Rory Makem - An Evening of Irish Folk Music

Date: Friday, March 20, 2026

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Cost: Advanced tickets are $25. Children under 12 are free with an adult. Take advantage of our "Two Concerts, One Price" special; $40 for this and the Arise & Go show on March 15th.

Location: Events Center on the first floor of the Irish Cultural Center of the Mohawk Valley at 623 Columbia St., Utica

Tickets: https://bit.ly/4a91VwB or available at the Five Points Public House

Contact: Chris Hoke (Program Committee) - (315) 733-4228 Ext. 6 or irishccmv@gmail.com

The Irish Cultural Center of the Mohawk Valley is pleased to announce the return of Rory Makem, 7 PM on Friday, March 20, 2026 in the ICCMV Event Center. Rory first graced the ICC stage to a near sell-out crowd shortly after its opening in September 2019. He was scheduled to return in March 2020 only to be thwarted by a world wide pandemic. We’ve been anxiously waiting for his return ever since.

Impressive Creds, Impressive Genes

A seasoned performer with over 37 years on the road, Rory has toured extensively with The Makem Brothers, and the Makem and Spain Brothers and for 17 years played guitar with his father, Tommy Makem. He has played sold-out venues, festivals, and theaters throughout the United States, Canada, England, Scotland and Ireland. At his best on stage, Rory captivates his audiences with charisma, passion for the songs, poetry, history, humor and skilled musicianship.

The love of song runs deep in the family. Continuing a legacy handed down from his Grandmother, the legendary source singer Sarah Makem, Rory pulls the songs of the worker, the sailor, the lovers, the fighters and the land from the pages of history and breathes life into them. An adept interpreter of folk songs, he masterfully accompanies himself on guitar, banjo, mandolin or bouzouki.

Tickets, Please?

You can attend this concert in the Event Center at the Irish Cultural Center of the Mohawk Valley, 623 Columbia St, Utica. The venue is wheelchair accessible. Tickets are $25 available online at https://bit.ly/4a91VwB or at the Five Points Public House. Children 12 and under are free to attend when accompanied by an adult. You can also take advantage of our $40 "Two Concerts, One Price" special. That's right, bundle this show with the Arise & Go Concert on Sunday March 15 and save!! (Regular price for Arise & Go is $20). 

The Irish Cultural Center of the Mohawk Valley is located at 623 Columbia Street in Utica. ☘️

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