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 Maryland-DC-Virginia area:
CCE-Potomac | Emerald Isle Club (EIC) |
Greater Washington Ceili Club (GWCC) | GREENFEET |
Other Celtic organizations in our area:
Ballyshaners | Celtic Society of Southern Maryland![]() |
Philadelphia Ceili Group |
A great compendium of upcoming Irish activities in the DMV is IrishUSA.
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. Some other Celtic music resources are:
Institute of Musical Traditions (IMT) | IONA |
If you want to try step dancing in the Montgomery County, MD area
Culkin School of Irish Dance | Duffy School of Irish Dance |
Hurley School of Irish Dance![]() |
McGrath Academy of Irish Dance |
Local shops for your dance shoes
Les Gals | Repeat Performance Dancewear |
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 30 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
