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It’s not just a concert/album launch, it’s a homecoming.Fiddler Doug Lamey, a Boston-area native and a denizen of its Celtic music and dance community – particularly that of Cape Breton – for a number of years, will be at the Burren Backroom in Somerville on May 14 at 4 p.m. to officially mark the release of his second recording, “True North.”He has been living in Cape Breton
A look at Irish/Celtic events in Greater Boston and elsewhere in Massachusetts during this month. All subject to change pending possible Covid-related developments.•The rural roots of Irish traditional music, and its connection to the natural world, are at the heart of “Stop & Listen: Irish Music’s Invitation to Observe,” which takes place July 10 from 2:30-4:30 p.m. at the
Yes, it’s a cliché, but one that Kevin Crawford is quite happy to proclaim: “We’re getting the band back together!”The band in question is Lúnasa, one of the more venerated and accomplished Irish groups of the past quarter-century, noted for its layered, harmonically sophisticated, exquisitely arranged sound. Crawford and his fellow Lúnasans will be fully reunited for a brief
Even without a parade to celebrate, Irish eyes still smile in Massachusetts
By Gal Tziperman Lotan Globe Staff,Updated March 16, 2021, 7:35 p.m.
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Jack Doherty held up one of the most popular T-shirts that he was selling for College Hype in South Boston on Sunday, the day the St. Patrick s Day parade was supposed to take place.Matthew J Lee/Globe staff
Marks of Irish heritage are everywhere in Massachusetts â in music, in shamrocks that adorn Celtics uniforms, in Irish flags that wave outside front doors from Plymouth to Braintree to Haverhill.
And for good reason: Massachusetts, more than a century after large waves of migration from Ireland, maintains a much higher concentration of people with Irish ancestry than most of the country. About 19.8 percent of residents claim some Irish blood, second only to New Hampshire, where 20.2 percent of residents are Irish, according to the US Census Bureauâs annual Where Irish Eyes Are Smiling report. About 9.7 pe