Local Sessions

For sessions in the Philly area - go to IrishPhiladelphia.com

For sessions in the NYC area - go to Ceol agus Rince.com

  • Sundays
    • Noon - 3pm -- 2nd & 4th Sun -- River Blue Cafe
      hosted by: Patrick Clifford (guitar)
      51 Bridge St, Frenchtown, NJ 08825
      contact: patrick(at)patrickclifford.com
      website:www.riverbluecafe.com
    • 1 - 3pm -- 2nd Sun -- Next Generation (children's)
      The second Sunday of every month (Sept thru May)
      hosted by: Chris Brennan-Hagy, Kathy DeAngelo & Dennis Gormley  
      The Commodore Barry Club, 6815 Emlen St, Philadelphia, PA 19119
      contact: Kathy at 856-795-7637 or Chris at 215-233-2077
      website: www.hslc.org/~gormley/mcdh/nextgen.htm
    • 2 - 5pm -- St. James's Gate Publick House
      hosted by: Tony Horswill (fiddle) & Tom Dunne (accordion, fiddle)
      167 Maplewood Ave, Maplewood, NJ 07040
      contact: Tony Horswill at tony(at)findthesession.com
      website: www.stjamesgatepublickhouse.com
    • 3 - 7pm -- Sun -- Molly Maguire's Pub in Phoenixville
      hosted by: Terry Kane (mandolin, guitar), John Beatty (whistle and everything else), and Ellen Tepper on Celtic harp
      197 Bridge St, Phoenixville, PA 19460
      contact: Terry Kane at terry(at)kaneandbeatty.com
      website: www.mollymaguirespubs.com
    • 3 - 6pm -- Sun -- Molly Maguire's Pub in Lansdale
      hosted by: Mary Malone (fiddle) and Den Vykopal (uilleann pipes & flute)
      329 W. Main St, Lansdale, PA 19446
      contact pub: 267-263-2109
      website: www.mollymaguirespubs.com
    • 4 - 7pm -- Braveheart Lowlander Pub (1st hour SLOW session)
      The second Sunday of every month (Sept thru May)
      hosted by: Alison Gillespie (fiddle)
      430 Main St, Hellertown, PA 18055
      contact pub: 610-838-6555 or Alison Gillespie at tafga(at)rcn.com
      website: www.bravehearthighlandpub.com
    • 4 - 7pm -- Dublin Square Pub
      hosted by: Bill O'Neal (guitar)
      167 Rte 130, Bordentown, NJ 08505
      contact: Bill O'Neal at sundaysession(at)billoneal.com
      website: www.dublinsquarepubs.com
  • Tuesdays
    • 8 - 11pm -- The Shanachie Pub
      Every Tuesday Sept thru Apr -- SUMMER: 1st Tues ONLY
      hosted by: Fintan Malone (banjo, mandolin, plus more) & Kevin McGillian (button accordion)
      11 E. Butler Ave, Ambler, PA 19002
      contact: pub at 215-283-4887
      website: www.shanachiepub.com
    • 7:30pm -- 2nd Tues -- Da's Pub
      The second Tuesday of every month
      hosted by:  Ed Saultz (guitar, bodhran) and Terry Hartzell (uilleann pipes, flute, whistle)
      Rte 115 North (half mile north of Rte 940), Blakeslee, PA 18610
      contact: Ed Saultz at ed(at)edsaultz.com
      website: www.EdSaultz.com/Dasession.html
  • Wednesdays
    • 7:30 - 10:30pm -- 1st Wed -- Godfrey Daniels
      The first Wednesday of every month
      hosted by: Fred Gilmartin (mandolin, fiddle), Ed Saultz (guitar, bodhran), & Terry Hartzell (flute, bagpipes)
      7 E. 4th St, Bethlehem, PA 18015
      contact: Fred Gilmartin at froderickskulldigger(at)yahoo.com
      website: www.godfreydaniels.org
    • 7:30 - 10pm -- 1st Wed -- Singers session -- The Irish Center
      The first Wednesday of every month  (October thru June)
      hosted by: Terry Kane (guitar)
      Irish Center - 6815 Emlen St, Philadelphia, PA 19119
      contact: Terry Kane at terry(at)kaneandbeatty.com
      website: www.philadelphiaceiligroup.org
    • 7:30 - 11:30pm -- 2nd & 4th Wed -- Porters' Pub
      The second & fourth Wednesdays of every month
      hosted by: Fred Gilmartin (mandolin, fiddle), Ed Saultz (guitar, bodhran), & Terry Hartzell (flute, bagpipes)
      700 Northampton St, Easton, PA 18042
