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This is the month of at least 5 Irish festivals, plus so much more you can’t possibly do it all. As they say in Ireland, Oy! Read on.

This audacious little release from the Scots fiddler (he’s from Oban, in the West) won’t be everyone’s cup of tea, but it’s well worth a listen for anyone open to hearing what a traditional instrument can do when let off its leash.

A new harp, and some dazzling new sounds from the virtuoso Scottish harper.

One of Philadelphia’s great souls, a photographer and friend of Irish music and culture, has passed away.

The Philadelphia Ceili Group’s annual festival kicks off this week–that’s three days of fun, music, dancing and frivolity. But that’s not all. The great group, The Hooligans, are playing for a breast cancer fundraiser and the amazing and eclectic Irish singer-songwriter Luka Bloom is coming to the World Cafe.

Starting on Thursday, it’s the best celebration of Irish traditional music you can experience without going to Ireland. Read about all the great performances and workshops.

Local Irish immigrants are featured in an exhibit of photographs by famed Irish portrait photographer John Minihan at an exhibit in New York.

Some really fantastic music on tap this week–plus you have an incredible chance to learn more about investigating your family history as genealogists from all over the country head into Philadelphia for a national conference mid-week.