Arts and Entertainment
Aoife O'Donovan performs as part of a special concert honoring her father, Brian O'Donovan, March 14 in Symphony Hall.
This is the behemoth of months for Irish/Celtic music and dance in Greater Boston, with events in venues great and small and... Read more
Boston Orpheum, March 5
Experience the magic of Celtic Woman live on stage in one of Boston’s most iconic theaters.
Tickets are still available — get yours here!
The Grammy-nominated global music sensation Celtic Woman (www.celticwoman.com), the most successful all-female Irish group in history, is set to return to North America and captivate audiences once again with their brand-new tour, CELTIC WOMAN – A NEW ERA... Read more
Like many a musician, for Irish flute player and vocalist Shannon Heaton and her husband Matt, playing music has never been just about music. The couple, an integral part of Boston’s Celtic music scene for more than 25 years, find that playing tunes and... Read more
Nicolas Brown, “Not So Good as the Flute”
Principal (in this case only) Personnel: Nicolas Brown (flutes)
Distinctive Tracks: “I Had a Wife of My Own/Why Should I Like My Love?”;
“Master, I Go Hunting /Shaving Baby with a... Read more
At the height of the Covid quarantine, playwright-composer Alex Bechtel was separated from his partner. She was in Boston; he was in Philadelphia. The isolation, the longing, and the waiting weighed heavily on them both.
From that longing rose the... Read more
Cambridge nonprofit Passim recently announced the full round of this year’s recipients of the Brian O’Donovan Legacy Fund grants, which support Celtic music and dance artists. The awards go to funding live shows and tours in New England, with one grant... Read more
•Local Ye Vagabonds fans have two reasons to rejoice: The duo just released its new album, “All Tied Together,” and is going to be in town – on Feb. 1 at the Middle East Downstairs in Cambridge. Carlow brothers Brían and Diarmuid Mac Gloinn are known... Read more
•The annual winter BCMFest is the big happening this month (Jan. 15-18), with headliners Altan and Old Blind Dogs and numerous Boston-area performers, which you can read about here.
•The Burren – which is marking its 30th anniversary – will be among... Read more
The Burren, Greater Boston’s legendary venue for Irish music – and much more – is celebrating three decades in 2026, with the official commemoration taking place the weekend of Jan. 17-18.
During the day on Jan. 17, as part of the Boston Celtic Music... Read more
The 23rd annual Boston Celtic Music Fest (BCMFest) will welcome two long-time, internationally renowned bands, Irish quintet Altan and Scotland’s Old Blind Dogs, as they join an array of Greater Boston-based acts when the festival takes place Jan. 15-18... Read more
The somewhat snowy sidewalks along East Merrimack Street were filled with foot traffic around 7 p.m. on Wed., Dec. 17. as families and friends walked toward the Lowell Memorial Auditorium, where members of the Celtic Woman’s “Symphony Christmas Tour” were... Read more
Elementary school assemblies tend to be one of those mixed blessings of childhood: a respite from the typical school day, but – depending on the content – often lacking in entertainment value. Yet sometimes they can provide inspiration for what turns out... Read more
Throughout December, Celtic Woman, the most successful all-female musical group in Irish history, will be presenting Ireland’s rich musical and cultural heritage across the US on their Symphony Christmas Tour.
On Dec. 17, the ensemble, which stars... Read more
Representing two generations of dance innovators with roots in Boston, the New York City-based Seán Curran Company will join forces this month with Decent Dance in Worcester to present “Through Lines,” a dynamic evening-length performance that marks the... Read more
A whole lot of holiday-themed events is coming your way, not surprisingly, but don’t assume they’re all the same – there’s quite a variety of styles and sounds here.
•First, though, a non-holiday-oriented event, courtesy of The Druid Pub’s recently... Read more
There’s no love like the love of an Irish mother
Local talent will shine and an Irish Mother’s love will be in the spotlight when True Repertory Theatre presents “Ellen’s Boys,” for three performances only, Nov. 14 - 15, at the Irish Cultural Centre... Read more
•Whether you have or you haven’t attended Fiddle Hell, this would be an important year for you to go to the festival, which takes place from November 13-16. It’s not just that Fiddle Hell has, as always, a stellar line-up – more on that in just a second... Read more
The phrase “family tradition” can apply to any number of things, from holiday customs to unique rites and rituals – whether it’s secret handshakes, bad-joke-a-thons or annual excursions to obscure destinations.
But for Newburyport resident Sarah Ann... Read more
Here’s a look at what’s happening with some of Boston’s favorite stage talents.
South Dublin native Karen Killeen is in Boston playing one of the lead roles in “The Hills of California,” kicking off The Huntington Theatre’s fall season.
In “Hills,”... Read more
