guinn.
Maldon has performed and or taught at the Boffin Arts Festival (Ireland), the Friday Harbor Irish Music Camp (Washington), Aladdin Theater (Oregon), Irish Connections Festival (Massachusetts), Sean-nós Milwaukee (Wisconsin) and the Cutler Majestic Theatre at Emerson College (Massachusetts).
Maldon is a founding member of Sean-nós Northwest, a non-profit organization dedicated to presenting dance, song and language in the Pacific Northwest. Maldon Meehan currently lives in Portland, Oregon where she teaches weekly classes, performs and tours nationally.
Awards
2008 Regional Arts and Culture Council Grant
2005 3rd place, Comórtas Chóilín Sheáin Dharach
Discography
2005 DVD: "Dance Sean-nós”
2004 CD: Riff Raff: Whisky fingers & Happy feet
Studied Set dancing with: Patrick O'Dea, Pádraig and Róisín McEneany, Pat Murphy, Séamus Ó Méalóid, Aidan Vaughan and Pat O’Connell
Studied Sean-nos dance with: Róisín Ní Mhainín, Pádraig Ó hOibicín, Mick Mulkerrin, Mairéad Casey, Pádraig and Gearóid Ó Dubhain
Maldon Meehan's Muse Letter
www.maldonmeehan.com
Sean-nos PDX Blog
Booking: 503.206.9311

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 04/06/2007
Band Website: www.maldonmeehan.com
Band Members: Maldon Meehan, dance
Ronan Regan, dance
Kieran Jordan, dance
Shannon Dunne, Dance
Alicia Guinn, dance
Johnny Connolly, accordion
Cary Novotny, guitar, vocals
Hanz Araki, flute, vocals
Landon Kunn, fiddle
Joe Root, piano
Nancy Conescu, guitar, vocals

Influences: Mick Mulkerrin and Mairéad Casey
Róisín Ní Mhainín
Patrick O'Dea
Johnny O'Halloran
Andrew McNamara
Jackie Daly and more

Sounds Like: Irish music, reels, jigs, hornpipes and more. Percussive dance.
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Fort Bragg, CA | Workshops & Ceili 4/18

Irish Set Dance Workshops & Ceili Sat. April 18All day/Evening1-2:30pm Sets with Sue Moon2:30-4pm Battering steps for sets with Maldon Meehan4-5:30 Sets with Lea Smith7:30-10:30 Evening CeiliCalling: ...
Posted by on Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:50:00 GMT

Check out this event: 2nd Friday Céilí Dance

Hosted By:Céilí of the ValleyWhen:Friday, February 13, 2009Where:VFW Hall630 Hood StreetPortland97303Description:Irish Ceili dance. Join us for an evening of traditional Irish ceili and sets. Click He...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:19:00 GMT

Press Release: Workshop in Newport, OR

For Immediate Release Contact:Susan SpencerBridie's Irish Faire342 SW Bay BlvdNewport OR 97365(541) 574-9366 What:              Irish Sean-nós Step Dance Workshop with Maldon Meehan                   ...
Posted by on Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:50:00 GMT

Nov. News/Events

A Celtic Celebration at the Elsinore TheatreI had a performance on Sunday that was so unbelievably inspiring that I had to share with you all. Irish flute payer and vocalist, Hanz Araki and I joined t...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:50:00 GMT

Dance Sean-nos DVD available online

New Menu New Look12 individual sean-nos reel steps, including the Connemara stepEasy to follow instructionsFilmed from behind the dancer as if in a classroomReels played in slow and fast tempos for ea...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:48:00 GMT

Check out this event: 3rd Friday Ceili Dance: Eliot Grasso

Hosted By: Portland Ceili Society When: Friday Oct 17, 2008 at 8:00 PMWhere PPAA618 SE AlderPortland, OR 97214United StatesDescription:Portland Ceili Society Click Here To View Event
Posted by on Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:21:00 GMT

Fall Term Dance classes 2008

Irish Sean-nós Dance classeswith Maldon Meehan, M.A.Mondays 9/22-11/37:30pm Beginning, $508:30pm Intermediate, $50PWNW, 4625 SE 67th Ave., Portland, ORTuesdays, 9/16-11/45:45pm, Beginning / Intermedia...
Posted by on Sat, 13 Sep 2008 10:16:00 GMT

Sean-nós dance comes to Portland for one of a kind show

Meehan Productions will showcase a cultural display of Irish music and dance in the Sean-nós dance performance called An Damhsa, to take place on Saturday September 6, 2008 at 2pm.The performance will...
Posted by on Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:26:00 GMT

Irish Dance Teachers Join Sean-nós Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This year Sean-nós Milwaukee showcases two Irish art forms rarely seen in the U.S.sean-nós singing and dancing. The annual cultural festival, sponsored by the University of Wisc...
Posted by on Sun, 10 Feb 2008 19:25:00 GMT

Maldon Meehan receives 2008 Regional Arts and Culture Council Grant

PRESS RELEASE:Dancer Maldon Meehan was awarded a Neighborhood Arts grant from the Regional Arts and Culture Council (RACC). RACC is a Portland based arts organization whose mission is to integrate art...
Posted by on Tue, 01 Jan 2008 18:54:00 GMT