Event Announcement from Our Chairperson
A Chairde,
The Bloom of Youth: A Musical Celebration with Boston’s Young Talent
A concert will be held Wednesday, August 3rd, at 7 p.m at The Burren Restaurant and Pub, 247 Elm Street, Somerville, MA in conjunction with Brian O’Donovan, WGBH ~ A Celtic Sojourn ~The Burren Back Room Series
Tickets
Book online if possible at Brown Paper Tickets – can’t guarantee how many tickets will be available at the door on the night. Tickets are $15 ($16.52 w/service fee). This is a fundraiser.
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2579869
What a special and joyous evening this will be: a celebration with some of the younger members of our musical community as we toast their achievements at the recent Mid-Atlantic Fleadh. A fleadh, (pronounced fl-aaa) is one of the competitive festivals held all around the world under the auspices of Comhaltas Ceolteórí Éireann.
Performers
The evening will see performances fro
m several young musicians who competed at the Mid-Atlantic Fleadh in New Jersey, including several who were selected to go forward to represent Boston and New England at the All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Ennis, Co. Clare, Ireland. This international festival is the world’s largest festival dedicated to celebrating Traditional Irish Arts and we are tremendously proud of all our young musicians who will make the trip to represent our region.
Video: Réalta Geala at the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, Sligo 2015
Support Our Young Performers
It will be an opportunity for our community to support all our young performers, and provide them with a chance to perform for the home crowd before heading off to Ireland.
All funds raised will go to support youth programing within the Reynolds-Hanafin-Cooley Branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann Boston Music School.
Tara Lynch, RHC Chairperson