James (fiddle) and Jim (Concertina) are leading the session and releasing their new CD, "Glad Tidings" - lovely old carols and harmonies on the two instruments. A perfect stocking stuffer! Join us for an evening of music, song, dance, friendship! Bring your instruments, your dance shoes, your songs & stories! Or just come along to […]
An Irish Christmas Music Spectacular Réalta Na Nollag featuring Cathy Maguire, Musical Director Gabriel Donohue & an All-Star Ensemble in a joyous afternoon of holiday merriment. Program includes: Wexford Carol, Christmas in Killarney, In The Bleak Midwinter, Don Oíche Ud in Mbeithel, Ding Dong Merrily on High, I Saw Three Ships & Silent Night. […]
The Yellow Bittern, a feature documentary from Alan Gilsenan, is a revealing and surprising portrait of the last surviving member of The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, and the man that Bob Dylan called “just the best ballad singer I’d ever heard in my whole life”. The raucous life of Liam Clancy, the last surviving […]
Four top quality musicians come to the New York Irish Center as part of our ongoing monthly concert series. This is a co-production with Blarney Star Productions to whom we are very grateful for bringing such wonderful talent to our Center. For full details of the band visit www.brockmcguireband.com, details on the event and ticket […]
“Great White American Teeth” tells the true story of Fiona’s childhood in a tiny Irish community, far away from the excitement of America that she desperately craves – not to mention that loveable hunk Warren Beatty! Aside from being kidnapped by space aliens (something she seriously considers), she resolves to get to the land of […]
An Irish Cinema classic and winner of Two Oscars Directed by John Ford, one of the iconic film Directors of his time The Quiet Man (1952) in Vivid Technicolor! Starring John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara & Barry Fitzgerald Friday June 20th DOORS 7:00pm - Meet n'Mingle Hour - Bar - Beer & Wine FREE Tea/Coffee, Movie […]
"25 Years a Rolling" A Celebration of Cove Island Productions. Recording and producing Irish music in the USA since 1989. Producer and Recording Engineer, Singer and Multi Instrumentalist, Gabriel Donohue, welcomes an All Star line up of musical guests; Joanie Madden, Eileen Ivers, James Keane, Donie Carroll, Members of Girsa, Cathy Maguire, Liz Mc Nicholl, […]
ARTISTS WITHOUT WALLS A Feast of Irish & World Culture Founded by Letrim native, singer/songwriter Niamh Hyland, and videographer Charles R. Hale, AWoW provides artists of all disciplines an opportunity to perform in an environment that fosters collaborative and creative effort. Come enjoy Niamh, classical violinist Annette Homann, spoken word artist Koro Koroye, TV […]
Documentary Movie Night Nuala (2011) click on the photo above for the trailer "In her late 50s Nuala O'Faolain wrote a memoir that sold a million copies and shocked the Irish public with its revelations of her sexual history and the bizarre manner of her upbringing. She was a woman of many, contradictory parts: […]
The New York Irish Center is proud to welcome back Jamesons Revenge, one of the finest Trad Celt live acts in the New York area. Music Sample 1 Music Sample 2 Brian McCarthy (PERCUSSION) Bronx born and hence Influenced by a multitude of musical styles Brian infuses African, Latin and other world beats into Irish […]
