Irish Culture Night Every Wednesday and Thursday in NYC!

paddy reilly outside view

with   Niall O’Leary  and guests

            *The only events in New York City featuring                                   LIVE Irish Dance every week*

WEDNESDAYS  9.30pm-12am:

Irish Culture Night WEDNESDAY:

Live’ Irish Music Session & Irish Dance Jam

at Paddy Reilly’s Music Bar

519 2nd Avenue, south-west corner of 29th Street, NYC

by Subway: 6 train to 28th Street, walk 3 blocks!

by Bus: M34A & M15 stop outside the door!

THURSDAYS, 9.30pm-12am:

Irish Culture Night THURSDAY

‘Live’ Irish Music Session & Irish Dance Jam

at Fáilte Bar, 531 2nd Ave., btwn 29th & 30th Streets) NY NY 10016

by Subway: 6 train to 28th Street, walk 3 blocks!

by Bus: M34A & M15 stop outside the door!

Niall O’Leary (dance, accordion, spoons) is joined by different featured musicians every week:

Thursday May 9: No Session tonight!

Wednesday May 15  9.30pm Music & Dance jam w/ tba

at Paddy Reilly’s!

Wednesday May 22  9.30pm Music & Dance jam w/ Matthew Christian fiddle)

at Paddy Reilly’s!

Wednesday May 29  9.30pm Music & Dance jam w/ Ailish Conneely (accordion, flute, whistle, song)) Also: beidh Pop-Up Gaeltacht (bilingual conversation) at 8pm roimh an seisiún!

at Paddy Reilly’s!


All musicians, singers, dancers, listeners, lookers welcome!

Dancers are especially welcome…bring your hardshoes!

You can also just stop in to hang out!

RSVP not required: just show up if you can make it !

You could and should pay big money to see some of these musicians and dancers in concert format, but these events are at more intimate venues where they share their talents in a more informal setting. No cover: All welcome to join in, sing, dance, play music!

If you don’t believe me, just watch!

Hosted by Niall O’Leary
(Percussive Dance, Piano-Accordion, Keyboards, Spoons, Mouth Music),

Irish Dance Jam led by Niall O’Leary with other guest dancers from the Niall O’Leary School of Irish Dance and elsewhere!

Call in on your way uptown or on your way downtown, or on your way crosstown!

Past Featured Musicians include:

Tony DeMarco (fiddle), John Whelan (button-accordion), Katie Grennan (fiddle), Patrick Mangan (fiddle), Caitlin Warbelow (fiddle), Mirella Murray (piano-accordion),  Katie Linnane (fiddle),  Jake James (fiddle, bodhrán, percussive dance), Tom Dunne (accordion & fiddle), Brenda Castles (concertina), Maeve Flanagan (fiddle), Alasdair White (fiddle), Kevin McCormack (guitar & vocals),  Matt Mancuso (fiddle & guitar), Niall Mulligan (fiddle & keyboards), Isaac Alderson (uilleann pipes & flute), Sebastian McLaughlin (banjo), Linda Hickman (flute), Liz Hanley (fiddle & vocals), Bernadette Fee (fiddle), Ben Power (flute, bodhrán, percussive dance), Leah Rankin (cello), Danny Littwin (guitar & vocals), Brenda Dowling (flute, whistles, concertina), Dan Lowery (flute), Conor McGuirk (accordion & keyboards), Louise Walsh (fiddle & vocals), Emerald Rae (fiddle), Dan Foster (fiddle), Brian Fleming (percussion & vocals), Clare Horgan (guitar, vocals, & whistle), Cara Wildman (bodhrán), Breiffni Ó Domhnall (fiddle), Amy Beshara (fiddle & vocals), Joanna Clare (fiddle), Erin Michet (mandolin & trombone), Elsa Kelly (harp & flute), Eileen Clune Goodman (flute & whistles), Matthew Christian (fiddle), Roisin McArdle (piano-accordion & keyboards), Eileen McLain (fiddle), Ryan Ward (keyboards & accordion), Kieran McCarthy Fell (flute & whistles), Colin Forhan (guitar & banjo), Dylan James (banjo, fiddle, percussive dance), Ailísh Conneely (accordion, flute, whistle, song), Sarah Meehan (concertina), Anna Bosnick (fiddle), Ursula Garry Ocampo (flute), Krista Charles (keyboards), Tony Steele (electric bass).