Our goal is to gather together to support, promote, play and enjoy Irish and other forms of Celtic music in the greater New York City area. We welcome musicians who wish to play this music or learn how to play it as well as fans who wish to see live shows by artists in this genre.
New York City has a rich Celtic music scene and we meet several times a month to see live bands play, including local, national and international acts. We also meet regularly for open traditional Irish seisiuns, including the Tuesday night seisiun at Dempsey's, the longest-running open seisiun in New York, providing an opportunity for musicians in our group to become more active in the seisiuns.
Whether you're interested in Irish traditional music, sean nos songs, classic Irish or Scottish folk, Celtic rock and punk or any other form of Celtic music, whether you like to play the music or just like to watch and listen, you should join this active, friendly and fun group.
We welcome assistant organizers to help us hold even more events.
We've been on a mission this year to get out to see more seisiuns in the area and we'll hit a new one on this night as we venture out to Brooklyn to take in the Monday night seisiun at Spike Hill. Guest seisiun leader is Tom Dunne.
Tom, a County Wexford native, plays button accordion and fiddle and has been a force on both the New York and national Irish music scenes since the 1970s. Read more
What members are saying
“ I have to say this Meetup has the best events not only are they well organized but also ensure the most reasonable fares for it members regarding shows/ concerts etc. ...
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“ Friendly people, interesting conversation and wonderful music. ”
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