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NH Updated on updated June 4,2008
Ongoing Rakes of The Milford Area Seisiun(June 4,July 2), Foodees, Milford Oval, Milford, NH 7 PM (603) 673-8497
Ongoing Bob McQuillen; Harvey Tolman w Rich Hart; Don Primrose; Byron Ricker among others(Weekly Contra Dance-Monadnock Folklore Society-Next is June 9), Nelson Town Hall, Nelson, NH 8 PM-10:30 PM (603) 827- 3455(Also June 9,16,23,30)
Ongoing Adult Beginner Irish Step Dancing w Mary Theresa Connolly(FLIP: Fitness Lifestyle Initiative Program), Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH www.Dartmouthsports.com (Click on PE/REC/ClUB icon) (603) 632- 9325 marytheresaconnolly@hotmail.com
Ongoing Old New England w Steve Zakon Anderson(Monthly Contra Dance-Monadnock Folklore Society-June 7), Town House, Peterborough, NH (413) 369-4369
Ongoing An Banna Ceoil(June 18,July 16,Aug 20), Kelley's Row, Dover, NH 7 PM-10 PM
Ongoing Marty Quirk(Every Friday-Saturday-8 PM); Dolan and Deveneau(Every Sunday-8 PM)The Shannon Door, Jackson, NH (603) 383-4211 www.shannondoor.com
Ongoing Le Vent Du Nord(June 26 at 7 PM);Julie and Brownie McIntosh(A Pirate's Life For Me Children's Show:Nov 1 at 2 PM); David Surette and Susie Burke(Nov 7 at 7 PM),St. Kieran's Arts Center, 155 Emery Street, Berlin, NH 2 PM-3:30 PM (603) 752-1028 www.stkieranarts.org
Ongoing Jeff Warner(June 21);Andy Irvine(July 1);La Madeleine(July 25);Malinky(Oct 8);Two Old Friends(Oct 18); Reaganta(Dec 6),Elysium Arts Folk Club, The Lower Mill at Salmon Falls, 3 Front Street,Rollinsford, NH (603) 743-4700 www.elysiumarts.com/folkclub/
June 5 Lamprey River Band w Peter Yarensky and Sarah Mason(Contra Dance),Dover City Hall, Dover, NH 8 PM-10:40 PM Clean Soft Soled Shoes Only(603) 664-2513
June 6 Shannachie;McGonigle School of Irish Dance; AOH Bagpipers of New Hampshire(Summerfun Nashua-Opening Ceremony),Greeley Park Bandshell, Greeley Park, Nashua, NH Noon-2 PM
June 6 Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy,Lebanon Opera House, Lebanon, NH 7:30 PMwww.lebanonoperahouse.org
June 6 Randy Miller and Bob Abrams w Frank Woodward(Contra Dance),Windham Town Hall, Windham, NH 8 PM-11 PM (603) 890-8907
June 6 Lester Bradley(Square Dance),Wentworth Town Hall, Wentworth, NH 8 PM (603) 764-9993
June 7 CANCELLED Mac Talla Mor; Charlie Zahm(Southern New Hampshire Highland Games & Scottish Festival),Silver Ranch,Jaffrey,NH 10 AM-5 PM www.snhg.org
June 7 Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy(Wolfeboro Folk),Anderson Hall, Brewster Academy, 80 Academy Drive, Wolfeboro, 5 PM & 7 PM NH (603) 569-1600 www.brewsteracademy.org (Also, at Moody Mountain Barn: The Duhks: Aug 15, Richard Thompson: Oct 16)
June 7 Makem Spain Brothers(Benefit for Exeter Center For CreativeArts),Winnicunett High School, 1 Alumni Drive, Hampton, NH 7 PM(603) 778-8441
June 7 David Surette and Susie Burke(Campton Historical Society), Old Town Hall, Route 176S, Campton Hollow, NH 7:30 PM (603) 726-7752 or (603) 726-3804
June 8 Two Old Friends,Millyard Museum, Manchester, NH 1:30 PM
June 10,18,July 10 Reaganta, Bandstand, Henniker, NH 7 PM (Summer Concert Series-June 10); Canterbury, NH 4 PM-6 PM(Canterbury Farmer's Market-June 18); Swasey Parkway, Exeter, NH 3 PM-5 PM(Exeter Farmers Market-July 10,Aug 21)
June 13 Polymorphous String Band w Alice Morris(Contra Dance), Manchester Unitarian Church, 669 Union Street, Manchester, NH Beginning Workshop: 7:30 PM, Dance: 8 PM-11 PM (603) 529-1586
June 13 Dan LaVoie and Ken Bonnfield(Common Grounds Coffee House), Congregational Church, Rindge, NH 8 PM www.rindgeucc.org/new-coffeehouse-schedule.html
June 13,20, July 11 Dave Rowe,The Shannon Door, Jackson, NH 8:30 PM (603) 383-4211
June 14 Russ Marotta(Acoustic Guitar Workshop for Folk &Americana Roots Music),Granite Grange, Webster Street, Milford, NH 2 PM-4:30 PM StrumMa@aol.com
June 14, Aug 2-3 Paddy Keenan(June 14); Shelta(Irish Music Festival-7 PM Midnight-Aug 2 & Noon-Midnight-Aug 3);Celtic Tradition(Friday Evenings)Cu Na Mara, 11 Hobart Street, Bristol, NH (603) 744-6336 www.cunamara.net
June 14 Contra Dance,Chapel Arts, 13 Glen Road,Gorham,NH 7 PM-10 PM (603) 723-1849 $10 www.chapelartsne.com
June 14 Stone Soup w Rickey Holt(Contra Dance), Exeter Unitarian Church, Exeter, NH 8 PM Clean Soft Soled Shoes (603) 679-1915
June 14 Sarah Jane Nelson and Tom Moreau w Sarah Mason(Contra Dance),Town Offices, Academy Building, Gilmanton, NH Clean Soft Soled Shoes8 PM (6030 267-7227
June 15 Vince O'Donnell(English Country Dance),Auditorium, Presidential Oaks New Hampshire Odd Fellows Home, Pleasant & Minot Streets, Concord, NH5:30 PM (603) 463-7771
June 20 Apple Crisp w Chris Weiler(Contra Dance),Mill A Round Dance Studio, 250 Commercial Street, Manchester, NH Beginners Workshop: 7:30 PM, Dance: 8 PM-11 PM (978) 549-2058
June 20 Byron Ricker(Contra Dance),Mountain Top Music Center, Conway, NH 7:30 PM (603) 447-4737
June 21,July 1,25,Oct 8,18 Jeff Warner(June 21);Andy Irvine(July 1);La Madeleine(July 25);Malinky(Oct 8);Two Old Friends(Oct 18),Reaganta(Dec 6),Elysium Arts Folk Club, The Lower Mill at Salmon Falls, 3 Front Street,Rollinsford, NH (603) 743-4700 www.elysiumarts.com/folkclub/
June 21 Nat and Finn Hewitt w Lisa Sieverts(Contra Dance),East Concord Community Center, 18 Eastman Road, Concord, NH 8 PM (603) 225-4917
June 21 Crowfoot w Lisa Greenleaf(Contra Dance),Walpole Town Hall, Walpole, NH Beginners Workshop: 7:30 PM, Dance: 8 PM (802) 257-9234
June 26, Nov 1,7 Le Vent u Nord(June 26 at 7 PM);Julie and Brownie McIntosh(A Pirate's Life For Me Children's Show:Nov 1 at 2 PM); David Surette and Susie Burke(Nov 7 at 7 PM),St. Kieran's Arts Center, 155 Emery Street, Berlin, NH 2 PM-3:30 PM (603) 752-1028 www.stkieranarts.org
June 27 The Milford Musicians w Frank Woodward(Contra Dance),Milford Town Hall, Milford, NH 8 PM Sit In Musicians, Guest Callers Welcome (603) 487-2480
July 1,25,Oct 8,18 Andy Irvine(July 1);La Madeleine(July 25);Malinky(Oct 8);Two Old Friends(Oct 18),Reaganta(Dec 6),Elysium Arts Folk Club, The Lower Mill at Salmon Falls, 3 Front Street,Rollinsford, NH (603) 743-4700 www.elysiumarts.com/folkclub/
July 4 July 4th Fiddler's Contest,4 H Fairgrounds, New Boston, NH
July 7 Shannachie, Greeley Park Bandshell, Greeley Park,Nashua, NH Rain Date: July 8
July 18 Makem Spain Brothers(Cocheco Arts Festival),Dover, NH (603) 742-2218
July 24,Aug 12,Sept 11 Young Dubliners(July 24); Saw Doctors(Aug 12);Luka Bloom(Sept 11);Enter The Haggis(Nov 23),Tupelo Music Hall, 2 Young Road,Londonderry, NH (603) 437-5100
