Local favorites Don and Sheila Healy play their classic live Irish music at the ICC on Saturday, June 28 from 6–9 pm. If you would like dinner reservations, please call 413-342-4358. Listening to The Healys will transport you right to a pub in Ireland. All are welcome to come and enjoy the music. Thanks to our Business Sponsors.
Join us for great entertainment with local legend Dee Reilly on Saturday, June 21 from 6–9 pm. Dee has been playing music most of her life, starting with country, and now with the traditional, and not so traditional Irish music. If you would like reservations, please call 413-342-4358. All are welcome to come and enjoy the music. Thanks to our Business Sponsors.
Join us for great entertainment with Jimmy McArdle and Jerry Murphy on Saturday, June 14 from 6–9 pm. If you would like dinner reservations, please call 413-342-4358. All are welcome to come and enjoy the music.
Jimmy McArdle, an original member of the Irish folk band The Bards, has performed with many well-known acts such as The Clancy Brothers and The Wolfe Tones. Jimmy continues to perform in Western MA, Cape Cod, and throughout the Boston area. He often teams up with the area’s finest musicians, including Holyoke’s accomplished accordion player Jerry Murphy. Thanks to our Business Sponsors.
New Leaf plays live Irish music at the ICC on Saturday, May 24 from 6–9 pm. If you would like dinner reservations, please call 413-342-4358. All are welcome to come and enjoy the music. New Leaf is Kira Jewett on fiddle, special guest Paul McDonnell on accordion, and Jim Bunting on guitar, vocals and bouzouki. Together they play traditional tunes with tight, driving rhythm, interspersed with Jim’s unique take on Ireland’s song repertoire.
Kira Jewett started playing classically when she was just three years old, but fell in love with the music of Ireland in her 20s and studied extensively with the virtuoso fiddler Brian Conway. She is the 2003 All-Ireland fiddle Slow Airs Champion. Singer and rhythm player Jim Bunting is an avid local session player who brings a sensitive touch and driving rhythm to the band. Jacob Hagelberg is a session musician who specializes in the B/C style of accordion. He fell in love with the music at 17, and has been playing ever since studying under Billy McComiskey and Damien Connolly.
Thanks to our Business Sponsors.
Mark your calendars for Saturday, May 10! The Irish Cultural Center presents the return of the our Celtic Music Festival. This free event will feature Billy Eagan and The Rising, plus the Celtic-influenced jam band Kilashandra, and our traditional Irish music session.
Doors and the Trinity Pub bar open at 12 pm. Kitchen opens at 1 pm. Enjoy fresh mini donuts from Wake the Dead Donuts, and a special menu from the Trinity Pub.
Music Schedule:
• 1–3 pm Kilashandra (patio)
• 3–4 pm Traditional Irish music session (inside the pub)
• 4–6 pm Billy Eagan and The Rising (patio)
Update: the hurling & Gaelic football showcase with Hartford GAA is canceled due to the wet field conditions.
Free admission. The entertainment takes place in the Trinity Pub and on the covered outdoor patio. Guests are welcome to bring chairs for additional seating on the field. Plus, the kids can jump in our Kerry Castle bounce house!
Presenting Business Sponsors: Westfield Bank and Freedom Credit Union. Thanks to all our Sponsors >
The festival is supported by the Mass Cultural Council.
Local favorites Don and Sheila Healy play their classic live Irish music at the ICC on Saturday, May 31 from 6–9 pm. If you would like dinner reservations, please call 413-342-4358. Listening to The Healys will transport you right to a pub in Ireland. All are welcome to come and enjoy the music. Thanks to our Business Sponsors.
The Blaney Brothers play live Irish music at the ICC on Saturday, May 17 from 6–9 pm. If you would like dinner reservations, please call 413-342-4358. All are welcome to come and enjoy the music. The Blaney Brothers provide a great evening of entertainment, with pub songs, rebel songs, jigs and reels, ballads, and jokes! Thanks to our Business Sponsors.
Join us for great entertainment with local legend Dee Reilly on Saturday, May 3 from 6–9 pm. Dee has been playing music most of her life, starting with country, and now with the traditional, and not so traditional Irish music. If you would like reservations, please call 413-342-4358. All are welcome to come and enjoy the music. Thanks to our Business Sponsors.
The Irish Thunder Band of Springfield plays at the ICC on Saturday, April 12 from 6–9 pm. If you would like dinner reservations, please call 413-342-4358. All are welcome to come and enjoy the music. Thanks to our Business Sponsors.
Local favorites Don and Sheila Healy play their classic live Irish music at the ICC on Saturday, April 26 from 6–9 pm. If you would like dinner reservations, please call 413-342-4358. Listening to The Healys will transport you right to a pub in Ireland. All are welcome to come and enjoy the music. Thanks to our Business Sponsors.