Following is a sampling of this month’s Irish/Celtic music-related events in, or slightly beyond, Greater Boston.Over the years, there have surely been periods of time when local Irish/Celtic music fans felt like they may as well quit their jobs and basically give up any semblance of a normal life, because of a converging surfeit of concerts they feel compelled to attend.This
A sampling of this month’s Irish/Celtic music-related events in, or slightly beyond, Greater Boston.•The Burren Backroom series begins this month with an appearance by The Alt (Nuala Kennedy, John Doyle, and Eamon O’Leary) on Sept. 7 at 7:30 p.m. Click here to read an interview with Kennedy.On Sept. 11 at 3:30 p.m., the series will present a special collaboration featuring
A look at Irish/Celtic events in Greater Boston and elsewhere in Massachusetts during this month. All subject to change pending possible Covid-related developments.•The rural roots of Irish traditional music, and its connection to the natural world, are at the heart of “Stop & Listen: Irish Music’s Invitation to Observe,” which takes place July 10 from 2:30-4:30 p.m. at the
All subject to change pending possible Covid-related developments •Club Passim in Harvard Square this month will feature a pair of acts that blend Irish, Scottish, and other Celtic-related traditions with Americana sounds. First is the Boston-born quartet Corner House, which performs on April 10.
Yes, it’s a cliché, but one that Kevin Crawford is quite happy to proclaim: “We’re getting the band back together!”The band in question is Lúnasa, one of the more venerated and accomplished Irish groups of the past quarter-century, noted for its layered, harmonically sophisticated, exquisitely arranged sound. Crawford and his fellow Lúnasans will be fully reunited for a brief