July 25,Oct 8,18 La Madeleine(July 25);Malinky(Oct 8);Two Old Friends(Oct 18),Reaganta(Dec 6),Elysium Arts Folk Club, The Lower Mill at Salmon Falls, 3 Front Street,Rollinsford, NH (603) 743-4700 www.elysiumarts.com/folkclub/Still 8
Aug 9 Mac Talla Mor; Eugene Byrne;Matt and Shannon Heaton; Reaganta; O'hAnleigh; Murray Irish Dance Academy (Irish Fest By The Sea),Dover Elks Lodge, Dover, NH 11 AM-7 PM (603) 531-3550www.irishfestbythesea.org
Aug 10 Captain Fiddle Band(Nashua Cultural Festival),Nashua, NH
Aug 15, Oct 16 The Duhks(Aug 15);Richard Thompson(Oct 16-postponed from Apr 10)(Wolfeboro Folk),Moody Mountain Barn, 100 Pork Hill Road,Wolfeboro, NH Dinner: 5 PM, Concert: 7 PM www.wolfeborofolk.com (603) 522-8697
Aug 21 Shannachie(SummerFun Nashua),Railroad Square, Nashua, NH 7 PM-9 PM Rain Date: Aug 22
Sept 5-7 Ryan Thomson; David Surette; Susie Burke; Ellen Carlson; Kathy Sommer; Beverly Woods;Seth Austen; Matt Shipman; (Fiddleheads Acoustic Music Camp),Geneva Point Conference Center, Moultonboro, NH www.fiddleheadscamp.com
Sept 19-21 Glengarry Bhoys; Malinky; Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas; Searson;William Jackson; Steve Sharratt; Seven Nations; St. Thomas Episcopal School Pipe Band; Roy Johnstone; John Carmichael; The Brigadoons; Strathspey and Reel Society of New Hampshire(New Hampshire Highland Games), Loon Mountain Ski Resort, Woodstock,NH www.nhscot.org
Oct 8,18 Malinky(Oct 8);Two Old Friends(Oct 18),Reaganta(Dec 6),Elysium Arts Folk Club, The Lower Mill at Salmon Falls, 3 Front Street,Rollinsford, NH (603) 743-4700 www.elysiumarts.com/folkclub/Still 8
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ME Updated on Updated June 5,2008
Ongoing Hope Hoffman & Jim Berrier(Contra Dance-Dates TBA),Forster Memorial Building, Routes 145,149,234, Strong,ME$5 person,$3 seniors & children under 12,$12 family(207) 684-3441 or (207) 265-4047
Ongoing Castlebay(June 11)(All Concerts at 7:30 PM-Seisiuns Follow at 9 PM),Blue, 650 A Congress Street, Portland,ME (207) 774-4111 www.portcityblue.com
Ongoing Bailey's Mistake(June 26,July 10,24); The Napper Tandies(June 19,July 27); The Highland Rovers(June 21); Splittin' Hairs(July 3),RiRa, Portland, ME www.rira.com/portland/
Ongoing Song Circle(Ceilidh House-Next is TBA) Ceilidh House Studio, Pownal, ME (207) 688-4483 MaineCElt@maine.rr.com
Ongoing Two Old Friends((June 19),David Surette and Susie Burke(June 27); Malinky(July 3); Findlay Napier and The Bar Room Mountaineers(Sept 19),One Longfellow Square, Congress & State Streets,Portland, ME Doors Open 7 PM, Concert: 8 PM(207) 761-1757
Ongoing Andrea Beaton(7 PM-June 5);Pogey(7 PM-June 11); Michael Black(7 PM-June 19);Mary Jane Lamond Band & Wendy MacIsaac(7 PM-June 25); Malinky(7 PM-July 1); Dave Rowe Trio(7 PM-July 10); Pipeline(7 PM-July 17);David Munnelly Band(7 PM-July 23)(New England Celtic Arts),Skye Theater, 2 Highland Drive, S. Carthage ME 7pm (207) 562-4445 www.necelticarts.com
Ongoing Castlebay,Scarborough, ME 8 PM (Scarborough 350th Celebration-July 12);Little Brown Church, Route 32, Round Pond, ME 7:30 PM (207) 529-5438 $10 (July 16, Aug 20);Lincoln Theater, 2 Theater Street, Damariscotta, ME 8 PM $12(207) 563-3424 www.lcct.org (The Grand Design-Native American Celebration Week-July 25); Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington Street, Bath, ME 7:30 PM www.bathmaine.com (Aug 17);Fort William Henry, Historic Pemaquid, New Harbor, ME 1 PM Free www.friendsofcolonialpemaquid.org (Aug 30); General Henry Knox Mansion, Thomaston, ME 7 PM (207) 354-8062 www.generalknoxmuseum.org (Sept 4)
Ongoing Highland Soles(6th Annual Concert-7:30 PM-June 7);Isla w Slides of Scotland(7:30 PM-Aug 9); Denny Breault(7:30 PM-Sept 13),Saco River Grange Hall, 29 Salmon Falls Road, Bar Mills, ME (207) 929-5412 www.sacorivergrangehall.org
June 5,11,19,25,July 1,10,17, 23 Andrea Beaton(7 PM-June 5);Pogey(7 PM-June 11); Michael Black(7 PM-June 19);Mary Jane Lamond Band & Wendy MacIsaac(7 PM-June 25); Malinky(7 PM-July 1); Dave Rowe Trio(7 PM-July 10); Pipeline(7 PM-July 17);David Munnelly Band(7 PM-July 23)(New England Celtic Arts),Skye Theater, 2 Highland Drive, S. Carthage ME 7pm (207) 562-4445 www.necelticarts.comÊ
June 6 Highland Soles(Local Motives-7:30 PM -WMPG FM-90.9FM),WMPG Radio,Portland, ME www.wmpg.org
June 6 Four Shillings Short,Rock City Books & Coffee, 328 Main Street, Rockland,ME 7 PM-9 PM Donation (207) 594-4123 www.rockcitycoffee.com
June 6 Fiona Schubeck, John Cote, Alfred Lund w Chrissy Fowler(Contra Dance),American Legion Hall,Belfast, ME Community Dance: 6:30 PM, Pot Luck: 7:30 PM, Contra Dance: 8 PM (207) 338-0979
June 7 Highland Soles(6th Annual Concert-7:30 PM-June 7);Isla w Slides of Scotland(7:30 PM-Aug 9); Denny Breault(7:30 PM-Sept 13),Saco River Grange Hall, 29 Salmon Falls Road, Bar Mills, ME (207) 929-5412 www.sacorivergrangehall.org
June 7 Frigate w Will Mentor(Contra Dance),Congregational Church Hall, 267 Falmouth Road, Falmouth, ME 7:15 PM: Instruction, Dance: 8 PM-11 PM, Potluck Dessert During Break (207) 772-6690
June 12, July 2,July 24,Aug 11, Sept 16, Oct 8 Pogey(7 PM-June 12); Malinky(7 PM-July 2); David Munnelly Band(7 PM-July 24);Dave Rowe Trio(7 PM-Aug 11); Findlay Napier and The Bar Room Mountaineers(7 PM-Sept 16);Boreal Tordu(7 PM-Oct 8),Lakeside Theater, Rangeley, ME http://rangeleymovies.com
June 12 Dave Rowe,Auburn Mall, Auburn, ME 6:30 PM www.auburnmall.com
June 13 Four Shillings Short(WERU 89.9FM),WERU Radio, Blue Hill, ME 8:30 AM-9 AM www.weru.org
June 13 Muisette w Chrissy Fowler(Contra Dance),Callahan Hall, Lewiston Public Library, Lewiston, ME 8 PM (207) 784-0135x200
June 13 Ed Pearlman and Neil Pearlman(Contra Dance),Olin Hall, Bates College, Lewiston,ME
June 13 Four Shillings Short(WERU Benefit Concert), Unitarian Universalist Church of Ellsworth, 121 Bucksport Road, Ellsworth, ME 7:30 PM $12 Advance or for WERU Members $15 Door (207) 469-6600 info@weru.org
June 14 April Verch(L.L. Bean Summer Concert Series),Freeport, ME 7:30 PM www.llbean.com
June 14 Hope Hoffman,(The Good Life Center Benefit),The Good Life Center, Forest Farm,372 Harborside Road, Harborside, ME 7 PM $10-$15 information@goodlife.org www.goodlife.org
June 14 Four Shillings Short(House Concert), Hamden, ME Pot Luck: 5:30 PM- 6:45 PM Concert: 7 PM-9 PM Suggested Donation:$10 (207) 862-3657 PhyllisKelley@yahoo.com Please Bring a Dish to share & extra Chairs, Event is Outdoors, Indoors in event of rain.
