Gaelic Storm at Ardmore This week.
The Irish music is ratcheting up in advance of high holy month, which is just about a week away.
Both Gaelic Storm and the Chieftains are headed our way this week. Gaelic Storm will be at the Ardmore Music Hall in Ardmore on Wednesday, Feb, 25, and The Chieftains will be on stage at the Wilmington Grand Opera House in Wilmington on Tuesday, February 24.
Full Set, the hot supergroup of trad music, will be making a return appearance at The Irish Center on Friday, February 27.
Local groups are also gearing up. The Theresa Flanagan Band will be at McGillicuddy’s in Upper Darby on Sunday then at Washington Crossing Inn in Washington Crossing on Thursday night. Catch Slainte (Frank Daly and CJ Mills of Jamison) at the Ashburner in Philly on Thursday night and Jamison at Keenan’s North Wildwood on Friday night. This week spend “Irish Tuesday” with performer Oliver McElhone at Maggie O’Neill’s in Drexel Hill and head over to the AOH in Swedesburg for their Irish music night with McHugh and O’Neill. Blackthorn will be appearing at a benefit for the Western Delaware Valley Lions Club at Penn Oaks Country Club in West Chester, also on Friday night.
And as if Friday night wasn’t busy enough. Brian Conway, John Whelan, Mary Courtney, and Brendan Dolan will be performing at West Chester University. They’re all top notch trad performers.
‘t the less musical side of things: On Saturday, February 21, the Delco Gaels Indoor League kicks off at Maple Zone in Boothwyn, and the Officer Daniel Boyle Scholarship Fund Annual Social takes place at the FOP Heroes Hall in Northeast Philadelphia.
And next week, be sure to mark your calendars for the Duffy’s Cut Fundraiser at Maggie O’Neill’s Pub in Drexel Hill, with songs by Karen Boyce McCollum “and the Lads.” It’s also the weekend of the annual Gael Scoil, an immersion in the Irish language for kids, at Notre Dame High School in Lawrenceville, NJ.
After next week, make sure you come back here frequently since our calendar changes almost hourly. We hope to see a lot of you around somewhere, because we will certainly be around somewhere.
