our 22nd
annual festival
2017
Monday, February 27
7:30 pm Concert: The Chieftains
Majestic tin whistles, soaring fiddles, thunderous
bodhrán, and concertinas redolant of the verdant
hills of Ireland have kept the Chieftains’ name
synonymous with traditional Irish music for over
50 years. Led by founding member Paddy
Maloney — arguably the most important name in
Irish music history — the band has spread Ireland’s indigenous songs and
styles to the rest of the world ... The Chieftains rarely make their way to
the Burlington area — an uncommon treat not to be missed.
Flynn Main Stage, 153 Main St., Burlington. $25-$70.Tickets: 802
86-FLYNN or [email protected]
Tuesday, March 7
7-8 pm Presentation: “FENIANS! Irish attack Canada”
In 1866 and 1870, militant Irish nationalists
crossed the border from Vermont to strike a
blow for the independence of Ireland. Lecture
and displays by Liam McKone describe this little-known armed conflict that brought members
of the Fenian Brotherhood to St. Albans from as
far away as Kentucky. Weapons and clothing will be available for you
to dress as a soldier of the original Irish Republican Army and take a
“selFenian” photo.
Farrell Room, St. Edmunds Hall, Saint Michael’s College. Free parking; accessible. For more information, contact wmckone@stoweaccess.
com. Free.
Sunday, March 12
1-5 pm Discussion: Irish Language and Culture
Bringing an Irish stew of cultural aspects through displays, talks, and
audience participation with presentations of history, language, music,
and literature. Open to as many folks as can cram into the space.
Tuesday, March 14
7 - 8 pm
Genealogy Workshop: “Finding Your Irish Roots”
Join Ed McGuire of the Vermont Genealogy Library for discussion of
the records, tools and techniques for searching both here and in Ireland.
This session will be followed by tours of the library’s resources and use
of their subscription databases including Ancestry.com and FindMyPast.
ie. Refreshments provided, Irish genealogy books for sale.
Room 202, Dupont Building, Ft. Ethan Allen, Colchester. Co-presented
with the Vermont Genealogy Library. For more information call 802310-9285. Donation.
8 pm Music: The Brayzen Heads
The Brayzen Heads feature guitar player and singer Dave Gilmore from Co. Dublin with All-Ireland
Champion fiddle, banjo & mandolin player Shane
Farrell from Manchester, whose family hails from
Co. Galway. Bringing Irish songs, trad music and
stories from over 4,000 shows.
is an Irish-born expert on International Business,
Globalization, and EU Government & Politics.
He has been teaching for Champlain College
Dublin since the Fall of 2009.
Pickering Room, Fletcher Free Library, 235 College St., Burlington.Donation.
9 pm Music: The Brayzen Heads
(See entry for Tuesday, March 14)
Saturday, March 18
10 am-Noon Children’s Crafts
Share the Irish heritage with a new generation, or expand your children’s cultural horizons by creating some Irish-themed crafts. All ages
are welcome.
Fletcher Room, Fletcher Free Library, 235 College St., Burlington.
Donation.
Radio Bean, 8 North Winooski Ave., Burlington. Donation.
10:30 am-Noon “Between the Jigs and the Reels:
Ireland’s History Through Its Music”
Music has helped to cheer and sustain the Irish
spirit through times of oppression, poverty, and
emigration. Benedict Koehler and Hilari Farrington will weave a unique and captivating history of Ireland through music on some of its
iconic instruments: Irish harp, uilleann bagpipes,
button accordion, and tin whistle. Founders of the Vermont School of
Irish Traditional Music, these well-known musicians have played and
taught music throughout North America and Ireland.
8 pm Music: The Brayzen Heads
(See entry for Tuesday, March 14)
Pickering Room, Fletcher Free Library, 235 college St., Burlington. $8
suggested donation.
RíRá Irish Pub and Restaurant, 123 Church St., Burlington. Free.
