KANSAS CITY IRISH FEST Sept 3-5 At Crown Center Kansas City MO Lots of dancing, music and kid’s activities.Musical guests include The Elders, Pogey, Screaming Orphans, Red Hot Chilli Pipers, McPeake, Cara, Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul, Teada and many more.http://www.kcirishfest.com/

Virginia Scottish Games – September 4 – 5 At 5089 Old Tavern Rd, The Plains, VA Lots of great events planned – kilts, dancing, fiddling, piping, clan events, dogs – musical guests include Alex Beaton, Glengarry Bhoys, Coyote Run, Sterling Swordplayers Check out their website for more info http://www.vascottishgames.org/index.html

Newport Waterfront Irish Festival September 4-6 Newport Waterfront Irish Festival Downtown Newport RI Guest include Tartan Terrors, Seamus Kennedy, Town Pants, The Elders and many more entertainers and events http://www.newportwaterfrontevents.com/newport-waterfront-irish-festival/overview-newport-waterfront-irish-festival.htm

16th Annual Rochester Irish Festival Sept 10-12 Camp Eastman, Irondequoit, N.Y. Guests will include a few of my favorites Emish, Barleyjuice, Derek Warfield and the Wolfe Tones, 1916, Everheart and many more. Other activities include a Kilt Contest, Irish Dancing and pipes and drums. Check their website for full schedule http://www.rochesteririshfestival.com/

Syracuse Irish Festival Sept 10-11 Clinton Square, Syracuse, NY This one looks really great! Musical Guests include The Flyin Column, Rising Gael, The Elders, The Town Pants, Blarney Rebel Band, Hair of the Dog, Seamus Kennedy, The Causeway Giants, The Glengarry Bhoys For more info check their website http://www.syracuseirishfestival.com/index.html

Sycamore Shoals Celtic Festival Sept 10-12 Elizabethton, TN. Clan events, Dancing, Spinning and Weaving demos. Musical Guests include: Coyote Run, Maidens IV, Sigean, Uncle Hamish & The Hooligans, Sandra Parker For more details check out their website – http://shoalsceltfest.com/

Pittsburgh Irish Festival Sept 10-12 Riverplex at Sandcastle near the Waterfront in West Homestead/Pittsburgh Musical Guests include Gaelic Storm, Glengarry Bhoys, Screaming Orphans, Scythian, Homeland, Hooley and many, many more along with piping and dancing and Irish Wolfhounds.

Irish Cultural Centre of New England’s 20th Annual Irish Festival Sept 17-19 200 New Boston Drive, Canton, MA Musical guests include The High Kings, Gobshites, Erin Og, Glengarry Bhoys. McPeake and much more. Check out their website for more http://www.irishculture.org/IrishCulturalCentre/Irish-Festival.aspx

Indy Irish Fest Sept 17-19 Downtown Indianapolis, IN Lots of guests and activities Off Kilter, Vishten (Friday & Saturday) Skelpin, Celtic Spring, The Prodigals (Saturday only!) Brigid’s Cross (Odd Couple) The Kells, Hogeye Navvy, Mickey Finns, John and Heather Timm & Celtic Footforce, Irish Airs, Don & Alberta Lathan (Friday & Saturday), Alair (Friday & Sunday) Emily Ann Thompson (Saturday & Sunday) Ken McGee (Saturday & Sunday) Richens Timm Academy of Irish Dance, Indianapolis Ceili Band, i.o.t.a Whigmaleeries, (Saturday) Fountain Trust Bagpipe Band (Friday & Saturday) Emerald Society Bag Pipe Band Check website for more info http://www.indyirishfest.com

Michigan Irish Music Festival Sept 17-19 Downtown Muskegon, MI Great bands and activites at this one Gaelic Storm, Leahy, The Elders, Slide IE, Millish, Seamus Kennedy, Danny Burns, Kennedy’s Kitchen, Blackthorn, Switchback, Conklin Ceili Band, Waxies, Session Tent http://www.michiganirish.org

CELTIC CLASSIC HIGHLAND GAMES AND FESTIVAL September 24-26 Bethlehem, PA Another not to be missed festival. Guests include Barleyjuice, Blackwater, Brian McNeill, Burning Bridget Cleary, Bua, Enter The Haggis, Glengarry Bhoys, The Jameson Sisters, John Doyle & Karan Casey, Makem & Spain Brothers, McPeake, O’Grady-Quinlan Academy of Irish Dance, The Red Hot Chilli Pipers, Seamus Kennedy, Celtic Crossroads and many more. For more details check with their website http://www.celticfest.org/

