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By Sean SmithBostonIrish ContributorThe passing of Brian O’Donovan last fall has been felt keenly by the Celtic music community in the Boston area and elsewhere – a community he had no small part in fostering.O’Donovan died on Oct. 6 of glioblastoma; he chose Seamus Heaney’s phrase “walking on air against his better judgement” as his legacy to all his family, friends,
So, here we are, in what is arguably the most active month on the Irish/Celtic music calendar – especially here in Greater Boston/Eastern Massachusetts. A sampling of what’s coming up follows.– SEAN SMITH We’ll start with the Burren’s Brian O’Donovan Legacy Series, which will present Dàimh on March 6. Based in the Isle of Skye and West Lochaber, the quintet – former winner of