Singer Briege Murphy will be performing at the Ceili Group Festival.
The Philadelphia Ceili Group’s 40th Annual Irish Traditional Music Festival continues on Saturday with loads of workshops—you can even pick up a few choice words in Irish or learn to play the bodhran. Plus there’s music all day, culminating in a concert with the hot new group, FullSet, along with Sean Keane and his band.
Best news of all—lunch and dinner is available from the Irish Coffee Shop in Upper Darby. If you’ve ever had their food you know you’re in for a treat.
Speaking of festivals, Irish Weekend in N. Wildwood starts on Thursday this week with a concert at Wildwood Catholic High School with All-Ireland fiddler Haley Richardson and Derek Warfield and the Young Wolfetones and music, music, music all weekend long both on the street and in the local pubs. There’s a Mass, a pipe band competition, a street run, and loads of vendors.
On Saturday, Gloucester City, NJ, is throwing its 8th annual Shamrock Festival at Kind Street Marina and Proprietor’s Park on the Delaware with music by The Broken Shillelagh, The Misty Dew’rs and Clancy’s Pistol. The Broken Shillelaghs will be will be playing at Tavern on the Edge in Gloucester City later that evening.
Also on Saturday, the second annual Shane Kelly Memorial Soccer Showcase takes place at Northeast High School. The proceeds benefit the Shane Kelly Memorial Fun which last year provided four $1,000 scholarships to local soccer players. Kelly was an AOH member who was killed during a mugging in 2011.
On Sunday, the John Byrne Band will be headlining at the Burlington County Arts in the Park event at Historic Smithville Park in Smithville, NJ.
On Friday, don’t miss Quizzo Night, a fundraiser for The Irish Center. Dozens of teams will be competing for prizes with their knowledge of trivia. The event takes place at The Irish Center, 6815 Emlen Street, Philadelphia.
Also on Friday, Blackthorn starts its stint at LaCosta Lounge in Sea Isle City.