Paddy Wells’ 19th Anniversary of Irish Weekend Sept 24-26 AT THE INLET IN ANGLESEA (Moore’s) (WHERE OLDE NEW JERSEY AVE MEETS THE OCEAN) North Wildwood, NJ Guests include Paddy Wells, Screaming Orphans, Derek Warfield & the Young Wolfe Tones, The Bare Knuckle Boxers, The Broken Shillelaghs, Secret Service Band and many more Check out their website here: http://www.paddyswell.com/irishweekend.html

Kalamazoo Irish Fest Sept 24 & 25 Arcadia Creek Festival Place Kalamzoo MI Musical Guests include The Kreellers, Embarr, Kennedy’s Kitchen, The Waxies and many more. Check their website here: http://www.kalamazooirish.org/fest.php

Louisville Irish Festival September 24, 25 & 26 campus at Bellarmine University Louisville KY Lots of great activities planned for the whole family. Musical Guests include Needfire, Chattering Magpies, Keltricity, Tenrec and many more Check their website at http://www.louisvilleirishfest.com

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SAILING, a new CD retracing the career of Washington, DC-area vocalist Grace Griffith, will be released by Blix Street Records on September 28, 2010. A retrospective collection of 11 songs from a career that spans more than 20 years and covers the genres of Celtic, contemporary and traditional folk, SAILING marks yet another milestone for a gifted singer and musician whose extraordinary voice has earned her a circle of devoted fans, multiple awards and critical praise.

The release of SAILING will coincide with Griffith’s appearance at the Second World Parkinson’s Congress which will take place September 28 through October 1 in Glasgow, Scotland. Griffith, a former physical therapist who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease some 13 years ago, has been active in Parkinson-related groups including The World Parkinson’s Foundation, APDA and PAN (Parkinson’s Action Network), and has provided programs to numerous caregivers, health-care professionals and students throughout the United States. In addition to singing at the opening of the upcoming Congress, she is on the faculty at this year’s gathering and will speak at a Music & Parkinson’s Disease Workshop on the event’s final day.

The 11 songs on this memorable collection are taken from four of Griffith’s albums on Blix Street. Three tracks-”Ripples in the Rockpools/Kiss of the Fiddle,” “Song of the Seals” and “Sailing/Ships Are Sailing”-first appeared on SIREN SONG (1995), an album recorded during her years with the Celtic-influenced group Connemara. Seven tracks are from her solo works: “Wondering Where The Lions Are,” “Bound By The Beauty” and “Swallow Song” were originally presented on MINSTREL SONG (2000); “Shape Of My Heart,” “My Life,” and “The Cuckoo” appeared on MY LIFE (2006), her most recent solo effort; and “Carry You” is from SANDS OF TIME (2003). The independently-released JOURNEYS (1990), which she recorded with Susan Graham White as Hazlewood, is the source for the final track, “The Last Leviathan.”

“The goal,” says Bill Straw, founder and president of the Seattle-based independent Blix Street Records who compiled and sequenced SAILING, “was to create a super album that, much like Eva Cassidy’s SONGBIRD (also on Blix Street), would elevate a relatively unknown artist to her rightful place among her peers. No one deserves it more than Grace Griffith.” Straw has had a deep respect for Griffith and her talent, as well as an appreciation for her musical taste for many years. He signed her to Blix Street Records in 1995 after first hearing EVERY HUE AND SHADE, her solo debut which earned her one of her now multiple WAMMIEs, presented by the Washington Area Music Association. Subsequently, it was Griffith who first brought the music of her friend Eva Cassidy to Straw’s attention.

“When I first saw the list of songs chosen for this project,” says Griffith, “I was surprised and pleased by the amount of research Bill had put into repertory selection, track sequencing, artwork and all the other details. The material covers a span of time beginning with my teenage years, when most of my singing was done in the woods where I grew up or in D.C.-area coffeehouses with my sister Maura, and continues through 2006′s MY LIFE, encompassing many of the songs I perform in my appearances these days. I was also pleasantly surprised when the Blix Street came up with a title and a theme that so suits this project, affirming my place in the world as I think of it-sailing. The little watercolor on the cover was done when I was in my late teens. The Viking ship was a recurrent image in my daydreams and watercolors during those years. I always thought of it as a dream ship sailing on the sea of life between storm and calm, but always coming home through the dark sky. As far as I know, this is the only remaining picture from my water-coloring days.”

