Past event
Patrick J. Touhey Memorial Weekend 2026
Apr 17, 2026 – Apr 19, 2026
Updated
Watertown, Greater Boston, Massachusetts, United States
The Patrick J. Touhey Memorial Weekend was announced for April 17–19, 2026, in Greater Boston, bringing together pipers, musicians and historians for workshops, presentations, concerts and recitals.
This is a past-event listing. The programme and admission information below relate to the supplied 2026 announcement.
Saturday night concert — April 18, 2026
Music at 7:30 pm; doors at 7:00 pm. Suggested donation at the door: $20. These times and the donation apply to the Saturday concert, not the whole weekend.
The supplied concert programme names:
- The Boston Pipers Club
- Michael Stribling
- Kieran O’Hare
- Will Woodson and Caitlin Finley
- Seamus Noonan
- Joe DeGorgio
- Colm Gannon
- Joey Abarta
- Brian Miller
- Diarmuid O’Meachair
- Torrin Ryan and Amy Law
- Peadar Giles
- Benedict Koehler and Hilary Farrington Koehler
- Additional performers
Venue
Canadian American Club of Massachusetts
202 Arlington Street
Watertown, Massachusetts
The club has provided a home for traditional Irish, Cape Breton and Scottish music since acquiring its current premises in the 1960s. Its longstanding links with the Reynolds-Hanafin-Cooley Branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann support Irish music and culture in Greater Boston.
Remembering Patrick Joseph Touhey
Patrick Joseph Touhey (1865–1923) combined a lengthy vaudeville career as an entertainer, comedian and actor with virtuoso Irish piping. His surviving recordings remain an important part of the instrument’s history and continue to influence uilleann pipers.
Information and contact
Gallery
The supplied gallery includes a historical portrait of Touhey and a photograph of the Canadian American Club.
Programme and images supplied for this listing. Dates checked against the official website on October 21, 2026.