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Celtic Music

Irish, Scots and Related Music

Since there are already some wonderful sites of Irish and Celtic Music for New England, I don't routinely include links to Irish Jams, Scottish dancing, etc... So, here are some ways to keep track of it... most of these have many, many links out to the Celtic world!

• Music for Robin - Celtic Links
• RI Irish Music - very well maintained site for all aspects of Irish-American life...
  
• Boston has an Irish Traditional session (seisun), or several, every night of the week. Here is a link to the Irish Music Association page (Comhaltas) where you can find the tune list for their Monday evening BOSS (Boston Original Slow Session) which precedes the Full Speed session and usually draws 40 - 60 players.
• Devine's Diner Excellent Instruction in Irish Fiddle near PRovidence, and intimate House Concerts
• Capetrad - Bill Black's page of Celtic music for Cape Cod
• Boston Scottish Fiddle Club
• New Hampshire Strathspey and Reel Society a very active club north of Boston
  
• Scottish Fiddle SchoolBoston Harbor
  
• Ceolas
  
• Highland Dance Club of Boston
• and Rhode Island Scottish Country Dance site
• Rhode Island Scottish Festival
• Ray PRice of PRovidence
• the Canadian American Club, 202 Arlington St., Watertown, MA often has Cape Breton Scottish fiddling at its dances. No website, search the Dance Gypsy and other dance sites for information

Here are some links to sesisuns that were taking place within the last year or so... you must check them out to see if they still exist...

Weekly: The People's Pint - every Sunday from 6-10 p.m. All musicians welcome. 24 Federal St., Greenfield, Mass . (413) 773-0333.

Weekly: J.P. OHanlons every Sunday from 5pm to 8pm. 9 Main St Ayer Ma 01432-1325 Phone: 978.772.9282

Monthly: 3rd Sunday, Cape Breton Ceilidh, Canadian American Club 202 Arlington St., Watertown, MA 3-7pm (978) 858-3792

Twice Monthly: 1st & 4th Sunday, Student Session, Canadian American Club 202 Arlington St., Watertown, MA 2-3:30pm (978) 858-3792

Monthly: 3rd Sunday, 2:30-4:00, Ceol Traidisiunta na h' Eireann hosts Slow Session at the AOH Hibernian Hall, 151 Watertown St. (Rt. 16) in Watertown .

Weekly: The Burren - All-day seisiun on Sunday, 2pm-1am. 247 Elm Street, Davis Square, Somerville, MA . (617) 776-6896. This is one of the authentically Irish drop in sessions in Boston... you can hear some hard core Irish music fanatics at these sessions, or likely to be a pretty good person playing almost anytime you stop by...

Weekly: McGann's: Irish pub with seisiuns every Tuesday night. 197 Portland Street, Boston, MA . (617) 227-4059.

Weekly: The Druid: Sunday afternoon seisiuns and the best Guinness west of Galway. 1357 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA . (617) 497-0965.

Weekly: Cape Cod Claddagh Tavern, 77 Route 28, West Harwich: Session, 4-7 p.m. Saturday Weekly: Olde Inn at West Dennis, 348 Main St. (Route 28), West Dennis: Traditional Irish music session, Sunday 7:30pm-10:30pm

Weekly in the fall/winter: Fridays, 6 - 9 p.m. and Sundays 4 - 7 p.m. O'Neill's Irish Pub and Restaurant 120 Washington Street, Salem 978-740-8811 John Rockwell and Larry Young host a traditional Irish music session. Musicans are welcome to bring an instrument and join in. The pub is smoke-free!