If the songs chosen for inclusion on SAILING reflect the journey of the singer’s career and life, they also reveal her impressively eclectic taste, ear for the perfect match of words and music irrespective of genre and a delivery that goes straight to the heart. Grace Griffith’s musical roots run deep through the traditional music of Scotland and Ireland. She includes the legendary Scots singer Jean Redpath among her earliest and most abiding influences and admits to an insatiable love for Irish song during her college years. Her roots, though, extend into the fertile ground that is contemporary music as evidenced by her stylings of songs by artists such as Sting, Iris DeMent, and Jane Siberry.

“The first band I played and toured with was an Irish ‘mostly female’ band called The Hags,” Griffith recounts. That was in the early 1980′s. In the late 80′s, she performed with Susan Graham White as Hazlewood, resulting in the album JOURNEYS. Griffith spent the early 1990′s performing and recording with Connemara, a group heavily influenced by Celtic music traditions. SIREN SONG, a CD showcasing Griffith’s soaring vocals and group member Cathy Palmer’s lyrical fiddle, also featured stellar performances by multi-instrumentalist Zan McLeod and accordion player Billy McComiskey. The surprising variety of material and arrangements on the tracks from MINSTREL SONG, SANDS OF TIME and MY LIFE showcase Grace Griffith as a solo artist of rare talent and taste and a seemingly limitless appreciation for the human spirit. The names Marcy Marxer, Chris Biondo and Lenny Williams appear again and again on the liner copy. As producers and as musicians, their presence and contributions-as well as those by other musicians such as guitarist Al Petteway and banjo player Cathy Fink -are richly felt throughout. Chris Biondo, producer and mentor to the late Eva Cassidy, says “There is no one I know of on the planet who sings with the emotional credibility that Grace conveys.”

Grace Griffith’s journey has earned her an overwhelming armload of WAMMIEs in categories including Best Album, Best Artist, Best Folk Album and Best Folk Artist. Most recently, the D.C.-based organization named her as 2009′s Best Folk Traditional Vocalist.

For years, she practiced physical therapy by day and sang by night, earning a well-deserved reputation among peers and critics and fans. Diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in 1998, she continued to work and perform until a few years ago when the progress of the disease made the practice of physical therapy impossible and performing in concert difficult. In 2006, she underwent Deep Brain Stimulation surgery at Johns Hopkins University Hospital. She has benefitted from the still-experimental procedure and has actively created a new niche for herself as an effective speaker and educator on Parkinson’s and the role music and the performing arts play for those with the disease.

At the World Parkinson’s Congress, she will again be speaking on the topic of music and endeavoring to maintain a creative approach to living with the challenges of Parkinson’s. Her co-presenter will be Constance Tomaino, a researcher and published author in the field of music therapy.

In addition to her involvement with Parkinson’s-related groups and educational projects, Grace Griffith continues to perform. One such performance was at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, where she sang “If I Can’t Dance,” a song from MY LIFE, accompanying a dance troupe comprised of people with Parkinson’s. More recently, she has been doing low-pressure performances around the Washington area in collaboration with local singer-songwriter Lynn Hollyfield. “Lynn is the perfect complement for me on guitar,” says Griffith. “For the most part, I’ve had to give up playing instruments in public performance due to the effects of Parkinson’s. Lynn and I are both physical therapists by training. Although I’ve retired from active status, she is still working in the field. I owe her, as well as some other music friends, deep gratitude for their patience, encouragement and support, which has enabled me to pursue the bliss that is my music despite Parkinson’s.”

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Their trip is sponsored Culture Ireland which is a state agency that promotes Irish artists to the world.

They will be playing an informal music session in The Druid, 1357 Cambridge Street on Monday 20th September @ 10pm

They will also be part of Ry Cavanaugh’s Sessions Americana series, in which artists perform in small, intimate settings like pubs or coffee houses. The artists and the audience are very close so the audience is able to experience the performance in a way that isn’t possible at larger venues. The Sessions Americana gigs will take place at The Lizard Lounge in Cambridge on Tuesday 21st and Wednesday 22nd September at 8.30pm.

