Friday, November 11th, 6:00 - 11:00 pmSaturday, November 12th, 12:00 - 11:00 pmSunday, November 13th, 12:00 - 6:00 pm Timonium Fairgrounds in the Cow Palace, 2200 York Road, Baltimore, MD 21093 The Maryland Irish Festival is an annual celebration of Irish Culture, heritage, and customs benefiting Irish Charities of Maryland. This year celebrates the 48th annual Maryland … [Read more...] about 48th Annual Maryland Irish Festival
Irish Music
Makem & Clancy Together Again
On Tuesday April 16, 2019, Dónal Clancy and Rory Makem performed in a special concert at the Tommy Makem Arts and Community Centre (TMAC) in Keady, County Armagh. The center is just a stone’s throw from the Makem homestead where their fathers, Liam Clancy and Tommy Makem, met for the very first time 64 years ago. Tommy died in 2007 and Liam in 2009, but they live on in the … [Read more...] about Makem & Clancy Together Again
Makem & Clancy Together Again
On Tuesday April 16, 2019, Dónal Clancy and Rory Makem performed in a special concert at the Tommy Makem Arts and Community Centre (TMAC) in Keady, County Armagh. The center is just a stone’s throw from the Makem homestead where their fathers, Liam Clancy and Tommy Makem, met for the very first time 64 years ago. Tommy died in 2007 and Liam in 2009, but they live on in the … [Read more...] about Makem & Clancy Together Again
Cherish the Lady:
Joanie Madden Receives
Eugene O’Neill Lifetime Achievement Award
New York-based Irish American Writers & Artists bestowed the prestigious Eugene O’Neill Lifetime Achievement Award to traditional Irish musician Joanie Madden at a formal ceremony at the Manhattan Club, upstairs at Rosie O’Grady’s, New York, on Monday, November 12.
The nonprofit group celebrated Madden’s continued contributions to traditional Irish music in America and … [Read more...] about Cherish the Lady:
Joanie Madden Receives
Eugene O’Neill Lifetime Achievement Award
A Southern Celtic Christmas Concert
The sudden death five years ago of the Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney (1939-2013) evoked an unprecedented outpouring of grief around the world. Generally acknowledged as the greatest poet of the age, Seamus (as he was known to everyone) was beloved as much for his down to earth humanity as for the wisdom, honesty and lyrical beauty of his work. A rare interview with Heaney is one … [Read more...] about A Southern Celtic Christmas Concert