Musical elite
It’s been far too long and, at last, Rhode Island and southeastern Connecticut have united to produce a traditional Irish music supergroup. Just in time, too. It would be sad if this had happened two weeks after St. Patty’s Day.
No worries, though: the special amalgam known as the Royal Boys performs St. Patrick’s Day Eve in the latest of the Friday Night Folk concert series, taking place as always in Unity Hall at New London’s All Souls UU Congregation. Mystic’s multi-instrumental wizard Craig Edwards, comfortably fluid in blues, Cajun, Irish, Swing and onward, joins with Rhody folk duo Vox Hunters — Armand Aromin and Benedict Gagliardi — to create what might be thought of as the Blind Faith of traditional Irish music.
As the Royal Boys’ press release states, “We don’t aim to fuse genres, push boundaries or redefine
Sugar —
9 p.m., Knickerbocker, 35 Railroad Ave., Westerly; $10. 7 p.m., Latitude 41 Restaurant, 105 Greenmanville Ave., Mystic.
Kevin and Heather — Forever Friday —
7 p.m., Nightingale’s Acoustic Cafe, 68 Lyme Street, Old Lyme; with Drew Cathcart and Galen Donovan. 9 p.m., Pizzetta, 7 Water
James Harris —
St., Mystic.
Rick Germanson Trio —
8:30 p.m., Side Door Jazz Club, 85 Lyme St., Old Lyme; $35; (860) 434-2600. 7 p.m., Steak Loft, 27 Coogan Blvd., Mystic.
kGb — Jam Shed —
9 p.m., Strange Brew Pub, 86 Water St., Norwich. ‘folk music’ — we simply sing songs we like exactly the way we like to sing them.” Royal Boys, Friday Night Folk, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Unity Hall, All Souls UU Congregation, 19 Jay St., New London; $20 door, $17 advance, $10 student/military with current ID; (860) 443-0316. 443-0015.
Fish Fry —
5-7 p.m., St. Agnes Parish Hall, 22 Haigh Ave., Niantic; sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Council #5633; weekly through March 23; $12, $7 for grilled cheese; take-out available; (860) 739-9722.
Stonington High School Trivia Night —
6:30 p.m., Stonington High School, 176 South Broad St., Pawcatuck; fundraiser for the Class of 2019; $20 adults, $120 for a team of six, $10 students, $60 for a student team; registration required by March 15. USA Ballroom Dance — 7-10 p.m., East Lyme Community Center, 41 Society Road; $5 members, $10 nonmembers; ken@usadancenewlondonct.com.
Mystic Scottish Country Dancers —
7 p.m., St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, 310 Fort Hill Road, Groton; first class is free, $5 additional sessions; nhrscds.com.
Stargazing with the Connecticut Audubon —
7 p.m., White Sands Beach, Seaside Lane, Old Lyme; guided tour of the winter sky by executive director Patrick Comins; cloud date Sat.; free; registration required; (860) 598-4218.