      contact: Fred Gilmartin at froderickskulldigger(at)yahoo.com
      website: www.porterspubeaston.com
    • 8:30pm -- 1st & 3rd Wed -- Mitchell's Cafe
      The first & third Wednesdays of every month
      "Mitchell's Famous Irish Session"
      11-1/2 Church St, Lambertville, NJ
      contact: 609-397-9853
      website: http://prweb0.voicenet.com/~hadunn/mitchells
  • Thursdays
    • 7:30 - 10:30pm -- The Ugly Oyster Pub
      21 S. Fifth St, Reading, PA 19602
      contact: pub at 610-373-6791
      website: www.theuglyoyster.com
    • 7:30pm -- 2nd Thurs -- Delahanty's Tavern on the Square
      The second Thursday of every month
      hosted by:  Ed Saultz (guitar, bodhran)
      62 S. Main St, Phillipsburg, NJ 08865
      contact: Ed Saultz at ed(at)edsaultz.com
      website: http://www.delahantys.com
    • 6 - 9pm -- 3rd Thurs -- McCarthy's Tea Room and Restaurant -- BYOB
      The third Thursday of every month
      hosted by: Terry Kane (mandolin, guitar)
      inside Donegal Square, 534 Main St, Bethlehem, PA  18018
      contact: Terry Kane at terry(at)kaneandbeatty.com
      website: www.donegalsquare.com/mysitecaddy/site3/mccarthys.htm
    • 8 - 10pm -- Treehouse Coffee Shop
      hosted by: Kathy DeAngelo (harp, fiddle) & Dennis Gormley (flute and lots more)
      120 W. Merchant St, Audubon NJ 08106
      contact: coffeehouse at 856-547-3270
      website: www.treehousecoffee.net
  • Fridays
    • 8 - 9pm -- 1st Fri -- SLOW Irish session -- The Irish Center
      The first Friday of every month (except summer)
      hosted by: the Philadelphia Ceili Group
      at The Commodore Barry Club - 6815 Emlen St, Phila., PA 19119
      contact: Kirsten at swampkat(at)martnet.com or 610-517-1462
      website: www.philadelphiaceiligroup.org
    • 9pm - 1st Fri -- regular Irish session -- The Irish Center
      The first Friday of every month  (except summer)
      hosted by: the Irish Center
      at The Commodore Barry Club - 6815 Emlen St, Phila., PA 19119
      contact: Kirsten at swampkat(at)martnet.com or 610-517-1462
      website: www.theirishcenter.com
    • 8:30 - 11pm -- 1st Fri -- Singing Session -- 2nd Floor Lounge above The William Penn
      The first Friday of every month after Lebanon Art Walk
      hosted by: Seamus Carmichael
      In the 2nd Floor Lounge above The William Penn at 7th & Cumberland Streets. Entry is from Cumberland Street up the stairs beside the Great Finds Store.
      The William Penn Building, 635 Cumberland St, Lebanon, PA 17042
      NOTE: First Friday September 2011 meeting location moved to Lebanon Art Center, 734 Willow Street, Lebanon, PA 17042. Returning to The William Penn for October 2011.
      website: www.lebanonartscouncil.org/events.html
    • 8:00pm -- Puirseil's Irish Pub
      hosted by: the Lux Bridge Trio
      15 S. 6th St, Lewisburg, PA 17837
      contact: 570-523-6000
      website: www.puirseilsirishpub.com
  • Saturdays
    • 5 - 7pm -- 3rd Sat -- Patsy Fagan's Irish Pub
      The third Saturday of every month
      hosted by: The Gansey Brothers (Seamus Carmichael, Steve Stanislaw, and Steve Scriniere)
      1002 Cumberland St, Lebanon, PA 17042
      (On the corner of 10th & Cumberland Streets on Rt 422 West)
      phone: pub at 717-273-3722
      website: (none found)
    • 8 - 11pm -- some Saturdays per schedule -- IAANJ
      On SOME Saturdays --- see calendar of events at www.iaanj.com
      hosted by: the IAANJ - and coordinated by Iris Nevins (guitar, harp)
      Irish-American Association of Northwest Jersey
      352 Richard Mine Rd, Rockaway Twp, NJ 07885
      contact: Iris Nevins at irisnevins(at)verizon.net
      website: www.iaanj.com