A look at upcoming Irish/Celtic music events in Greater BostonGuess these things just happen sometimes: By whatever twist of fate, this coming month includes an abundance of concerts with performers who have brand new or recently released albums.•At Club Passim in Harvard Square, guitarist-mandolinist-vocalist Flynn Cohen – now Brattleboro-based but a longtime denizen of
•The high-quality, well-loved and equally well-attended slate of concerts that Brian O’Donovan organized, nourished, and emceed for so many years at the Burren Backroom will now live on there in his name. And the Brian O’Donovan Legacy Series will get off to quite the start on Nov. 1, presenting uilleann piper Cillian Vallely and Worcester-born-and-bred fiddler David Doocey –
A look at Irish/Celtic music events in Greater Boston over the next few weeks:•Donegal fiddler Oisín McAuley, a member of Danú who’s also performed with bands like Cran and Stockton’s Wing – and happens to be director of summer programs at the Berklee College of Music – will team up with Lúnasa uilleann piper and low whistle player Cillian Vallely for a special collaboration,
Highlighting this month's happenings in Greater Boston and Eastern Massachusetts are two festivals: The Rockport Celtic Festival (September 14-17) and the Lowell Irish Festival (September 24). Newfoundland singer/guitarist Matthew Byrne will be among the performers at this month's Rockport Celtic Festival.•Meanwhile, the Burren Backroom series produced by Brian O’Donovan will
Joe Gibney is the lead singer for The Jeremiahs, which will perform on July 16 in the Burren Backroom series. Formed almost 10 years ago, The Jeremiahs are among the vanguard of Dublin-based acts that have put a new gloss on the blending of traditional and contemporary folk styles and sounds, and recently released a new album, “Misery Hill and Other Stories.”On the eve of