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
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,
It’s not just a concert/album launch, it’s a homecoming.Fiddler Doug Lamey, a Boston-area native and a denizen of its Celtic music and dance community – particularly that of Cape Breton – for a number of years, will be at the Burren Backroom in Somerville on May 14 at 4 p.m. to officially mark the release of his second recording, “True North.”He has been living in Cape Breton