Discover the exciting reels and jigs and the beautiful strathspeys of Scottish Country Dancing! You don't have to be Scottish to enjoy doing the dances from Scotland. Scottish Country Dancing is practiced on every continent (yes it even has been danced in Antarctica) and is a popular past time for people of many ages and backgrounds. Join to stay fit, make new friends locally or to become a part of the global Scottish Country Dancing scene which offers world-wide classes and events including dan …

A Hundred Thousand Welcomes! We want to make opportunities to Discover Irish Culture and to make a few new friends that you didn't have yesterday.

Hudson Valley - Gardiner NY Irish Music Trad Slow-Session exists to bring together beginner, intermediate and advanced players in a convivial, non-threatening environment to play trad music. We aim to meet at people's homes or other local private spaces where we don't need to "perform" for our listeners, we can just play for ourselves and our own enjoyment. If you are not playing music but wish to join our group as a "Listener" there are Meetups that you can attend as well. We often mention open …

Scottish Country Dancing is a modern version of eighteenth century European social dancing. If you've ever seen a Virginia Reel, you'll have the basic idea. There are many variations, of course. There are fast dances, jigs and reels, and strathspeys which are slower and more elegant. Anyone is welcome (we have members in their teens and member in their 90s). You don't need to bring a partner because we mix it up for each dance. It's great fun and great exercise. You'll meet people from many walk …

Scottish Heritage Events is a Meetup group sponsored by Scots' Charitable Society of Boston, the oldest charitable organization still existing in the United States. The Scottish Heritage Events Meetup group is devoted to the cultivation of personal and social relations of all its New England based members, cherishing the associations of the land from which they originated.

This group is about getting together to learn and practice Irish Session Tunes, and to listen to Irish Music. I find learning tunes at sessions to be impossible, and while it is enjoyable to learn and play music at home, it would be fun to get together with others to play occasionally. I started this group to see if there are others like me. To start, we are meeting once a month to play tunes at a fairly slow tempo. Because the goal is to learn tunes and to practice playing with others I'm gue …

If you like to dance, meet new people, listen to lively celtic music and have fun while exercising, come and join us! Discover the fast-paced jigs and reels and the more dignified strathspeys that make up Scottish Country Dancing. Join to stay fit and make new friends or to become a part of the larger Scottish Country Dancing world. You don't have to be Scottish to enjoy doing the dances from Scotland. Scottish Country Dancing is done everywhere, so what you learn here can be practiced in Europe …

This group is for any recent (or not so recent) arrivals from Ireland who are interested in meeting and socializing with other ex-pats in a friendly and fun atmosphere. Informal events to be held around Downtown Boston and Cambridge area. Any ideas or suggestions for meetings welcome.