YankCelt Band returns from hiatus for St. Pat’s party at Theodores’

AFTER A THREE-YEAR hiatus, Bo Fitz and The YankCelt Band are returning to play the annual St. Patrick’s Day Party at Theodores’ on March 17.

The band will also play the Majestic Theater on March 21. Tickets will be available only at the door for the Theodores’ show, and through the box office at the Majestic Theater.

The YankCelt Band features frontman Bo Fitzgerald, Mixie Clarke, Craig Eastman, Guy DeVito, Jeff Sullivan and Billy Klock. Theodores’ is at 201 Worthington St. in Springfield and the Majestic is at 131 Elm Street in West Springfield.

Liner notes

• The Young Dubliners will play the Shea Theater in Turners Falls on March 15.

The band has appeared on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” had songs featured in TV shows such as “Sons Of Anarchy,” and toured extensively as a headliner as well as opening for artists such as Collective Soul, Jethro Tull, Johnny Lang, Los Lobos, Chris Isaak and many more.The band is made up of Keith Roberts (vocals/ guitar), Chas Waltz (violin/ keys/vocals), Justin Pecot (guitar/vocals), Dave Ingraham (drums) and Ethan Jones (bass guitar).

Tickets are $28 in advance and $35 at the door.

Nightclubs

Thursday

Doc’s Place: Karaoke. 1264 Granby Road, Chicopee

Southwick Inn: Open mic hosted by Steve Piper of Roadhouse Band. 479 College Highway, Southwick

The Drake: Goldsetter and Topsy & Co. 44 North Pleasant St., Amherst

The Hawks & Reed Performing Arts Center: Consider the Source with Shantyman. 289 Main St., Greenfield

The Still: Drink specials. 63 Springfield St., Agawam

For more information, visit sheatheater.org/d/14866/ Shea-Presents:-St.-Patrick’s -Day-Bash-ft.TheYoung-Dubliners

• Gaelic Storm will play the Academy of Music in Northampton on March 19.

The band got its start in the mid-1990s, when it kicked off its career as a pub band in Santa Monica, California. By the end

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Jeff and drummer William Klock, partially hidden, entertain the audience at the Irish Cultural Center of Western New England in West Springfield in this file photo. The band will play the annual St. Patrick’s Day party at Theodores’ on March 17 and the Majestic Theater on March 21. of that decade, the musicians had appeared in the blockbuster film “Titanic” (where they performed “Irish Party in Third Class”). This laid the groundwork for a career that would eventually find them topping the Billboard World Chart six times. After more than two decades and 2,000-plus shows,

Pat Simmons, and John McFee back on the road together for the first time in more than 25 years. Selling nearly 50 million albums worldwide,

Theodores’: HCC Jazz Night. 201 Worthington St., Springfield West Springfield Fish and Game Club: CD jukebox, pool table. 329 Garden St., Feeding Hills

Whip City Brew: DJ with dance. 287 Elm St., Westfield

FRIDAY

Delaney House: Westside Walk. 3 Country Club Road, Holyoke

SEE NIGHTCLUBS, PAGE E12 the band’s reputation as stellar live performers remains. The High Kings will open the show.

• Four-time Grammy Award winners and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees, The Doobie Brothers, will play Mohegan Sun Arena at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 6.

The show is an extension of the band’s 50th anniversary tour which has had Tom Johnston, Michael McDonald,