Six years ago today, Shane MacGowan's legendary 60th birthday concert took place in the National Concert Hall, Dublin – featuring performances from Sinéad.
By Sean Smith, Boston Irish Contributor
March 10, 2021
Sean Smith, Boston Irish Contributor
The Rasa String Quartet will play a specially commissioned piece at A St. Patrick s Day Celtic Sojourn
Fresh from the success of the virtual “A Christmas Celtic Sojourn” in December, WGBH broadcaster Brian O’Donovan and his dedicated production team, plus a cohort of accomplished music and dance performers – including some from Greater Boston – will present an online version of the annual “St. Patrick’s Day Celtic Sojourn,” from March 11 to March 14, and on March 17.
Joining O’Donovan, the show’s creator and host, will be Newfoundland singer Matthew Byrne; Boston-based Irish fiddlers Nathan Gourley and Laura Feddersen; Scottish/Cape Breton-style fiddler Hanneke Cassel and Québécois guitarist Yann Falquet; local uilleann piper Joey Abarta; highly touted traditional Irish duo Caitlín Nic Gabhann and Ciarán Ó Maonaigh; and sean-nos, or “old-style” Irish dancer