Canadian American Club

Square Dance with Richard Wood, Keelin Wedge, and Janine Randall
2022-11-11 20:00 - 23:30 (America/Halifax) | Canadian American Club, 202 Arlington Street, Watertown, MA, United States
Get your dancing shoes on for this! It’s been a long time coming. Doors open up at 7:30pm.
$20.00, pay at the door.

2022 Fundraiser Gala
2022-11-13 13:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York)
Sunday, November 13, 2022
Refreshments provided. Cash Bar, Suggested Donation $20. 50/50 Raffle.
Entertainment lineup:

1:00 PM – Jackie O’Riley’s Irish Dancers
1:30 PM – Adrienne Howard & Friends (Quebecois)
2:00 PM – Gordon Aucoin w/ Lloyd Carr (Cape Breton Mabou Set #1)
2:30 PM – Gawain Thomas (Cape Breton Fiddle)
3:00 PM – Boston Uilleann Pipers’ Club
3:30 PM – Katie McNally w/ Rachel Reeds (Cape Breton Mabou Set #2)
4:00 PM – Planet Banjo (Old-time Country)
4:30 PM – Boston Scottish Fiddle Orchestra
5:00 PM – Rachel Reeds (Cape Breton Mabou Set #3)
5:30 PM – Malka Pomerantz w/ Terry Traub (Cape Breton / Scottish Fiddle)
6:00 PM – Ken Perlman (Celtic Tunes on Banjo)
6:30 PM – Leland Martin (Cape Breton Mabou Set #4)
7:00 PM – Raffle Drawing

Presentation: The Great Halifax Explosion 1917
2022-12-03 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
Join us for a presentation by historian David Read to learn the history and why the Nova Scotia Christmas tree is donated yearly to the city of Boston.

CanAm Christmas Party!
2022-12-16 20:00 - 23:30 (America/New_York)
Let’s celebrate the holiday season together on Friday, Dec 16th! Bring a song or instrument to play, or just socialize and enjoy the cash bar, Yankee swap, and potluck desserts.

New Year's Eve-Eve party
2022-12-30 20:00 - 23:30 (America/New_York)
Join us in the downstairs pub Friday, December 30 for a New Year’s Eve Eve Party! Ring in the almost new year with music, friends, potluck desserts, and a cash bar.

Tin Can Hooley
2023-03-10 20:00 - 23:30 (America/New_York)
Members of Tin Can Hooley will be joining us for our Friday Pub night on March 10! It will be a fun time, and we will start a little earlier than usual – 8pm.

Open the Door for Three
2023-03-16 19:30 (America/New_York)
$20 general admission
RSVP requested: bostonpipers@gmail.com
Liz, Kieran, and Pat have been mainstays of the Irish music scene around the world, having distinguished themselves over the last two decades as soloists with Riverdance, Cherish the Ladies, String Sisters, Secret Garden, Anúna, and The New York Pops. As a trio, they have played to a wide range of audiences in venues large and small, from Irish festivals, to concert halls, house concerts, and pubs. They have performed around the world: on Broadway and at Carnegie Hall, at L’Olympia and the Palais des Congrès in Paris, in Malaysian rainforest festivals, in theatres from Shanghai to São Paulo, and even in a bullring in Mallorca. Most recently, they have been featured at The Kennedy Center’s Ireland 100 festival, the Celtic Colours festival in Cape Breton, at The Milwaukee Irish Festival, and in The Masters of Tradition series in Bantry, County Cork, Ireland.
Irish music is a living, breathing part of Irish and Irish-American culture, and there is no single story that can sum up its history, its charm, grace, and drive. The soul of Open the Door for Three’s music is filled with connections: the connections to people and places, to teachers and heritage and audiences, and to the stories and humor that bring us all together. From these connections comes inspiration, which fills a bottomless well that keeps the trio coming back again and again – to refill, refuel, reinvent, and share.

Pub Night with Skollay Square Skiffle Band
2023-05-12 20:30 - 23:30 (America/New_York)
We will kick off our usual Friday pub nite with Patrick Kennedy / Scollay Sq. Skiffle Band who will perform some Irish tunes, Sea Shanties, Ragtime Blues and Flapper Jazz numbers. They will perform at 9pm. Free Admission; Full Bar cash/credit, Potluck Desserts.

Ivan Goff & Katie Linnane
2023-05-20 20:00 - 22:30 (America/New_York)
Katie Linnane and Ivan Goff (fiddle and uilleann pipes/flute)

Katie Linnane and Ivan Goff are stalwarts of that vibrant Irish traditional music scene in New York City. Their classic combination of fiddle and uilleann pipes in this duet delivers a sound rooted in the Irish traditional music scenes of North America and Ireland.

