Irish Breakfast Band

Schedule of Events

Main Page Schedule and Performances (this page): Recordings: Favorite Links (more coming soon)

Upcoming Performances and Events

Date Description Time
Saturday, May 10, 2008 (Mother's Day weekend) We are having a concert at the MAR-VA Theater Performing Arts Center, 103 Market St., Pokomoke City, Maryland. This will be a fundraiser for the MAR-VA Theater Performing Arts Center, so they will probably charge an admission. 7:00 pm
Saturday, May 17, 2008 We will be playing for a private party/graduation celebration, with the proceeds going to charity. Evening.
Saturday, May 31, 2008 The Folklore Society of Greater Washington's annual Washington Folk Festival at Glen Echo Park.
(Free, although the Folklore Society requests a donation)
Noon at the Yurt Village stage (same stage as last year).
Thursday, June 5, 2008 First Thursday in Del Ray! If enough of us are available, we sometimes play on the porch of the Anne Welsh Salon. First Thursday is from 6 to 9 pm; if we play, we usually play from around 7 to 8 or 8:30 pm.
Thursday, July 3, 2008 First Thursday in Del Ray! If enough of us are available, we sometimes play on the porch of the Anne Welsh Salon. First Thursday is from 6 to 9 pm; if we play, we usually play from around 7 to 8 or 8:30 pm.
Thursday, August 7, 2008 First Thursday in Del Ray! If enough of us are available, we sometimes play on the porch of the Anne Welsh Salon. First Thursday is from 6 to 9 pm; if we play, we usually play from around 7 to 8 or 8:30 pm.
Thursday, September 4, 2008 First Thursday in Del Ray! If enough of us are available, we sometimes play on the porch of the Anne Welsh Salon. First Thursday is from 6 to 9 pm; if we play, we usually play from around 7 to 8 or 8:30 pm.

Past Performances and Events

Schedule from previous years.

Date Description Time
Saturday, February 2, 2008 The Folklore Society of Greater Washington's annual Mini 2008 MidWinter Festival at Takoma Park Middle School, 7611 Piney Branch Road, Takoma Park, Maryland.
(Admission charged)
Irish Seisiún (Jam) with the Irish Breakfast Band from 3:30 to 5 pm. The Mini-Fest will be from noon until 10:30 pm.
Saturday, February 23, 2008 We will be performing for the residents at the Heatherwood Retirement Community, 9642 Burke Lake Road, Burke, VA 22015. We were asked by residents Mae and Charlie McKeon, who are friends (and the former dentist) of the Doherty and Moran families. 1:00-2:00 pm.
Saturday, March 15, 2008 Join the Irish Breakfast Band and the Boyle School of Irish Dance for a free concert at the Del Ray United Methodist Church, 100 E. Windsor Ave., Alexandria (the entrance to the basement hall is on west end of the church off of Clyde Ave.). Help us celebrate St. Patrick's Day with Irish music and dance. If you would like, bring a dessert to share!
Here is a preliminary copy of our set list.
7 to 9 pm.
Sunday, April 6, 2008 We will be playing for a ceili with Hugh Conway in the Parish Hall (not the main building) of St. Mary of Sorrows Catholic Church, located at the junction of Fairfax Station Rd. and Ox Rd (Rt.123). Do not go to the main church building on Sideburn Road. In the afternoon, 3:30 to around 6:00 or 6:30 pm
Saturday, April 12, 2008 We will be playing for the opening day of the Del Ray Farmer's Market (south east corner of East Oxford & Mt. Vernon Avenues. The Farmer's Market is from 8 am to Noon. We will start around 8 am when the market opens. How long we play will depend upon the weather, mostly how cold it is, etc.
Saturday, April 19, 2008 We will be playing at the Carlyle House in Old Town (121 N. Fairfax St. in Alexandria) for the Friends of Carlyle House Annual Herb Sale. The Garden Day Herb Sale is from 9 am to 4 pm. We will play from about 11 am to about 1 pm, like we did last year.
Thursday, May 1, 2008 First Thursday in Del Ray! If enough of us are available, we sometimes play on the porch of the Anne Welsh Salon. First Thursday is from 6 to 9 pm; we usually play from around 7 to 8 or 8:30 pm.

If you're interested in having the band perform at your event, please drop a note to sean"AT"irishbreakfastband.com (replace the "AT" with "@," we put it this way to confound SPAM e-mail address collectors). Please include your phone number.

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