After an eight-year hiatus, groundbreaking Irish-American band Solas is headed back out on the road again, with a major American tour that includes a couple of stops near Boston and the release of a limited-edition live album.

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6 days ago · For Greater Boston, and slightly beyond:•It’s already one of this year’s musical highlights: the return of Solas, whose tour will include two shows in Eastern Massachusetts. Read more here. •The Berklee Performance Center will be the venue for a pair of performances that would certainly appear to be of the high-octane variety, both courtesy of the hard-working folks at Global Arts Live ...

1 day ago · Cambridge nonprofit Passim recently announced the full round of inaugural recipients of the Brian O’Donovan Legacy Fund grants, which support Celtic music and dance artists. The $2,500 awards go to funding live shows and tours in New England, with one grant earmarked for bringing an act to Passim’s Boston Celtic Music Festival (BCMFest).

Dec 29, 2024 · Elsewhere, you can read all about the 22nd BCMFest (Boston Celtic Music Fest), which takes place at several locations Jan. 16-19, but here are some other upcoming Irish/Celtic events in Greater Boston. *The Boston College Gaelic Roots series’ 2025 schedule gets off to a terrific start on Jan. 30 with a visit from the duo of Brian Conway and Brendan Dolan at 6:30 p.m. in Connolly House on the ...

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Dec 29, 2024 · Cathy Jordan, the lead singer of traditional Irish band Dervish, doesn’t require a lot of convincing to visit Boston, so she’s more than happy that she and her bandmates will be in town this month for Boston Celtic Music Festival (BCMFest).“Boston is such an extension of Ireland it’s like another county,” said Jordan in a recent interview. “There’s such a …

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Oct 29, 2024 · A glance at some upcoming Irish/Celtic-related events in Greater Boston •This is the month that we can all go to Hell – Fiddle Hell, that is.The immensely popular traditional/folk music festival will take place from Nov. 7 to Nov. 10 at the Westford Regency in Westford, a little northeast of the Route 2/495 intersection.. Massachusetts Fiddle Hell, which has been going in …

Feb 27, 2020 · You have in your hands (or rather, on your screen) the inaugural edition of a new publication that’s all about the community bearing that name. I am not sure what term fits best to describe this new venture. It’s designed to be a magazine, but it’s larger than the print magazines we’re used to seeing at local news stands and bookstores.