We hate to see you step away, but if you must, consider visiting these sites. Area pubs are listed further down. 
means the group sponsored the RKIDs' cookbook.
Other Irish set dance organizations in the DC-Maryland-Virginia area:
| CCE-Potomac, the O'Neill Malcom Branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann provides opportunities for social, traditional step and other forms of Irish dance, as well as sponsoring Irish music sessions and special events. | Emerald Isle Club, Since 1956, EIC, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization has celebrated Irish culture and is a resource for community events, traditional Irish music, dance, charities, ancestry, and language. |
| Greater Washington Ceili Club, Since 1985, GWCC, also a 501(c)(3) non-profit, has sponsored, supported and encouraged ceilis, concerts, dance classes, and other programs for the enjoyment of its members and the community at large. | GREENFEET, a resource for Irish events in the greater Baltimore / Washington metro area. |
| Baltimore Irish Music School teaches young people Irish music at an affordable cost.Their instrument library allows students to try any instrument they are interested in without the financial burden of buying every instrument they are inspired to try. | Irish Set Dance Classes are held at the Baltimore County Arts Guild Clubhouse, 10 St. Timothy Ln., Catonsville, MD 21228, Mondays, 7:30 - 9:30 pm. For adults interested in learning commonly danced sets. See the EIC Calendar for details or email Mark for more information. |
| Tír na nÓg Irish Dancers is an adult Irish Dance Troupe that performs Set and Sean Nos dancing throughout Maryland. |
Other Celtic organizations in our area:
| Ballyshaners | Celtic Society of Southern Maryland |
| Irish American Club of Washington, D.C. |
A little further out:
Philadelphia Ceili Group and Commodore Barry ClubBill Lynch's Sets.ie site shows major set dance events around the globe.
How about participating in a hurling match? DC Gaels is an amateur club that promotes Irish sports in the DC Metro area. The Gaels have both ladies' and men's Gaelic football teams as well as hurling and camogie teams. They also have a youth league.
For general information about folk dancing and music of all kinds in our area, there's the Folklore Society of Greater Washington. Focus Music lists Washington, DC - Baltimore area folk and acoustic music resources. And the inestimable Mary Cliff has her (Word document) lists of all things folk for the DC metro area. Plus she has a show featuring traditional music every Saturday night from 9 to midnight on WERA. Some other Celtic music and arts resources are:
| Institute of Musical Traditions (IMT), located in Takoma Park, MD. It promotes American and international folk music traditions. | IONA, a force for pan-Celtic music performance and sponsors of like-minded musicians and dancers since 1986. |
| Solas Nua (Irish for "new light"), based in Washington DC and supports contemporary Irish Arts | |
Online Music Sources, with a Celtic Bent: | |
| WOWD Radio Takoma Park MD - Archives of the Tina Eck and Keith Carr Show - "Hup" presents one hour of Irish traditional music and songs. | Ireland Live Radio |
If you want to try step dancing in the Montgomery County, MD area
| Culkin School of Irish Dance | Teelin School of Irish Dance |
Local shops for your dance shoes
| Footlights Dance & Theatre Boutique (Frederick & Silver Spring, MD) |
Finally, here are a couple of other fine organizations who sponsored our cookbook:
Artists Circle Fine Art
Montgomery Preservation
Here are 24 of the area's finest Irish pubs. Some host dances and dance classes. Please support our pubs!
Auld Shebeen Pub
(their home page automatically plays music - click the speaker icon to mute it)
3971 Chain Bridge Road
Fairfax, VA 22030
(their home page automatically plays music - click the speaker icon to mute it)
3971 Chain Bridge Road
Fairfax, VA 22030
Nanny O'Briens
1 block south of Cleveland Park metro, just across from The Uptown Theater
3319 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20008
1 block south of Cleveland Park metro, just across from The Uptown Theater
3319 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20008