With 2023 over, ahead of us lies a new set of 12 months during which we can anticipate many fine Irish/Celtic music events in the Greater Boston area. Here’s a look at January:•The 21st Boston Celtic Music Fest (BCMFest), which takes place Jan. 11-14, is the big happening this month. Festival events will take place in Harvard Square’s Club Passim as well as the Crystal
Acclaimed Irish author Paul Murray and innovative historian Guy Beiner will be featured speakers at two events this month sponsored through the Boston College Irish Studies Program.Murray, who is at BC this fall as the Burns Visiting Scholar in Irish Studies, will present the Burns Scholar Lecture, “How to Write a Novel,” on November 9 at 5:30 p.m. in the Thompson Room of the
Boston College will mark the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday with a symposium on February 18 and 19. The event, hosted by the Boston College Irish Studies program, is free and open to the public and will include screenings of films based on Bloody Sunday and a presentation from award-winning author Julieann Campbell.