Derby Neck Library to host Kerry Boys

DERBY - The Derby Neck Library will host The Kerry Boys when they perform at 2 p.m. March 29 at the library, 307 Hawthorne Ave. 

All are invited to hear these wonderful performers of Irish music.  They are witty, harmonious, informative, and thoroughly enjoyable.

The free program will include traditional Irish favorites and some Celtic folk music.

For more information call the library, 203-734-1492.


This is a press release from Derby Neck Library. 

Celebrate the Irish in Seymour March 16

This is a re-post from Kurt Miller's Facebook page: 

Sounds like it will be a fun event!

Derby library to host folklorist-singer

Spotlight to be on Irish history, wit

DERBY - The Derby Public Library invites adults and young adults to an evening of Irish

Songs, Folklore & History at 6:30 p.m. March 11, just in time for St. Patrick’s Day. 

Dublin-born folklorist, humorist, folksinger and instrumentalist, Tom O’Carroll, will bring a wealth of stories, humor, wit, and history to this performance. 

O'Carroll has played at concerts, festivals, schools and libraries throughout the United States and Canada, as well as his native Ireland.

This lively program will include such themes as the Irish emigration to the United States, the Great Famine of the 1840s, and an introduction to Ireland’s Traveling People, sometimes called Tinkers.

The evening will end with some favorite Irish-American songs, and the audience is invited to sing along. Irish-themed refreshments will be on hand.

Registration is requested.
For information stop by the library at 313 Elizabeth St., call 203-736-1482 or visit www.derbypubliclibrary.org.

Derby Neck to host Kerry Boys to celebrate St. Patrick's Day

DERBY - Derby Neck Library presents the Kerry Boys with their Irish music and wit at a St. Patrick’s Day celebration at 2 p.m. March 16.

Join us for this treat of a live, professional performance for free. It's family friendly entertainment, after which traditional Irish refreshments will be served.

For details call 203-734-1492. The library is at 307 Hawthorne Ave.

Irish music on tap in Milford

MILFORD  - Loretta Egan Murphy, accordion, concertina, and accordion maestro John Whelan will perform a traditional Irish music session at St. Gabriel’s Parish Hall, 26 Broadway, at 7:45 p.m. June 21.

The free event is BYOB and refreshments will be served.
For information call John, 203-430-5403.