Katie, from Pearl River, NY, grew up surrounded by music in her childhood home, also the venue for her mother, Kathy’s music school. She studied for many years with fiddle great, Willie Kelly and it is through Willie that Katie cultivated an affinity for Clare music and developed a keen ear for great repertoire. Immersed in New York City’s thriving Irish music scene and in demand as a teacher and performer across the tri-state area, Katie has cultivated her style through playing with many of the top performers associated with the North East scene including Mike Rafferty, Patrick Ourceau, Eamon O’Leary, John Morrow, and Kevin Crawford.

Growing up in Dublin, Ivan was mentored for several years by uilleann pipes great, Mick O’Brien. Today Ivan is equally renowned for his flute and pipes playing. A member of Irish traditional band Danú, he has also performed worldwide in duets and ensembles with many household names of Irish music including Iarla Ó Lionáird, Mícheál Ó Raghallaigh, Martin Hayes, Eileen Ivers, Dervish, and Lúnasa and more recently with Irish Music Masters with John Doyle, Seamus Egan, John Williams, and Cathie Ryan. Since arriving in New York over two decades ago, Ivan’s credits range from film and theater, to several well known Broadway productions, to guest appearances with the New York Philharmonic. Individually, Katie and Ivan have won plaudits for their music; together, this musical power couple win over audiences with their deep affinities in repertoire, style, and musical experience.

Ivan and Katie – Tune Supply session: https://youtu.be/8KYYv93J-d4
Ivan performing with Danú: https://youtu.be/Xl1bkpCuP-0

Tickets at door only: $20 general/$10 Pipers Club and Canadian American Club members.

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Third Sunday Gaelic Club
2023-05-21 15:30 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
3:00 – 3:30 Gaelic Singing – All are welcome
3:30 – 7:00 Celidh
Potluck Snacks; Full bar cash/credit.
Admission: $7

Boston Scottish Fiddle Club Annual Gala
2023-06-03 19:00 - 23:00 (America/New_York)
Boston Scottish Fiddle Club’s 2023 GALA !
6:30 Doors Open
7:00 Concert – Boston Scottish Fiddle Orchestra, led by Neil Pearlman
plus Concert featuring U.S. Scottish fiddling champion Maura Shawn Scanlin
9 – 11pm Ceilidh Dancing (easy and fun) with caller Summer McCall
Bring your instruments to play popular session tunes in the pick-up band, bandleader Elizabeth Anderson.
Silent Auction
Refreshments
Cash bar
$20 suggested donation
Children 12 and under free
BSFC members free
Spread the word, invite your friends!

The Piper's Chair
2023-06-10 14:00 (America/New_York)
An afternoon of uilleann piping, food & drink, raffle prizes, camaraderie, and general merriment.

Gaelic Club - 3rd Sundays
2023-06-18 15:30 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
The Gaelic club meets every 3rd Sunday from September through June. All are welcome. Join us for Cape Breton fiddle tunes, Gaelic songs, and probably a square set too! Potluck snacks and desserts; the bar will be open and accepts cash or credit.
The ceilidh starts at 3:30. Gaelic singers meet at 3:00 for practice.

Canada Day Celebration
2023-06-30 20:00 - 23:30 (America/New_York)
Come out and celebrate Canada Day with us on Friday, June 30 in the downstairs pub. Bring an instrument or a potluck dessert, or just bring yourself and socialize! Admission is Free! Full bar takes cash or credit.

Quebecois Session
2023-09-13 19:30 - 22:00 (America/New_York)
Quebecois Session hosted by Adrienne Howard & Paul Musow. 2nd Wednesday of the month from 7:30-10pm. For more information: facebook.com/QueSesBo

Friday Pub night
2023-09-15 20:30 - 23:30, 2023-09-22 20:00 - 23:00, 2023-09-29 20:00 - 23:00, 2023-10-13 20:00 - 23:00, 2023-10-20 20:00 - 23:00, 2023-10-27 20:00 - 23:00, 2023-11-03 20:00 - 23:00 (America/New_York)
The downstairs pub is open every Friday night! Bring an instrument to play or just hang out and have a drink at the bar. Potluck snacks & Desserts. Free admission; full bar cash/credit.

Cape Breton Gaelic Club
2023-09-17 15:30 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
Gaelic Club meets on 3rd Sundays from 3:30-7 pm.
Bring an instrument or a potluck snack to share. We will have cape breton fiddle tunes, Gaelic singing, and probably a square set!
If you would like to join the Gaelic singers, please arrive at 3:00 for practice.

