Craic in upstate New York is about to explode with Catskills Irish Arts Week (IrishCentral)

The craic in the Catskills is about to explode up and down Route 145 in East Durham, New York; the heart of the Irish Catskills. It’s time for the 18th Annual Catskills Irish Arts Week hosted by the Michael J. Quill Irish Cultural and Sports Centre taking place July 15 to 21 in the historic hamlet. It is the largest gathering of Irish traditional musicians in North America at the internationally respected summer school known as the “Willie Clancy Summer School of the West” upon which it was modeled. High praise indeed since the WCSS is celebrating 40 years this July also right before the CIAW and quite a few teachers will be at both schools.