Irish American Heritage Museum 2025 Trad/Folk Concert Series - New Leaf

Irish American Heritage Museum 2025 Trad/Folk Concert Series - New Leaf

Lively and innovative New Leaf band brings their powerful, intricate Irish trad arrangements and songs to upstate New York.

By Irish American Heritage Museum

Date and time

Saturday, June 21 · 7 - 9pm EDT

Location

Irish American Heritage Museum

21 Quackenbush Square Albany, NY 12207

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 1 day before event

About this event

  • Event lasts 2 hours

The Irish American Heritage Museum is absolutely thrilled to announce that our friends New Leaf's have re-scheduled their performance at IAHM's Flanagan Theater (their February 2025 concert was cancelled due to an ice storm in the northeast).

Performing and recording artist/band New Leaf will perform at the June's installment of IAHM's Trad/Folk 2025 Concert Series event. New Leaf is Kira Jewett (fiddle), Jacob Hagelberg (accordion), and Jim Bunting (guitar, vocals and bouzouki). From New England, New Leaf is known for traditional tunes with tight, driving rhythm, and for their thoughtful mix of songs from Ireland's rich repertoire.

New Leaf returns to New York with its distinctive, energetic style following acclaimed performances in New York's Hudson Valley, including Catskills Irish Arts Weeks. The Boston Irish Reporter praised New Leaf's arrangements, stating their sets were created " ... with an ear to building tension and anticipation." Although many of New Leaf's tunes are from the generation-spanning Irish styles such as the Sligo and Clare traditions, their tunes have also been described as being "suggestive of longtime Northeast urban hot spots for Irish American traditional music, namely Boston, New York City and Philadelphia."

Join us for a night of energetic performance, and welcome New Leaf to Albany!


Thank you to the event sponsors, the Flanagan Family and the Albany Parking Authority.



Frequently asked questions

Will refreshments be served?

Light refreshments will be served.

Is there an intermission?

Yes. There are two sets during the performance, and there will be a fifteen (15) minute intermission.

Do you have recommendations for parking for this event?

There is FREE on-street parking along Broadway and Spencer St. weekdays after 5pm and weekends, all day. Preferred parking (cheapest) is Quackenbush Parking Lot, located behind Quackenbush Square at 45 Montgomery St. Rates $1 hour/$8 max. NB: paid parking on Montgomery St. NOT the Q-Lot, so $$$$.

Your answer to the parking question is a little “lite.” Is there more info you can give?

Is there ever!! Actually, I am only allowed 300 characters for these’d FAQ answers. If you want more information on parking, please call the Museum at (518) 427-1916. We even have an IAHM parking FAQ page we can email you, info courtesy of the event’s sponsor ParkAlbany.

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Irish American Heritage Museum

The Irish American Heritage Museum, which is the home of the Flanagan Theater, a beautiful and intimate 60-seat performance space, has served the Irish community beautifully in America and beyond, since 1986. IAHM has become an internationally recognized hub for world-class traditional Irish music.

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