June 14,21,27,28,July 4 Dave Rowe,Bull Feeney's, 375 Fore Street, Portland, ME 9 PM (207) 773-7210 www.bullfeeneys.com(June 14,21,28) Suds Pub, Sudbury Inn, 151 Main Street,Bethel, ME 8 PM (207) 824-6558 www.sudburyinn.com (June 27,July 4)
June 14 Kathryn Larson(Family Dance-6PM-7:30 PM); Sweetbriar w Jeff Petrovitch(Contra Dance-8:30 PM-Midnight),Westcustogo Hall, 475 Walnut Hill Road,North Yarmouth, ME (207) 712-2837
June 18,21.July 19 Schooner Fare,Little Brown Church, Round Pond, ME 7 PM(June 18);Cumston Hall, Monmouth, ME 7:30 PM (207) 933-4788 or (207) 933-2154(June 21),TEIA Clubhouse, Peaks Island, ME (207) 766-2254(July 19)
June 20 Jaige Trudel and Adam Broome w Chrissy Fowler(Contra Dance), People Plus Center, Brunswick, ME Family Dance: 7 PM, Contra Dance: 8 PM (207) 729-4718
June 21 Carey Bluhm, Greg Anderson, Eric Johnson w John McIntire(Contra Dance),Bowdoinham Town Hall, Bowdoinham, ME 8:30 PM-Midnight (207) 666-3090
June 25 CANCELLED Two Old Friends, William Fog Library, Eliot, ME 630 PM
June 29,July 10 Hope Hoffman and Kittlish,Bowdoinham Waterfront Gazebo, Bowdoinham ME 6:30 PM-8 PM Free (207) 666-5531 www.bowdoinham.com (207) 666-5631(June 29); Lakeside, Bates College, Lewiston,ME 6 PM-7 PM Free, if Rain: Olin Concert Hall, Bates College)
June 30 Richard Thompson(June 30);Judy Collins(July 3-4);Nanci Griffith(July 19); Crooked Still(July 20); Gaelic Storm(Sept 25); Maura O'Connell(Sept 27); Cherish The Ladies(Dec 4); Cherryholmes(Mar 28,2009),Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield, ME (603) 447-2120 www.stonemountainartscenter.com
July 1, Sept 11 Richard Thompson(July 1); Dougie MacLean(Sept 11)Camden Opera House, Camden, ME (207) 667-2200 www.camdenoperahouse.com
July 18-20 Bohola; Prydein; Ferg N Sons; Pub Crawlers; Castlebay; Frank Taylor; The Flying Scotsman (MaineCeltic Celebration),Belfast, ME daved3366@yahoo.com www.mainecelticcelebration.com
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RI Updated on updated June 5,2008
Ongoing Jez Lowe and The Bad Pennies(7 PM-Sept 14);Pendragon(25th Anniversary Show-8 PM-Sept 20); Findlay Napier and The Bar Room Mountaineers(7 PM-Sept 21);Get Reel w Linda Leslie(Contra Dance-7:30 PM-Sept 27); The Highwaymen(8 PM-Oct 224-25); Bua(7 PM-Nov 16);Robbie O'Connell and Aoife Clancy,Atwater Donnelly Trio, Pendragon(Blackstone River Theatre Homecoming-8 PM-Nov 29);Pendragon, Atwater Donnelly Trio(Holiday Show-8 PM-Dec 6); Robbie O'Connell and Aoife Clancy(Christmas Celebration-8 PM-Dec 13),Blackstone River Theatre, 549 Broad Street,Cumberland, RI (401) 725-9272 www.riverfolk.org
Ongoing Broad Street Ceili Band(Irish Ceili & Set Dance -Oct 18),Blackstone River Theatre, 549 Broad Street, Cumberland, RI 5 PM-8:30 PM $5 Adults, $3 Children (401) 725-9272 www.riverfolk.org
Ongoing Blackstone River Theatre Drum and Dance Circle(TBA ),Blackstone RiverTheatre, 549 Broad Street, Cumberland, RI 7PM-10 PM $5 (401) 725-9272 www.riverfolk.org
June 7 Fintan Stanley(8 PM-Midnight-June Dance-June 7); Meghan Kelly: Childrens Non Competitive Step Dancing Lessons(Accepting Students-(401) 595-7865); Deirdre Goulding-Childrens Competitive Irish Step Dancing Lessons(Accepting Students-(781) 235-1765),Irish Ceilidhe Club of Rhode Island, 50 America Street, Cranston, RI (401) 944-3233 www.irishclubri.com
June 8 Annual AOH-Warwick Golf Tournament,Triggs Memorial Golf Course, Providence, RI 7 AM (401) 467-4290 http://aohnewport.org
June 8-15 Gaspee Days,Warwick, RI June 8: Children's Colonial Costume Contest, Aspray Boat House, Pawtuxet Park, Warwick,RI 12:45 PM,June 13-15: Gaspee Days Colonial Encampment, Pawtuxet Park, Narragansett Parkway, Warwick, RI June 13: Gaspee Days Fireworks Extravaganza, Salter's Grove Park, Narragansett Parkway, Warwick,RI 9 PM; June 14: West Bay Chorus(Gaspee Days Ecumenical Service),Pawtuxet Baptist Church, Broad Street, Cranston, RI 8 AM; June 14: Allan & Edna Brown 5K Gaspee Days Road Race, Broad Street, Cranston to Narragansett Parkway, Warwick & Return 9:45 AM; June 14: Gaspee Days Parade,Naragansett Parkway, Warwick to Broad Street, Cranston 10 AM; June 15: Arthur Madeiros Orchestra(Gaspee Days Sunday In The Park),Pawtuxet Park, Narragansett Parkway, Warwick, RI Noon-3 PM; June 15: Gaspee Days Military Maneuvers & Uniform Fashion Show, Pawtuxet Park, Narragansett Parkway, Warwick,RI 3 PM; June 15: The Burning of The Gaspee, Pawtuxet Park Cove, Narragansett Parkway, Warwick, RI 4 PM www.gaspee.com
June 14 The Gnomes(People's Power & Light Wind Turbine Festival), Portsmouth Abbey School, Cory's Lane, Portsmouth, RI Noon-3 PM rain or shine caroline@ripower.org
June 15 Tartan Day Picnic(St. Andrews Society of Rhode Island),Warwick, RI www.standrewsri.org
June 16,23,30 Scottish Country & Ceilidh Dance Club(St. Andrews Society of Rhode Island),American Legion Hall, 7 Legion Way, Cranston, RI 7:15 PM Donation: $5 danceclub@standrewsri.org www.standrewsri.org/ceilidh.htm
July 6,13,17,24,Aug 9 Pendragon,East Ferry Memorial Square, Jamestown, RI 6:30 PM-8 PM (401) 423-7260(Jamestown Recreation Department Summer Concert Series-July 6);Veterans MemorialPark, Roosevelt Avenue & Exchange Street, Pawtucket, RI 6 PM-8 PM Free (401) 724-2200(Pawtucket Riverfront Concert Series-July 13);,Dexter Training Ground, Parade Street,Providence, RI 6 PM-8 PM (401) 831-9344(West Side Thursdays-WBNA & Providence Department of Art, Culture, & Tourism &Parks Department-July 17)The John Brown House,52 Power Street, Providence, RI 6:30 PM Adults: $8, RIHS Members & Childrenunder 12: Free (401) 331-8575x33(Concerts Under The Elms-July 24);Chase Farm, Great Road,Route 123, Lincoln, RI 6 PM (401) 333-1100(Chase Farm Concert Series-Aug 9Rain Date Aug 10)
July 6,9,10,16,17, Atwater Donnelly Duo,1277 Main Street, Coventry, RI 6 PM-7:30 PM Free(401) 822-9107(Summer Concert Series-July 6); Chepachet Union Church Lawn, 1138 Putnam Pike, Chepachet, RI 6:30 PM-8 PM Free (401) 568-6206 x 224 If rain inside church or reschedule(Outdoor Summer Concert Series-July 9);Academy Field, Peirce Street, E. Greenwich, RI 6:30 PM-8 PM Free (401) 886-8626 In Swif Gym if rain www.eastgreenwichri.com (Summer Concert Series-July 10);Barrington Town Hall Lawn, Barrington, RI 6 PM-7 PM Free if rain will reschedule (401) 247-1925 (July 13); Gazebo, Washington Street, West Warwick ,RI 6:30 PM-8 PM Free (401) 822-9260 www.westwarwickri.org (Summer Concert In The Gazebo-July 16); Town Common, 135 Harrisville Main, Harrisville, RI 6:30 PM-8 PM Free (401) 568-9470 if rain rescheduled www.burrillville.org (July 17); 5 Ocean Road, Narragansett,RI 6 PM-7:30 PM (401) 782-0658 www.narragansetttri.com/parks (July 18); Diamond Hill Park, Route 114, Cumberland, RI 11 AM-7 PM www.riverfolk.org (Blackstone River Theatre Celtic Festival-July 19);Gazebo, Main Street, Hope, RI 6:30 PM-8 PM Free (401) 647-3366 cancelled and or rescheduled if rain(July 23);Foster, RI Noon-3 PM $4 Admission (401) 392-9200 (401) 647-5476 (Foster Old Home Days-July 26)
July 19 Aoife Clancy and Robbie O'Connell w George Keith; Bua; Aine Minogue; Pendragon; Atwater Donnelly Trio;PaddyKeenan; The Hanneke Cassel Trio; Trouz Bras; Emerald Rae; The Publicans; The Broad Street Ceili Band; Solas An Lae; The Harney Academy of Dance (Blackstone Theatre Celtic Festival), Diamond Hill Park, Route 114,Cumberland, RI 11 AM-7 PM Rain Date: July 20 $15 Adults, $10 $10 Seniors, $5 Children, Free for Children Under 5 &After Festival Session,Blackstone River Theatre, 549 Broad Street,Cumberland, Ri 8:30 PM-11:30 PM www.riverfolk.org (401) 725-9272 $20
