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Another Crowd Favorite Returns To Lowell Summer Music Series

Another crowd favorite, Gaelic Storm, is returning to the Lowell Summer Music Series on June 20th! I’ve seen them a few times and they never fail to put on a lively show full of excellent music.

 

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Celebrate Irish Music At The Chevalier Theatre

The On Stage! concert series at the Chevalier Theatre in Medford, MA is pleased to welcome a triple-bill of the Boston-area’s finest Irish Music performers: Matt and Shannon Heaton, Laura Cortese and Fodhla on Saturday, March 18th at 8:00 pm.

This is a wonderful intimate experience and will be a great way to celebrate the day after St. Patrick’s Day!

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Irish Old-Timey Bluegrass? Who Knew?

I decided to attend this show by the Irish quartet We Banjo 3 at Johnny D’s (part of the World Music schedule) because the combination of Irish music and bluegrass sounded irresistible. My intuition turned out to be accurate – this was a fantastic show!

We Banjo 3

We Banjo 3

I did not have a hard time imagining how Irish old-timey bluegrass music would sound, but I had no idea it would be as fabulous as is was! The band, at its first show ever in the Boston area, played to an enthusiastic sold-out crowd and stunned us with their talent and wit. I got the impression that they were surprised to have sold out the venue!

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