In March 1990, sixteen traditional Irish fiddle players living in the United States gathered for an event co-sponsored by Boston College Music Department and Irish Studies Program. Led by Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin, festival director and visiting ethnomusicology professor, the "My Love is in America" festival provided the performers with an opportunity to collaborate with other master fiddle players, reuniting old musical acquaintances and sparking new ones. Following an afternoon of informal sessions, the festival culminated in an evening concert featuring the musicians in various performance combinations, from solo to full group accompanied by bodhrán.

The sixteen fiddle players who performed at the festival were: Kevin Burke, Liz Carroll, Séamus Connolly, Brian Conway, Johnny Cronin, Paddy Cronin, Tony De Marco, Martin Hayes, Eileen Ivers, James Kelly, Andy McGann, Johnny McGreevy, Brendan Mulvihill, Paddy Reynolds, Dale Russ, and Martin Wynne.

This festival established Boston College as a meeting place for traditional musicians of varying ages and playing styles, inaugurated the Irish Music Archives at the John J. Burns Library, and was a precursor to the Gaelic Roots Festival at Boston College (1993-2003) and Boston College Gaelic Roots Series (established in 2003).