Echoes of Erin
Traditional and
Contemporary Irish Music
Sundays: 12:00 Noon – 2:00 PM
Broadcasting from the University of New Haven,
West Haven, Connecticut
Playing the music we love!!
L to R: Joan Kennedy/Pat Kennedy, Pat Hosey, Mike McGrath, Chuck Vigue
Listen
live at www.wnhu.org
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Photos of sessions and concerts
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Irish Traditional Music Sessions
Free
Sundays
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM: Irish Heritage Society of Milford, 131 Bridgeport Avenue,
Milford, CT
Sundays
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM: The Playwright Irish Pub, 1232 Whitney Avenue, Hamden, CT
April 22: Brian Conway (fiddle) and Damien Connolly
(fiddle/accordion)
Brian Conway (L) and Damien Connolly
April 29: Loretta Murphy (accordion) and Kevin
Fontaine (banjo)
Loretta Murphy and Kevin Fontaine
Tuesdays
8:00 PM to 10:00 PM: The Playwright Irish Pub, 1232 Whitney Avenue, Hamden, CT
April 24: Loretta Murphy (accordion) and Dan Foster
(fiddle)
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
2nd
Saturdays 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM: Irish Heritage Society of Milford, 131 Bridgeport
Avenue, Milford, CT
Saturday, May 12:
Joey Arbata (uilleann pipes)
3rd
Thursday 7:45 PM to 10 PM: P.V.
O'Donnell Comhaltas Ceoltóirí
Éireann Traditional
Irish Music Session at St. Gabriel’s Parish Hall, 26 Broadway, Milford, CT
April 19: Damien Connolly (fiddle/accordion)
Wednesdays:
April 18, May 2, May 30, June 6, June 20, 7:30 PM.
La Boca Restaurant, 337 Main St, Middletown, CT
Jeanne Freeman (fiddle)
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,
April 21, 2018, 8:30 PM – 11:30 PM,
Playwright Pub, 1232 Whitney Ave. Hamden, CT
Saturday,
May 19, 2018, 8:30 PM – 11:30 PM, Playwright Pub, 1232 Whitney Ave. Hamden, CT
Saturday,
June 9, 2018, 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM, The Irish Heritage Society of Milford, 131
Bridgeport Ave., Milford, CT
Saturday, June
23 and Sunday, June 24, 2018 (Times TBA), 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
Irish Music TradFest
Sunday, April 29, 2018, 1:00 to 7:30 PM
Greater Danbury Irish Cultural Center
6 Lake Avenue, Danbury, CT
Sally & Damien Connolly, Chicks ‘n Sync, Dan Ringrose and Jeanne Freeman, the Kerry Boys
$5.00
For more
information: https://gdicc.org/
Marie Ni Chathasaigh & Chris Newman
Sunday, April 29,
2018, 7:30 PM
(Photo by Con
Kelleher, Macroom, Co. Cork)
House Concert in
Middletown, CT
For reservations and directions
call 860-983-7963 or email jcormack@wesleyan.edu
Suggested
Donation: $20.00
Maeve Gilchrist and Keith Murphy
Thursday,
May 3, 2018, Doors at 7:00 PM, Music at
7:30 PM
House Concert, New Haven
Contact: David.Sasso@gmail.com
Dylan Foley,
Damien Connolly, Matt Mancuso
Saturday, May 12,
2018, 8:00 PM
Irish American
Community Center
Venice Place, East
Haven, CT
$20.00
Information: John O’Donovan (203-281-3563)
Natalie Haas, Maeve Gilchrist, Yann Falquet, Nic Gareiss
Saturday, June 2, 2018, 7:00 PM
Irish, Scottish, Québécois, Dance
Fire in the
Kitchen
North Madison Congregational Church
1271 Durham Road,
Madison, CT, 203-421-3241
Summer
Festivals
Saturday,
June 23 and Sunday, June 24, 2018: Connecticut Irish Festival, North Haven, CT
Help
organizing the festival is always welcome.
Contact Billy Mackey,
Festival Chairman, at (860) 250-6917 or mackeyb@conelectricinc.com
September:
Greater Danbury Irish Festival, Danbury, CT
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
New Haven Irish Football
U10, U12, U14 Divisions
|
Date |
Venue |
Home Team |
Visiting Team |
Times |
Age Divisions |
|
Saturday April 28th |
Fairlawn |
St. Joseph's |
New Haven |
4,5,6 |
U10,12,14 |
|
Saturday May 5th |
IACC |
New Haven |
St Patrick's |
3,4,5 |
U10,12,14 |
|
Saturday May 12th |
IACC |
New Haven |
Rockland |
3,4,5 |
U10,12,14 |
|
Saturday May 19th |
Monroe |
St Brendan's |
New Haven |
3,4,5 |
U10,12,14 |
Come out and support the teams. For more information:
Catherine Staunton at stauntoncas@gmail.com
New Haven Junior Ladies Football
The official spring schedule for the New York league:
|
Date |
Time |
Venue |
Opponent |
|
4/21/2018 |
TBD |
IACC |
UCONN College Tournament |
|
4/22/2018 |
TBD |
IACC |
UCONN College Tournament |
|
5/6/2018 |
6:00 pm |
Gaelic Park |
Feile |
|
5/20/2018 |
10:30 am |
IACC |
Leitrim |
|
6/23/2018 |
6:00 pm |
Irish Festival (North Haven) |
Rockland |
|
6/27/2018 |
8:00 pm |
Gaelic Park |
Manhattan Gaels |
|
7/12/2018 |
8:00 pm |
Gaelic Park |
St. Bridget’s |
|
7/22/2018 |
10:30 am |
IACC |
Fermanagh |
Come out and support the teams.
For more information: Geoff
Maxwell with any questions
(203)
605-7414
Mother’s Day Breakfast and Mass
Sunday, May 13, 2018, 9:00 AM
Reservations: Anne Hines (203) 488- 4902 or ahsheep@aol.com
Dave Kane: Jokes
My Irish Father Told Me
June 2, 2018
Doors: 6:30 PM; Dinner: 7:00 PM; Show: 8:00 PM
Tickets $20.00
For further information: Geoff Maxwell (203) 605-7413
or grmaxwell1601@sbcglobal.net
Summer Camp
The Irish
Cultural & Sports Association of Southern Connecticut
There
are many events organized, sponsored and hosted by the IC&SA. Become a
member!
Irish Flag Raising
9:00 AM, Sunday, April 22, 2018
New Haven Green in commemoration of
the 1916 Easter Rising
Connecticut Irish Theatre Troupe Production
Lay Me Down Softly by Billy Roche
Friday, April 27, and Saturday 28, 2018, 7:30 PM
Sunday, April 29, 3:00 PM
Whitneyville Cultural Commons, Hamden, CT
Tickets: $20.00
For reservations contact Margaret at mspren@snet.net or access www.ctirishtheatertroups@brownpapertickets.com
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 April 18, 2018