Burning Bridget Cleary

 Welcome Friends and Fans of Celtic Music!
 

TV NEWS!  At noon on Monday June 22nd, Burning Bridget Cleary was the musical guest on CBS-3's "Talk Philly" in advance of the Celtic Fling!  It was an honor to perform live and have a short interview with Ukee Washington. He and the rest of the "Talk Philly" crew really made us feel at home!
 

Here's a link to the show.

Our fifth CD, "These Are the Days," is in the works, and ALMOST ready for the finishing touches.  We're working hard towards a late summer/fall…

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February 18, 2015

 

HARLEYSVILLE, PA:  Celtic band, Burning Bridget Cleary, listed in Marc Gunn’s "Top 20” International Celtic Bands for 2014 – Appearing at Musikfest Café on March 14

 

Burning Bridget Cleary is included in the “Top 20” list of international Celtic bands for 2014 published by Marc Gunn, an award-winning podcaster nicknamed the “Celtfather.” In March, the SE Pennsylvania-based Burning Bridget Cleary begins their tenth year performing at Celtic and folk venues and…

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It’s almost impossible to believe that half a year has passed since our last update.  

We traveled to over a dozen new towns since April and made countless new friends along the way - it was wonderful to see your faces, both new friends and old. A thousand thanks to all of you who came out to our shows over the spring, summer and fall!  

Without further ado, let’s get you up to date.

 

 Last weekend in the Catskills: BBC Formal Showcase

2014 NERFA Conference

(Photo courtesy of Jake Jacobson…

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Burning Bridget Cleary at the CT Folk Acoustic Friday Concert March 7, 2014

Photo by Marilyn Catasus

 

Dear Friends and Fans of Celtic Music,

The long winter is over and the birds are singing again!  We hope you are all feeling like spring chickens in a field of daffodils!  Thanks to all of you who braved the polar temperatures to come see us over the past months. Our fans are certainly an intrepid lot!

The December Steel City Coffee House show was cancelled due to snow and ice, but the…

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 February 14, 2014 

HARLEYSVILLE, PA -- "Pressed for Time" Nominated for International Music Award

Burning Bridget Cleary, the high-energy Celtic band from suburban Philadelphia, has been nominated for another international music award; this time for their song "Oh My Little Darling / Fire On the Mountain" from their newest album "Pressed for Time." 

The Celtic Radio Music Awards is a program sponsored by Boston-based Highlander Radio to acknowledge and promote exceptional Celtic…

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November Picnic
(Photo by Ray Baldino) 

Dear Friends and Fans of Celtic Music, 

We hope this winter season finds you all sporting marshmallow mustaches!
 

 It has been a busy year so let's catch up . . . last things first:

 

Our final show of the year is this Saturday: 
 

December 14th, 2013 

Steel City Coffee House 

Night of the Firebird Festival

203 Bridge Street

Phoenixville, PA  19460

610-933-4043

Showtime:  9:00 PM 

Tickets: $16 advance/$18 door

Performance immediately follows the Phoenixville…

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September 5, 2013
 

HARLEYSVILLE, PA -- "Pressed for Time" is #1 Album on the Roots Music Folk and Roots Country Chart 
 

Burning Bridget Cleary, the high-energy Celtic folk band from SE Pennsylvania, continues to set new milestones with their fourth release, "Pressed for Time."
 

The CD was named #1 album for the week of August 30 on the Roots Music Folk and Roots Country Chart.  "Pressed for Time" has remained in the top ten on the Folk DJ Charts since jumping to the #2 spot in…

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Dear Friends and Fans of Celtic Music,

We hope you are all enjoying the vibrant sights and sounds of summer.  

This time it's no joke!  Long time fans may remember a newsletter from several years ago with an April Fools subject line about hitting the charts.  Well, if you have been following us on Facebook, you may already know:

"Pressed for Time" Hit #2 Album on the June Folk DJ Charts!

Yes, it's our first CD to receive strong national and international radio recognition. We are…

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Top Albums and Songs of June 2013 (FOLKDJ-L) by MICHAEL KORNFELD on Jul 8, 2013 

Ring Them Bells, the debut release by The Copper Ponies (Annie Donahue and Erik Balkey), was the most-played album on folk radio during June 2013 and also features three of the four most-played songs, according to charts compiled by Richard Gillmann from radio playlists submitted to FOLKDJ-L, an electronic discussion group for DJs and others interested in all folk-based music on the radio.

Closely following The Copper…

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Rose and Deirdre Play a Late Night Session at the NAICFO Conference (Photo credit: Dan Eboy)

Dear Friends and Fans of Celtic Music,

Greetings on this splendid May Day! We hope you are all happy and enjoying this gorgeous season.

Thanks to everyone who came out to our March shows, making them such a success! April was a whirlwind of recording, a CD photo shoot, and a remodeling of BBC Headquarters (a.k.a. our little office).

We also took a blustery drive to Muskegon, Michigan, where we were honored to…

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