Irish Set Dancing / Céilí Dance Workshop
2023-09-19 19:30 - 22:00 (America/New_York)
Watertown Set / Céilí Dance Workshop
Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. at the Canadian-American Hall in Watertown. $7 fee.

Boston Scottish Fiddle Club monthly session
2023-09-20 19:30 - 22:00 (America/New_York)
The Boston Scottish Fiddle Club sponsors these Scottish and Cape Breton jam sessions. The energetic sessions have become quite popular and there is always room for more. Come and play your favorite tunes with old and new friends.
For more information: https://www.bsfc.org/our-activities/wednesday-night-sessions/

Concert: Benedict Koehler and Hilari Farrington
2023-09-23 20:00 - 23:00 (America/New_York)
Tickets at door only.
Concert: $20 general/$10 Pipers Club and Canadian American Club members
Piping workshop with Benedict 9/23 at 3:00: $15 Pipers Club members/$30 non-members; please RSVP to bostonpipers@gmail.com.
Benedict Koehler and Hilari Farrington are known across North America as teachers, tradition-bearers, and when pressed, performers of Irish traditional music. The music they play was deeply influenced by players who came over to America in the 1940’s and 50’s such as Jack Coen, Fr. Charlie Coen, Mike Rafferty, and Joe Madden from East Galway, Eamon Flynn from West Limerick, and Mike McHale from County Roscommon.
Founders of the Vermont School of Irish Traditional Music, this couple has helped to create a vibrant Irish music scene in Vermont. Over the years, and partly as a result of Benedict’s work as a maker of uilleann pipes, their kitchen in the hills of East Montpelier has welcomed hundreds of Irish musicians from all over the world.

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Square Dance with Richard Wood and Neil Pearlman
2023-10-07 20:00 - 23:00 (America/New_York)
Mark your calendars! We are excited to welcome back world-renowned fiddler Richard Wood from PEI for a square dance October 7th!
Adults $20
$10 Students 12-18
Under 12 FREE

Canadian American Club annual Fundraiser Gala 2023
2023-10-29 13:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
The Canadian American Club is hosting its annual Gala on Sunday, October 29th beginning at 1pm. The Gala will feature a fabulous array of musicians who donate their time and talent. Come by to enjoy fiddling, square dancing, piping, step and set dancing and of course a song or two! Please join us and bring a friend!
There will also be food & drink, as well as several raffle and door prizes. Feel free to contribute a dessert, or a plate of finger sandwiches or something like that.
If you’d like to volunteer some time, please let us know. We can always use help setting up tables & chairs the day before, and cleaning up after the event is over.
This event is a major source of income for the club and helps to pay for on-going expenses as well as fund building repairs. This year, major repairs included rebuilding the emergency exit stairs, replacing door locks, and repairs to the HVAC systems.
Suggested Donation: $20.
The bar will be open and accepts cash or credit.
Performers:

Adrienne Howard and Friends – Quebecois
Jackie O’Riley’s Dancers
Down East Revival – Rick Nelson & John Becker
Rachel Reeds – Cape Breton Fiddle
Comhaltas Ceilidh Band – Irish Traditional Music
Gawain Thomas – Cape Breton Fiddle
Boston Scottish Fiddle Orchestra
Lorraine Lynch – PEI Fiddler
Planet Banjo – Old Style Country Music
Leland Martin – Cape Breton Fiddle
Patrick Kennedy and Friends – Irish Songs and Traditional Music

International Uilleann Piping Day with Jerry O'Sullivan
2023-11-04 14:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
All are invited to join the Boston Uilleann Pipers Club’s celebration of International Uilleann Piping Day this Saturday, November 4 at the Canadian American Club, 202 Arlington St., Watertown, with special guest Jerry O’Sullivan:

At 2:00pm, there will be an open session with pipers — but all instruments are welcome! There will also be an opportunity to try out the uilleann pipes for the curious and the brave. There is no charge for this event.
At 3:30pm, Jerry O’Sullivan will be leading a workshop for pipers ($30 general/$15 Pipers Club members). Besides having a distinguished career as a piper, he is an amazing teacher.
At 7:30pm, Jerry will be giving a solo concert ($20 general/$10 Pipers Club and Canadian American Club members).

(cancelled) Friday Pub Night
2023-11-24 20:00 - 23:00 (America/New_York)
The club will be closed on Friday, November 24 for Thanksgiving. We are normally open every Friday. See you on December 1!
