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A Celtic Sojourn

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Events

Annalivia Live at the Irish Cultural Center of New England!
Saturday Nov 7 7:00P
Celtic Music Session
Sunday Nov 8
Traditional Celtic Session
Sunday Nov 8
Celtic Music Monday: Dynamic Duos! Flynn Cohen and Matt Heaton pair up with Hannah Sanders and Liz Simmons!
Monday Nov 9 8:00P
Irish Song Circle
Tuesday Nov 10 6:00P-7:15P
"It’s about how music began, the roots of the whole thing."
—Paddy Maloney


Join Brian O'Donovan once again for A Christmas Celtic Sojourn. He will be joined by Chrisy O'Leary, Karine Polwart, Seamus Egan, Liz Carroll and John Doyle, Eamonn Murray, Sean Og Graham (Beoga), Chico Huff, and more.

Dec. 11, Hanover Theatre,
Worcester, MA

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Dec. 12, Veteran's Memorial Auditorium, Providence, RI
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Dec. 13 and 17-20, Cutler Majestic Theatre, Boston, MA
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Coming up on A Celtic Sojourn

Liz CarrollSaturday, Nov. 7, noon on WGBH 89.7
Liz Carroll
Born in Chicago, Liz Carroll is regarded as one of the finest traditional Irish fiddlers in the world. Hear many of her recordings, including a few with her most recent collaborator, guitarist John Doyle, on this edition of A Celtic Sojourn.

Carroll and Doyle are performing at this year's A Christmas Celtic Sojourn concerts (see right).

Eddi ReaderSaturday, Nov. 14, noon on WGBH 89.7
Ladies of Scotland

The proliferation of Scottish female singers in recent years has taken the Celtic world by storm. Tune in as Brian O'Donovan explores the singing of Eddi Reader (shown), Karine Polwart, Julie Fowlis, MacKenzie, Karen Matheson, Alyth MacCormack, and many others.

ThanksgivingSaturday, Nov. 21, noon on WGBH 89.7
A Time for Thanksgiving
Brian O'Donovan features songs from England and Scotland that have made their way into New England's Thanksgiving singing traditions.


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