Echoes of Erin 
Traditional and
Contemporary Irish Music
Sundays: 12:00 Noon – 2:00 PM
The University of New Haven, West Haven, Connecticut
L to R: Joan Kennedy/Pat Kennedy, Pat Hosey, Mike McGrath, Chuck Vigue
Listen
live at www.wnhu.org
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Traditional Music Sessions
Session leaders
are tentative and subject to change.
Sundays 4:00 PM to
6:00 PM: The Playwright Irish Pub
1232
Whitney Avenue, Hamden, CT
January
26: Damien Connolly
Tuesdays 8:00 PM
to 10:00 PM: The Playwright Irish Pub
1232
Whitney Avenue, Hamden, CT
January
21: Loretta Murphy and Jeanne Freeman
January
28: Jeanne Freeman and Ellen Redman
Tuesdays 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM: Bull's
Bridge Inn
South Kent, CT (~one mile north of New Milford line on Route 7)
Led by Dave Paton
1st and 3rd
Wednesdays 7:30: La Boca Restaurant
337 Main St., Middletown, CT
Music
with Jeanne Freeman (fiddle) and guest.
Thursdays (3rd) 7:45 PM: P.V. O'Donnell branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann
St.
Gabriel Church Hall, 26 Broadway, Milford, CT
Saturdays (4th) 3:00 – 5:00 PM: Burke-Curry-Seery branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann
Charlie’s Pizza – 386 Prospect
St., East Hartford, CT
Irish Music Concerts
The Coracles
Saturday, February 8, 2020, 8:30 PM, Playwright Irish Pub, 1232 Whitney Avenue, Hamden,
CT
Friday, February 28, 2020,
7:00 PM, Irish American Home Society, 132 Commerce St., Glastonbury, CT
Friday, March 13, 2020, 7:00
PM, Black Rock Yacht Club, 80 Grovers Ave.,
Bridgeport, CT
Saturday, March 14, 2020, 8:30 PM, Playwright Irish Pub, 1232 Whitney Avenue, Hamden,
CT
Sunday, March 15, 2020, 3:30
PM, Irish American Community Center, Venice Place, East Haven, CT
Tuesday, March 17, 2020, 6:00 PM, Playwright Irish Pub, 1232 Whitney Avenue, Hamden,
CT
Friday, March 20, 2020, 7:00
PM, Irish American Home Society, 132 Commerce St., Glastonbury, CT
Saturday, April,
2020, 8:30 PM, Playwright Irish Pub, 1232 Whitney Avenue, Hamden,
CT
Check out
the Coracles and their complete schedule at www.thecoracles.com.
The Jolly Beggars
Check out their web
site at http://www.thejollybeggarsmusic.com/
Saturday, February 1, 2020,
8:00 PM, Irish Heritage Society of Milford, CT
Saturday, February 15, 2020, 8:30 PM, Playwright Irish Pub, 1232 Whitney Avenue, Hamden,
CT
Saturday, February 22, 2020, 8:30 PM, Gaelic American Club, Fairfield, CT
Brannigan’s
Corner
Duffy’s
Tavern, 241 Campbell Avenue, West Haven, CT
Every
other Sunday, 7:30 PM
January
26
February
9
February
23
Dan Ringrose
Check out Dan’s web site: https://danringrosemusic.com/
Sunday, January 26, 2020, 2:30 PM,
Sons of Erin, 22 William Street, Westfield, MA
Friday, January 31, 2020, Irish House Restaurant and Trinity Pub at the Irish Cultural
Center, 429 Morgan Road, West Springfield, MA
Thursday, February 20, 2020, 6:00
PM, Five Churches Brewery, 193 Arch St., New Britain, CT
We Banjo 3
Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 7:30 PM
Katharine Hepburn
Cultural Arts Center, Old Saybrook, CT
https://www.thekate.org
Gaelic
Storm
Thursday, February 13,
2019, 2020, 7:00 PM
Katharine Hepburn
Cultural Arts Center, Old Saybrook, CT
https://www.thekate.org
Eileen
Ivers
Saturday, February 22,
2020, 8:00 PM
Katharine Hepburn
Cultural Arts Center, Old Saybrook, CT
https://www.thekate.org
Altan
Wednesday, February
26, 2020, 8:00 PM
Ridgefield Playhouse
https://ridgefieldplayhouse.org/
Altan
Sunday, March 1, 2020,
7:00 PM
Iron Horse Music Hall,
Northampton, MA
Tickets: http://www.nbotickets.com/auto_choose_ga.asp?area=360&event=11440
Dublin
City Ramblers
Friday, March 6, 2020,
8:00 PM
Infinity Music Hall,
Hartford
Tickets:
https://www.infinityhall.com/Events/dublin-city-ramblers-3-6-2020/
Lunasa
Wednesday, March 11,
7:00 PM
Iron Horse Music Hall,
Northampton, MA
Tickets:
https://www.nbotickets.com/auto_choose_ga.asp?area=360&event=11542
Jerry
O’Sullivan
with
The Greater
Bridgeport Symphony
Eric
Jacobsen, Conductor
There and
Back Again
Saturday, March 14, 2020, 8:00 PM
Klein
Auditorium, 910 Fairfield Avenue, Bridgeport, CT
Tickets
and Information: https://gbs.org
There
and Back Again will be a wonderful evening with the Greater Bridgeport
Symphony.
