Gaelic Roots Music, Song, Dance, Workshop, and Lecture Series

Wednesday, January 16
Irish dance and céilí: Directed by Meghan Allen, T.C.R.G.
Live dance music by Séamus Connolly (Sullivan Artist-in-Residence), Larry Reynolds, and friends.
Gasson Hall Irish Room, 6:30 pm
beginner instruction; 6:45-8:45 dances taught (all levels)

Wednesday, February 6
Lecture/Recital:  The Irish Music Manuscripts of Henry Hudson at the Boston Public Library, presented by visiting Fulbright scholar Jim O'Brien Moran.
Burns Library, 6:30-8:00 pm

Thursday, February 28
Lecture/Concert
Lecture on Séamus Ennis' Gaelic song translations, by visiting Fulbright scholar Jim O'Brien Moran; concert of Irish songs performed by Bridget Fitzgerald and Mary Lee Partington, with uilleann piper Jimmy O'Brien Moran.
Connolly House, 6:30-9:00 pm

Tuesday, March 11
Exhibit:  Reflections of Ireland: Music and Landscapes by Richard Toomey
Reception with live music.
Co-sponsored by John J. Burns Library.
Burns Library, 4:30-6:30 pm
RSVP 617-552-3282

Thursday, March 27
Concert: "Ceol, Scealta, agus Amhrain:  Music, Stories, and Songs" performed by Jim O'Brien Moran (visiting Fulbright scholar) -- uilleann pipes, whistle, and vocals Connolly House, 7:00-9:00 pm

Tuesday, April 1
Concert: Cillian Vallely and Kevin Crawford -- uilleann pipes, whistles, and Irish flute
Connolly House, 7:00-9:00 pm

Tuesday, April 15
Concert: "Songs and Stories from the Ulster Tradition" performed by Len Graham
Connolly House, 7:00-9:00 pm

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