Irish Massachusetts

Joshua Tree , America's premier U2 tribute band, is performing at the Irish Cultural Centre in Canton, MA on Friday, November 2, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets to the show are $15 and can be reserved online or by calling 781 821-8291. Check out Joshua Tree's Song List here.  Here are upcoming events at the Irish Cultural Centre . For year round details on Irish cultural activities across Massachusetts and the New England region, visit IrishMassachusetts.com . For visitor information go to MassVacation.com and BostonUSA.com . 

Irish harpist Aine Minogue is performing in concert at the Stone Church Arts Concert Series in Bellows Falls, Vermont on Saturday, October 27, 2012 at 7:30 p.m  (doors open at 7:00 p.m.). Tickets to the show are $20 general admission and $15 for seniors and children. Order tickets online or at the door. The concert takes place at the  Immanuel Episcopal Church , a gorgeous Gothic Revival church that dates to the early 19th century.  It is located at 20 Church Street in Bellows Falls For a schedule of upcoming concerts in the Stone Church Arts series, click here .  Find year round details on Irish cultural events in New England by visiting IrishMassachusetts.com .

Le Gaeilge: A Day of Irish Language Immersion , is taking place at the Irish Cultural Centre in Canton on Saturday ,October 27, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The gathering is sponsored by Cumann na Gaeilge i mBoston (Irish Language Society of Boston) in conjunction with the Cultural Centre. The event includes workshops in Irish conversation, writing, grammar, pronunciation, songs, and more, with break-out sessions for beginners and advanced Irish speakers. Prices range from $20-$30 for ICC members and $25-$35 for non-members, and everyone interested in the Irish language is welcome. Here is a schedule of upcoming events at the Irish Cultural Centre .  Find year round details on Irish cultural activities in Massachusetts and the New England states by visiting IrishMassachusetts.com . For visitor information go to MassVacation.com and BostonUSA.com .

Renowned Celtic harpist Patrick Ball is performing at the Blackstone River Theatre in Cumberland, RI on Saturday, October 27, 2012 at 8:00 p.m.  Tickets to the show are $13 in advance and $15 the day of the show.  To order tickets call 401-725-9272. Ball is performing a solo musical theatre piece he wrote entitled The Flame of Love: The Legend of Tristan & Iseult . Here is a schedule of upcoming concerts at Blackstone River Theatre . For year round details on Irish cultural activities in Massachusetts and the New England states, visit IrishMassachusetts.com .

Irish singer Mary Black is returning to Boston for a concert at the Berklee Performance Center, on Saturday, November 10, 2012  at 8:00 p.m. IrishMassachusetts is offering a free pair of tickets to the concert, courtesy of  WorldMusic/CRASHarts . Enter the contest to win .  Or, purchase tickets online to see Mary Black in concert. Hailed as one of the most popular and influential Irish singers of her generation, Mary Black masters both Irish folk and contemporary music in a distinctive, passionate voice that makes her one of Ireland's most popular musicians. Here is a schedule of upcoming performances presented by WorldMusic/CRASHarts . For more about Boston's Irish cultural community, visit IrishBoston.org For information on visiting Boston, go to BostonUSA.com and MassVacation.com .

John Farrell, October 23, 2012 by Michael Quinlin   John Edward Farrell was named new manager of the Boston Red Sox today.  He is the 46th person to hold the job. Read about Farrell's first press conference as new manager. Farrell is part of a long lineage of Irish-Americans who managed the Red Sox, dating back to 1901, when Jimmy Collins headed the team, which was then known as the Boston Americans.  Here is a list of Irish-American managers in Red Sox history:  Jimmy Collins 1901-06   Deacon McGuire 1907-08   Patsy Donovan 1910-11   Bill “Rough” Carrigan 1913-16   Jack Barry 1917   Hugh Duffy 1921-22   Bill Carrigan 1927-29   Shano Collins 1932   Marty McManus 1932-33   Joe Cronin 1935-47   Joe McCarthy 1948-50   Steve O’Neill 1950-51   Pinky Higgins 1960-62   John McNamara 1985-88   Joe Morgan 1988-91   Kevin Kennedy 1995-96   Jimy Williams 1997...

Irish flute player Michael Tubridy is performing with fiddle master Seamus Connolly at an Irish Dance and Ceili taking place at Boston College on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The event, which is free and open to the public, takes place at Gasson Hall on the Chestnut Hill campus. Noted Irish dancer Kieran Jordan is leading the ceili and dancing activities for the evening.  Born in County Clare, Michael Tubridy is best known as an original member of The Chieftains , formed in 1962, and plays wooden flute, tin whistle and concertina.  He left the band in 1979 and continues to play great traditional music and teaches at Irish festivals around the world. Seamus Connolly is the Sullivan Artist in Residence at Boston College, and founder of the school's Gaelic Roots program.  He is a ten-time All Ireland fiddle champion and one of the most influential Irish musicians of his generation. Joining Tubridy and Connolly on stage are two other g...

