Summer BCMFest

Summer BCMFest 2024 will be taking place Sunday, July 7 on Palmer Street during the day and at Club Passim in the evening. Full schedule of events and performers listed below. Tickets will go live on Thursday May 30 at noon

Summer BCMFest is tailored after the annual BCMFest (Boston Celtic Music Fest), a weekend gathering held each January to celebrate Greater Boston ’s richness of music, song and dance from the Irish, Scottish, Cape Breton and other Celtic traditions. Like its winter counterpart, Summer BCMFest showcases the diversity of sounds and styles found in Boston’s Celtic music community.

Summer BCMFest evening events at the club will be available as a livestream. $5/free to members

Passim Live Music Brunch from 10am-2pm
Carroll Sisters with Adam Hendey
– First half will be Carroll Sisters materials and the second half will be an open session Celtic session led by them!

Outdoor events from 3pm-5pm on Palmer St. – FREE
3pm Youth Fiddle Group – with instructor Clíodhna Field
4pm Mrs. Wilberforce – with Sean Smith and Kyra Davies

Club Passim evening events from 7pm – TICKETED (coming Thursday May 30 at noon)
7pm Elias Cardoso and Friends
7:45pm The Adam Hendey Band
8:30pm Eight Feet Tall – with Dan Accardi, Armand Aromin, and traditional dancers Rebecca McGowan and Jackie O’Riley

Music Schedule

Summer BCMFest
Youth Fiddle GroupYouth Fiddle Group - with instructor Clíodhna Field Palmer St at 3pm - FREE https://bostonirishmusicschool.com/faculty/ . Message from Clíodhna: "I began this journey of teaching fiddle lessons in my home and native town, Ashbourne Co. Meath. I was fortunate to start teaching fiddle lessons from my parents home at the age of 16 years of age, where I had been consistently teaching through my 20’s while studying and teaching as a secondary school music and Gaelic Irish teacher in Ireland. In 2012 I made the leap of faith to move to Boston and continue my love and passion of Irish music through performing and teaching. Today I have over 30+ students varying from the ages of 4 to….. let’s say experienced knowledgeable adults!! During the Covid shut down my students moved to online lessons which I will be forever grateful and thankful for, and it also made me realize how lucky we had it playing freely at sessions. Online lessons directed me to record and make audios for my students, and delve more into the “online platform”. This in return has brought more results in my teaching and when the students work with similar audios and videos they join seamlessly together when it’s time to perform! May the love and joy of music continue to grow and live on in this wonderful city of irish music and culture."
SundayJul 7
Show3PM
Free
Summer BCMFest
Mrs. Wilberforce - with Sean Smith and Kyra DaviesMrs. Wilberforce Palmer St. at 4pm - FREE https://www.mrswilberforce.com/ . Kyra and Sean play music from Ireland, Scotland and Cape Breton – but also further afield, like Shetland, Brittany and Galicia, among other places. Although their sound is rooted in tradition, they readily, and happily, draw upon influences from the classical and contemporary folk/folk-rock domains, bringing out the distinctive qualities of each tune or song for the enjoyment of their audiences.
SundayJul 7
Show4PM
Free
Summer BCMFest
Elias Cardoso and FriendsElias Cardoso and Friends Club Passim at 7pm https://www.elias-cardoso.com/about . Elias Cardoso is a multi-instrumentalist from Boston, Massachusetts. He is a longtime member of Boston’s Celtic music scene, having played there for over 12 years, and has performed all over the country, including on stages at the KVRM Celtic Festival, the Boston Celtic Music Festival, and the Burren Backroom. Since graduating in 2019 from Berklee College of Music, he has toured in both the US and Europe with Old Blind Dogs, Mari Black, Celtic Rhythms, the Strawberry Hill Band, and his band Glenville.
SundayJul 7 Show7PM $25/$23
Summer BCMFest
The Adam Hendey BandThe Adam Hendey Band Club Passim at 7:45pm https://www.adamhendey.com/ . Adam Hendey is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and composer living in Boston, Massachusetts. Known for his sense and skill as a sought-after accompanist in the city's vibrant traditional music communities, Adam is available for private and group instruction, professional collaborations, and commissions for new music in Boston and beyond. Adam is a graduate of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, where he studied Traditional Music as a Master's student, and the Robert D. Clark Honors College at the University of Oregon, where he finished with Bachelor's degrees in Music and Philosophy.
SundayJul 7 Show7:45PM $25/$23
Summer BCMFest
Eight Feet TallEight Feet Tall Club Passim at 8:30pm https://www.fromthefloordance.com/eight-feet-tall . Featuring instrumentalists Dan Accardi (the Ivy Leaf) and Armand Aromin (the Ivy Leaf, the Vox Hunters) and traditional dancers Rebecca McGowan and Jackie O’Riley (co-creators of From the Floor, 2022 Massachusetts Cultural Council Fellows in Choreography), Eight Feet Tall approaches steps and tunes with both intense respect for tradition and keen sensitivity to the shared rhythmic experience of music and dance. Instruments, shoes, voices, and whole bodies enter into conversation with one another, creating complex sonic textures and vibrant visual interplay which sit firmly within the bounds of tradition while continually testing those bounds.
SundayJul 7 Show8:30PM $25/$23

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