Aug 29-31 Scythian(The Pine Leaf Boys; Keb Mo Band;Robert Cray Band; David Bromberg Quartet; Marcia Ball and Friends; Steve Riley and The Mamou Playboys; Donna The Buffalo; Dan Hicks and The Hot Licks; John Nicholas and The Texas All Stars; Nathan and The Zydeco Cha Chas;The Gourds;The Waybacks; The Red Stick Ramblers;Great American Tax w Vince Herman of Leftover Salmon; Curley Taylor and Zydeco Trouble; Bill Kirchen and Too Much Fun;Ed Poullard, Preston Frank, Corey Ledet and Their Zydeco Friends; Magnolia; River City Slim and The Zydeco Hogs (Rhythm and Roots Festival),Ninigret Park, Charlestown, RI Aug 29: 5 PM-11 PM, Aug 30: Noon-11 PM, Aug 31:Noon-7 PM www.rhythmandroots.com
Aug 30-Sept 1 Aoife Clancy; Makem Spain Brothers; Glengarry Bhoys;Eileen Ivers and Immigrant Soul;Black 47;Pendragon; Tartan Terrors; Killaloe;Seamus Kennedy;Brendan Nolan; Inchicore;Emigrant Eyes; Paul Duffy; The Tipperary Knights,The Celtic Clan; The Publicans; The Nevin Academy Dancers;Donal O'Shaughnessy;The Screaming Orphans; Fintan Stanley; The Clan Ross Pipe Band; The AOH Pipe and Drum;Town Pants; The Shananigans;The Nevin Academy Dancers;hosted by Dermot Henry(Newport Irish Festival),Newport Yachting Center, Newport, RI www.newportfestivals.com Aug 30: 11 AM-9 PM, Aug 31: 11 AM-8 PM,Sept 1: 11 AM-6 PM
Sept 5-Sept 22 Slater Mill Labor & Ethnic Heritage Festival(Sept 7);Stone Soup Folk Arts Festival(Sept 13-14),Slater Park, Pawtucket, RI www.pawtucketartsfestival.org
Sept 27 Trouz Bras; The Harper and The Minstrel(Rhode Island Pagan Pride),Slater Park, Pawtucket, RI www.paganpride.org
Oct 3-5 Skip Healy; Grey Larson; John Skelton; Josh Dukes(Wind On The Bay),East Greenwich, RI Oct 3: Meet & Greet:5 PM, Food Service, Session,Varnum Memorial Armory, 6 Main Street, E. Greenwich, RI Oct 4: Light Breakfast-8 AM, Class 1: 9 AM-10:30 AM, Class 2: 11 AM-12:30 PM,Class 3: 2 PM-3:30 PM, Class 4: 4 PM-5:30 PM-Healy Flute Studio & Varnum Memorial Auditorium; Dinner: 6 PM-7 PM- Varnum Dining Hall, An Evening of Irish Music- Skip Healy, John Skelton, Grey Larsen, Josh Dukes 7 PM-9 PM-Varnum Memorial Auditorium; Oct 5: Light Breakfast-8 AM, Class 5: 9 AM-10:30 AM, Class 6: 11 AM-12:30 PM, Class 7:1 PM-2:30 PM-Healy Flute Studio & Varnum Memorial Auditorium, Closing Party: 3 PM-6 PM Varnum Memorial Auditorium www.windonthebay.com
Oct 28 Celtic Thunder, Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, RI www.dunkindonutscenter.com/celtic.html
Nov 18, Mar 14 Two Old Friends,Barrington Public Library, Barrington, RI 3 PM(Nov 18);George Hale Library, Warren, RI 2 PM (Mar 14)
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Conn Updated on May 31,2008
Ongoing Seisiun hosted by P.V. O'Donnell(Every Wednesday Night), City SteamBrewery, 960 Main Street, Hartford, CT 7:30 PM-10 PM All Musicians,Singers & dancers welcome (860) 525-1600
Ongoing Calley McGrane and The Exiles(June 6, Nov 28); Billy Eagen and The Rising(June 13); Martin Kelly Band(June 14);The Marksmen(June 20);Once Removed(June 27); Sweetwind(Family Field Day-Pig Roast-June 28),Irish American Home Society,132 Commerce St,Glastonbury, CT (860) 633-9691 www.irishamericanhome.com
Ongoing Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill(June 21); Slide(July 19); Tannahill Weavers(Aug 15);Jez Lowe And The Bad Pennies(Sept 20);Malinky(Oct 10);Gan Bua(Nov 15)(Celtic Airs-WWUH), Wilde Auditorium, University Of Hartford, 200 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford, CT$25 Doors Open: 7 PM, Show: 7:30 PM (800) 274-8587 or(860) 768-4228
Ongoing Calley McGrane and The Exiles(May 31;July 19),Chatter's Cafe, Showcase Cinemas, Manchester,CT 7 PM-11 PM
Ongoing The Fiddleheads w Donna Hunt(May 31)(New Haven Contra Dance),Branford Community House, 45 Church Street, Branford, CT 8 PM-11 PM http://tedcrane.com
May 31 Fergus,Hanafin's Public House, 310 State Street,New London, CT 9 PM-Midnight
May 31,June 14, July 18 Billy Donaldson's Keltic Kick,Gaelic American Club, Fairfield, CT 9 PM(May 31,July 18);The Playwright, Hamden, CT 9 PM(June 14)
May 31, June 28 Atwater Donnelly Trio(May 31),Mad Agnes(June 28),The Vanilla Bean Caf , 450 Deerfield Road,Pomfret,CT (860) 928-1562 www.thevanillabeancafe.com
June 1 Aubrey Atwater(Images of Women in Folk Music),Cheshire Public Library, 104 Main Street, Cheshire, CT 4 PM Free (203) 272-2246 www.cheshirelibrary.org
June 1,13,15,29,July 11,13,27 Liz McNicholl Band,McLaughlin Vineyards, Alberts Hill Road,Sandy Hook, CT 1 PM-4 PM Reservations(866) 599-9463(June 1,15,29,July 13,27);Hunter Courtyard, Yale University, Cedar Street, New Haven, CT Noon-1 PM(Yale Summer Concert Series-June 13);Gaelic American Club, Fairfield, CT 9 PM (July 11)
June 3,24 Ivan Goff and Michael O'Raghallaigh(House Concert-June 3);Andy Irvine(Tressler's Barn-June 24),Fairfield, CT 7:30 PM (Ivan Goff and Michael O'Raghallaigh-June 3); Tressler's Barn, Easton, CT 7:30 PM (Andy Irvine-June 24)www.shamrockirishmusic.org
June 12 Danny O'Flaherty(House Concert),New London, CT $10 JanetCT@aol.com
June 13-15 The Barra MacNeils; The Elders; Pogey;Kevin Burke and Cal Scott The Highland Rovers; Lenihan School of Irish Dance; Liz McNicholl Band;Billy Donaldson's Keltic Kick;OnceRemoved; Festival All Stars;Fairfield Gaelic Pipe Band(Fairfield County Irish Festival), Indian Ledge Park, Trumbull, CT June 13: 6 PM-Midnight, June 14: 8 AM-Midnight, June 15: 10 AM-6 PM www.irishfestival.org
June 13-15 Robbie O'Connell;Trouz Bras;Danny O'Flaherty;Barnacle; Bob Webb;Bob Zentz; Calico Jack; Charlie Ipcar;Cliff Haslam;Danny and Joyce McLeod; Finest Kind;George Ward; Hand in Hand; Jeff Davis; Johnson Girls; Kenny Wolin;Mystic Seaport's Chantey Staff; Sheri Mortimer(Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival),Mystic Seaport, 75 Greenmanville Avenue, Mystic, CT 9 AM-5 PM w Evening Concerts,Tommy Makem Remembered on June 14-5 PM-6 PM, Workshops: Breton Song & The Biniou on June 15 Music of the Sea Symposium: 9:30 AM-Noon-Greenmanville Church on June 14 www.mysticseaport.org
June 21- 22 John Whelan w Morning Star;Mac Talla Mor; Liz McNicholl Band; Andy Cooney Band;Mulkerrin School of Dance; Curlews; O'Keefe School of Dance; Lenihan School of Dance; The Rising; Celtic Interlude; U2 Nation;Screaming Orphans;Joe Gerhard Trio; Marty Swiatek and RBO; Music In The Glen;Gaelic Highland Pipe Band;(Connecticut Irish Festival: Feis & Agricultural Fair), North Haven Fairgrounds,North Haven, CT June 21: Noon-Midnight June 22: Noon-7 PM (203) 488-4902 AHSheep@aol.com www.ctirishfestival.com
June 21 Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill(June 21); Slide(July 19); Tannahill Weavers(Aug 15);Jez Lowe And The Bad Pennies(Sept 20);Malinky(Oct 10);Gan Bua(Nov 15)(Celtic Airs-WWUH), Wilde Auditorium, University Of Hartford, 200 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford, CT$25 Doors Open: 7 PM, Show: 7:30 PM (800) 274-8587 or(860) 768-4228
June 24,25-26 Andy Irvine,Tressler's Barn, Easton, CT 7:30 PM www.shamrockirishmusic.org(Shamrock Traditional Irish Music Society-June 24);The Old Dublin, 171 Quinnipiac Street, Wallingford, CT (203) 949-8022 (June 25-26)
June 26,27 Rathkeltair,Windsor, CT www.windsororcc.org(Summer Concert Series-June 26);The Half Door,270 Sisson Avenue, Hartford, CT (860) 232-7827 www.thehalfdoor.com (June 27)
June 28, July 4,5 The Highland Rovers,Noroton Fire Department, Noroton, CT 8:30 PM www.norotonfd.org (June 28); On The Deck, Captain's Cove Seaport, Bridgeport, CT 3 PM www.captainscoveseaport.com (Independence Day Celebration-July 4); Gaelic American Club, Fairfield, CT Guests Must be Signed In by a Member 9 PM(July 5)
July 5 Mac Talla Mor; Ronnie Stewart w Rod Hoare; Susan and James Ferguson(Round Hill Highland Games), Cranbury Park, Kennett Avenue & Grumman Avenue, Norwalk, CT 8:30 AM-5:30 PM www.roundhill.org
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VT Updated on updated June 5,2008
Ongoing Reopoening June 13, Extra Stout(Seisiuns Every Sunday 5 PM-7 PM), McGrath's,Inn at Long Trail, Killington, VT ilt@vermontel.net (800) 325- 2540
