- Gaelic Roots Music, Song, Dance, Workshop, and Lecture Series
Sponsored by the Center for Irish Programs, Boston College. Events are recorded by the Irish Music Center Archives, John J. Burns Library. Visit the "Archives" page of this guide for a list of available recordings.
- Dear Harp of My Country: The Harp Traditions of Ireland and Scotland
Exhibition (June 7 to July 30, 2010) featuring two John Egan 'Portable Irish Harps' (early 1800s), Mary O'Hara's harp by Briggs (1953), and harp-related items from Burns Library collections.
- Mary O’Hara, Singer and Harpist: A Retrospective
The exhibition (October 11, 2009 – April 30, 2010) honors the 2009 donation of the Mary O’Hara Papers to the Irish Music Archives of the John J. Burns Library, Boston College.
- John McCormack, Tenor: Celebrating 125 Years
This fall 2009 exhibition commemorates the Irish tenor John McCormack (1884-1945) through career highlights, family life, and collaboration with other artists.
- Music Man (John McCormack)
Multimedia highlights from the fall 2009 exhibition, "John McCormack, Tenor: Celebrating 125 Years."
- Online Exhibit: Somewhere a Voice is Calling
"American Irish Musical Interpreters, 1850-1975." Supplement to O'Neill Library exhibit, summer 2007.
- Online Exhibit: Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore, 1829-1892:
"Father of the American Concert Band." Supplement to the John J. Burns Library exhibit, fall 2004.
The Irish Music Center at the Burns Library specializes in documenting Irish music in America. Formats include sheet music, books, recordings, correspondence, photographs, and more.
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