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
Irish music
radio/internet programs
Photos of sessions and concerts
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Irish Traditional Music Sessions
Sundays
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM: The Playwright Irish Pub, 1232 Whitney Avenue, Hamden, CT
June
17: Jonathan Warner and Katie Murray
June
24: NO SESSION
2nd
and 4th Sundays 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM: Finnegan’s Tavern, 292 Spielman
Highway in Burlington, CT
Tuesdays
8:00 PM to 10:00 PM: The Playwright Irish Pub, 1232 Whitney Avenue, Hamden, CT
June
12: Damien Connolly and Jonathan Warner
June
19: John Tabb and Ellen Redman
June
26: Dan Foster and Katie Murray
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 PM,
La Boca Restaurant, 337 Main St,
Middletown, CT
June 20 – Jeanne Freeman (fiddle) with Loretta
Egan Murphy (button accordion)
3rd
Thursday 7:45 PM to 10:00 PM: P.V.
O'Donnell Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann Traditional
Irish Music Session at St. Gabriel’s Parish Hall, 26 Broadway, Milford, CT
June 21: Loretta
Egan Murphy (accordion)
2nd
Saturdays 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM: Irish Heritage Society of Milford, 131 Bridgeport
Avenue, Milford, CT
Concerts
The Coracles
There are now 5 Coracles. The Coracles are a wonderful group
of local musicians.
Please support them!
The Coracles are available for private parties.
Check out the Coracles and their complete schedule at www.thecoracles.com.
Saturday, June 23 (5:30-7:00) and Sunday, June 24, 2018
(1:30-3:00), The Connecticut Irish Festival, North Haven, CT
Saturday, June 30, 2018, 8:30 PM – 11:30 PM, Playwright Pub,
1232 Whitney Ave. Hamden, CT
Saturday, July 28, 2018, 8:30 PM – 11:30 PM, Playwright Pub,
1232 Whitney Ave. Hamden, CT
Saturday, August 18, 2018, 8:30 PM – 11:30 PM, Playwright
Pub, 1232 Whitney Ave. Hamden, CT
Saturday, September 22, 2018, 8:30 PM – 11:30 PM, Playwright
Pub, 1232 Whitney Ave. Hamden, CT
Saturday, October 27, 2018, 8:30 PM – 11:30 PM, Playwright
Pub, 1232 Whitney Ave. Hamden, CT
Saturday, November 17, 2018, 8:30 PM – 11:30 PM, Playwright
Pub, 1232 Whitney Ave. Hamden, CT
Saturday, December 22, 2018, 8:30 PM – 11:30 PM, Playwright
Pub, 1232 Whitney Ave. Hamden, CT
Summer Festivals
Saturday, June 23 and Sunday, June 24, 2018: Connecticut
Irish Festival, North Haven, CT
www.http://ctirishfestival.com/
A great time year after year!!!!!!!
Help organizing the festival is always welcome.
Contact Billy Mackey, Festival Chairman, at (860) 250-6917 or mackeyb@conelectricinc.com
August
10 – 12, 2018, The Pipers’ Gathering
Wisdom
House, Litchfield CT
Brighde
Chaimbeul, Anthony Robb & Blackie O’Connell
Fiachra
O’Regan, Chris Gray, Rosalind Buda, & William Woodson
Seán Gavin
& Sophie Lavoie
For
further information: http://www.pipersgathering.org/
Local Irish Clubs and Organizations
The Irish American Community Center (IACC) and the
New Haven Gaelic Football and Hurling Club
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/Sports at the IACC
Sunday, June 10
9:00 AM GAA
Championship: Limerick Vs. Waterford
The Irish Cultural
& Sports Association of Southern Connecticut
There are many events organized, sponsored
and hosted by the IC&SA. Become a member!
Saturday,
July 21, 12:00 Noon
Annual
Golf Tournament
Alling
Golf Course
For
further information and reservations: Tom Prendergast (203-675-6686,
mprendergast@icsa-home.org), Packy Lillis (203-823-2603, plillis@icsahome.org)
or Shaun Donnelly (203-387-7999, sdonnelly@icsa-home.org).
Saturday,
July 28, 7:30
Sunday,
July 29, 3:00
Lay Me Down Softly
Written
by Billy Roche and directed by Karl Ryan.
Rescheduled
following the earlier postponement.
Presented
by the Connecticut Irish Theater Troupe and the Irish Cultural and Sports
Association
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
P.V. O'Donnell branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann
http://pvodonnellcce.org/index.html
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 June 10, 2018