Ongoing Trinity and The Green Mountain Irish Step Dancers(7 PM-10 PM- June 18);Ceili- Open Session(7 PM-10 PM-June 11,25),Lincoln Inn, Essex Junction, VT www.lincolninn.net
Ongoing Trinity(5 PM-8 PM-June 8,22,);Seisiun(5 PM-8 PM-June 15,29),RiRa,Burlington, VT www.rira.com/burlington/
Ongoing Gypsy Reel,Rutland Bandstand, Rutland, VT 7PM-9 PM(July 2);Queechee Green,Quechee, VT 7PM-9 PM(July 3); Castleton Green, Castleton, VT 7 PM-9 PM(Aug 19); Peru Fair, Peru, VT 11 AM-4 PM (Sept 27);White Church,Grafton, VT 9 PM-Midnight(White Church Celtic Concerts-New Year's Eve-Dec 31)
Ongoing Open Stage Jam Session & Song Swap(Wild Woods Music Co-Op), The Brick Box, Paramount Theater, Rutland, VT 7:15 PM-9:30 PM (802)775-1182
Ongoing Atlantic Crossing,Basin Harbor Club,Ferrisburgh, VT 6 PM Buffet www.basinharboclub.com (Every Tuesday throught the Summer-Begins June 24); Main Street, Poultney,VT 9:45 AM & 1:30 PM at Elementary School Junior Soccer Field(4th of July Celebration-July 4);Rutland, VT www.rutlanddowntown.com/ethnic (Rutland Ethnic Festival-Aug 1- 2);Polo Field, Quechee,VT www.quecheescottishfestival.com (Quechee Scottish Festival-Aug 23);Shelburne Farms, Shelburne, VT www.shelburnefarms.org (Shelburne Farms Harvest Festival-Sept 20);Walpole Town Hall, Walpole, NH 8 PM $8 www.walpoledance.org (Walpole Contra Dance-Sept 20);St. Anthony's Church Hall,Pine Street & Flynn Avenue, Burlington, VT $8 Under 12 Free www.contracopia.net(Oct 10) www.contracopia.net Grange Hall, Montpelier, VT 8 PM www.contracopia.net (Oct 18);
June 7 Crowfoot(Ripton Community Concerts), Ripton Community House, Route 125, Ripton, VT www.rcch.org
June 7 OhAnleigh(2nd Vermont Artillery Banquet), Brandon Inn, Brandon,VT4 PM
June 13 Cindy Kallet and Grey Larsen w the SOUL Quartet, Larry Gordon and Village Harmony,(Benefit Concert for WGDR & Workshop),
June 13 Crowfoot w Jackie Hall(Queen City Contra Dance-Champlain Valley Folk Festival Benefit), Plainfield Town Hall, Plainfield, VT Harmony Singing Workshop: 10 AM-3 PM, Concert: 7 PM www.wgdr.org St. Anthony's Church Hall,Pine Street & Flynn Avenue, Burlington, VT www.contracopia.net
June 13 Crowfoot w Jackie Hall(Queen City Contra Dance-Champlain Valley Folk Festival Benefit), St. Anthony's Church Hall,Pine Street & Flynn Avenue, Burlington, VT www.contracopia.net
June 14 Crowfoot(Workshop & Concert),The Summit School, Montpelier, VT music@summit-school.org
June 14-15.June 28 Fiddleheads; Lake Champlain Maritime Museum Crew;No Strings Marionette Theater;Champlain Troubadour(Kids Pirate Festival-10 AM-5 PM-June 14-15),Gala Raffle Fundraiser(June 28);Indepenedence Day Celebration(July 3-6);El-Nu Abenaki(Abenaki Encampment & Craft Show-July 12-13); Messing About In Boats Small Watercraft Festival(July 19-20);Rabble In Arms Living History Weekend(Aug 16-17); Thru The Lens Photo Exhibit(Sept 1-Oct 14);Archaeology Weekend(Sept 13-14);Maritime Storytelling Festival(Oct 11-12),Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, Vergennes, VT www.lcmm.org
June 15-20 Pete Sutherland; Seamus Connolly; Cindy Kallet & Grey Larsen; Jeremiah McLane; Laura Risk; Dwayne Cote(Alan Jabbour; Ken Perlman; Peter Langston)(4th Annual Northeast Heritage Music Camp),Johnson State College, Johnson, VT www.langston.com/NHMC/ &
June 21 Pete Sutherland; Seamus Connolly;Cindy Kallet & Grey Larsen; Jeremiah McLane; Laura Risk; Dwayne Cote(Alan Jabbour; Ken Perlman; Peter Langston) Hyde Park Opera House, Hyde Park, VT 8 PM www.riverartsvt.org
June 21 Art Edelstein; Emery Hutchins; John Mallery(2nd Annual Carolan Festival),Mallery Farm, Worcester, VT 1 PM-11 PM Sessions, Irish Step Dancing,Potluck Picnic, Summer Solstice Bonfire at 9 PM (802) 272-2899 or (802) 272-2763 or (802) 229-9468 ceschw@banet.net vre2jqm@verizon.net
June 21 Revels North Solstice Festival(A Midsummer's Night's Dream), Norwich Green, Norwich, VT (802) 457-2710 www.revelsnorth.org
June 22, July 5,18,Aug 13,28, Sept 5 Woods Tea Company,Barrows House, Dorset, VT 4 PM-6 PM (802) 867-4455 www.barrowshouse.com (June 22);Stratton Mountain Resort Village, Stratton, VT 4 PM-6 PM (800) 787-2886 (July 5); Second Congregational Church, Hyde Park, VT 7 PM (802) 888-4675(July 18);Hildene, Manchester, VT 6 PM (8020 362-1788 www.hildene.org (Aug 13);Student Union Ampitheater, Castleton State College, Castleton, VT 7 PM (8020 468-1479(Aug 28);Church Street, Burlington, VT 5 PM-7 PM (802) 863-1648 www.churchstreetmarketplace.com(Sept 5)
June 29 Prydein(Taylor Park Concert Series),Taylor Park, St. Albans, VT
July 8 OhAnleigh(Ticonderoga Festival Summer Series), On The Green,Ticonderoga, NY 8 PM
July 11-13 Crowfoot; Boreal Tordu;Jennings and Ponder(Sheefra);Roger The Jester(Solar Fest),Forget Me Not Farm,Tinmouth, VT July 11: 5 PM-10 PM,July 12:11 AM-10:30 PM, July 13:9 AM-7 PM www.solarfest.com
July 12 Pierre Bensusan, Hooker Dunham Theater, Main Street, Brattleboro, VT www.hookerdunham.org
July 15,17 Boreal Tordu.Castleton Village Green, Main Street, Castleton,VT 7PM Free Rainsite; Casella Fine Arts Center, Castleton State College(Caslteton Concerts On The Green-July 15);The Village Green,Woodstock,VT Noon-1 PM Free (802) 457-3981 (Pentangle Council for The Arts-Brown Bag Concert on The Green-July 17)
July 20 Vermont Fiddle Orchestra(1 PM); w Willem Lange; Robert Resnik & Vermont Governor Jim Douglas(25th Anniversary-Billings Farm & Museum), Billings Farm & Museum, Route 12 N & River Road, Woodstock,VT 10 AM-5 PM Free www.vtchamber.com
July 22 Peggy Seeger;Pete Sutherland and Friends; Deb Flanders(Annual Old West Church Concert-10th Anniversary-Celebrating Family Heritage), Old West Church, Calais, VT 7 PM $20 (802) 863-5966 or (802) 864-0715 www.flynntix.org www.deborahflanders.net
July 20 Mary Ann Samuels and Susan Reit(Burton Island State Park-July 20); Michael Kennedy(Groton Nature Center-Aug 16);Burton Island State Park, St. Albans Bay, VT 7PM (802) 524-6353(Mary Ann Samuels and Susan Reit(July 20);Groton Nature Center, Groton, VT 7 PM (Michael Kennedy-Aug 16) parks@state.vt.us
July 26 Lissa Schneckenburger(Live On WGDR-91.1FM),Goddard College, Plainfield, VT 5:30 PM www.wgdr.org
Aug 1-3 The Hanneke Cassel Trio; Genticorum; Millish;The Sevens; Marge Bruchac (w Fred Park; The Sweetback Sisters; Dan & Debby Gellert; Christopher Layer)(25th Annual Champlain Valley Folk Festival), Kingsland Bay State Park, Ferrisburgh, VT www.cvfest.org
Aug 2-3 Fin Moore;Chris Ormston;Dan Houghton; Ian Lawther;Barry Shears; Tom Creegan;Martin McCormack;Bill Ochs; Jean Pierre Rasle;Andrea Mori(Pipers Gathering), Killington Grand Hotel & Conference Center, Killington, VT Aug 2: Concert-7:30 PM, Aug 3: Concert: 7:30 PM www.pipersgathering.org
Aug 23 Prydein; Atlantic Crossing; Kitchen Music; Catamount Pipe Band; St. Johnsbury Academy Graham Highlanders Pipes and Drums; Pipes and Drums of St. Andrews Society of Vermont(Quechee Scottish Festival),Polo Field, Quechee, VT 8 AM-4:30 PM Rain or Shine www.quecheescottishfestival.com
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VA Updated on June 9,2008
Ongoing Brook Yoder(June 10-14); John Longbottom(June 17-21); Pat Garvey(June 24-28);Lee Davenport(Every Sunday-Sunday Brunch);City of Alexandria Pipes & Drums(Every Thursday), Pat Troy's Ireland's Own, 111 N. Pitt St.,Alexandria, VA www.pattroysirishpub.com
Ongoing Iona, Morven Park, Leesburg, VA 10 AM-7 PM www.pcfest.org(Potomac Celtic Festival-June 14); Washington Plaza, Lake Ann, Reston, VA (703) 620-5554(Lake Ann Plaza Concerts-Aug 21);James Monroe Museum, 900 Block of Charles Street, Fredericksburg, VA (540) 659-1879(21st Annual Fredericksburg Welsh Festival-Sept 20)
Ongoing Bill Gurley(Friday Nights), Trellis Restaurant, Williamsburg, VA (757) 229-8610
