November 2006 -- BCMFest
Cambridge, Mass.--Due to our new and exciting affiliation with the Folk Arts Center of New England, a 501c-3 organization, BCMFest: Boston's Celtic Music Festival is now accepting tax-deductable donations towards the operating expenses of BCMFest.

Checks may be payable to Folk Arts Center with a note directing the donation to BCMFest. Checks may be mailed to PO Box 390453, Cambridge, MA 02139.

BCMFest, which debuted in January of 2004, is a grassroots, community-oriented festival featuring Greater Boston's finest performers of Irish, Scottish, Cape Breton and other Celtic music and dance traditions. The festival this fall formed a partnership with the Folk Arts Center of New England (FACONE), an incorporated nonprofit educational organization dedicated to promoting interest and participation in traditional folk arts, and to supporting other groups and individuals with the same mission.

"We are very pleased to join with the Folk Arts Center of New England, and are most grateful for their support," said the BCMFest Board in a joint statement. "This is a major step in our effort to become a mainstay of Boston's vibrant folk music and dance scene. In the past year, we have sponsored several events -- including benefit concerts and 'Boston Urban Ceilidh' dances -- to help BCMFest become something more than a once-a-year happening. We are confident that the partnership with FACONE will enable us to do that."

The fourth annual BCMFest will take place January 12-13, 2007. For more information on BCMFest, see the official Web site, http://www.bcmfest.com. The Folk Arts Center of New England Web site is http://www.facone.org/.