New Year’s Eve at the Irish Center
The week between Christmas and New Year is always slow, particularly for those of us who had to work. But fortunately, it’s still possible to be Irish in Philly. For example, you can hear Slainte, a Jamison offshoot featuring Frank Daly and CJ Mills, at Reedy’s on Frankford Avenue in Philly on Saturday night.
There are sessions galore, including a ballad session with Paraic Keane and John Byrne at Fergie’s Pub on Sansom Street on Sunday. Go, hear these two Dubliners turned Philadelphians, and enjoy the beers and great menu at this cozy pub.
Many local pubs and restaurants are having New Year’s Eve parties, but there’s always the old favorite—New Year’s Eve at the Irish Center, which features the Vince Gallagher Band.
Coming up: local musicians Gerry Timlin, Gabriel Donohue, and Danny Quinn are teaming up to raise money for Hurricane Sandy victims at Catherine Rooney’s Irish Pub in Wilmington on Saturday, January 6.
On January 7, the John Byrne Band will be playing at the North Star Bar (where I once saw Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jew Boys, whom I’m sure left lingering mojo on that stage).
Also coming up for you Irish theater fans—the Lantern Theatre Company is mounting a production of Martin McDonagh’s “The Beauty Queen of Leenane,” at St. Stephen’s Church, starting on January 10. It’s a Tony Award-winning satire of the skirmishes and silent feuds between mothers and daughters. Take your mom.