Ongoing The Saw Doctors(Bandstand-7:30 PM-Aug 28);Old Blind Dogs,Teada, Cara(7:30 PM-Sept 16), The Birchmere, 3701 Mt. Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA (703) 549-7500 www.birchmere.com
Ongoing CeannMurphy's, Alexandria,VA(July 8-12); Murphy's, Virginia Beach, VA(9 PM-June 10-14,July 1-5,Aug 19-23);Virginia Beach, VA(Southern Virginia Irish Festival w Seamus Kennedy; The Town Pants-Oct 4)
Ongoing HMS Pinafore & The Gondoliers by Gilbert and Sullivan(Filene Center-June 20-21);Jethro Tull, Young Dubliners(Filene Center-Aug 6);Great Big Sea(w Eddie from Ohio-Filene Center-Aug 22);The Irish Tenors(Filene Center-Aug 24), Wolf Trap, Vienna, VA www.wolftrap.org
Ongoing Monthly Meeting(Welsh Society of Fredericksburg-Next is June 22-Subject: Learning Welsh,Aug 17: Picnic), Faulkner Hall, St. George's Episcopal Church, Princess Ann Street, Fredericksburg, VA 7:30 PM roscym@comcast.net www.welshfred.com
Ongoing Brook Yoder(June 20-21, July 11-12,Sept 18-20); Moch Pryderi(9:30 PM-June 27,July 18, Sept 5); Pete Mealy and Laurie Rose Griffith(June 28, July 26, Aug 8); Jim and Holly Lawrence w Mark Davis(July 4,25, Aug 9); Roger Henderson(July 19, Aug 15, Sept 26-27); David Shea of Double Down(Aug 1-2); James West of the Roaring Paddies(Aug 16,Sept 6); Val Little(Aug 29-30); Wayne Jordan(Sept 11-13,Sept 17: 1/2 Way to St. Patricks Day Party), The Blarney Stone, 715 Caroline Street, Fredericksburg, VA (540) 371-PINTwww.theblarney.net
Ongoing John Ickes(July 25-26); Charlie Austin(June 15-16,22-23,29-30, July 6-7,13-14,20-21,27-28); Ceann(June 10-14,July 1-5,Aug 19-23); James West(June 17-18); Brendan Sheridan(June 19-21); Val Little (June 24-28),Murphy's,30 Street & Pacific Avenue, Virginia Beach, VA (757) 417-7701 www.murphyspub.com
Ongoing Beggars'Circus,City Market, Roanoke, VA(All Day-Aug 2); Morven Park, Leesburg, VA(Potomac Celtic Festival-June 14);The Snuggery, The Old Brogue, Leesburg, VA(6 PM-Nov 12)
Ongoing Ceann(July 8-12); Pat Garvey(June 10-14, 19-23,July 4-7, Aug 1-2); Brendan Sheridan(June 12-16); Rocky Guttman(June 17-21, June 26-July 5, July 12-14,Aug 1-2); David Shea(June 24-26,July 17-24); Pat Carroll(June 27-28, July 25-26); Kevin James(July 25-28),Murphy's, 713 King Street, Alexandria, VA (703) 548-1717
Ongoing David Andrew Smith(June 11); Jeff Walthall and Neil Foley(June 12); The Pocket Band(June 13-14); Tom Blood and Bill Enderlin(June 18); Sanford and Lena(June 20-21); Jeff Walthall(June 25);Flying Cows of Ventry(June 27-28); Brian, Neal and Mary(July 5),Old Brogue, Great Falls, VA www.oldbrogue.com
Thru July 31 Melanie Brown; Wendy Lawrence; Claudia Lis; Lown Davies; Morgen Hall; Sam Bakewell(Art Exchange Exhibition-Cwmbran-Arlington-Eight Contemporary Welsh Ceramics Artists Curated by Llantarnam Grange Arts Center),Lee Arts Center, Arlington, VA MF: 9:30 AM-10 PM, Sat: 9:30 AM-6 PM (703) 228-0560 www.arlingtonarts.org
June 11,Aug 20 Enter The Haggis(June 11); Jennifer Cutting's Ocean Orchestra(Aug 20),Lee District Park, Franconia, VA
June 14 Iona;Tinsmith; Coyote run; Maggie Sansone's Celtic Fair Band; Jennifer Cutting's Ocean Quartet; Fynesound; Hen; Flying Cows of Ventry;Beggars circus(Potomac Celtic Festival),Morven Park, 17263 Southern Planter Lane, Leesburg, VA 10 AM-7 PM (7030 938-9779 www.pcfest.org
June 21,June 28, July 12,July 19,Aug 2, Aug Andy Irvine(7:30 PM-June 21); Lily Neill(7:30 PM-June 28); The Inn Mates(7:30 PM-July 12); Iona(7:30 PM-July 12); Isla(7 PM-Aug 2); Beth Patterson(7 PM-Aug?)(Swift Run House Concerts),Ampitheater, Swift Run Lodge, FAirfax Station, VA Suggested Donation(Excepting Andy Irvine(which is $25) $15 (703) 426-1450 ionavoice@pobox.com http://ionamusic.com/houseconcerts.htm
June 21 Sharon and John Knowles,Karin Loya(of Fynesound),Woodlawn Plantation, Alexandria, VA www.woodlaw1805.org
June 22,23 Hunt Family Fiddlers, Willett Hall,Portsmouth, VA 3 PM Free www.willetthall.com(June 22); Elizabeth Brown Park, Wytheville, VA 9:30 PM www.eastcoastentertainment.com (June 23)
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VA Updated on Feb 16,2008
Ongoing Colerain Connection w Bob Tomlinson(Heritage Dance Association Contra Dance-Special Holiday Program), 3rd Floor, Artisan Center,1400 Main St, Wheeling, WV New Dancers Class:1:30 PM, Dance: 2 PM-5 PM www.geocities.com/Heritage_Dance_Association/
Ongoing Appalachian Fiddlers Association(Next is Dec 13-Second Thursdays of each Month-at 6 PM), Hansford Senior Center, 500 Washington Street, St. Albans, WV  6 PM(304) 744-0096 or (304) 722-5767 or (304) 746-0929
Feb 29-Mar 1 Brigid's Cross(Wheeling Celtic Celebration), Artisan Center, 1400 Main Street, Wheeling, WV Feb 29: 9 PM, Mar 1: 11 AM-11 PM http://wheelingcelticsoctripod.com www.artisancenter.com
Mar 23 Atlantic Crossing(Blue Moon Concert Series), Blue Moon Cafe,200 E. High Street, Shepherdstown, WV (304) 876-1920 www.bluemoonshepherdstown.com/bms
Ongoing Helvetia Star Band(1st Saturday Square Dance-Every First Saturday of Month), Red Hall or Community Hall, Helvetia, WV Rain Snow or Shine 8PM-Midnight (304) 924-6243 www.helvetiawv.com
Mar 29 Simple Gifts(FOOTMAD), Capitol Center Theater, West Virginia State University, Charleston, WV 8PM www.footmad.org
Mar 30,June 22-28 Kevin Burke and Cal Scott(Mar 30); Cindy Kallet and Grey Larsen(Timber Flute Festival-June 22-28), Randolph Community Arts Center, Randolph Avenue & Park Street,Elkins, WV (304) 637-2355 www.randolpharts.org
Apr 11 Carolina Chocolate Drops,Carnegie Hall, Lewisburg, WV
Apr 24 Mick Moloney; Robbie O'Connell; John Doyle; Athena Tergis; Billy McComiskey; Niall O'Leary; Darrah Carr (Mick Moloney's Green Fields of America-Highland Arts Unlimited),Church McKee Arts Center, Potomac State College, Keyser,WV (304) 789-9465 www.highlandarts.org
Apr 25 Mick Moloney; Robbie O'Connell; John Doyle; Athena Tergis; Billy McComiskey;Niall O'Leary; Darrah Carr(Mick Moloney's Green Fields of America House Concert), Kathy Johnston, Bridgeport, WV mick@mickmoloney.com
May 2-4 Iona;Ed Miller; Alasdair Gillies;Tullarmore; Hunting McLeod;West Virginia Highland dancers;First Presbyterian Church Handbell Ringers;(Scottish Festival & Celtic Gathering), Bridgeport City Park, Bridgeport, WV www.scots-westvirginia.org maclean@earthlink.com (304) 842-2355 May 2: Ceilidh at Via Veneto, Bridgeport, WV at 7:30 PM,May 3:8 AM-5 PM May 3: Best of Scotland Concert: 8 PM May 4: Kirkin O'The Tartan 10:35 AM First Presbyterian Church, Bridgeport, WV
July 21-25 Cherish The Ladies(Irish Week-Augusta Heritage Festival), Davis & Elkins College, Elkins, WV www.augustaheritage.com
Aug 15-16 Mother Grove(West Virginia Scottish Festival(West Virginia State Fair-Aug 8-16), West Virginia State Fairgrounds, Lewisburg, WV www.wvstatefair.com
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MD Updated on June 11,2008
Ongoing Seamus Kennedy(June 11), Harry Browne's, Annapolis, MD (410) 263-4332 8: 30 PM ( Also Dec 11,18,) www.harrybrownes.com
Ongoing Ceann(June 20); Tim Cyphers(June 26,July 27); Greg Riordan(July 3); Rossnareen(July 5); Greg Riordan & The Foxhole(July 25),Mick O'Shea's,328 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MDwww.mickosheas.com
Ongoing Young Dubliners(Aug 1), Ram's Head Tavern,33 West Street,Annapolis, MD (410) 268-4545 www.ramsheadtavern.com
Ongoing Tannahill Weavers(Feb 2)(Institute of Musical Traditions), St. Mark Presbyterian Church, 10701 Old Georgetown Road, Rockville,MD 7:30 PM (301) 754-3611 www.imtfolk.org
Ongoing Peter Gallagher and Off The Boat(9:30 PM-June 13-14); Pete Baker(June 17-21); Brian Gaffney(June 24-28); Andy O'Driscoll(June 10-14), Irish Channel Pub Crofton, 1053 MD Route 3 North, Gambrills, MD (410) 451-4222 www.irishchannelpub.com
Ongoing James Gallagher & Off The Boat,Shenanigan's, 4th & Boardwalk,Ocean City MD www.ocshenanigans.com (9:30 PM-July 15-19, Aug 5-9, Sept 12-13)
