Irish Massachusetts

Damien Dempsey , one of Ireland’s most original and distinctive singer/songwriters, is performing at the Brighton Music Hall in Boston on Friday, September 6, 2013 at 9:00 p.m.  Tickets to the show are $25 and can be purchased online. The Boston Irish Tourism Association is giving away a free pair of tickets to attend the show.  Enter the contest here .  Born and raised in working class Dublin, Dempsey ’s music has always captured the everyday people struggling to keep it all together while enjoying life to the fullest.  His new album, Almighty Love , broadens this perspective to include a sense of the world and the larger issues of our times. Find year round details on Irish cultural events in Boston by visiting IrishBoston.org . For visitor information go to MassVacation.com and BostonUSA.com . 

Solas , considered one of the best Irish traditional ensembles performing today, is appearing at the Lowell Summer Music Series in Lowell Massachusetts on Saturday, August 31, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.   Tickets are $29 in advance and $35 on the day of the concert. The Boston Irish Tourism Association is raffling off a pair of free tickets to the contest.  To enter to win, go to the contest page and submit your entry . Formed 15 years ago and led by Seamus Egan and Winnie Horan, Solas has produced ten albums and toured the world.  Find year round information on Irish cultural activities in Massachusetts and the New England region by visiting IrishMassachusetts.com .

Canada's annual Celtic Festival of Quebec is taking place in Quebec City on August 29 through September 8, 2013. The festival kicks off on Thursday, August 29,  with a whiskey and cheese reception at the Morrin Center, followed by a Celtic gathering at L'Auberge Internationale de Quebec at 8:00 p.m, featuring live music  Here are more details .  Highlights of this year's festival includes a concert by Irish uilleann piper Paddy Keenan on Friday, August 30, a Celtic parade through Quebec on Saturday, August 31, and a street ceili dance on Sunday, September 1.  The festival ends with a Highland Games celebration on Sunday, September 8, at St. Patrick's High School.  Here is a full schedule of activities .  For details about visiting Quebec, including hotels, restaurants, and other tourism amenities, visit Quebec City Tourism or call 877 783-1608 toll-free. For year round details on Irish / Celtic activities in the New England region, visit Iris...

Dropkick Murphys The Dropkick Murphys , Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul , Celtica Pipes Rock and other great Celtic rock bands are performing at this year's Newport Celtic Rock festival in Newport, RI on Saturday, August 24, 2013 from 12:30 (doors open at noon) to 10:00 p.m. Tickets are $35 in advance, purchasable online , or $45 at the door.  You can also take a chance to win a pair of free tickets from the Boston Irish Tourism Association.  To enter to win, click here . Check back on Thursday, August 22, to see the winner. You can find year round details on Irish and Celtic activities in Massachusetts and the New England states by visiting IrishMassachusetts.com .

The popular Irish singing group Makem & Spain Brothers performs an outdoor concert at the Irish Cultural Centre in Canton, Massachusetts on Friday, August 23, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets to the show are $18 in advance and $22 at the gate.  You can purchase tickets online here. A New England-based band of brothers, Makem & Spain Brothers has been performing around the world for the past three decades, inspired initially by the legendary Irish balladeer Tommy Makem .  Find out more about the Irish Cultural Centre, a year-round headquarters for Irish activities in the New England region. For details on other Irish cultural activities taking place in Massachusetts and the New England states, visit IrishMassachusetts.com . For visitor information go to MassVacation.com .

Great Big Sea, which hails from Newfoundland in the Canadian Maritimes, is performing at the Lowell Summer Music Series in Lowell Massachusetts on Friday, August 23, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $28 in advance and $35 the day of the concert and can be purchased online . You can also enter to win a free pair of tickets to the concert on the Boston Irish Tourism Association website. Celebrating its 20th year as a touring band, Great Big Sea has fine-tuned a unique blend of rock, pop, Celtic and original music blended into the band's distinctive sound.   For a complete schedule of concerts at the Lowell Summer Music Series, located at Boarding House Park in downtown Lowell, click here .   For year round information on Irish, Canadian and Celtic cultural activities in Massachusetts and New England, visit IrishMassachusetts.com .   For tourist information, visit MassVacation.com . 

Check out The Clancy Tradition at the First Congressional Church in Chatham on Saturday, August 10, 2013 at 8:00 p.m.  Tickets are $12.50 in advance and $15.00 at the door. Special guests include Sarah Marchio on pipes and Brendan Dolan on flute and piano. The concert is being presented by the Chatham Fiddle Company , makers of exquisite, hand-made musical instruments. . For year round Irish cultural events in New England, visit IrishMassachusetts.com . For visitor information, go to CapeCodChamber.org or MassVacation.com . 

 The Irish Cultural Centre of New England has invited Irish filmmaker Alan Brown to air his new film T he Minnitts of Ababeg on Friday, August 9, 2013 at 8:00 p.m.  Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at the door.  Mr. Brown will speak about the film after the showing. The film tells the story of the Irish Famine and the an English family in Nenagh, Tipperary who was caught between helping the Irish and saving the family.  The film won the Best Screenwriting Award at the  International Film Festival of Ireland. Find more details about the Irish Cultural Centre in Canton, Massachusetts. For year round details on Irish cultural events in New England, visit IrishMassachusetts.com For visitor information go to MassVacation.com .