Brian Gaffney
2026-11-27 19:00 - 21:30, 2026-11-28 19:00 - 21:30, 2026-12-18 19:00 - 21:30, 2026-12-19 19:00 - 21:30 (America/New_York)
Brian Gaffney singer/songwriter was born in Tralee, County Kerry. Youngest of 4 kids, Brian didn’t take long to pick up a love of music from his older brothers.
By age 13, Brian was playing in pubs around Kerry with accordion player Kevin Cronin. They formed a band in Christian Brothers School and won the all Ireland “Slogadh” in 1974.
Brian played all kinds of music, to include traditional Irish music and rock ‘n roll and found his nitch as a solo performer.
During the late 70’s, Brian was the resident Saturday night opener at Horan’s Hotel in Tralee where he stayed for 5 years. Playing at Horan’s gave Brian an opportunity to play with renowned Irish groups such as The Furey’s, Moving Hearts and the Dubliners, just to name a few.
Brian continued to play all over Ireland until 1985 when he immigrated to America. Brian’s first port of call was Boston, Mass. where he was immediately snatched up to fill in with the band “Dublin Sound” with Dessie Higgins and Sean Garvey. In 1986, Brian partnered up with Alan Loughnane and toured all over America with the group “Claddagh” for 3 1/2 years.
Brian then joined Fergus Kennedy, then Steve Morris in the Washington, DC and Northern Virginia areas in the band “Brendan’s Voyage”. They toured all over America as well and released 2 very successful albums “In Full Sail” and “Close to the Wind”.
Brian pursued his passion by playing traditional music. Brian teamed up with all star fiddle player, Brendan Mulvihill with whom he performed every Wednesday night at Nanny O’Brien’s. Brian has also had the opportunity to play with such traditional greats as: Finbar Furey, Paddy Keenan, Billy McComiskey, James Kelly, Andy Irvine, Andy M. Stewart in concert and others during is weekly Monday night fireside seisun’s. Past artists included: Eileen Ivers, Matt Molloy (Chieftains), Martin Hayes and many others.
Brian is focused on his music career, primarily as a solo artist, but he still features on tours with Finbar Furey, Brendan Mulvihill, Patsy Whelan, Brendan’s Voyage and anyone else who may cross his path!

Ceoltas Ceoltoiri Eireann Session Players
2026-11-28 12:00 - 15:00, 2026-12-05 12:00 - 15:00, 2026-12-12 12:00 - 15:00, 2026-12-19 12:00 - 15:00, 2026-12-26 12:00 - 15:00, 2027-01-02 12:00 - 15:00
Enjoy brunch or lunch while you listen to a traditional Irish session by local CCE members every Saturday from noon- 3pm.

Pub Quiz - Trivia Night and Chefs Taco Specials
2026-12-01 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-12-08 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-12-15 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-12-22 19:30 - 21:30, 2026-12-29 19:30 - 21:30, 2027-01-05 19:30 - 21:30
Enjoy our weekly pub Quiz hosted by Sporcle, games at 7.30pm and 8.30pm, win gift cards to the pub! Always a fun night with friends or family!

Pie and Pint Night $20.95
2026-12-02 16:00 - 22:00, 2026-12-09 16:00 - 22:00, 2026-12-16 16:00 - 22:00, 2026-12-23 16:00 - 22:00, 2026-12-30 16:00 - 22:00
Enjoy one of our Chicken Pot Pies, Steak and Mushroom Ale Pie or Shepherd’s Pies and a pint of your choice for $20.95!

EDM Night hosted by Transit (Cellar Event)
2026-12-02 21:00 - 2026-12-03 01:30, 2026-12-09 21:00 - 2026-12-10 01:30, 2026-12-16 21:00 - 2026-12-17 01:30, 2026-12-23 21:00 - 2026-12-24 01:30, 2026-12-30 21:00 - 2026-12-31 01:30
TRANSIT – The longest running dance party in the DMV area. Hear the best of the underground with great DJs in our Cellar.

The Quietmen
2026-12-04 19:00 - 21:30, 2026-12-05 19:00 - 21:30 | The Auld Shebeen, 3971 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, VA, 22030
The Quietmen are a New Jersey/Pennsylvania based band that specializes in acoustic and celtic rock/folk music.We play acoustic rock and folk from the 50’s through today. We can do an all-rock/folk show, all Celtic or some combination of the two. We love to do songs that people know and can sing.
Come out and sing along with The Quietmen!
We’ve added new videos to our youtube account!! Check them out using the link below:
http://www.youtube.com/user/quietmenmusic
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Sean Fleming
2026-12-11 19:00 - 21:30, 2026-12-12 19:00 - 21:30 | The Auld Shebeen, 3971 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, VA, 22030
Sean Fleming has talent that is as wide and varied as his lifestyle, from his birth in a Golf Club House (“….it’s no wonder I’m a golf nut,” says Sean) on the shores of the beautiful Lakes of Killarney to his many, many appearances in the United States such as in Philadelphia at the Robin Hood Dell where he performed to an audience of 9,000, on the Merv Griffin Show and as the Headliner at Carnegie Hall to a sold out house.
Sean began playing traditional Irish music in Irish dance halls and then his ambition as a singer began to take shape and he formed the Rocketeers Irish Showband. The Rocketeers toured through out the U.S. and Canada playing in major cities such as Chicago, Boston, New York, San Francisco and Toronto. Sean’s first big break came through the help of someone that holds a special place in Sean’s memory, Merv Griffin. Sean was chosen from the audience to perform on Merv’s Show which consequently led to several more appearances over the next couple of years on the Merv Griffin Show. Sean shared the spotlight with such artists as the Beach Boys, David Soul, Della Reese and Rodney Dangerfield. The shape of his career was becoming quite definite when he signed with MGM records and MGM motion pictures. However, it took an abrupt twist when he was called by Uncle Sam.
After serving Uncle Sam, Sean found himself back in New York starting all over again. His beginnings this time were spent working in small clubs and bars, which eventually led to many concert performances, including the one he gave in Philadelphia to 9,000 people. Other appearances include: the Irish Cultural Center in San Francisco and Southern Florida; Warner Brothers Theatre, Ohio; Westchester Country Club, New York; Flanagan’s in New York, and his own bar in New York City through 1994, Ireland’s Four Provinces and Cellar Door Productions in Washington D.C.(The Bayou)and Alexandria, Virginia’s Birchmere, Music Fest Bethleham, PA and all over the united states with the Irish Tourist Board . Also to his credit are many radio shows and television appearances (including the PBS “Out of Ireland” series) throughout the United States, Ireland, Japan, Argentina, the Philippines and the Czech Republic.