Troy MacGillivray and Kimberley Fraser (Photos Courtesy of SeaandbeScene.com ) Congratulations to the Canadian American Club in Watertown, which is celebrating its 75th anniversary the weekend of October 19-21, 2012 at the club, located at 202 Arlington Street in Watertown. Festivities take place all through the weekend, starting on Friday night, October 19, with a free musical session led by Cape Breton pianist Janine Randall, fiddlers Frank Ferrel and Rose Clancy , multi-instrumentalist Stuart Peak and many more. On Saturday, October 20, activities include a catered dinner in the evening with music by Nova Scotian fiddler Troy MacGillivray , the Jackie Brown Band and piper Mike Kerr. On Sunday, October 21, check out the afternoon Maritime Family Kitchen Ceildh with Troy MacGillivray and Cape Breton fiddler Kimberley Fraser. The group has its beginnings back on May 19, 1937, when the Canadian-American League came together in Boston as a way of uniting the many C...

The Huntington Theatre Company in Boston is presenting the American premier of Christopher Shinn 's play, Now or Late r, at the Calderwald Pavilion, Boston Center for the Arts , in Boston's South End, from October 17 through November 10, 2012. For information about tickets and times, click here . The play, directed by Michael Wilson , examines issues of religion, freedom of expression and political responsibility.  Read more about Now or Later . Here are details on Huntington Theatre Company's 2012-13 season . For other cultural activities taking place in greater Boston, visit IrishBoston.org . For visitor information go to MassVacation.com and BostonUSA.com .

US Congressman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) is receiving an Boston Irish Honors award at a luncheon ceremony in Boston at noon on Friday, October 19, 2012 at the Boston Seaport Hotel . Tickets to the luncheon are $150 each and can be reserved by calling 617 436-1222 or emailing BIRHonors@bostonirish.com Now in its third year, the Boston Irish Honors Awards is presented by the Boston Irish Reporter newspaper, as a way of celebrating the achievements and contributions of Irish-Americans in the area. Others receiving a Boston Irish Honor award at this year's luncheon include Bob and Mary Muse, and Brian and Greg Feeney from Sligo, owners of the Feeney Brothers Contracting . For details about Irish cultural activities taking place year round in greater Boston, visit IrishBoston.org .

The I rish Cultural Centre in Canton is presenting a touring show called, An Emigrant's Farewell , performed by the Moffatt School of Irish Dancing from County Mayo, on Friday, October 19, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets to the show are $15 for adults and $7 for children. To order tickets online, contact onnioras@gmail.com or call 781 444-1150. An Emigrant's Farewell takes place in 1912 and relates to an Irish family preparing for four of their daughters to emigrate on board the SMS Titanic. The show features great Irish music, singing, dancing and storytelling. You can find details about upcoming events at the Irish Cultural Centre here.  For year round information on Irish cultural activities in Massachusetts and the New England region, visit IrishMassachusetts.com . For visitor information go to MassVacation.com .

The Irish Cultural Centre is presenting A Broth of a Boy , a one-man play based on the life of Brendan Behan, adapted from Behan's own writings.  A Broth of a Boy is directed by Richard Smithies and stars actor Danny Venezia .  The show is running on Friday, October 12 and Saturday, October 13, 2012 at 8:30 p.m. Tickets to the show are $15 general admission, and can be purchased at the door.   Called  "A remarkable full-body performance. A winning show" by  The Boston Globe. Venezia's performance has garnered rave reviews from audiences and critics alike.  The Irish Pub at the Centre is open both nights for dinner and drinks. For more details on Irish cultural activities in greater Boston, visit IrishBoston.org .    Visitors should check out MassVacation.com for tourist information. 

Larry Reynolds (1932-2012) Boston's tremendous Irish fiddle player Larry Reynolds passed away on Wednesday, October 3, 2012.   The Boston Irish Tourism Association mourns the loss of this great friend, musician and leader in the Irish-American community.   Here are details of Larry's funeral arrangements at Joyce Funeral Home in Waltham, Massachusetts.

It's boisterous, outrageous and hysterical.  That's what people are saying about the Irish Comedy Tour coming to the Irish Cultural Centre in Canton on Friday, October 5, 2012.  Tickets to the show are $20 in advance and $25 at the door.  To reserve tickets call 781 821-8291. The doors open at 7:00 p.m. and the show starts at 8:00 p.m..  The Irish Comedy Tour features three stand-up comedians - Joey Carroll, Mike McCarthy and Derek Richards - who replicate the party atmosphere of an Irish pub with a barrage of stories, jokes and music.  The comedians are joined for this performance by two members of the band Inchicore , Damon Leibert and Derrick Keane. This is the only stop in New England this fall for the Irish Comedy Tour, so don't miss out on one of the funniest nights you'll have. The Irish Cultural Centre is a year-round facility located right off Route 138 in Canton.  The Centre welcomes the general public to attend its many cultural ...

