BILL BLACK'S "CAPEIRISH"
NEWS/INFO PAGE
A LISTING OF EVENTS AND RESOURCES RELATING TO IRISH TRADITIONAL MUSIC
IN THE CAPE COD AND NEARBY S.E. NEW ENGLAND AREA
email:bill@capeirish.com
10/16/26
New: updated RI / South Coast sessions list
(courtesy of Dean Robinson)
List of all sessions
* * * If your session isn't included, or my information needs updating,
please email me the details
(including venue website)
I'll be happy to include your SE New England traditional event if you send me an email with the details - try to include as much information as possible, including ticket prices, relevant websites, etc.
NEWS, COMMENTS, OTHER IMPORTANT STUFF
(in no particular order)
STANLEY & GRIMM
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13 Dec.: Nik and Seán at the Cutural Center for their Christmas show. Click here for details.
GOLDEN LANE for 2027
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Saturday 27 Feb., 3 pm
CAPE COD CULTURAL CENTER, So. Yarmouth (with Haley Dancers)
Sunday 6 March, 2 pm
THAYER LIBRARY, Braintree (with Haley Dancers)
Wednesday 10 March, 6 pm
PLYMOUTH LIBRARY
Sunday 14 March, 4pm
HIGHFIELD HALL, Falmouth (with Haley Dancers)
THANKS AND THANKS AGAIN
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To the musicians and patrons of the Auld Triangle for helping raise $22,000 for various charities. Hopefully we'll resume fund-raising once we get a new session venue!
IRISH TRADITIONAL TUNE LIBRARY
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I'm pleased to announce that the "ITTL" - my digitized repository of over 11000 trad tunes - is finally finished and available to any musician willing to try it. I have tried to make the site as user-friendly as possible. All the details are on the home page:
www.capeirish.com/ittl/index.html
Have a look when you can. Comments, criticisms, suggestions, etc. are welcome.
IRISH MUSIC INSTITUTE
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Earlier this year I received an announcement from piper Seán Gavin about the formation of a new entity called the "Irish Music Institute", which has been created to provide online traditional music training. Quoting from the announcement:
"It is my great pleasure to announce the launch of a new non-profit organization, the Irish Music Institute. Its purpose is to encourage people of all ages to explore the traditional music and song of Ireland. Based in Southeast Michigan, IMI connects a broad network of players, learners, and enthusiasts worldwide. We offer private, online lessons from a top notch faculty with instructors throughout North America and Ireland."
A complete copy of Seán's announcement is here. This sounds like a most worthy endeavor and I wish them the best of luck going forward!
Please take advantage of our links to other websites to keep current on what these and other local musicians are doing these days!
Check out my Goods and Services area - let me know if you want me to list something for you. My commissions are negotiable - or should I say negligible?
GOODS AND SERVICES DEPT.
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Various friends have asked me over the years to post information about goods and services they have to offer, which I am happy to do free of charge for anyone who provides me a short description of what's involved and a website or email contact where potential clients can find out more.
Disclaimers:
(1) I reserve the right to decide what goes on this website
(2) I'd like to think these folks know what they're doing, but no guarantees of any kind are implied.