The Ivy Leaf

The Ivy Leaf is a traditional Irish and folk music band based in Boston and Providence, featuring fiddles, concertina, accordion, whistle, bouzouki, guitar, vocals, and more.

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We’re venturing north in a couple weeks. Come hang with us, Mainers!

https://www.facebook.com/pg/ivyleafmusic/events/

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Happy New Year! The Ivy Leaf is doing a few gigs here and there throughout 2018. Please join us over on Facebook and stay tuned for details. 

Next up:

March 11 in Woburn, MA @ Joyce Middle School, 2pm (sponsored by the Woburn Public Library)

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Lindsay and Dan are spending this busy St. Paddy’s Day weekend performing as a duo at some of our favorite venues! Join them for some tunes and a pint or brunch in Boston or down in Rhode Island:

Sat Mar 18 Dorchester, MA - Dorchester Brewing Company, 2-5pm

Sun Mar 19 Cambridge, MA - Club Passim's Live Music Brunch, 10:30am-1:15pm Bristol, RI - Blithewold Mansion, Gardens and Arboretum, 3-4:30pm

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Holiday Season Gig Alert! The Ivy Leaf has two Christmas shows coming up. On Sunday, December 4th, we’ll be at the Lawrence Library in Pepperell, MA playing from 2-3pm (free!). On Saturday, December 10th, we’ll be returning to Blithewold Mansion in Bristol, RI for our yearly holiday show there from 3-4pm. Concert’s included in the price of admission into the bedecked mansion.

Hope to see some of you there!

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We had an awesome time playing at the Hardwick House this past Saturday! If you didn't get to see us there, here's where you can catch The Ivy Leaf or one of our various iterations and spinoffs in the coming months:

Armand will be playing as one half of The Vox Hunters at the Mystic Sea Music Festival this coming weekend. They have lots of shows planned this summer - visit their page for more info!

Caroline & Lindsay will be split-billing with En Soleil at Club Passim on Sunday, June 12 at 3pm, and then they'll be opening for Frankie Gavin at the Burren Backroom on Wednesday, June 15.http://www.burren.com/calendar.html

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Upcoming show!

Saturday, June 4, 7:30pm

Brighton House Concert (Boston, MA) with Peridot and Lyle Brewer

Message for the address and more info: [email protected]

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Caroline O'Shea and I are hitting the road soon! Looking forward to lots of tunes, singin’, a little workshopping, and a whooole lotta drivin’. 4/2 - Rochester, NY - Daytime workshops at Dunleavy Irish Dance; Concert at Carroll’s Bar & Restaurant 4/3 - Strayaway Child Concert Series, Ann Arbor, MI 4/5 - JK O'Donnell’s, Ft. Wayne, IN 4/6 - Players Pub, Bloomington, IN w/ The Mollie Scholars 4/7 - Natalie’s Coal-Fired Pizza, Columbus, OH w/ John Sherman & Randy Clepper Details here: https://www.facebook.com/lindsaystrawmusic/events

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The Ivy Leaf ladies are heading west for some duo performances.

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We love playing in places filled with books. Next up: The Randall Library in Stow, MA this Thursday, March 24 at 7pm. No cover. Join us for some late St. Paddy’s Day cheer, Central Mass-ers!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1685051511766413/

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We’re excited to announce that we’ll be back for another performance at the Woburn Public Library on Sunday, March 20th this year! Join us at 1pm for tunes, sing alongs, and refreshments. Click here for more info.

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Our annual Blithewold holiday concert is coming up this Saturday! Join us for an afternoon of Irish Christmas music in a beautifully decked out Bristol, RI mansion on December 19 at 3pm.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1441563429507780/

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Caroline O'Shea and I are gearing up for some fall performances! We’ll be bringing our flute & bouzouki tunes and harmonized and fingerpicked songs to the web, Brattleboro and Portland - tune in or come on out! Check out my Schedule for more details and ticket prices, and listen to samples of Caroline and me here.

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Ivy Leaf ladies Caroline & Lindsay are doing some duo gigs online, in Brattleboro and in Portland soon!

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Who’s coming out to the Harvard Square Folk Festival this Sunday? Be sure to come in time to see Armand Aromin and me hit the stage at 12:00pm, and then stick around for The Ladles afterwards - they are really fantastic!

http://www.clubpassim.org/harvard-square-folk-festival

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50% of the Ivy Leaf will be at the Harvard Square Folk Festival this Sunday at noon. Come on out!

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Lots of great music coming up this weekend! The Ivy Leaf Trio Edition (Dan, Caroline & me) will be doing a set at the James McNally Wilson Irish Music Festival from 1:30-2:30, sharing the stage with 8 other great acts from around New England. https://www.facebook.com/events/443529869183813/

Later in the evening, my friends The Vox Hunters will be doing a set at Music at Lily Pads in nearby Peace Dale, RI in a line-up that includes Tim Eriksen and The Silks. I might just be joining Armand and Ben for a surprise song! https://www.facebook.com/events/413837922136180/

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Hey Providence-based Ivy Leaf fans! Next Wednesday Armand, as one half of The Vox Hunters, and Lindsay Straw will be performing sets alongside Russ Connors and Steve Delmonico at AS220. It's like an Ivy Leaf spinoff series, but with way more songs.

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We’re playing at Brown Folk Festival 2015!

When: Saturday, April 25th, 5:45 pm

Where: Lincoln Field, Brown University, Providence, RI

Ticket price: Free!

Check the Brown Folk Festival website for more information.

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Sound checking for our Ivy Leaf show at the absolutely gorgeous Woburn Public Library! (at Woburn Public Library)

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Contrary to the year on the poster, this show IS happening this year!  All the rest of the info is correct.

Come join the Ivy Leaf ladies for a free summer concert of flute & bouzouki tunes and harmonized singing! The NARA Park is home of the summer concert series, featuring numerous national and local favorites from a broad range of genres. Everyone is sure to find something they will enjoy! This program is supported in part by a grant from Acton Boxborough Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. For more information: http://www.acton-ma.gov/index.aspx?nid=306