Irish traditional musicians Cillian and Niall Vallely are performing at the Blackstone River Theatre in Cumberland, RI on Sunday, October 7, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.  They're joined by Scottish guitarist Allan Murray . Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at the door or by calling 401 725-9272. The Vallely brothers grew up in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, in a musical family.  Their parents, Brian and Eithne Vallely , started the Armagh Pipers Club in 1966 to promote traditional Irish music in the area. Here is a full schedule of concerts at Blackstone River Theatre .  For year round information on Irish cultural activities in Massachusetts and the New England state, visit IrishMassachusetts.com .

    Mance Grady , considered to be one of the finest Irish bodhran players in the world, is teaching a ten-week course at the Irish Cultural Centre in Canton, Massachusetts, starting on September 27, 2012.   The classes take place every Thursday: beginner class goes from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. and intermediate class goes from 8:15 to 9:15 p.m.  Tuition is $175 for ICC members and $200 for non-members.    For more information and to register for the course, click here .  Grady, a life-long drummer and Rhode Island resident, has devoted the last 37 years to perfecting his playing of the bodhran , an Irish traditional instrument made from goatskin and played with a double-headed stick.  Grady is also a premier bodhran maker.   The Irish Cultural Centre is a year-round facility that promotes and celebrates Irish culture.  It's located on 46 acres off of Route 138 in Canton, Massachusetts, just a few miles from ...

  Mick Moloney and Eugene O'Donnell (photo by T.C. Fitzgerald) Award-winning photographer Thomas C. Fitzgerald , who has been photographing Irish and Celtic musicians for over 40 years, is having an exhibit of his work at the Irish Cultural Center in Canton, MA from October 10 through October 29, 2012. There is an opening reception at the Centre on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., which is open to the public.  Call 781 821-8291 for more details.  Here are directions to the Centre . Fitzgerald, a photographer at the Massachusetts State House for many years, has assembled a wide collection of some of the leading Celtic musicians and dancers in the world. Among the musicians and dancers in the exhibit are Winnie Horan and Mick McCauley, Sharon Shannon, Paul Brady, Kieran Jordan and Mick Moloney and Eugene O'Donnell. The Irish Cultural Centre is a year -round cultural and sports facility located on 46 acres in Canton.   It hosts...

  The Eire Society of Boston is hosting a reading by Irish-born author Aine Greaney at the Boston Public Library in Copley Square on Sunday, October 14, 2012, starting at 2:00 p.m.  The reading takes place in the Orientation Room on the first floor of the library. Greaney is reading from her most recent novel, Dance Lessons , a story of a young widow's quest to find the truth about her Irish-born husband's life and lies.  The novel explores the issues of family, land, women's issues and the 1980s wave of Irish immigration to Boston. For more information about books on topics related to the Boston Irish or Irish-Americans, see BITA's recent book reviews in its Travel & Culture Guide , published three times a year and distributed free at visitor kiosks and in Irish venues in Massachusetts.   Find year round details on Irish cultural activities by visiting IrishBoston.org .   For visitor information, go to MassVacation.com and Bosto...

The John F. Kennedy President Library & Museum in Boston is presenting a forum entitled, Listening In: JFK's Secret Tapes , on Thursday, October 4, 2012, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. The forum features Caroline Kennedy , presidential historian Ted Widmer, author Ellen Fitzpatrick, and journalist Tom Oliphant, who serves as moderator. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.  Here is the registration form . Also, see a schedule of upcoming forums at JFK Library this fall. Find year-round details on cultural activities in greater Boston by visiting IrishBoston.org For visitor information, go to MassVacation.com and BostonUSA.com .

ArtsEmerson: The World on Stage is presenting Sequence 8 at the Cutler Majestic Theatre in Boston from October 4 through October 7, 2012. See ticket information . The performance by Les 7 doigts de la main , Montreal's award-winning circus troupe that brings acrobatic, dance and performance to new heights.  Here's a full schedule of upcoming performances presented by Arts Emerson . Find more about year round cultural activities in greater Boston at IrishBoston.org . For tourism information go to MassVacation.com and BostonUSA.com .

Ireland's tourism officials introduced a new initiative called The Gathering: Ireland 2013 in Boston last Friday, September 28, 2012 at the Boston Harbor Hotel before an audience of tour operators, travel agencies, local media and representatives of Irish organizations. Irish Tourism Minister Leo Varadkar, T.D ., told the audience, "I am delighted to be here in Boston and I carry with me a very special message from the government of Ireland.  We want you to invite anyone with a connection to Ireland to come and visit and be our our unique celebration, The Gathering. The massive, year-long celebration of Ireland will bring the country's sprawling Diaspora back to Ireland for a series of family gatherings, festivals, sporting events, concerts and a variety of special activities taking place in counties, cities, towns and villages across the Irish landscape. View The Gathering Video . For more details on The Gathering, visit DiscoverIreland.com   or follow The ...