SPRINGFIELD — She’s topped the Irish charts with three No. 1 singles and a No. 1 album, but for Emer Dunne , performing in the U.S. is relatively new territory.

“Folk music and songs from Ireland, Scotland and America are deeply interconnected,” said the Irish folk singer, who will play the John Boyle O’Reilly Club in Springfield on Oct. 31 as part of her debut U.S. tour “Folk Threads.”

“Before modern travel or social media, these folk songs united communities far from home. That’s what I love about the music — it’s timeless, well loved, invites people to sing along and the music is now loved by all nationalities too, bringing us together."

She will be joined at the John Boyle O’Reilly Club by her band, composed of Eamonn Moran on guitar and Shane Meehan on fiddle.

“I decided on ‘Fol

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