This is a unique opportunity to be a part of a wonderful musical experience and those in the Greater Boston/Cambridge area should really try to catch one of these performances to hear and see music created in a very personal format.

You can hear a sample of Finbar’s music at his website http://finbarrmusic.com You can also purchase his cds through the website.

You can purchase Kate’s debut EP To You through her website http://www.kateocallaghan.com/ Samples may be heard at her myspace page www.myspace.com/kateocallaghanmusic To read a review of To You click here

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The band is actually giving digital copies of this album away to introduce themselves and their sound. Download the EP for free here – http://alka-jessie.bandcamp.com/album/take-it-slow-ep Go and download the album and enjoy it. This is a band you’ll be hearing more from as they continue to meld and grow as a band. If this is what they are producing in the very beginning the sky is the limit for them.

Band members are: Gary O’Neill-Guitar/Vocals, Ryan Hitchcock-Guitar/Vocals and Colin O’Brien-Bass/Vocals.

Song List

1. Take It Slow
2. 10 Seconds
3. Ain’t Gonna Lie

Here is a video of Take It Slow

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Eamon Ireland

Eamon Ireland is folk singer from Limerick, Ireland. His soft voice and superior story telling techniques make his songs unforgettable. They stir the soul and sooth it at the same time. There is a magical quality to them that few other songwriters can bring to their music. A digital version of his album Our Love Is Gold can be purchased through his ReverbNation store here Listen to a sample below.

Mick Flannery

I have been a fan of Mick’s for some time now. He is from County Cork, Ireland but has also played in the US. He won the U.S. Songwriting Competition in Nashville, Tennessee and they know a little something about great songwriting in Nashville so you don’t have to take my word for it. Mick’s songs have a gravely sound and an earthy realism to them that touch a nerve with his listeners. Mick’s music is available through ITunes

Gareth Brannigan

We have featured Gareth here before but since he has recently released his second EP, Say it Anyway, I thought it was time to showcase him again. Gareth is from County Antrim in Northern Ireland. He is a young singer/songwriter but his songs are more mature than you would expect from someone his age. There is a very acoustic feel to his music and his lyrics speak to the listener in a very personal way. His new EP is not yet on cdbaby but I will include a link to the first one Walk With Me

Following Bob

Following Bob is the stage name of Norwegian rock/pop singer Vegar Nesset. Vegar studied music at The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. He has performed in several stage shows and has performed in a few tribute bands and has written songs for other acts.

Marty Logue

Marty Logue is a talented singer/songwriter from Derry in Northern Ireland. He also has an acoustic rock style music. His debut album As Good a Time as Any was produced by Paul Casey, who is also a very talented singer/songwriter. I couldn’t find Marty at ReverbNation but you can hear samples of his music at his myspace page http://www.myspace.com/martylogue It is well worth the trip over to myspace to hear him. He is very good. His album is available at cdbaby.

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That was why the indie movement was born. Not waiting for a major label to discover them, Indie musicians went ahead and made their own cds to sell directly to fans and bypass the whole corporate structure of the Music business. Most bands either signed with very small labels or created their own. They pressed their own cds and sold them at gigs or through their own websites or cdbaby. The good part of this is their music was their own presented the way they wanted to present it without some record company producer changing everything around to put his own mark on the music. It also made for a grassroots loyalty among fans that no record company could ever create.

But there are some things the deep pockets of a record company can do. Promotion and distribution can really move sales. If no one had heard of you or if they can’t find you in record stores you lose sales. The first thing you need is promotion. Indie bands can do their own promotion but it is expensive. To raise money for promotion indie bands have to think outside the box – luckily that is something they already do.

One band in particular has a great way to raise money for a PR campaign. They have set up their own record company and are offering their fans a chance to be a part of it. The band is the Celt rock band Ceann and this venture is called Prophet Eater Records. Fans and other interested parties can donate to the company and thus become A & R reps. That is almost like owning your own record company but with none of the hassles. They are offering special perks to everyone who donates.

