Gaelic Roots
Spring 2012 Music, Song, Dance, Workshop and Lecture Series
The Gaelic Roots series is directed by Séamus Connolly, BC's Sullivan Artist-in-Residence, and sponsored by the Center for Irish Programs at Boston College. All Gaelic Roots events are free and open to the public unless otherwise specified.
Please contact irish@bc.edu or 617-552-6396 with any comments or queries.

Hanneke Cassel Band: Fiddle, Cello, and Guitar
2101 Commonwealth Avenue, on BC's Brighton campus
Thursday, January 26
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Directions: see below

Irish Dance and Ceili, directed by Kieran Jordan, T.C.R.G.
With live music by Seamus Connolly & friends
Gasson Hall Irish Room
Thursday, March 29
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Irish Songs, a concert by Cathie Ryan
Walsh Hall Function Room, located at 150 St. Thomas More Rd. on BC's Chestnut Hill campus
Thursday, April 12
6:30 to 8:30 p.m

Irish Accordion, Fiddle, & Song
Concert by Seamus Begley & Oisin Mac Diarmada
Walsh Hall Function Room, located at 150 St. Thomas More Rd. on BC's Chestnut Hill campus
Wednesday, May 2
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Directions to 2101 Commonwealth Ave.
From the East (Boston): Driving west, the parking entrance for Brighton Campus is one half mile west of Chestnut Hill Avenue. Turn right at the sign marked "construction entrance," 300 feet west of Greycliff Road. 2101 Commonwealth Avenue, formerly the Cardinal's residence, will be on your right.
From the West (Newton): Driving east on Commonwealth Avenue, continue past the Boston College main gate. Cross the Lake Street intersection, and continue east on Commonwealth Avenue for another 0.2 miles. With Evergreen Cemetery on your right, make a U-turn and travel west on Commonwealth Avenue for 0.1 miles. Turn right at the sign marked "construction entrance," 300 feet west of Greycliff Road. 2101 Commonwealth Avenue building, formerly the Cardinal's residence, will be on your right.
Public transportation: The closest MBTA green line stop is the B line's "Boston College" stop. Cross Lake Street and continue walking 0.1 miles east on Commonwealth Avenue. Enter Brighton Campus at the "construction entrance." 2101 Commonwealth, formerly the Cardinal's residence, will be on your right. The 86 bus route is another nearby option.
Inclement weather: visit http://www.bc.edu/bcinfo for updates on weather-related cancellations at BC.