Eight Feet Tall: Connecting Music and Dance

By Sean Smith, Boston Irish Contributor
September 7, 2023
Sean Smith, Boston Irish Contributor

All well and good when you have an artistic inspiration that seems fascinating in concept and explanation. But can you make it come alive in a way that actually is fascinating?

If you’re Jackie O’Riley and Rebecca McGowan, two Boston-area Irish dance performers, choreographers, and teachers, and you have a pair of very willing and able musical allies in Armand Aromin and Dan Accardi, the answer is yes.

Actually, the answer is Eight Feet Tall – the formal name of their collaboration, which has produced live performances and more recently, an album.

In defense of the commendable Rose of Tralee pageant

By Larry Donnelly, Special to Boston Irish
September 7, 2023
Larry Donnelly, Special to Boston Irish

At the hour of writing, the New York Rose, Róisín Wiley, has just been named the 62nd International Rose of Tralee for 2023.  She was a worthy winner, even if it is instinctively hard for me to congratulate a New Yorker.  Over two nights, after in-depth interviews with a three-member judging panel, 32 Roses from across Ireland and throughout the world took part in a nationally televised program of entertainment and conversation with co-hosts Dáithí Ó Sé and Kathryn Thomas, both well-known Irish media personalities.

Brian Donnelly left us a remarkable legacy

By Ed Forry, Publisher
September 7, 2023
Ed Forry, Publisher

Brian Donnelly, the Lower Mills guy from St Gregory’s parish who served six years as a Dorchester state rep and fourteen years as a member of Congress, will be memorialized this month when the Irish Cultural Centre gathers to present the first “Brian Donnelly Award for Leadership in Public Service” at a reception on Sept. 21 at the Omni Parker House in downtown Boston.

The event will honor Donnelly’s legacy, with proceeds to support the cultural programs at the centre in Canton, say the organizers.

A moving message from Brian O'Donovan

By BostonIrish.com Newsroom
September 5, 2023
BostonIrish.com Newsroom

The following message was published on Facebook on Sept. 5, 2023

My Dearest Celtic Sojourn Family,

I write with a difficult announcement regarding our live productions of A Celtic Sojourn. As many of you know, I have been battling terminal brain cancer, and have had to make some tough decisions. We will be pausing A Celtic Sojourn, Live shows—both Christmas and St. Patrick’s Day—until further notice. 

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