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2023

Sun Dec 17, Eric Rigler/Dirk Freymuth ‘Celtic Christmas’ with special guests Hannah Crowley and Lily Honigberg, Alva’s Showroom, San Pedro CA, 8PM

Sat Dec 16, Eric Rigler/Dirk Freymuth ‘Celtic Christmas’ with special guests Hannah Crowley and Lily Honigberg, Alva’s Showroom, San Pedro CA, 8PM

Sun Dec 10, Eric Rigler/Dirk Freymuth ‘Celtic Christmas’ with special guests Wanda Law, Lily Honigberg and Hannah Crowley, SOKA University Performing Arts Center, Aliso Viejo CA, 4:30 PM

Fri Sep 22, New School Psychedelic Rock and Soul Ensemble, Arnold Hall, NYC 8pm

2022

Sun Dec 18, Eric Rigler/Dirk Freymuth ‘Celtic Christmas’ with special guests Wanda Law and Lily Honigberg Alva’s Showroom, San Pedro CA, 8PM

Sat Dec 17, Eric Rigler/Dirk Freymuth ‘Celtic Christmas’ with special guests Wanda Law and Lily Honigberg, Alva’s Showroom, San Pedro CA, 8PM

Sun Dec 11, Eric Rigler/Dirk Freymuth ‘Celtic Christmas’ with special guests Wanda Law, Lily Honigberg and Hannah Crowley

SOKA University Performing Arts Center, Aliso Viejo CA, 4:30 PM

Fri Sep 16, New School CBGB Ensemble, Arnold Hall, New York City

Sat Mar 12, Eric Rigler/Dirk Freymuth, with special guests Wanda Law (violin, viola)

Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mt. Vernon IL, 7pm

Sat Jan 22, Eric Rigler/Dirk Freymuth with special guests Wanda Law and Jimi Englund

Laguna Hills Woods, CA, 7pm

2021

Sun Dec 19, Eric Rigler/Dirk Freymuth ‘A Celtic Christmas’ with special guests Wanda Law (violin, viola), Alva’s Showroom, San Pedro CA, 8PM

Sat Dec 18, Eric Rigler/Dirk Freymuth ‘A Celtic Christmas’with special guests Wanda Law (violin, viola), Alva’s Showroom, San Pedro CA, 8PM

Sat Nov 19, WOU Early Music Ensemble (directed by Dirk Freymuth), First United Methodist Church, Corvallis OR, 7:30pm

Fri Nov 18, WOU Early Music Ensemble (directed by Dirk Freymuth), Western Oregon University, Hamersly Library, 7:30pm

Sun Aug 15, Eric Rigler/Dirk Freymuth, The Neighborhood Church, Palos Verdes CA, 6:30pm

2019

Sun Dec 15, Eric Rigler/Dirk Freymuth ‘A Celtic Christmas’ with special guests Nuala Kennedy (voice, flute) and Stephanie Bennett (harp), Alva’s Showroom, San Pedro CA, 5PM

Sat Dec 14, Eric Rigler/Dirk Freymuth ‘A Celtic Christmas’ with special guests Nuala Kennedy (voice, flute) and Stephanie Bennett (harp), Alva’s Showroom, San Pedro CA, 8PM

Fri Dec 13, Eric Rigler/Dirk Freymuth ‘A Celtic Christmas’ with special guests Nuala Kennedy (voice, flute) and Stephanie Bennett (harp), Annenberg Theater, Palm Springs CA, 8pm

Wed Dec 11, Eric Rigler/Dirk Freymuth ‘A Celtic Christmas’ with special guests Nuala Kennedy (voice, flute) and Stephanie Bennett (harp), Marjorie-Luke Theater, Santa Barbara CA, 8pm

Sun Dec 8, Eric Rigler/Dirk Freymuth ‘A Celtic Christmas’ with special guests Nuala Kennedy (voice, flute) and Stephanie Bennett (harp), SOKA University Performing Arts Center, Aliso Viejo CA  3pm

Sat Nov 23, WOU Early Music Ensemble (directed by Dirk Freymuth), First United Methodist Church, Corvallis OR, 7:30pm

Fri Nov 22, WOU Early Music Ensemble (directed by Dirk Freymuth), Western Oregon University, Hamersly Library, 7:30pm

