The fourth annual BCMFest was held on
Friday-Sunday, January 12-14, 2007
Club Passim,
47 Palmer Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Springstep,
98 George P. Hassett Drive, Medford Square, Medford, Massachusetts
First Parish in Cambridge Unitarian Church,
3 Church Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Advance ticket purchase is recommended for the Cambridge events. Tickets are sold by Club Passim online. For the Passim Center’s Sunday workshops, register online at the Passim School of Music.
Download the official BCMFest 2007 schedule as a printable PDF.
BCMFest 2007 full schedule:
Friday, January 12
Kickoff Concert, 7:30-10:15 pm at Club Passim
7:30-8:15 pm The Matt & Shannon Heaton Band: Irish Americana music
8:30-9:15 pm Singers in the Round:
Kate Chadbourne, Irish traditional songs in Irish & English;
Michael O’Leary, songs from Ireland, England, Scotland & the U.S.;
Kyte MacKillop & Friends, Cape Breton & Scottish Gaelic vocal music
9:30-10:15 pm Keith Murphy & Sam Amidon: traditional tunes & songs by two members of the quartet Assembly
Boston Urban Ceilidh, 7:30-10:15 pm at Springstep (doors open at 7 pm)
7:30-8:15 pm EJ Ouellette & Crazy Maggy: fiddle-driven Celtic jam & dance grooves
8:30-9:15 pm Doug Lamey & Friends: Cape Breton music & dancing
9:30-10:15 pm Laura Cortese & the Boston Urban Ceilidh Band: high-energy Scottish dance music
Saturday, January 13
BCMFest Dayfest, 11:30 am-5:15 pm:
11:30 am-12:15 pm, Club Passim - Scottish Music Comes to America: a musical travelogue of Scottish music's odyssey to North America
11:30 am-12:15 pm, First Parish attic stage - RSCDS Boston Branch Demo Team: Scottish country dancing to lively jigs, reels, hornpipes, & elegant strathspeys
11:45 am-12:30 pm, First Parish sanctuary stage - Fiddle & Harp with Katie McNally, Caera Ashlingeach, Amanda Cavanaugh, Nicky Schwartz & Sean Smith
12 noon-12:45 pm, First Parish parlor stage - Flash Company: spirited contemporary Irish music from Andy Collins, Frank Gibbons, James Hamilton, & Chris Stevens
12:30-1:15 pm, Club Passim - Blue Moose & The Unbuttoned Zippers: a blend of Swedish, old-time, & Celtic music on fiddle, nyckelharpa, & guitar
12:30-1:15 pm, First Parish attic stage - Boston Scottish Fiddle Club: traditional & contemporary Scottish music
1:15-1:30 pm, First Parish parlor stage - Irish Dance Showcase: traditional & innovative contemporary Irish dance with the Kieran Jordan Dancers
1:15-2 pm, First Parish sanctuary stage - 88 Ways to Skin a Cat: piano improvisations on Celtic music by Jim Ialegio & Susie Petrov
1:30-2:15 pm, First Parish parlor stage - Eric Merrill & The Western Star: a musical melding of Ireland, Appalachia, & the Grand Ole Opry
1:30-2:30 pm, First Parish attic stage - New Bands on the Block:
1:30 pm Blue Parrot: arrangements of Celtic, American, & French tunes
1:50 pm Four at the Crossroads: traditional Irish music
2:10 pm The Rhythm Sisters: Celtic fiddling by sisters Emerald Rae & Eden Forman
1:45-2:30 pm, Club Passim - Tooremoor: tunes & songs from the Scottish & other traditions
2:15-2:30 pm, First Parish sanctuary stage - Irish Dance Showcase: traditional & innovative contemporary Irish dance with the Kieran Jordan Dancers
2:30-3:15 pm, First Parish sanctuary stage - The Deadly Sins: a collaborative performance by an all-female “supergroup” of Celtic musicians & dancers
2:45-3 pm, First Parish parlor stage - Boston Kiltics: old-time Irish & Nova Scotian music & dancing
2:45-3 pm, Club Passim - Great Meadows Morris: performance by Greater Boston’s youthful rapper sword dance teams
3-3:45 pm, Club Passim - Annalivia: traditional & contemporary songs from Ireland & North America
3-3:45 pm, First Parish attic stage - West Newton Ceili Band: traditional & contemporary Irish tunes for listening & dancing
3:45-4:30 pm, First Parish sanctuary stage - Four Horsemen: a collaborative performance by an all-male “supergroup” of Celtic musicians & dancers
4-4:45 pm, First Parish parlor stage - Highland Dance Boston: traditional & innovative Scottish Highland dance
4-4:15 pm, Club Passim - Great Meadows Morris: performance by Greater Boston’s youthful rapper sword dance teams
4:15-5 pm, Club Passim- Trouz Bras: traditional Breton music and dancing
4:15-5 pm, First Parish attic stage- Jeremy Ball, Dan Gurney & Pat Mangan (BMG): fiery Irish traditional music
5-5:30 pm, First Parish parlor - Tea Time session: all are welcome!
BCMFest Finale Concert, 8-10:15 pm at First Parish sanctuary
“Finding Our Place” - a collaborative concert directed by Susie Petrov
featuring tradition bearers from the Boston Irish music community, as well as the next generation of musicians who are finding their place in Celtic music and dance. Musicians include Larry Reynolds, fiddle; Jimmy & Edmond Marshall, accordion; Helen Kisiel, keyboard; Brendan Tonra, fiddle; David O'Docherty, flute, whistle & storytelling; Jimmy Hogan, whistle; with Emerald Rae, fiddle; Emily Troll, fiddle & stepdance; Gillian Stewart, stepdance; Mia Friedman, fiddle; Tiffany Rozenas, fiddle; Katie McNally, fiddle; and Amanda Cavanaugh, fiddle; Amelia Mason, fiddle; Adam Agee, fiddle; Rebecca McGowan, flute & stepdance; and Elvie Miller, accordion & keyboard.
Sunday, January 14
BCMFest Workshops, noon-4 pm: Sponsored by the Passim Center, and held at
the Passim School of Music, 26 Church Street, Suite 300, Harvard Square, Cambridge--
noon-2 pm Learn the Button Accordion with Dan Gurney
2-3 pm Guitar Accompaniment for Traditional Fiddle Tunes with Flynn Cohen
2-4 pm Bodran Workshop with Paddy League
Download the official BCMFest schedule as a printable PDF.
