Living Folklore + Music That Heals
Melanie Beth Curran’s Irish American Song Project has a fundraising goal of 100K in 2025. You can support by making a tax-deductible contribution.
Events
Dec 11 - New York, New York - Say It Ain’t So Storytelling Series, Ernie O’Malley’s, 7pm
Dec 12 - New York, New York - Melanie Beth Curran’s Potato Party at Otto’s Shrunken Head with Vera Kahn and His Pioneers 6-8pm
Dec 13 - Rockaway Beach, New York - Irish American Songbook Concert, Queens Public Library, Peninsula Branch 1-3pm
Dec 15 - Ridgewood, Queens - Yin Yoga and Radical Roots of Irish American Potato Meditation and Folkore, Ridgewood Commons 7-9pm
Dec 19 + 20 - Quilecene, Washington - The Winter Solstice Show (Evening), Grey Coast Guild Hall
Zines
Visit the store for zines on Irish American topics and more!
Melanie Beth Curran is a New York City-based folklorist, traditional musician, Irish American Song Saver, and writer.
She is the author of “Happy Within: An Irish American Songbook”. Her live performance “takes you on this journey through the evolution of Irish American music” -Rick Steves Monday Night Travel, by “pulling field recordings through the annals of time and sharing them with a new generation of folk music enthusiasts.” -Courtney Fox (@thefoxandtheivy).
Curran’s performance transports listeners back and forth over centuries of musical history and landscape, all while “shifting narratives around the Irish-American experience through music” -Hannah Mayree, Black Banjo Reclamation Project. Fans of traditional American song, hidden histories, and Irish musicality will delight in Curran's performance of forgotten traditionals and “rousing originals” -The Irish Echo. Melanie was a Fulbright recipient for her work documenting the living musical traditions of Bretagne, France.
“We had the privilege of catching one of Melanie’s shows in Rhode Island a few months ago and were blown away. Her Irish American songbook is incredible, as well as her deep research and commitment to keeping these songs alive.” -Jason Principi, Thee Phibbs
