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About BCMFest | Mission | History | Performer Categories How do two ice cream cones lead to a two-day event of Irish, Scottish and Cape Breton music and dance, and a regular series of Celtic events?
It all started when Laura Cortese (Scottish fiddle) and Shannon Heaton (Irish flute) met up on the way to a show at Johnny D s in Somerville s Davis Square. They stopped in Denise s ice cream before the show, and started talking about all the great traditional acts they d seen lately -- a few stellar local bands, and a stream of players from Ireland and Scotland and Cape Breton.
As they ate ice cream in Davis Square, they started talking about how excellent it would be if even more of the fine local trad players [link to schedule page] worked with good folk music venues like Club Passim , The Burren Bar , Johnny D s and the Canadian American Club to reflect the wide and spectacular pool of Celtic artists in the Boston area and to involve and to
attract the audiences who love these traditions. By the end of the concert that evening, Laura and Shannon had begun to cook up plans for a weekend-long showcase of local traditional talent -- a Boston Celtic Music Fest to celebrate the rich, diverse pool of traditional music and dance talent in the Boston-area AND to generate excitement, ideas, organizational infrastructure, seed money, and audience and artist support for a funded concert series of local traditional music and dance (with a different concert each season, featuring different Boston-based music and dance acts!).
Laura and Shannon s initial enthusiasm for BCMFest (the festival and, eventually, the concert series), as well as the growing line-up of people who continue to get involved with BCMFest, helps explain the viability and vitality of a high quality festival and series of Boston-based traditional music and dance. As BCMFest enters its fifth year, the festival is stronger than ever, and its vision more refined. By presenting touring
professionals, tradition-bearers, and young performers, the festival offers a variety of music not found anywhere else. And by continuing to make the music the first priority, BCMFest avoids the pitfalls of corporate control. Performers for 2011Performers for 2010Performers for 2009Performers for 2008- Abbie MacQuarrie
- Amanda Cavanaugh and Sean Gannon, with dancers Jackie Riley,Janine Susan and Rebecca McGowan
- Amelia Mason, Emily Troll and Bethany Waickman
- Armand Aromin
- Liz Simmons
- Natalie Haas
- Calum Pasqua
- Brendan Carey Block
- The Boston Kiltics
- Brian O'Donovan
- The Burren Youth (Catherine Joyce, Deirdre Windrow, Tess & Sally Ruderman, Adam Cole-Mullen, Paddy, Tomas & Meggie Bowling)
- Chris McGrath
- Catherine Joyce
- Debra Cowan and Michael Delalla
- Donald Gillies
- Doug Lamey
- Dunleavy Schaffer School of Irish Dance
- James Hamilton
- Flynn Cohen
- Great Meadows Morris and Sword
- Andy Collins
- Chris Stevens
- Janine Sirignano and Sean Smith
- Jerry Bell
- Judy Erickson and Jen Schoonover with Andrea Larson
- Katie McNally and Jonathan Fagan
- Kyte MacKillop with Peggy Morrison and Jen Schoonover
- Back of the Bus (Cara Frankowicz, Andy Collins, Chris Stevens, James Hamilton)
- Cara Frankowicz
- Local Hero (Susie Petrov, Natalie Haas, Calum Pasqua, Dan Houghton)
- Dan Gurney
- Susie Petrov
- Matt and Shannon Heaton
- Kieran Jordan and Jackie Riley,Janine Susan and Rebecca McGowan
- Michael O'Leary
- The New Tyme Sisters (Emerald Rae and Eden Forman)
- Emerald Rae
- Susie Petrov and Calum Pasqua
- Eden Forman
- Tina Lech and Ted Davis
- Dan Houghton
- Laura Cortese
- Boston Urban Ceilidh, with Laura Cortese and the Boston Urban Ceilidh Band
- Julie Metcalf
Performers for 2007 festival- Doug Lamey
- Pam Campbell
- Cliff McGann
- Nathan Silva
- Christine Morrison
- Laura Cortese
- Hanneke Cassel
- EJ Ouellette
- Peter Whitehead
- Steve Baker
- Michael Gruen
- John Logan
- Matt Heaton
- Shannon Heaton
- Kate Chadbourne
- Michael O'Leary
- Kyte MacKillop
- Jennifer Schoonover
- Margaret Morrison
- Keith Murphy
- Sam Amidon
- Calum Pasqua
- Emerald Rae
