Report: Biden to tap Walsh for Labor Secretary

By Boston Irish Newsroom
January 7, 2021
Boston Irish Newsroom

By Bill Forry, Editor
January 7, 2021

Mayor Martin Walsh will be nominated to serve as the Secretary of Labor for the Biden-Harris administration, according to a report from Politico.

The report - which cites sources within the Biden transition team— follows months of speculation that the 53-year-old Boston mayor was a leading candidate for the president-elect's cabinet.

BCMFest 2021 is all about staying connected: Streaming performances, workshops Jan. 14-18 on Passim YouTube site

By Sean Smith, BostonIrish Contributor
December 30, 2020
Sean Smith, BostonIrish Contributor

BCMFest (Boston Celtic Music Fest) will mark its 18th year this month by bringing some of Boston’s favorite Celtic music and dance performers to homes throughout the world – virtually speaking, that is. 

Gearing up for Celtic Connections Concert: ceilidhs, and collaborations on your computer or phone Jan. 15-Feb. 2

By Sean Smith, BostonIrish Contributor
December 28, 2020
Sean Smith, BostonIrish Contributor

With live music – as we know it, anyway – in stasis these past several months, many venues, organizations, and artists have turned to virtual formats for presenting performances, whether through livestreaming or pre-recorded concerts. That includes Irish/Celtic music, as witnessed by GBH’s 2020 “A Christmas Celtic Sojourn” and the annual BCMFest, which will take place January 14-18 [see story elsewhere on the Boston Irish site].

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