2018

Sun Dec 16, Eric Rigler/Dirk Freymuth ‘A Celtic Christmas’ with special guests Nuala Kennedy and Wanda Law, Alva’s Showroom, San Pedro CA, 5PM

Sat Dec 15, Eric Rigler/Dirk Freymuth ‘A Celtic Christmas’ with special guests Nuala Kennedy and Wanda Law, Alva’s Showroom, San Pedro CA, 8PM

Sun Dec 9, Eric Rigler/Dirk Freymuth ‘A Celtic Christmas’ with special guests Nuala Kennedy and Wanda Law, Soka University Performing Arts Center, Aliso Viejo CA, 4:30 PM

Sun Nov 18, WOU Early Music Ensemble (directed by Dirk Freymuth), Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Salem, Salem OR, 3pm

Fri Nov 16, WOU Early Music Ensemble (directed by Dirk Freymuth), Western Oregon University, Hamersly Library, 7:30pm

Sun Aug 19, Eric Rigler/Dirk Freymuth, The Neighborhood Church, Palos Verdes CA, 6:30pm

Sat Aug 11, Eric Rigler/Dirk Freymuth, Tryon Palace, New Bern NC, 7:30pm

Thurs Aug 9, Eric Rigler/Dirk Freymuth, Museum of History, Raleigh-Durham NC, 8pm

Tues Aug 7, Eric Rigler/Dirk Freymuth, Saloon Studios, West Jefferson NC, 8pm

Fri-Sun Aug 3-6, Eric Rigler/Dirk Freymuth, Rocky Mountain Irish Gathering, Fort Collins, CO

Sun June 24, Eric Rigler/Dirk Freymuth, Alvas Showroom, San Pedro CA, 6pm

Fri Jan 13 – Eric Rigler/Dirk Freymuth “Celtic Journeys”, Rice Auditorium, Western Oregon University campus, 7:30pm

2017

Wed Dec 20 – Eric Rigler/Dirk Freymuth “A Celtic Christmas”, Four Friends Gallery, Thousand Oaks CA, 8pm

Sun Dec 17 – Eric Rigler/Dirk Freymuth “A Celtic Christmas”, Alva’s Showroom, San Pedro 8pm

Sat Dec 16 – Eric Rigler/Dirk Freymuth “A Celtic Christmas”, Alva’s Showroom, San Pedro 8pm

Fri Dec 15 – Eric Rigler/Dirk Freymuth “A Celtic Christmas”, Bethany Lutheran Church, San Diego 7:30pm

Sun Aug 27 6pm – with Billy McLaughlin, The Upstairs, Minneapolis MN

Sat Aug 26, 8pm – with Billy McLaughlin, 318 Cafe, Excelsior MN

Mon Aug 14, 7pm – with Billy McLaughlin, Town Green Concert Series, Maple Grove MN

Sun Aug 6, 7pm – with Billy McLaughlin, The Dakota, Minneapolis MN

Sat, May 27, 6pm – Eric Rigler/Dirk Freymuth “Celtic Journeys” band, Scottish Festival,  Orange County Fairgrounds CA

Sat, April 15, 7:30pm – with Mickey Dolenz/American Metropole Orchestra, Rice Auditorium, Western Oregon University, Monmouth OR

Sat, Feb 26, 7-10pm – “Jazz at the Speakeasy”, Rubens Distillery, El Segundo CA

2016

Sat Dec 17, 8pm & Sun Dec 18, 5pm – Eric Rigler/Dirk Freymuth “A Celtic Christmas” (with Wanda Law and  Nuala Kennedy) Alva’s, San Pedro CA

Sun, Oct 16, 4pm – with Cascadia Viols, United Lutheran Church, Eugene OR,

Oct 8-9 – Eric Rigler/Dirk Freymuth, Seaside Highland Games, Ventura CA

Sun, Sep 11, 5pm – Eric Rigler/Dirk Freymuth (with Nuala Kennedy, Jimi Englund), Alva’s, San Pedro, CA

Sun, July 17, 5pm – Eric Rigler/Dirk Freymuth, The Neighborhood Church, Palos Verdes, CA

Fri, May 27, 8pm – with Cascadia Viols, Trinity Lutheran Church, Portland OR

Fri, April 20, 9pm – with John Gorka, Alberta Rose Theater, Portland OR

Sun, Feb 21, 3pm – Eric Rigler/Dirk Freymuth, The Coffee Gallery Backstage, Altadena, CA.

