Reviews
We play Irish traditional dance music. Jigs, reels, hornpipes, and other tunes from Ireland's West and Chicago's South side, played with love and joy on the uilleann pipes, fiddle, wooden flute, and bodhran.
Our tunes come from the vibrant, living traditions of social dancing and music in Ireland's West and Midwest, a region stretching roughly from the Shannon Estuary to the northern edge of Connacht, and were brought to Chicago by immigrant musicians, mostly living on the South Side. This is raw, gritty, sublime, lyrical, deceptively swift and spare music, the soundtrack to Last Night's Fun.
27 November, 2011
LOVE this place!
Super chill and definitely a place I recommend to friends to have a beer/drink on a week day night.
31 August, 2011
More great reviews ...Tuesday night music at the Halsted Harp!
From July and August 2011...
19 July, 2011
Yet another good Yelp review of the Halsted Harp!
The Harp is certainly a local neighborhood gem. As the bar owner and operator, Garrett certainly treats everyone from regulars to newcomers feel as if they were family. Whenever you walk into this place you truly feel like you're at home away from home. Similar to the pubs of the old island, walking into this place make sure that you're ready for some friendly awesome craic...
18 July, 2011
Another good Yelp review of the Halsted Harp!
Consistently good food and great daily specials. The bar looks and feels as though it was plucked from streets from Dublin....
12 June, 2011
Mother / Daughter Tea at the Irish American Heritage Center
We had a wonderful day at our Mother/Daughter Tea that we cosponsored..
4 May, 2011
Halsted Harp: 5 star Yelp Review
Love this place... I have just been once so far, but I want to make it a Tuesday night tradition...
2 November, 2010
Tim Smith's Road Trip Session (from Facebook)
.. Second one, I could walk to motel, was Halsted Harp recommended by Jeff Lindblade. Opted for the closer one...
23 February, 2010
Halsted Harp review - Chicago Tribune Metromix "Quite Irish Indeed"
From February 23, 2010: "...it’s the little things that help you imagine you might be in Ireland rather than Lincoln Park."
From Finding your Chicago Irish by Sharon Shea Bossard
.."Mentored by some of Chicago's great Irish immigrant musicians,..."
From Sean Folsom on MySpace
"Dear Karen and Pat! I'm so glad to meet up with you here on your Music Page! I just want everyone that reads this comment..."
More about the McShane Benefit
We were glad to help out the McShane family, a very worthy cause to be able to contribute to Natasha's recovery, click link for article information.