It's a great father-son story intertwining an immigrant experience, marriage proposal, and homecomings. It explores Niall McKay's relationship with his Jazz musician father, Jim, who in the 1970's raised his two young sons on his own in Dublin. There's been a lot of buzz about it lately: screening at the Irish Boston Film Festival and was recently nominated for best documentary at the Irish Academy Awards.

Screening
at the
Nashville Film Festival

on April 18th, at 3:00 pm
and
April 19th, at 4:00 pm

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trailer

New family-friendly Irish pub!
McNamara's Irish Pub and Restaurant

2740 Old Lebanon Road
Nashville, TN 37214
In the Donelson area --
just a few miles north of Nashville International Airport.

Tim O'Brien's Celtic Jams

12th South Taproom
every other Wednesday
March 3, 17 & 31 , 2010
6 p.m.
2318 12th Ave South, Nashville, TN
 http://www.12southtaproom.com

The Secret Commonwealth

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The French Quarter Cafe
823 Woodland St.,
Nashville, Tennessee 37206
Saturday April 24th
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

events at the

The Musical Heritage Center of Middle Tennessee,
located in the Fiddle and Pick building,
456 Hwy 70 Pegram, TN 37143
 
It is finally here! What all Irish music enthusiasts have been waiting for...
An Irish music workshop EVENT!!!

It kicks off with an Irish Ceili Barn Dance
 open to the public on Friday April 23,
Julie Buzzell the "caller"
with the Fiddle & Pick Ceili Band
which will feature many of our instructors of the the next day workshops. 
 
The epic Irish workshop event will be on April 24, starting with 8:00 am orientation; then classes will go all day  with instruction on multiple Instruments and multiple levels.   It all ends with a Potluck dinner & The instructors host an inclusive Irish Jam session with the students !
Those who attended TRAD Camp last year will remember what an experience this type of gathering can be!  Rose Flanagan, Irish fiddler is coming!   Classes will be offered to get anyone started or take any musician to new levels.  Learn Irish Fiddle, Irish Drum, how to accompany Irish music, Irish Step Dance instruction.  They have a great staff lined up; See the flier for details on signing up!
Registration form
 

Irish Seisiun at Fiddle & Pick information click here