St. Patrick’s Day: Rhythm of the Dance at Palace; City Winery Hosts Abbots Cross (Tues., 3/17/26)

How true to its roots is the supposedly authentic Irish music and dance that we get? Maybe it’s best not to care, for as Louis Armstrong once observed, all music is “folk music”—horses don’t create it. The touring show Rhythm of the Dance, which has been circling the globe for the past 20 years and evolving as it goes, is a case in point. Produced by an outfit called National Dance Company of Ireland, the show features traditional Irish step dancers, and musicians with traditional instruments playing for the dances and songs. But there are many touches of modern showmanship as well, and it all seems to work out. Judge for yourself when Rhythm of the Dance visits The Palace Theatre for one performance only. 7:30 p.m. 21 W. Otterman St., Greensburg. (M.V.)

The Pittsburgh-based Irish band Abbots Cross is named after a town in County Antrim in Northern Ireland. The group, who’s played many times at the Pittsburgh Irish Festival, can be seen at City Winery on St. Patrick’s Day. 7:30 p.m. 1627 Smallman St, Strip District. (R.H.)

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