Ongoing Marty McKernan(9:30 PM-June 26-30, July 8-12, Aug 21-23, Sept 5-6); James Gallagher and Off The Boat(9:30 PM-July 15-19, Aug 5-9, Sept 12-13); Ronan Kavanaugh(9:30 PM-July 22-26, Aug 3-4); Gerry Malone and The Lads(9:30 PM-July 1-5, July 29-Aug 2, Aug 29-31, Sept 19-20);Sean Fleming Band(9:30 PM-Aug 12-16),Shenanigan's, 4th and Boardwalk, Ocean City, MD www.ocshenanigans.com
Ongoing Jo Morrison(Afternoon Tea-1 PM-June 18),The Music Center, Strathmore Hall, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD (757) 594-7448 www.strathmore.org
June 20 Maggie Sansone; Laura Byrne; Pat Egan; Peter Brice(Maggie Sansone's Summer Solstice Concert),LondonTown Public Gardens, 839 Londontown Road, Edgewater, MD 7 PM www.historiclondontown.com
June 24,25,26 Simple Gifts(College of Southern Maryland-Twilight Performance Series),Leonardtown Campus, Leonardtown, MD 5:30 PM-Workshop; 6:30 PM-Concert(201) 934-7863(June 24); LaPlata Campus,LaPlata,MD 5:30 PM-Workshop, 6:30 PM-Concert (301) 934-7863(June 25); Prince Frederick Campus, Prince Frederick, MD 5:30 PM-Workshop, 6:30 PM-concert (301) 934-7863(June 26)
June 25,July 2,23,30 Tom and Chris Kastle(June 25); Jennifer Cutting's Ocean Quartette(July 2); Them Eastport Oyster Boys w Scurvy Crew(July 23); Calico Jack(July 30)(Summer Evening Maritime Concert),Beach, Annapolis Maritime Museum, Annapolis, MD 7 PM-8:30 PM Office@maritime.org (410) 295-0104 www.annapolismaritimemuseum.org
June 26, July 24,31 Tom and Chris Kastle(June 26); Scurvy Crew(July 24); Calico Jack(July 31)(Summer Lunchtime Maritime Concert),City Dock, Annapolis Maritime Museum, Annapolis, MD Noon office@maritime.org (410) 295-0104 www.annapolismaritimemseum.org
June 26,July 10, Sept 4 Robin Bullock(June 26); The Old Bay Ceili Band(July 10);Pete Morton(Sept 4)(Uptown Concerts),Baldwin's Station, 7618 Main Street, Sykesville, MD 8 PM (410) 795-1041 uptownconcerts@gmail.com www.uptownconcerts.com
June 27,July 12, Aug 9,22, Sept 13 Donegal XPress,Hunt Valley Town Center, Shawan Road, Hunt Valley, MD 7:30 PM-9:30 PM www.shophuntvalley.com (June 27);Woodhall Wine Cellars, 17912 York Road, Parkton, MD 6:30 PM www.woodhallwinecellars.com(July 12); Harbor Place, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, MD 7 PM www.harborplace.com(Aug 9); Belvedere Square, Baltimore, MD 6 P-9 PM www.belvederesquare.com(Aug 22); The Avenue at White Marsh,8125 Honeygo Boulevard, Baltimore, mD 7 PM-9 PM www.theavenueatwhitemarsh.com (Sept 13); Carroll Creek Ampitheater, Market & Carroll Streets, Frederick, MD 6 PM 21+ www.downtownfrederick.org/play/AliveFive.htm(Alive at 5-Sept 25); CAN Company, 2400 Boston Street, Baltimore, MD 6 PM Free & Open to All Ages www.thecancompany.com(oct 3)
June 27 Enter The Haggis,The 8x10, Baltimore, MD (410) 481-7328 www.the8x10.com
June 29 Maggie Sansone w Andrea Hoag; Bob Esty; Andy Garte, Ladew Topiary Gardens, 3535 Jarrettsville Pike, Monkton, MD 6 PM-8 PM Adults: $15, Seniors/Students: $13, Children(12 & Under): $3, Members: $7 (410) 557-9466 www.ladewgardens.com
July 3 Jennifer Cutting's Ocean Quartette(Rockville Concert In The Square),Rockville, MD 6 PM-8 PM (240) 314-8620 www.rockvillemd.gov
July 6-12,13-18 Mharhi Baird;Paul Creighton; Frank McGuire; Dave Bing; Jody Marshall; Kate Lissauer and Friends; Pete Clark and The Neil Gow Ensemble; Jo Morrison; Whirligig; Port Righ; Wayne Morrison; The Martin Family; Dermot Hyde; Tom Hake; Liza DiSavino; Jeanne McDougall(Common Ground On The Hill Traditions Week #1 & #2),Theater On The Hill & Carroll County Arts Center, Westminster, MD www.commongroundonthehill.org
July 12-13 Walt Michael and Company, Pipeline, Dave Bing and Kate Lissauer(w Headliners: The Fairfield Four, The Nashville Bluegrass Band(July 12);Reveillions, Port Righ(w Headliner Tom Paxton-July 13)(Common Ground On The Hill Music Festival-Green To Our Roots),Carroll County Farm Museum, Westminster, MD July 12: 10 AM-11:30 PM, July 13: 10 AM-6 PM (410) 857-2771 www.commongroundonthehill.org/html/festival
July 30,Sept 19, Dec 19 Brian Peters(July 30);Broadside Electric(Sept 19); Jennifer Cutting's Ocean Quartette(Dec 19)(Folklore Society of Greater Washington),Cook's Treehouse, Laurel, MD 8 PM(Brian Peters-July 30); Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis, Annapolis, MD (333 Coffee House: Broadside Electric: Sept 19,Jennifer Cutting's Ocean Quartette: Dec 19) http://fsgw.org
Sept 9 The High Kings,France Merrick Performing Arts Center, Baltimore, MD
Sept 13,26 Donegal XPress(Sept 13); Roger Drawdy and The Firestarters(Sept 26),The Avenue at White Marsh, 8125 Honeygo Boulevard, Baltimore, MD
Oct 4,Nov 1,Dec 7,Jan 3,Feb 7, Mar 8,Apr 4, May 2 Ceili(Emerald Isle Club),Parkville American Legion, Baltimore, MD Saturdays: 7 PM-11 PM, Sundays(?): 2 PM-6 PM
Oct 4-5 Iona; Moch Pryderi; Seamus O'Reilly; Kate Crenshaw(Chesapeake Celtic Festival),Furnace Town Historic Site, Snow Hill, MD 10 AM-6 pM (410) 2032 www.celticfest.net
Oct 12 Seamus Kennedy(Ballyshaners Inc.),Upper Marlboro, MD 7 PM (703) 549-4535 www.ballyshaners.org
Nov 7-9 Eileen Ivers and Immigrant Soul;Seven Nations; James Gallagher and Off The Boat; Barleyjuice(Maryland Irish Festival),Maryland State Fairgrounds, Timonium,MD Nov 7: 6 Pm-11 PM, Nov 8: Noon-11 PM, Sunday: Mass: 10:30 AM, Festival closes at 7 PM General Admission(Ages 18-64): $10, Seniors: $7,Young Adult(12-17): $5, Children(Under 12): Free www.irishfestival.com
Dec 5,12 Al Petteway and Amy White,Robin Bullock(Holiday Show-Dec 5);Maggie Sansone and Friends(Maggie's Music Holiday Show-Dec 12)(The Cellar Stage-Uptown Concerts),Faith Community United Methodist Church of Hamilton, 5315 Harford Road, Baltimore, MD (410) 521-9099 www.uptownconcerts.com
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PA Updated on May 17,2008
Ongoing Seamus Kennedy(8:30 PM-May 17);Ceili Dancing(7 PM every Tuesday), Mullaney's Harp & Fiddle, Pittsburgh, PA 8:30 PM (412)542-6632 www.harpandfiddle.com
Ongoing The Malones(May 31);Gerry Timlin(May 22,June 5,19);Timlin and Kane(May 23-24,June 6-7,20-21);Danny Quinn(May 17); The King Brothers(May 29-30,June 26-28);The Dave North Trio(June 13-14), Shanachie Pub, 111 East Butler Avenue, Ambler, PA Wednesdays & Thursdays:8 PM-Midnight, Fridays & Saturdays:9 PM-1AM (215) 283-4887
Ongoing Blackthorn.Canstatter's German Club, Frankford Avenue & Academy Road, Philadelphia,PA Noon (610) 623-4060 or (215) 332-0121 Inside in case or rain www.irishthing.com (Memorial Day Irish Fest-May 26);Collegeville Community Park, 3rd Street & Park Avenue, Collegeville,PA (610) 489-9200 7 PM(Collegeville Summer Concert Series-May 29)
Ongoing Oliver McIlhone-7:30 PM-June 5,24;9 PM-June 6;5 PM-May 18,June 8,22); Paddy's Well(6 PM-June 6); Hadrian's Wall(9 PM-May 17); McHenry and Clark(7:30 PM-May 22);King Brothers(5 PM-May 25,7:30 PM-June 19);The Hooligans(9 PM-May 30);The Ruffians(9 PM-June 7); Fisher and Maher(7:30 PM-June 12); The John McNutt Band(9 PM-June 13); Donal O'Shaughnessy(9 PM-June 14);2U(9:30 PM-June 20);Greenwich Meantime(9:30 PM-June 27);The Brigade(9 PM-June 28), Brittingham's, 640 E. Germantown Pike,Lafayette Hill, PA (610) 828-7351 www.brittinghams.com
Ongoing Rossnareen, Mullaney's Harp & Fiddle, 110 North George Street, York, PA 10 PM-Close(May 31,June 21,July 26, Sept 20,Oct 25, Nov 22,Dec 22); Annie Bailey's, 28 East King Street, Lancaster, PA 8 PM-Close(May 24,June 27,July 26)
May 17 Sean Tyrrell(Cry of A Dreamer-Philadelphia Ceili Group),Commodore Barry Club, Emlen Street, Philadelphia, PA Workshops: Afternoon, Concert: 8 PM www.phildelphiaceiligroup.org
May 17 David Francey and Craig Worth(Turtle Dove Folk Club),West Grove Friends Meetinghouse, 153 East Harmony Road, West Grove, PA (610) 869-2143 www.turtledove.org
May 17 Woods Tea Company(w Ivan Stiles)(Perkasie Coffee House),Perkasie Mennonite Church, Perkasie, PA 7:30 PM www.perkmenno.org/coffeehouse.php