Wednesday, March 15
7-9 pm Irish Music Open Session
Come to play or to listen. The session is open to musicians and singers.
Fine local musicians bring their best Irish tunes. This is not a slow session, so sit down and strap yourself in. Come ready to play, sing, dance
or tap your toes, and try to keep up.
Thursday, March 16
5-8 pm Singalong with Reagh Greenleaf Jr.
(See entry for Sunday, March 12)
RíRá Irish Pub and Restaurant, back room (library), 123 Church St.,
Burlington. For information contact [email protected]. Free.
9 pm Music: The Brayzen Heads
(See entry for Tuesday, March 14)
5-8 pm Singalong with Reagh Greenleaf Jr.
Join Reagh Greenleaf Jr. (the County Down, Gypsy
Reel) and friends for foot-stomping and singingalong with your favorite Irish classics. All welcome
to join in, bring a song, instrument or just your
voice. Clancy Bros. and Tommy Makem, The
Dubliners, sea chanteys and more.
Noon-1 pm Presentation:
“Brexit and its
Effect on Ireland”
Dr. Ciaran Buckley, a faculty
member of Champlain College,
Friday, March 17
Saturday, March 18
Waterville Irish Heritage Ceili
4 pm Craic (music jamming)
5-7 pm Irish Dinner
…with music by the Dale and Darcy Cahill Band. Dancing with the
delightful Heather Morris Celtic Dancers. New and amazing acts by
sleight-of-hand artist Christopher McBride, and a return visit by the
Rose of Waterville, guest star Melissa
Rose Chase.
Waterville Town Hall. For information, contact Damian Turner, 802
644-2731. Entry by donation.
RíRá Irish Pub and Restaurant, 123 Church St., Burlington. Free.
www.BurlingtonIrishHeritage.org
9 pm Music:
The Brayzen Heads
(See entry for Tuesday, March 14)
Sunday, March 19
1-3 pm Burlington Irish Heritage Festival Ceili
“Ceili” is the Irish word for a music, dancing,
hand-clapping good time! The annual Festival
Ceili is fun for the whole family with Irish step
dancing and some fine traditional musicians. Hear
fiddles and flutes, Irish pipes and pennywhistles;
and the bodhrán, an Irish frame drum. Area musicians are welcome to
bring their instruments and join in for a lively seisun. Bake sale; display
tables with information on Irish language, culture and other events. Members of the McFadden Academy of Irish Dance will perform and also lead
audience participation in Ceili dances. Grand Prize drawing for ‘Luck of
the Irish’ raffle (and other prize drawings) at the end of the Ceili.
Contois Auditorium, City Hall, 149 Church St., Burlington. Donation.
3 -5 pm Young Tradition Vermont Irish Session
Immediately following the Festival Ceili, this music session will be hosted
by Denise Dean with Sarah King, Yasi Zeichner, Louli Zeichner, Oliver
Zeichner, and others. Co-presented by Young Tradition Vermont and the
Burlington Irish Heritage Festival.
Contois Auditorium, City Hall, 149 Church St., Burlington.For more
information contact [email protected] or www.youngtraditionvermont.org.Donation.
Friday, March 24
7-9 pm UVM Celtic Cats Showcase & Ceili
The Celtic Cats (UVM Irish Step Dance Club) St.
Patrick’s Ceili is UVM’s premier Irish cultural
event. It is the only strictly Irish event on campus
each year. Come join the Cats for Irish music
and dance, showcasing the performance pieces
they’ve been working on all year. There will also
be an opportunity for audience participation in traditional Ceili (group)
dances. Refreshments available.
Dance Studio, Patrick Gym, 97 Spear St., UVM Campus, Burlington.
Parking at Gutterson Garage. For information, contact vprimave@uvm.
edu. $5 admission with a UVM, St. Michael’s, Champlain or Middlebury affiliate ID; $7 for the general public.
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