Here is your January-February 2021 Edition of the Reynolds-Hanafin-Cooley Branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann newsletter.
January-February CCÉ Boston Newsletter [PDF] (printable)
Highlights from our Current Newsletter
- Many of our members have experienced loss and sickness since we last met. Keep them in your thoughts and prayers and /or reach out to them.
- Membership Cards are in the mail.
- Save the date for the next RHC Virtual Tea Sunday, February 21 at 5pm. Look for the invite for the Zoom event in your email.
- Share your email address with us to receive periodic notices about events – most of them virtual. Complete the contact form here
News From Our Virtual Music School
Registration for CCE Boston Music School is ongoing through March 10th. You may register on our website. Register here. Classes start March 27th.
The branches within the North East Region are working together to host monthly virtual sessions on Zoom the 4th Sunday of the month.
Save these dates:
- Feb 28th Utica, NY
- Mar 28th Boston, MA
- Apr 25th Buffalo, NY
Join in from anywhere in the world on Saturday, February 13, at 2:00pm Eastern Time. This event is hosted by our friends at Craobh Dugan-O’Looney. Admission is $5 and helps to fund future programs. A generous grant from the Government of Ireland’s Emigrant Support Programme, Comhaltas North America, and Meithal North America makes this workshop possible. For information and tickets, click here on Tickets.
Explore our website cceboston.org to locate branch and community-related events and organizations.
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- Connect with us on our Boston Comhaltas Facebook page.
- If you’re not already a member, you might also be interested in joining our long-standing CCÉ Boston Music School Facebook group.
- Be sure to like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/bostoncomhaltas.
- Comhaltas Ireland website has music and video archive www.comhaltas.ie/music
- Clare FM – The West Wind. Listen live Monday to Friday from 2 to 4 pm Boston time or at your leisure at www.clare.fm to hear past recordings.
- TG4 Irish television channel www.tg4.ie has a terrific archive of music programs. The website can be switched to English at the top right hand corner of the page. Watch programs such as Gradam Ceoil TG4, Tradfest TG4, Sé Mo Laoch, Geantraí, Hup and many more.
Check occasionally for virtual and otherwise safe events at these locations:
- The Canadian American Club – the site of our branch Irish set dancing workshops and our regular semi-monthly Irish Seisiun & ceili (when we’re not in a pandemic!)
- The Irish Cultural Centre in Canton continues to book many virtual events.
- Irish Massachusetts – catch a full round-up of concerts and events; it’s the official site of (BITA) Boston Irish Tourism Association.
- Somerville Irish Music Meetup – learn and practice Irish Session Tunes or to listen to Irish Music
- The Burren sessions and Backroom events in Somerville
- Even more links …
Maureen Conway, Secretary
Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann ~ Reynolds-Hanafin-Cooley Branch
Website: cceboston.org
Community Events
Keep in touch…connect with us
- Share your email with us to receive periodic notices, most of them virtual. Complete the contact form here
- Connect with us on our Boston Comhaltas Facebook page.
- If you’re not already a member, you might also be interested in joining our long-standing CCÉ Boston Music School Facebook group.
We’re also on Twitter! Follow us there @ccebostonorg.
Online Trad Resouces
- The Comhaltas website has music and video archive
www.comhaltas.ie/music - Clare FM – The West Wind. Listen live Monday to Friday 2 to 4 pm Boston time
- www.clare.fm ~ listen back to recordings
- TG4 Irish television channel www.tg4.ie has a terrific archive of music programs. The website can be switched to English at the top right hand corner of the page. Recommended ~ watch programs such as Gradam Ceoil TG4, Tradfest TG4, Sé Mo Laoch, Geantraí, Hup and many more.
Community Locations
Check occasionally for virtual and otherwise safe events at these locations:
- The Canadian American Club – the site of our branch Irish set dancing workshops and our regular semi-monthly Irish Seisiun/ceilI
- the Irish Cultural Centre in Canton – Be sure to visit www.irishculture.org ~ the Irish Cultural Center website to check out all the happenings and events.
- Irish Massachusetts – visit www.irishmassachusetts.com to catch a full round-up of fall concerts and events . . . the official site of (BITA) Boston Irish Tourism Association.
- Somerville Irish Music Meetup – learn and practice Irish Session Tunes, and to listen to Irish Music
- The Burren sessions and Backroom events in Somerville
- Even more links . .
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