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 .