- Eden Forman
- Mariel Vandersteel
- Bronwyn Bird
- Stash Wyslouch
- Andy Reiner
- Sean Smith
- Eugene Rothman
- Kristin Sherwood
- Liz Simmons
- Flynn Cohen
- Brendan Carey Block
- Stuart Kenney
- Ray Price
- Barry Hall
- Mance Grady
- Brian Rost
- Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
- Boston Scottish Fiddle Club
- Dan Gurney
- Pat Morgan
- Jeremy Ball
- Linda Abrams
- Bob Phillips
- Rob Huffman
- Cathy Goode
- Louis Kaplan
- Mike Dupuy
- Kristin Horton
- Alex Haney
- Alex Bush
- Bruce Rosen
- Connie Patten
- Graham Patten
- Nathan Weston
- Robin Kynoch
- Scott Boag
- Robert McOwen
- Tom Childs
- Aileen Ritchie
- Carolyn Calcagni
- Gregor Williamson
- Hailey Harris
- Karen Billmers
- Karen Mahoney
- Margaret Lepley
- Andrew Collins
- Frank Gibbons
- James Hamilton
- Chris Stevens
- Eric Merrill
- Nic Garreiss
- Kristin Andreassen
- Nicky Schwartz
- Caera Aislingeach
- Jim Ialeggio
- Susie Petrov
- Natalie Haas
- Tina Lech
- Lissa Schneckenburger
- Emma Beaton
- Martin Langer
- Ted Davis
- Patrick Murray
- Brian O'Donovan
- Kieran Jordan Dancers
- Great Meadows Morris
- Amelia Mason
- Emily Troll
- Emerald Rae
- Katie McNally
- Mia Friedman
- Amanda Cavanaugh
- Adam Agee
- Gillian Stewart
- Rebecca McGowan
- Elvie Miller
- Brendan Tonra
- Helen Kisiel
- David O'Docherty
- Jimmy Marshall
- Edmond Marshall
- Jimmy Hogan
- Larry Reynolds
- Eric Peterson
Performers for the 2nd annual BCMFest (January 2005)- Shannon Heaton & 10-Speed Trad
- Fiddles in the Round with Doug Lamey, Pat Mangan, Barbara McOwen, Brendan Tonras, Martin Langer, Helen Kisiel
- Highland Dance Boston
- Laura Cortese and Friends
- Smith Irish Dance School
- Eric Merrill & The Western Star
- weather)
- The Aoife Clancy Band
- Ken Perlman (Django Amerson, former Boston resident with Brian Miller filled in for Ken that day, who was stuck in terrible
- Lindsay Turner
- Triona Tammemagi, Helena Delaney & Fabian Joyce
- The Lissa Schneckenburger Band
- EJ Ouellette & Crazy Maggy
- Liofa
- George Keith & Friends
- TRADBOT
- Tina Lech & Peter Molloy w/ Ted Davis
- Childsplay
- Lamey, RSCDS Boston Branch Demo Team
- Boston Dance Showcase: Four On The Floor, Kieran Jordan, Great Meadows Morris & Sword, Abbie MacQuarrie & Doug
- Laura Cortese's Boston Urban Ceilidh band (dances called by Hanneke Cassel)
- Irish Urban Ceili Band
- Cape Breton Urban Square Sets w/Emerald Forman & Friends
- Noel Scott & Chris McGrath with Ted Davis
- Boston Celtic Singers in the Round: Caera Aislingeach, Bridget Fitzgerald, Kyte MacKillop & Michael O'Leary
- Hanneke Cassel Band with Rushad Eggleston & Chris Lewis
- (accompanist)
- Random Clan
- Contentment Is Wealth
- Tullochgorum
- Tunes Of Beantown Finale concert presenting original compositions written by Boston Celtic composers. Featuring:
- Musical director, Susie Petrov
- Brendan Carey Block
- Flynn Cohen
- Kieran Jordan
- Ellery Klein
- Christine Morrison
- Patrick Murray
- Robbie O'Connell
- Laura Risk
- Jacqueline Schwab
- Mairin UiCheide
- Phil Ferguson represented the Tulach Ard Pipe Band
First Annual BCMFest (2004)- Boston Urban Ceilidh Band
- The Berklee Celtic Club
- Royal Scottish Country Dancing Society
- Boston Branch
- Mary McEvilly & Martin Langer
- Hanneke Cassel Band
- Kieran Jordan
- TRADBOT
- Cara Frankowicz and Emerald Forman
- Douglas Lamey
- Matt & Shannon Heaton & George Keith
- Laurel Martin
- Kathleen Guilday & Mark Simos
- Ellery Klein
- Lissa Schneckenburger Band
- Tina Lech
- Ted Davis
- Noel Scott & Peter Molloy
- Halali
- Aoife Clancy
- Robbie O'Connell
- Cunniffe Academy of Irish Dance
- Sin E
- Highland Dance Boston
- Tommy McCarthy
- Louise Costello
- Helena Delaney & Martin Langer
- Randal Bays & Daithi Sproule
- Eric Merrill and The Western Star
- Mairin Ui Cheide
- John McGann & Flynn Cohen
- John Campbell & Peggy Morrison
- Joe Cormier & Janine Randall
- Young Performer Showcase
- Ger Cooney & The Burren Dancers
- Helen Kisiel and Brendan Tonra
- Local Hero
- Four on the Floor
- Kyte MacKillop
- Susan Getudis Lindsay
- Jeanne Morrill & Seth Connelly
- Michael Boyle
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