I think this is a great idea. It gives fans of Indie bangs a way to push their band to the next level. Hardwork on the part of the band can only take them so far. At some point they need real promotion to further their careers. For more info about this please go to http://www.propheteater.com/ I hope something like this can become the wave of the future for Indie bands and I wish Ceann the best of luck in this.

Ceann has played at the rowdier – er finer venues and even at Steelers games. We featured them in a post last week. If you haven’t heard them before listen to their music and then go check out Prophet Eaters Records at the link above.

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Doug Folkins

Doug calls his music Folk / Celtic/Country / Acoustic Rock He is from Campbell River, BC and gigs in that area.

Dust Rhinos

This band is from Winnipeg, MB, CA and they call their music Other / Celtic Rock / Celtic I call them the kind of foot stompin’, arse kickin band that will keep the audience happy in even the wildest venues so what’s not to like?

The Tartan Terrors

This band is from Burlington, ON, CA and they call their music World/Reggae / Celtic / Comedy. They have been hitting the festival circuit the past few years so be sure to catch them if you can.

Canadian Indies

Liam Titcomb

I have featured Liam before but his music is so good he well worth a second look. He is from Toronto and calls his music Rock / Folk / Pop.

The Banshee

I literally stumbled upon The Banshee at ReverbNation this morning and can’t get enough of their music. They are from Oshawa, ON, CA. I’d love to know more about this band so I will keep looking for more info on them.

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One month from today is Arthur Day and we will come up with some way for us all to celebrate it. In the meantime, check out this list and find something fun to do.

Festivals

August

3rd Annual Rocky Mountain Irish Festival Aug 27-29 Latimer Ranch Fort Collins, CO http://fortcollinsirishfestival.com/jom/

Buffalo Irish Festival Aug 27-29 Hamburg Fairgrounds, Buffalo NY http://www.buffaloirish.com/irishfestival.htm

September

KANSAS CITY IRISH FEST Sept 3-5 At Crown Center Kansas City MO http://www.kcirishfest.com/

Virginia Scottish Games – September 4 – 5 At 5089 Old Tavern Rd, The Plains, VA http://www.vascottishgames.org/index.html

Syracuse Irish Festival Sept 10-11 Clinton Square, Syracuse, NY http://www.syracuseirishfestival.com/index.html This one has some really great entertainment lined up. Wish I could go.

Indy Irish Fest Sept 17-19 Downtown Indianapolis, IN http://www.indyirishfest.com

Michigan Irish Music Festival Sept 17-19 Downtown Muskegon, MI http://www.michiganirish.org

CELTIC CLASSIC HIGHLAND GAMES AND FESTIVAL September 24-26 Bethlehem, PA http://www.celticfest.org/

Gigs

Blaggards

Aug 27 – College Station, TX @ O’Bannon’s Tap House
Sep 1 – Houston, TX @ Brian O’Neill’s
Sep 2 – College Station, TX @ O’Bannon’s Tap House
Sep 3 – Austin, TX @ Fado Irish Pub
Sep 4 – Austin, TX @ Fado Irish Pub
Sep 10 – College Station, TX @ O’Bannon’s Tap House
Sep 11 – Galveston, TX @ Murphy’s Irish Pub
Sep 17 – Austin, TX @ Fado Irish Pub
Sep 18 – Houston, TX @ Lucky’s Pub
Sep 24 – Houston, TX @ Ashford Arms Irish Pub
Sep 25 – Houston, TX @ Olde City Pub

The Indulgers

McCabe’s, Aurora, Colorado
Thu, August 26 @ 8:00 PM

Wonderland Ranch, Black Forest, CO
Sat, August 28 @ 2:30 PM

Taste of Colorado, Denver, Colorado
Mon, September 06 @ 12:30 PM

Scruffy Murphy’s, Denver, Colorado
Fri, September 10 @ 9:30 PM

The Cala Inn (Dillon, CO), Dillon, CO
Fri, September 17 @ 8:00 PM

Citizen’s Park, Edgewater, Colorado
Sat, September 18 @ 3:30 PM

The Exchange Tavern (WMC), Westminster, Colorado
Sat, September 18 @ 8:00 PM

McCabe’s Bistro & Pub, Aurora, CO
Thu, September 23 @ 8:00 PM

Conor O’Neill’s, Boulder, Co
Sat, September 25 @ 10:00 PM

Burning Bridget Cleary

September 11th: The Green Lane Scottish-Irish Festival, 3:00 on the Ampitheater Stage, Green Lane, PA

September 12th: Back to Green Lane for the afternoon Ceili, 3:50-5:00

Also on September 12th: WXPN 88.5 fm live interview/performance on Gene Shay’s Folk Show, live streaming available from WXPN.org

September 19th: Havana New Hope – Halfway to St. Patty’s Day party!

