Thrills, spills, and curls!
Irish dancer alert: The documentary “Jig” starts a run at the Bala Theatre in Bala Cynwyd this week. Put on your ghillies and get over there. It was filmed at the Irish Dancing World Championships in Glasgow in March 2010—or, as it is better known, the big, wonking world oireachtas.
There’s also a beginner summer Irish dance camp at the Irish Center in Mt. Airy starting Monday. Olivia Hilpl, director of the Rince Ri School of Irish Dance, is the instructor. Kids will be learning slip jigs and reels all morning for a week.
Music lovers alert: ‘Tis the week of Musikfest in Bethlehem and, as usual, they have a fine lineup of Celtic acts, starting with Amarach on Friday night, with those wild rockers from DC, Scythian, taking the stage on Monday night. Barleyjuice is up next on Wednesday with Gaelic Storm closing out Wednesday night. The Jameson Sisters will be performing on Thursday night, and you can catch RUNA next Saturday.
Actually, you can catch RUNA twice this week. Shannon Lambert-Ryan and her merry band of contemporary Celtic music makers are appearing with the Canadian group, The Town Pants, at the Sellersville Theatre on August 11.
Sellersville is feeling Celtic lately. On her way is singer Moya Brennan of Clannad, appearing with harper Cormac O’Barra. (Cormac de Barra’s brother, Fionan, plays with RUNA and is married to Shannon Lambert-Ryan.) Brennan and de Barra are on the bill for August 13. You probably won’t see Fionan sitting in—he and RUNA are at Musikfest that night.
If you’re downashore, Celtic rockers Jamison are playing at Casey’s in North Wildwood on Friday night, at Keenan’s Irish pub in NW on Saturday, and at Shenanigans in Sea Isle on Sunday. The Broken Shillelaghs are at Tucker’s Pub in Wildwood on Saturday night.
Coming up: There’s a benefit to raise money for a new foundation established in the name of Joanie Logan, the Delaware County three-year-old who drowned on Memorial Day, at Keenan’s Irish Pub in North Wildwood on Sunday, August 14.
On August 18, the Young Dubliners come to World Café Live in Philly. Also on the bill, local phenom The John Byrne Band.
