![]() There is a silver lining to a virtual fest. The fest will be available to watch live, and later archived, on Passim’s YouTube channel and Facebook page. Some 50 artists will participate virtually from all over New England and abroad, he says, including acclaimed Irish singer-songwriter Karan Casey, fiddle-cello duo Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas, Matt and Shannon Heaton, Joey Abarta, Hanneke Cassel and Yann Falquet, Katie McNally and Neil Pearlman, Scottish Fish, Jenna Moynihan and the Atlantic Folk Trio. “Passim’s the same way: we’re not going to budge. We don’t want to budge,” said Julian Loida, Passim outreach coordinator and festival organizer. “This community, they’re tough in two ways - they’re tough because they’re from Boston they’re tough because they’re Irish, Scottish, Celtic, folkie people. Cambridge-based music nonprofit Passim’s 18th annual Boston Celtic Music Festival (BCMFest) will take place virtually, for five days of peace, love and Celtic music - plus workshops - Jan. With a community as resilient as this region’s Celtic music fans, there was never any question: the show would go on. In 2018, she helped to found FairPlé, an organization aimed at achieving fairness and gender balance for female performers in Irish traditional and folk music.A performance during the 2020 Boston Celtic Music Fest. A founding member of the acclaimed Irish-American band Solas and the lead singer for the Boston-based fiddle ensemble Childsplay, Casey has built a successful career as a solo artist and released seven solo albums, which showcase her songwriting as well as her interest in other musical forms, including jazz, blues and R&B. Karen Casey is an Irish native with a background that includes classical and jazz as well as traditional Irish music. The festival continues Saturday evening at 8:00 PM with the Nightcap concert with Irish singer-songwriter Karan Casey and the fiddle-cello duo Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas. ![]() Presented by Passim, a Cambridge-based non-profit that supports a vibrant music community through Club Passim, the Passim School of Music, artist grants and outreach initiatives, the 2021 festival will showcase Greater Boston’s deep tradition of music, song and dance from Irish, Scottish, Cape Breton and other Celtic communities. The 18th annual Boston Celtic Music Festival, known as BCMFest, returns to Club Passim January 14-18, 2021. ![]()
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