Ongoing Iona w Kathleen Larrick(July 26), Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA www.longwoodgardens.org
Ongoing Screaming Orphans & Barleyjuice(June 27) Sellersville Theater 1894, Sellersville, PA (215) 257-5808 www.st94.com
May 19 Jodee James(Spring Tea-Cambrian Society in the Wyoming Valley),First Welsh Baptist Church, W. Shawnee Avenue, Plymouth, PA 6:30 PM
May 23-26 Serre l'Ecoute; Lissa Schneckenburger; David Harvey(Folk Music Society of New York Folk Weekend),Kiskak Adult Center, Lake Como, PA www.minstrelrecords.com/fmsny/weekends.htm://spring
Ongoing Barleyjuice,Markets at Shrewsbury, Susquehanna Trail, Glen Rock, PA (717) 578-0146 (Penn Mar Irish Festival-June 21); Sellersville 1894 Theater, 24 West Temple Avenue, Sellersville, PA(215) 257-5808 www.ST94.com(w Screaming Orphans-June 27); Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire, 2775 Lebanon Road, Mannheim, PA www.parenfaire.com(Celtic Fling-June 28-29)
May 24 Blackthorn; The Hooligans(Memorial Day Irish Fest),Canstatter's German Club, Frankford Avenue & Academy Road, Philadelphia, PA Noon (610) 623-4060 or (215) 332-0121 Inside in case of rain www.irishthing.com
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NJ Updated on Apr 27,2008
Ongoing Charlie Zahm(Cabin In The Woods House Concert-Next is May 21) Pitman, NJ 7:30 PM helken@jersey.net(Also May 21,June 18,July 16,Aug 10,Sept 17,Oct 15,Nov 19,Dec 17)
Ongoing McDermott's Handy-Seisiun(Every Thursday) 3 BeansCoffeehouse,134 Haddon Avenue,Haddonfield, NJ 8 PM-10 PM
May 1 Jodee James(Welcoming In May),Hunterdon County Library, North County Branch,Halstead Street, Clinton, NJ 7 PM Free (908) 730-6135 www.hclibrary.us/pdfs/programs/jodeejames.pdf
May 2 McDermott's Handy, Hunting Shanty, Tuckerton Seaport, 120 W. Main Street, Tuckerton, NJ 7 PM
May 4,8 Odarka(Music of Motherhood-Honoring The Mothers-Mothers'Day Concert-Celtic Harp-May 4 & Cafe Arabica-Alternative Rock-May 8), New Providence Library, 377 Elkwood Avenue, New Providence, NJ 2 PM Tea To Follow www.newprovidencelibrary.org (908) 665-0311(May 4);Cafe Arabica,78 Speedwell Avenue, Morristown,NJ 8 PM (973) 984-2300 www.cafearabicanj.com(Odarka w Loa Heymann Band-May 8)
May 10 Jodee James(Welsh Cultural Program), Warren County Library, Northeast Branch, 63 route 46, Hackettstown,NJ 1:30 PM Free (908) 813-3858 www.warrenlib.com/warrenlib/ne/ne.htm
May 10 Mary Courtney and Morning Star(Salute to Sligo Anne Holmes),Tir Na nOg,1324 Hamilton Avenue, Trenton, NJ 8 PM (609) 392-2554
May 11 Kathy De Angelo(Azalea Festival), Sayen Gardens, Hamilton Township, NJ 1:30 PM-4 PM
May 17 Jodee James(Farewell to Old Candles), Sussex County Library, 125 Morris Turnpike, Newton,NJ 1 PM
May 17 Birnam Wood; Blarney Music; Broken Shillelaghs; Camden County Emerald Society Pipes and Drums(Camden County Emerald Society Pipes and Drums Irish Festival),River Winds Community Center, 1000 River Winds Drive, Thorofare, NJ Noon-9 PM General: Free Beer Garden $5 www.ccespd.org
May 22 Kathy De Angelo(Garden Club of Essex Fells Festival),Essex Fells School, Essex Fells, NJ 9 AM-Noon
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NY Updated on June 27,2008
Ongoing Seisiun(Monday Nights)Landmark Tavern, 626 11th Avenue at 46th Street, New York, NY Free?? www.thelandmarktavern.org (212) 247-2562
Ongoing The Prodigals(June 27,July 18,29, Aug 19,29, Sept 12,19,26,Oct 3,10,17) Paddy Reilly's, New York,NY(212)686-1210
Ongoing Welsh for College Credit Fulton-Montgomery Community College, Johnstown, NY (518) 762-4651 or rjones@fmcc.suny.edu
Ongoing Mary Courtney & Morning Star,The Punch Bowl Pub, 5820 Broadway at 238th Street, Bronx, NY 7 PM-10 PM (718) 884-7322 www.thepunchbowlny.com(Mary Courtney and Bernadette Fee-July 3);The Red Setter Pub, Queens, NY 47-07 69th Street, Maspeth, Queens, NY 2:30 PM-5:30 PM(Mary Courtney and Donie Ryan-July 6); The Crooked Knife Restaurant & Pub,30th Street, New York,NY 8 PM-11 PM(Mary Courtney, Bernadette Fee, Donie Ryan-July 6); An Beal Bocht Cafe, West 238 Street, Riverdale, NY 8 PM(Ballad Night-Mary Courtney-July 9); Abbess Farms, Middle Country Road, Calverton, NY 2 PM(Long Island Irish Festival-July 19)
Ongoing Eugene Byrne(July 9-12);Sam Brady(July 16-19 & July 23-26):Enter The Haggis(July 24); Beoga(Sept 10);Gerry Timlin (Sept 12-13); Kevin and Samantha Kennedy(Sept 20);The Dustmen(Oct 3-4);Terry Griffith (Oct 9-11);Mossy Moran(Oct 23-25);Kevin McKrell(Dec 5-6);Joe Head(Wednesdays at 7:30 PM);Tom Callahan(Every Thursday at 7:30 PM),Shannon Pub,2250 Niagara Falls Boulevard, Tonawanda(Buffalo),NY www.shannonpub.com (716) 743- 9348
Ongoing Pat Kane and West O'ClareIreland Tour w The Reardon Clan(June 30-July 10);McMurphy's, Holiday Inn, Auburn, NY 8 PM(Pat Kane and Amy Lange-July 11); Kitty Hoyne's, Syracuse, NY 8 PM(Pat Kane and Amy Lange-July 12,Aug 17); Coleman's Restaurant, Syracuse, NY 4 pM(Pat Kane and Amy Lange-July 13); Irish Village, East Durham, NY (Irish Arts Week-July 14-18);Claverack, NY 10 AM-1 PM(Annual Claverack Gathering-Pat Kane and Amy Lange-July 19); Herkimer County Fairgrounds, Frankfort, NY(Great American Irish Festival-July 26-27); Ireland Tour w Kathleen's Choice(July 28-Aug 7); Big Flats, NY 8 PM(Pat Kane and Amy Lange-Aug 15); Ireland Tour(Aug 18-28)
Ongoing Frank JaklitschMcIntyre's, Watervliet, NY 8 PM(July 18, Aug 14,22,29); Firkin & Fox, Albany, NY 8 PM(July 3, Aug 7); Irish Mist, Troy, NY 5 PM(July 10-Happy Hour On The Deck);Irish Mist, 285 2nd Street, Troy,NY (518) 266-8915 www.theirishmist.com(Outdoor Pig Roast-3:30 PM); Irish Mist, 285 2nd Street, Troy, NY 3:30 PM(July 27,Aug 3,10,17,24); Orchard Tavern, Albany, NY 7:30 PM www.orchardtavern.com (July 17,Aug 23); AOH, 375 Ontario Street, Albany, NY 5 PM www.hibernians.com (July 6,July 20); Gazebo, Green Island, NY (July 30); Irish Mist, 285 2nd Street, Troy, NY 6 PM(518) 266-8915 www.theirishmist.com(Aug 1,15); Ravenswood Manor, Clifton Park, NY 8 PM www.ravenswoodpub.com (July 2,Aug 8); AOH, 375 Ontario Street, Albany, NY 6 PM www.hibernians.com(9/11 Concert-Sept 11); Altamont Fairgrounds, Altamont, NY 1:30 PM(Irish 2000 Festival-Sept 20); Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs, NY www.caffelena.org(Feb 28,2009)
Ongoing Celtic Art of Arthur W. Ketchen(Exhibition), Cafe Triskell, 33-04 36th Avenue, Astoria, NY (718) 472-0612 http://cafetriskell.com Noon-8 PM Weekdays
Ongoing The Dady BrothersMulconry's, 17 Littbridge Lane, E. Fairport, NY (585) 678-4516 www.mulconrys.com(June 28); Ireland Tour(July 1-10); Johnny's, Rochester, NY 8 PM-10 PM www.johnnysirishpub.com (July 16)
Ongoing Mike De Angelis,Albany Riverfront Bar & Grill, Albany, NY 5 PM-8 PM(July 20,Aug 17);Beff's, Delmar, NY 7 PM-10 PM(July 22);Pearl Street Public House, Albany, NY6 PM-9 PM(July 24)
Ongoing Flynn 529,Chipshots Sports Pub, Town of Colonie Golf Course, Colonie, NY 7 PM(June 27);Beff's,Everett Road, Colonie, NY 8:30 PM(July 12); Beff's,Delmar, NY 6:30 PM (Tom Flynn & Joe Cronin-July 15); Beff's, Delmar, NY 8:30 PM(July 18,Sept 13); West Mountain Ski Resort, Glens Falls, NY(West Mountain Celtic Festival-July 19);Irish Mist, 285 2nd Street, Troy, NY 2:30 PM www.theirishmist.com(Summer Concert Series-July 20);Beff's, Everett Road, Colonie, NY 6:30 PM(Tom Flynn and Joe Cronin-July 31); McIntyre's, Watervliet, NY 6:30 PM(Tom Flynn and Bill Flynn-Aug 8); Shamrock II, Everett Road, Colonie, NY 4 PM(Tom Flynn, Bill Flynn, Mike Messer-Aug 8,Sept 7);Beff's, Delmar, NY 6:30 PM(Tom Flynn and Joe Cronin-Aug 12,Sept 9); Captain JP Cruise, 278 River Street, Troy, NY 6 PM (518) 270-1901www.captainjp.homestead.com(w Hair Of The Dog-Aug 15);Chipshots Sports Pub, Town Of Colonie Golf Course, Colonie, NY 4 PM-8 PM (Post Northeast Health Golf Tournament Party-Sept 12); Niskayuna, N