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 | Emerald Isle Club (EIC) |
| Greater Washington Ceili Club (GWCC) | GREENFEET |
| Tuesday Night Ceili Club |
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. Transceltic lists Celtic festivals in the USA and worldwide. Bill Lynch's Sets.ie site shows major set dance events around the globe.
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: | |
| Thistle and Shamrock, with Fiona Richie | Ireland Live Radio |
If you want to try step dancing in the Montgomery County, MD area
| Culkin School of Irish Dance | Hurley School 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 27 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