Michael Coleman Branch Ceili
The Michael Coleman Branch of CCE will hold its monthly Ceili on Saturday, June 9 in the Kerry Hall. Ceol agus Craic will play for dancing from 8 pm to midnight. For more information, call Kathleen Gallagher at 718-822-2791.
Brendan Dolan Presents “Gems from the Moloney Collection”
Brendan Dolan will present the inaugural Frank McCourt Memorial Lecture “Gems from the Moloney Collection”
Thursday, May 31st at 5:00 pm
A multi-media presentation on the history of Irish music in New York and America from the mid-19th century to the turn of the 21st century
Sponsored by the United Federation of Teachers, Irish American Studies Committee
The event is FREE, and refreshments will be served
United Federation of Teachers
52 Broadway 12th Flr
Manhattan
212/598-7772
Finbar Furey at Joe’s Pub
Tuesday, May 29th, 7:30pm
Only NYC Show
Legendary Irish folk icon, FINBAR FUREY will return to Joe’s Pub on Tuesday May 29th. His last show there was in March of 2009 where he played to a sold out crowd.
Finbar Furey, has been making his mark on the music of Ireland and the World for more than four decades. As the lead singer and uillean pipes player for The Fureys, a group he shared with his brothers Eddie, Paul and George, Finbar helped revitalize Ireland’s traditional music scene. Since leaving the band to pursue a solo career in 1993, Finbar has continued to attract attention with his gutsy approach to the music of the Emerald Isle.
Finbar has been well respected for his earthy voice and multiple instrument playing including the banjo, guitar and the tin whistle. As one of the finest uilleann pipe players in the world, he pushed the instrument of his Irish roots into the sphere of contemporary music. His influence can be heard throughout recent years’ popular music from Riverdance to Black 47. Early in his career, Finbar had a stint as the lead singer of the groundbreaking band The Clancy Brothers.
Outside of his songwriting and performing, Finbar has had success as an actor appearing in films including Martin Scorsese’s Gangs of New York. He recently appeared in the films Paris/Sexy and Strength and Honour as well as the RTÉ Television series Love/Hate.
FInbar will be performing some of your old favorite along with some new tunes from his latest release, ‘Colours’. This is his only NYC and you don’t want to miss it.
FINBAR FUREY at Joe’s Pub, May 29th at 7:30pm for tickets go to: Tickets available at http://tinyurl.com/Finbar-JoesPub or 212.967.7555
Mary Courtney / Mc Keon’s Bar & Restaurant
Sunday, June 3rd, 7:30 pm
Mary Courtney (lead singer & guitarist of Morning Star) at:
Mc Keon’s Bar & Restaurant
996 Mc Lean Ave
Yonkers, NY
Info: (914) 530- 2386
“Spring Into Summer” with the Craobh Úll Mór CCÉ “Picnic” Céilí / SATURDAY, MAY 26th
Saturday, May 26th
Craobh Úll Mór CCÉ Céilí & House Party
featuring
Ceol na gCroí Céilí Band
Linda Hickman, John Nolan, Brendan Fahey
Put on those “Daisy Dukes,” shorts ‘n’ tees, and join us to celebrate the “unofficial” start of summer with a
Picnic Meal at 7:00 pm hamburgers, veggie burgers, hot dogs, potatoe salad, macaroni salad, chips, veggies ‘n’ dip, etc
Céilí 8:00 pm. Hospitality table all night (dessert donations always appreciated)
General Admission $20; All CCÉ Members $15; Under 18 FREE / Family Rates, too
New York Irish Centre of Queens
10-40 Jackson Ave
Long Island City, NY
Info: 845/499-3703 or ceolagusrince@gmail.com
Teetotalers in the Tri-State
“An Irish dream team” Earle Hitchner (Wall Street Journal)
June 1, Fri: Connecticut: West Hartford, University of Hartford, Wilde Auditorium, presented by Celtic Airs/WWUH, www.hartford.edu/hartt.
June 2, Sat: Connecticut: Stratford, Stratford Theater, presented by Shamrock Traditional Music Society, www.shamrockirishmusic.org.
June 3, Sun: New York: New York City, Joe’s Pub, www.joespub.com.
THE TEETOTALLERS — an unprecedented new project by three of the best and busiest Irish musicians, Martin Hayes, Kevin Crawford, and John Doyle — make their first US tour this spring, ten East Coast dates winding up at Joe’s Pub in New York on Sunday, June 3rd.
“Irish music fans should be particularly excited about The Teetotalers mini-supergroup, since all three are great collaborative players,” says The Huffington Post.
The group combines fiddler Martin Hayes, Ireland’s Traditional Musician of the Year for 2008 (TG4 Gradam Ceoil awards); flute player Kevin Crawford, a member of acclaimed band Lúnasa; and singer and guitarist John Doyle, a founding member of Solas, recent Joan Baez bandleader, and a Grammy award nominee for 2009. Together they represent a breathtaking summit of talent, skill, and imagination.
Hayes, Crawford, and Doyle first performed together essentially on a whim at the 2010 Sebastopol Celtic Festival in California. The three were “tossed together” by the promoter, Hayes told the Huffington Post’s Marty Lipp, and “we had a great time.” The idea of touring came up and the three looked at each other, he recounted, and asked themselves why not?
Out of that informal, inspired encounter emerged the formidable new trio, which has performed in Ireland to early acclaim. The Teetotallers potent brand of Irish traditional music is meant to be drunk deeply and repeatedly. Expect the extraordinary.
http://www.facebook.com/theteetotallers
Marie Reilly and Gabriel Donohue @ NYU
The Blarney Star Concert Series:
Marie Reilly and Gabriel Donohue
Friday, June 1st at 9pm
at Glucksman Ireland House NYU
Fiddler Marie Reilly recently released The Anvil, a CD devoted to tunes from south County Leitrim and neighboring County Longford, a region with a distinctive fiddling tradition passed down through at least eight generations. Marie learned many of the tunes on the recording from her late father Michael, a fiddling blacksmith (hence the CD title), and others from 19th- and 20th-century manuscripts of local Leitrim/Longford musicians.
She will be accompanied at this concert, as on the recording, by the multi-talented guitarist, pianist and singer Gabriel Donohue.
Paddy Keenan at the Kerry Hall
Learn Sean-Nós Dance w/Siobhán Butler
Sean-Nós New York presents:
5 Week Beginner Session in Sean-Nós dancing.
Created by Siobhán Butler, Sean-Nós New York is New York City’s only frequent source for Sean-Nós dancing.
Sean-Nós is considered by many to be the original form of solo Irish dancing. Literally translating to “Old Style”, Sean-Nós is an improvised style that is completely unique to each dancer. Dancers interpret the music through low to the floor percussive movements, adding their own stylized flairs.
5 Week Beginner Session
Featuring live music by New York fiddler, Tony DeMarco
Saturdays, June 2nd-30th
Times Square Arts Center NYC (corner of W43rd and 8th)
3-4pm
$20 per class/ $90 5 weeks
For more info or to RSVP, email: seannosnewyork@gmail.com
DATE CHANGE – Craobh Úll Mór CCÉ Ceili
Céilí & House Party, Saturday, May 26th 7 pm
featuring Ceol na gCroí Céilí Band
Bean a tí Maureen Donachie
Lesson/Refresher 7 pm, Céilí 8 pm
CCÉ members $15, general admission $20
Info: 845/499-3703