Jerry O’Sullivan will perform Shaun
Davey’s The Brendan Voyage — a travelogue of the 6th-century voyage
of St. Brendan “the Navigator”. The Greater Bridgeport Symphony will follow
Jerry with Dvorak’s 9th Symphony “From the New World.”
Sofia Gilchenok, a co-winner of the Greater Bridgeport Symphony’s Young
Instrumentalists’ Competition will perform Bartok’s Viola
Concerto.
John Whelan, Dylan Foley, Conor
Hearn
Friday, March 20, 2020
Irish
Heritage Society of Milford
131 Bridgeport Ave, Milford, CT
The
High Kings
Friday, March 20,
2020, 8:00 PM
Garde Arts Center, New
London, CT
Tickets:
https://gardearts.org/events/the-high-kings/
Talisk
Friday, March 20,
2020, 8:00 PM
2017 MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards Folk Band of The Year
Katharine
Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, Old Saybrook, CT
https://www.thekate.org
John Whelan and Brian Conway
with Conor Hearn
Saturday,
March 28, 2020, 8:00 PM
First
Congregational Church of Branford, 1009 Main Street, Branford
Hosted
by the Branford Folk Music Society
St. Patrick’s Day Parades
Stamford: Saturday, March 7, 2:00 PM
Hartford: Saturday, March 14, 11:00 AM
New Haven: Sunday, March 15, 1:30 PM
Local Irish Clubs and
Organizations
The Irish American Community Center (IACC) and the New Haven
Gaelic Football and Hurling Club
http://www.IACC-CT.com
Become a Member of the IACC: http://www.iacc-ct.com/?page_id=5
The IACC organizes, sponsors and hosts many
events of interest to the community.
Events at the IACC
Bingo
Every Friday, 7:00 PM
Hurling and
Football
Saturday, January 25
12:15 PM
Hurling: Tipperary vs Limerick
2:15 PM
Football: Donegal
vs Mayo
4:15 PM
Football: Kerry vs Dublin
Sunday, January 26
9:00 AM
Hurling: Waterford vs Cork
11:00 AM
Hurling: Kilkenny vs Dublin
Indoor Training
Indoor training starts on Sunday, January 26, 2020. See Schedule
below. All times are 10:30 AM to 12:00 Noon.
Training is at the Connecticut Sportsplex, 216 Foxon Rd., North Branford
The dates and times are:
January 26
February 2
February 9
February 16
February 23
March 1
Happy
Hour/Trad Session/Super Bowl Party
February
2, 2010, 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Followed
by the Super Bowl!
Free
admission, but bring something to share with others.
Parade
Queen Selection
Saturday, February 8, 2020, 8 PM
Doors open 7:00 PM
Annual Corn Beef and Cabbage Dinner
Sunday, February
23, 2020, 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Contact Anne Hines at (203) 488-4902 or ahsheep@aol.com.
Reservations are necessary by
February 20.
The Irish Cultural
& Sports Association of Southern Connecticut
There
are many events organized, sponsored and hosted by the IC&SA. Become a
member!
The Shamrock Traditional Irish Music Society,
Inc. (STIMS)
http://www.shamrockirishmusic.org/index.html
STIMS
is a wonderful organization that is responsible for bringing to the area many
Irish musicians.
Join
their mailing list.
Irish Heritage Society of Milford
West Haven Irish American Club
https://www.facebook.com/whIrishclub/
P.V. O'Donnell
branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann
http://pvodonnellcce.org/index.html
Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum
3011
Whitney Avenie, Hamden, CT
The
museum houses the world’s largest collection of Hunger-related art.
A
visit to the museum is a very moving experience.
The
Irish Piper by William Oliver (1874)
Support
the Museum
https://www.ighm.org/
Website
maintained by Charles Vigue.
Email contact: cvigue@newhaven.edu
for further information and for posting of news and concert
listings on EchoesofErin.net.
Website updated January 21, 2020