Canadian American Club

Comhaltas Monthly Seisiún
2024-05-05 15:00 - 19:00, 2024-04-07 15:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Canadian American Club, 202 Arlington Street, Watertown, MA, United States
The Reynolds-Hanafin-Cooley branch holds monthly Seisiúns October through June.

Friday Pub Night
2024-05-03 20:00 - 23:00, 2024-04-26 20:00 - 23:00, 2024-04-19 20:00 - 23:00, 2024-04-12 20:00 - 23:00, 2024-04-05 20:00 - 23:00, 2024-03-29 20:00 - 23:00
The downstairs pub is open to the public most Friday nights! This low-key event is a chance for club members to socialize and enjoy some live music. If you’re new to the club, this is a perfect time to stop in and introduce yourself!
This is an open-mic event. Everyone is invited to bring an instrument if you play, or just hang out at the bar and enjoy good music and company.
Word on the street is that we are the cheapest bar in town! Potluck snacks and desserts; no cover charge.

First Thursday Irish session
2024-05-02 19:30 - 22:00, 2024-04-04 19:30 - 22:00

Irish Set Dancing workshop
2024-04-30 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-04-23 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-04-16 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-04-09 19:30 - 21:00, 2024-04-02 19:30 - 21:00
Watertown Set/Ceili Dance Workshop Tuesday evenings from 7:30pm- 9:00pm. Schedule can be found at ceboston.org/branch-activities

Scottish Country Dancing
2024-04-29 19:45 - 22:00, 2024-04-22 19:45 - 22:00, 2024-04-15 19:45 - 22:00, 2024-04-08 19:45 - 22:00, 2024-04-01 19:45 - 22:00
Scottish Country Dancing with RSCDS Cambridge Class.
Every Monday night, 7:45 to 10:00

Patsy Touhey weekend
2024-04-26 - 2024-04-28
A gathering to memorialize Patrick J. Touhey one of America’s finest Uilleann pipers. Workshops, Presentations, Concerts, and Recitals given by some of the finest pipers and historians in America. Taking place in the American birthplace of Touhey, Boston Massachusetts.
Click here for info and registration

Gaelic Club
2024-04-21 15:30 - 19:00
The Cape Breton Gaelic Club invites you to a Ceilidh every third Sunday (Sept through June) at 3:30pm. We will have live fiddle music, Gaelic singing, and probably a square set too! Bring your instruments if you play and a snack or dessert to share. The Bar will be open. $7 admission.
If you’d like to join the Gaelic singers, please come early at 3:00 for practice.

Scottish Session
2024-04-17 19:30 - 22:00
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.
https://www.bsfc.org/our-activities/wednesday-night-sessions/

Sunday Dance Ceilidh - April 2024
2024-04-14 14:00 - 17:00
Our first Dance Ceilidh was so popular we’re doing it again! Fun, accessible dances and Mabou Sets will be on the program. It will be an afternoon of great energy! Admission is $10 / $5 students & kids.
All musicians are welcomed to come and play a set or sit in.
Full bar, cash/credit; potluck snacks and desserts.

Quebecois Session
2024-04-10 19:00 - 22:00
Every second Wednesday from 7 to 10 pm.

Gaelic Club - March 2024
2024-03-17 15:30 - 19:00
All are invited to join the monthly gathering of the Cape Breton Gaelic Club. We will have live fiddle music, Gaelic singing, and probably a square set too! Bring your instruments if you play and a snack or dessert to share. The Bar will be open. $7 admission.

Will Woodson and Caitlin Finley
2024-02-24 15:00
Workshop for pipers and fiddlers: 3-5pm. $30 general, $15 Pipers Club members (please contact bostonpipers@gmail.com if interested)

Concert: 8pm. $20 general, $10 Pipers Club and Canadian American Club members. Tickets at door only.

Will Woodson (flute, uilleann pipes) and Caitlin Finley (fiddle) play sparky and driving traditional Irish music that’s grounded in the textures and rhythms of the rich Irish-American soundscape of the 1920s and 30s. With roots in the living Irish musical cultures of Boston, New York City, and Philadelphia, and a tremendous admiration for the first generation of recorded Irish musicians, the duo conjure up the sounds of the dance halls, vaudeville theaters, and house sessions central to Irish-American music from the first half of the twentieth century. Their 2019 debut album, The Glory Reel, recorded with the brilliant Chris “Junior” Stevens on piano and button accordion, is full of swing, lift, and exuberance, drawing largely upon the repertoires of North Connacht and Ulster, regions that have had a significant impact upon the style and repertoire of the duo. The flute playing of John McKenna, the piping of Michael Carney and Patsy Touhey, the music of Donegal fiddle legends John and Mickey Doherty, and of course the foundational 78s of Coleman, Killoran, and Morrison are all at play here; a diverse set of influences that are channeled by the two into punchy, powerful, and joyous music.

Now residents of Portland, Maine, both members of the duo are natives of the East Coast of the United States, and are products of the region’s rich heritage and living culture of Irish music. Will and Caitlin first began playing together in New York City, but relocation to New England a few years later put them in the orbit of the thriving Boston scene. It was during this time that they established a compelling musical chemistry; a shared aural vocabulary and mental library of influences made their music come together in a way that felt easy and sounded right. A circuit of sessions and gigs between Boston and Portland, Maine quickly developed, and before long it became abundantly clear that the only thing to do was to record an album. The Glory Reel is the product.

Workshop description: Piping and Fiddling from the 1920s
The 1920s were a golden age for recordings of traditional Irish music in America, and a number of truly excellent pipers and fiddlers are featured on the many 78 records from the era. We’ll listen to a selection of tracks featuring notable piping and fiddling, both solo and in duet, and learn a few tunes from them. Particular attention will be paid to the stylistic and technical features that are hallmarks of the era, and we’ll look at the special relationship between the “American” style of pipers like Patsy Touhey, Michael Carney, and Tom Ennis, and the holy trinity of Sligo fiddlers Michael Coleman, James Morrison, and Paddy Killoran. This workshop is open to both pipers and fiddlers.

Friday Pub Night / Open mic
2024-02-16 20:00 - 23:00
The downstairs pub is open every Friday night from 8-11 pm! Bring an instrument or a song to perform if you wish.
Potluck Snacks and desserts. Bar accepts cash or credit. Free admission.

Friday Pub Night
2023-12-22 08:00 - 17:00

Can-Am Christmas Party!
2023-12-15 20:00 - 23:30
Join us for our annual Christmas party! Bring your instruments, a snack or dessert, and a yankee swap gift if you’d like. The bar will be serving some special Christmas-themed drinks in addition to the usual offerings. Free admission.