2015 – – – – – – – – – – – – 

Sun, Dec 20, 5pm  – Eric Rigler/Dirk Freymuth (with Wanda Law), Alva’s, San Pedro, CA

Fri, Dec 18, 7:30pm –  Eric Rigler/Dirk Freymuth (with Wanda Law),

Bethany Lutheran Church, San Diego, CA

Sun, Nov 8, 8pm – Eric Rigler/Dirk Freymuth, The Coffee Gallery Backstage, Altadena, CA.

Sun, Oct 11, 2-4pm – Eric Rigler/Dirk Freymuth, Muldoon’s, Newport Beach, CA

Sat, Sep 5, 5-7pm – with Billy McLaughlin, Tally’s Dockside, White Bear Lake, MN

Thurs, Jan 22, 7:30pm. – with Alice Peacock at Western Oregon University. Smith Hall

Wed, Jan 21, 9pm. – with Alice Peacock at Doug Fir, Portland, OR

2014 – – – – – – – – – – – – –

Sat, Dec 20 – Eric Rigler/Dirk Freymuth duo “A Celtic Christmas” at Alva’s Music in San Pedro, CA

Sunday, Nov 2 – with Alice Peacock at The Dakota, Minneapolis, MN

Nov 1 – with Alice Peacock at Festival Theater, St. Croix Falls, WI

Sat Sep 6 – with Billy McLaughlin at Festival Theater, St. Croix Falls WI

Sat Aug 23 – live album recording with Alice Peacock at SPACE, Chicago IL

Fri August 22 – with Alice Peacock at Memorial Opera House, Valparaiso IN

Sat July 26 – concert with Eric Rigler at Celtic Festival, Missoula MT (7pm)

Sat July 12 – concert with Eric Rigler at Alvas in San Pedro CA (info: alvasshowroom.com)

Thur May 1 – cd release show with Keri Noble at Varsity Theater, Minneapolis

Sat April 26 – duo show backing Alice Peacock at City Winery in Chicago

Fri April 25 – duo show backing Alice Peacock at Pin Drop Concert Series in Spring Lake, MI

Playing a mini-tour with the ADD Trio (Andrea Beaton – fiddle, Dick Hensold – bagpipes, Dirk Freymuth – guitar). Awesome music from Cape Breton. Thurs Jan 23 – Ashland OR at the Scottish Roots Festival, Fri Jan 24 at Rice Auditorium, Monmouth OR, Sat Jan 25 – Tualatin (Portland) OR at the Winona Grange, Sun Jan 26- Olympia WA at New Traditions Cafe.

2013:

I’m heading back home to Salem, OR tomorrow (Sep 12) after a great month working in Minneapolis. Ready to start my third year of teaching at Western Oregon University!

This Wed & Thur, Aug 28-29, I’ll be playing at the Minnesota State Fair with my old friend Billy McLaughlin. Both shows will be on the Heritage Stage from 7-9pm. Very excited that we’ll have Enrique Toussaint with us on bass!

On Monday, Aug 26, I’ll be playing with LA-based singer-songwriter, Ruby Friedman. It will be a short set; 8-9m at Turn Gallery in New York City.

I’ll be in Los Angeles July 1-21 working on several projects, including new music for the Kottonmouth Kings, sessions for Endless Noise Productions, and a recording of acoustic guitar music by composer/producer, Wayne Jones. Good times!

Mon Aug 26 – playing with Ruby Freidman at PUSH Art Gallery in NYC. This is a private event, but please contact me if you would like tickets. Should be a great concert.

Sat Aug 31- Playing with Billy MacLaughlin at Tally’s Dockside in White Bear Lake MN.

Sep 7-8  with Billy Maclaughlin at the Minnesota State Fair (Heritage Square Stage 7-9pm)

Nov 1-2   with Billy MacLaughlin in San Diego at the KPBS studios – with Jimi Englund on percussion.

Sat Dec 7, Hindu Rodeo (!) with the Western Hemisphere Orchestra. 7:30pm in Rice Auditorium, WOU campus.

Dec 18-19, Annual Christmas shows with Keri Noble coming up in Minnesota!  at the Chanhassen Dinner Theater (8pm), Fri Dec 20 at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis (8pm).