updated 2023/03/15
Events in the local area
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| Mar 15 at 7:30 pm – Teada, Direct from Ireland Jammin Java 227 Maple Ave. East Vienna, VA |
| Mar 15 at 1 pm – Irish Tea and Talk with Jo Morrison, harp The Mansion at Strathmore 10701 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD, |
| Mar 16 at 7:30 pm – Sean Heely Celtic Band St. Patrick’s Day Show Jammin Java 227 Maple Ave. East Vienna, VA |
| Mar 17 at 7 pm – Craggy Island Beans in the Belfry, 122 West Potomac St. Brunswick, MD |
| Mar 18 at 7 pm – One Street Over The Barns of Rose Hill 95 Chalmers Court Berryville, VA a traditional Irish band comprised of Doug Enders, Katie Enders, Nicholas Robb, and Tony Rodriguez, |
| Mar 19 at 4 pm – Dervish George Mason University Hylton Performing Arts Center, Merchants Hall 10960 George Mason Circle Manassas, VA For more than 30 years, the sextet from the Emerald Isle has reigned as one of the leading names in traditional Irish music. The internationally-acclaimed ensemble includes some of Ireland’s finest traditional musicians, including Cathy Jordan (vocals and drums), Shane Mitchell (accordion), Liam Kelly (flute/whistle), Brian McDonagh (mandola/mandolin), Tom Morrow (fiddle), and Michael Holmes (bouzouki). |
| Mar 22 at 7:30 pm – Clare Sands in Concert Seekers Church 276 Carroll St NW Washington, DC Channeling the music of her ancestors, 6th generation fiddler and bilingual singer Clare Sands is a unique force in Irish music. |
| Mar 23 at 7:30 pm – Talisk, Scottish trad music The Hamilton Live 600 14th St. NW Washington, DC |
| Mar 24-25 – GWCC Spring Fling War Memorial Building Shepherdstown, WV this is a slightly smaller, more relaxed event that offers our members and friends a chance to celebrate the changing of the seasons. We dance in the historic War Memorial Building in the heart of Shepherdstown, on the nice wood floor of the second floor ballroom: a ceílí on Friday night, two workshops during the day on Saturday, and a ceílí on Saturday night. |
| Mar 24, 25 at 7:30 pm – The High Kings The Birchmere Music Hall 3701 Mt. Vernon Ave. Alexandria, VA |
| Mar 24 at 730 pm – Andrew Finn McGill & Alan Murray Uptown Concerts Timonium United Methodist Church 2300 Pot Spring Rd Timonium, MD Finn grew up studying Irish, old-time and bluegrass with dozens of the best fiddlers in the world every summer…Alan currently plays and tours around the world with many of the finest traditional musicians & acts today |
| Mar 25 at 3-5 pm – Irish Ceili sponsored by EducArte Spanish Ballroom backroom Glen Echo Park 7300 MacArthur Blvd Glen Echo, MD Caller Kate Spanos, with Marty Frye (flute), Peter Brice (button accordion), Richard Osban (guitar/tenor banjo), and Meghan Mette (fiddle). |
| April 2 at 7:30 pm – Malinda with Nati Dredd The Birchmere Music Hall 3701 Mt. Vernon Ave. Alexandria, VA |
| Apr 14-16 – Baltimore Irish Trad Fest multiple locations Instructors include Button Accordion – Billy McComiskey, Sean McComiskey, Fiddle – James Kelly, Rose Flanagan, – Joanna Clare, Tin Whistle/Flute – Kevin Crawford, Kathleen Conneely, Tenor Banjo – Pauline Conneely |
| Apr 15 at 8 PM – Baltimore Irish Trad Fest Irish Masters Concert (new) Creative Alliance 3134 Eastern Ave. Baltimore, MD, |
| Apr 21 at 7:30 pm – Seamus Kennedy The Cellar Stage Timonium United Methodist Church 2300 Pot Spring Rd. Timonium, MD, |
| Apr 23 at 4 pm – Ronn McFarlane (Lute) & Carolyn Surrick (Viola de Gamba) Resurrection Catholic Church 3315 Greencastle Road Burtonsville MD music from the Renaissance and Baroque, music from Ireland and Scotland, |
| Apr 29 – Southern Maryland Celtic Festival Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum St. Leonard, MD. |
| May 2 at 1 PM – Wellness and Tea with Karen Ashbrook, dulcimer (new) The Mansion at Strathmore 10701 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD |
| May 9 at 7:30 pm – Tempest Jammin Java 227 Maple Ave. East Vienna, VA |
| May 31 – Jun 11 (times vary) – Humours of Bandon (new) a play Written and performed by Margaret McAuliffe Presented by Solas Nua Atlas Performing Arts Center 1333 H St NE Washington, D.C, |
| Jun 2 at 7:30 pm – Natalie MacMasters and Donnell Leahy (rescheduled show) (new) The Birchmere Music Hall 3701 Mt. Vernon Ave. Alexandria, VA, |
Jun 02 at 7:30 pm – Brendan Mulvihill, Angelina Carberry, and Dan Brouder Cellar Stage™ Timonium Timonium United Methodist Church2 300 Pot Spring RdT imonium, MDBrendan Mulvihill won the All Ireland Fiddle Championship in 1972. Angelina Carberry on the banjo has developed a highly personal style with unique rhythmical characteristics. Dan Brouder is a well-respected exponent of the West Limerick accordion style. |
| Jun 17 – Penn-Mar Irish Festival The Markets at Shrewsbury 12025 Susquehanna Trail Glen Rock, PA great list of musicians, including Eileen Ivers, |
| Jun 29-Jul 2 – Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann (CCÉ) 50th Anniversary North American Convention Bethesda North Marriott Hotel 5701 Marinelli Rd. Rockville, MD Registration is now open |
| Jul 19 & 20 at 8 pm – The High Kings XV Tour Rams Head on Stage, 33 West St. Annapolis, MD, |
| Sep 7at 7:30 pm – Clannad: In A Lifetime, The Farewell Tour The Birchmere Music Hall 3701 Mt. Vernon Ave. Alexandria, VA In a career spanning four decades, Clannad have made music that entwines the traditional and the modern, the past and the future, with stunningly beautiful results |
| Sept 12 at 7:30 pm – Clannad: In A Lifetime, The Farewell Tour Rams Head On Stage 33 West Street Annapolis, Maryland In a career spanning four decades, Clannad have made music that entwines the traditional and the modern, the past and the future, with stunningly beautiful results |