Join Patrick on the uilleann pipes, Karen on the fiddle, on Tuesdays 8 until 10:30 or so, at the Halsted Harp. We will be having a tune or ten with our friends, Stephan the bodhran man, Chris on another set of uilleann pipes and flute, Sean on concertina and fiddle, David regaling us with song, and sometimes Joe on the bosca ceol and Malachy, who taught Stephan his ways on the bodhran!

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. This is raw, gritty, sublime, lyrical, deceptively swift and spare music, the soundtrack to Last Night's Fun.
Lively tunes, Irish hospitality and Irish traditional music on uilleann pipes, fiddle, flute, concertina & bodhran, "where the craic is guaranteed", what else could you wish for on a Tuesday night!

Word is getting out as the Halsted Harp is becoming a popular spot for the Irish music and ambiance:

From Yelp:

In the otherwise rubble pile of obnoxious Irish pubs that we call Lincoln Park pub scene, this place is a true neighborhood gem.

The bartenders and the crowd are quite friendly and refreshingly sincere. On any given night the specials are good.

When I'm going to meet up with friends in Lincoln Park, I'm usually diappointed to know I'll have to deal with the BS at Kincaid's et al.

From now on, when I get a pint in Lincoln Park, I will gladly head over to the Halsted Harp."

From Metromix:

"Garrett and Connor are two of the best barkeeps/owners around! The food is very very good, reasonably priced and quite a varied menu. The atmoshpere is bright and welcoming and the Irish "tone" really comes out.

I would encourage anyone looking for an inviting place to check out the Halsted Harp! "

Below is Patrick playing an air. "The Coolin" on the Brian Noonan Overnight Show on WGN Radio.