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Celtic Resources in the Greater Boston Area, including Classes, Ceilis, and Links.
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Classes


  • Irish Set Dancing Workshop by Greater Boston Ceili. (See below for ceili information.) On Thursdays starting at 8pm at The Sacred Heart Church Hall, Hancock Street, North Quincy, MA. Admission $5. For more information, please contact Margaret Greenway at (781) 769-5899 or by email.
     
  • Callanish School of Celtic Arts: Highland Dancing, Cape Breton Step-Dancing, Scottish Gaelic Language, and Gaelic Song. Current session dates/locations and class descriptions are available here. For more information, please contact Maggie Carchrie, member BATD, at (781) 306-0785 or by e-mail.
     
  • Irish Set Dancing and live music with Michael Collier, (617) 965-9048: held on 2nd Tuesdays of the month, 8:00 - 10:30pm, Old Cambridge Baptist Church, 1151 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA.
     
  • Irish Set Dancing with Paddy Noonan, (617) 327-0427: held on Mondays, 7:30 - 10:30pm, Olde Irish Alehouse, 24 Bridge St, Dedham, MA 02026.
     
  • Irish Set Dancing with Ger Cooney, (617) 776-6896: held on Mondays, 7:30 - 10:00pm, The Burren Pub, 247 Elm St., Davis Sq., Somerville, MA.
     
  • Irish Set Dancing with Sally Harney, (508) 668-3473, and Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann: held on Wednesdays, 7:00 - 9:00pm, Concannon's Village, 60 Lennox St., Norwood, MA 02062. For more information, please contact Barbara Davis at (781) 293-7283 or by email.
     
  • Irish Set Dancing with Annie Hennessey, (617) 783-3092: held on Thursdays, 7:30 - 9:30pm, Weymouth Sportsmen's Club, Tirrell St., Weymouth, MA.

Ceilis & Seisiuns


  • Greater Boston Céilí: held on the 2nd Sunday of the month, 2pm - 4pm, Knights of Columbus Hall, 110 Park St., West Roxbury, Boston, MA. Live music, admission $12. For more information, please contact Margaret Greenway at (781) 769-5899 or by email.
     
  • Ceol Traidisiúnta na hÉireann: held on the 3rd Sunday of the month, 4:00 - 8:30pm, Hibernian Hall, 151 Watertown St., Watertown, MA. For more information, please contact Frank Bane at (617) 926-8847 or by email.
     
  • Concannon's Village: held on the 4th Sunday of the month, 4:00 - 8:30pm, Concannon's Village, 60 Lennox St., Norwood, MA 02062. For more information, please contact Tom or Máire Concannon, (617) 926-8847.
     
  • The Burren: Irish Pub/Restaurant with live music all week long, and an all-day seisiun on Sunday, 2pm-1am. 247 Elm Street, Davis Square, Somerville, MA. (617) 776-6896.
     
  • McGann's: Irish pub with seisiuns every Tuesday night. The Celtic Society's own Thad Sze can often be found here, fiddling when not lying under a table. 197 Portland Street, Boston, MA. (617) 227-4059.
  • The Druid: perhaps the most authentic Irish pub/restaurant in Boston, Sunday afternoon seisiuns and the best Guinness west of Galway. 1357 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA. (617) 497-0965.

Links


  • Ceolas: "The Home of Celtic Music on the Internet." Tons of information on Celtic music in general, instruments, dance, and artists. Includes tunes in ABC and other formats, and hundreds of links to all things celtic and yummy.
  • Celtic Web Art: a great source for graphics files of Celtic knotwork and other designs. Lots to choose from, and plenty of related links as well.
  • Everything Celtic on the Web: an enormous collection of links arranged according by Celtic nation. If you've been searching in vain for the homepage to the Manx Hang Gliders Club, this is the place for you.