Nearly three decades after the launch of NYC’s Fleadh festival celebrating global Irish culture, two of Fleadh’s founders Joe Killian and Liam Lynch Going again with strengths to premiere Seisiún, an Irish music and cultural collection at Suffolk Downs in Boston.
The event 6-7 September will be produced in partnership with Bowery Presents, Lynch and Killian, with Pogues and Boston’s own Dropkick Murphys as headlining artists. Pogues will include original members such as banjoist and songwriter Jem fineraccordion James Fearnley and tin whistler and singer Spider Stacy. Seisiún will be Pogue’s first show in the US since the previous Frontmann’s passing Shane McGowan By 2023 and the set, the Irish folk punks celebrate the whole body of work “while honoring Shane, leaving room for alchemy and magic from very special guest performance,” says a press release announcing the show. A statement from the band confirmed the performance of “such incomparable artists as Lisa O’NeillAt John Francis Flynn and the bad seeds. ”
The band also said: “We are the stook to return to Boston, pretty much another home for pogues in the US – a city where we have shared many unforgettable performances and experiences. We look forward to not only raising a glass or two, but also to raising the roof with our fans and friends, old and new, to celebrate the music we have made and the alliances we have formed over the years. ”
Other artists on the bill include Hold Steady, The Waterboys, Cardinals, The Rumjacks and Lisa O’Neill. Additional artists will be announced in the future.
Seisiún was created as a two-day festival experience celebrating global Irish music and culture and honoring reminded of the first FLEADH festival in 1997 at New York City’s Randall’s Island. More than 60,000 music fans attended Fleadh to see the set of McGowan and his band The Pope, Sinead O’Connor, John Prine, Van Morrison and more.
“We are launching Seisiún at a time when Irish culture is again witnessing another rich resuscitation and resuscitation. There is such an exciting wave of extraordinary cross -cutting category Irish music talent, ”explains Lynch. “With this two-day event, our hope is to reign some of the same sense of collection, reveal and society, while knocking on the new new interest in the genre. Let the music keep our mood high. ”
Tickets for Seisiún will be sold to the public Friday at. 10 one via axs.com, the official ticket shop for the stage in Suffolk Downs. Visit stageatsuffeckdowns.com for more information.