As the pandemic hushes the live musical world, the Ministry of Folk helps its community connect

By Sean Smith, special to Boston Irish
July 6, 2020
Sean Smith, special to Boston Irish

by Sean Smith
Special to BostonIrish.com

It has been a tough spring for many Irish/Celtic musicians, their performance and teaching schedules decimated by the COVID-19 pandemic — and the summer doesn’t look to be much better.

But a recently launched online initiative, whose leadership team has a strong Boston connection, aims to provide support for artists involved in folk and traditional music by giving them means and ideas to promote themselves and build their following.

With ‘the Behan’ closed per the pandemic, four Saturday session regulars are livestreaming their music

By Sean Smith, Special to BostonIrish
July 2, 2020
Sean Smith, Special to BostonIrish

Nestled in the northeast corner of Jamaica Plain, right near the Angell Animal Medical Center, the Brendan Behan Pub prides itself as a “cozy gathering place.” Its website prominently displays a quote from the namesake Irish author and legendary raconteur identifying the necessities of life as “s

‘Down with Them!’ A rallying cry from the Broad Street Riot of 1837

By Peter F. Stevens, Boston Irish Staff
July 2, 2020
Peter F. Stevens, Boston Irish Staff

In June and July of 1837, trouble simmered in Boston, and the unrest exploded on the sultry afternoon of June 11 near and along Broad Street downtown. Fire Engine Company 20 had just returned to its station on East Street, having quelled a blaze in Roxbury.

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