Girsa at the Irish Center on Saturday
Got festival fever? We do! There are a bunch of them this month, including the Philadelphia Ceili Group’s annual Irish traditional music event at the Irish Center in Philadelphia, which started on Thursday with singers’ night and ends on Saturday with music, workshops, kids’ activities, and a concert in the evening by the all-girl band, Girsa.
And that’s not all. There’s the Northeast Philly Irish Festival on Saturday featuring Irish country singer Deirdre Reilly, the Bogside Rogues, Timlin and Kane, the Hooligans, Celtic Connection, Belfast Connection and Oliver McElhone, all at Canstatters in the Northeast.
There are still tickets available to hear Diamh, an exciting band from Scotland, at the Alapocas Run State Park in Wilmington on Thursday.
There are, alas, very few tickets left for the John Byrne Band CD Release Party at the World Café next Saturday. Check the band’s website for any cancellations.
Don’t forget the AOH Irish Fall Weekend the last weekend of the month, along with Bethlehem’s Celtic Fest the same weekend. Both a great escapes from Pope Fever—it’s his weekend in Philly too.
