Mayor Martin J. Walsh and city Health and Human Services Chief Marty Martinez on Thursday said Boston remains committed to ensuring the COVID-19 vaccine is distributed equitably, with additional options for eligible parties to get the shot coming online as soon as this weekend.
The full-length concert will be free to watch, but the band is asking fans for donations, to “help support us in our efforts to keep paying our employees,” said singer Ken Casey, a Milton native who now lives in Hingham.
In addition to Casey, the band s current lineup is, Al Barr on vocals, Matt Kelly on drums, James Lynch on guitar, Tim Brennan on accordion, mandolin, bouzouki and tin whistle, and Jeff DaRosa on banjo, mandolin, bouzouki and keyboards. Kevin Rheault and Lee Roshner will add support on bass and bagpipes, respectively.
The concert will feature hits such as “I’m Shipping Up to Boston,” Tessie, “Rose Tattoo” and tracks from their new studio album, which will be released soon. Details about the new record will be announced next week.
Richard Burr, a North Carolina Republican, and the ranking minority member of the US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions, surely made Marty Walsh feel comfortable at the mayor’s confirmation hearing on his nomination as US Secretary of Labor at the Capitol last Thursday. “You quite frankly have the experience and qualifications to be the Secretary of