September 25th: The Celtic Classic: Main Stage 1:45, Tavern on the Glen Stage 6:15, Bethlehem, PA – the largest free Celtic festival in the U.S. (see link to this festival above)

Wicked Tinkers

Sept 9 END OF THE SEASON CEILiDH
Olympia, WA – for tickets and info contact Josh Amos: SSoundCelt@hotmail.com

Sept 12 KELSO HIGHLANDER FESTIVAL
Kelso, Washington – http://highlander.kelso.gov/

Sept 17 & 18 TREASURE VALLY CELTIC FESTIVAL & HIGHLAND GAMES
Expo Idaho, Boise Idaho http://www.idahoscots.org/festival.htm

Young Dubliners

Sat, Sep 4
Doors Open: 11:00 AM
Colgate Park
Bennington, VT

Sat, Sep 4
Doors Open: 8:00 PM
Bennington Irish Music Festival
Bennington, VT

Sun, Sep 5
Doors Open: 11:00 AM
Colgate Park
Bennington, VT

Wed, Sep 8
Doors Open: 8:00 PM
Fate Lounge
Pittsburgh, PA

Thu, Sep 9
Doors Open: 8:00 PM
The Birchmere
Alexandria, VA

Fri, Sep 10
Doors Open: 7:00 PM
The Birchmere
Alexandria, VA

Sat, Sep 11
Doors Open: 8:00 PM
Sellersville Theater 1894
Sellersville, PA

Sun, Sep 12
Doors Open: 8:00 PM
World Cafe Live
Philadelphia, PA

Tue, Sep 14
Doors Open: 8:00 PM
World Cafe Live
Philadelphia, PA

Wed, Sep 15
Doors Open: 7:30 PM
The Record Collector Store
Bordentown, NJ

Thu, Sep 16
Doors Open: 8:00 PM
The Chance
Poughkeepsie, NY

Fri, Sep 17
Doors Open: 8:00 PM
Infinity Hall-CT
Norfolk, CT

Sat, Sep 18
Doors Open: 8:00 PM
Irish 2000
Ballston Spa, NY

Sun, Sep 19
Doors Open: 8:00 PM
The Westcott Theater
Syracuse, NY

Fri, Sep 24
Doors Open: 8:00 PM
Showcase Live
Foxboro, MA

Gaelic Storm

Sep 2 2010 8:00PM Sailing Southern Ground Tampa, FL

Sep 3 2010 7:00PM Sailing Southern Ground Tampa, FL

Sep 4 2010 7:00PM Sailing Southern Ground Tampa, FL

Sep 5 2010 7:00PM Sailing Southern Ground Tampa, FL

Sep 6 2010 12:00AM Sailing Southern Ground Tampa, FL

Sep 7 2010 7:00PM Sailing Southern Ground Tampa, FL

Sep 8 2010 7:00PM James Wood High School Winchester, VA

Sep 9 2010 7:00PM Ram’s Head Live Bel Air, MD

Sep 10 2010 7:00PM Pittsburg Irish Festival West Homestead, PA

Sep 11 2010 7:00PM Pittsburg Irish Festival West Homestead, PA

Sep 12 2010 8:00PM Birchmere Alexandria, VA

Sep 15 2010 7:00PM HighLine Ballroom New York, NY

Sep 16 2010 7:00PM The Met Cafe at Hope Artiste Village Pawtucket, RI

Sep 17 2010 7:00PM Saratoga County Fairgrounds Ballston Spa, NY

Sep 18 2010 7:00PM Michigan Irish Festival Muskegon, MI

Sep 19 2010 7:00PM Michigan Irish Festival Muskegon, MI

Sep 25 2010 2:00PM Arthur Guinness Day Music Festival Chicago, IL

Sep 25 2010 7:00PM Lakeview Music Festival Chicago, IL

Switchback

Fri, Sep 3
Doors Open: 9:00 PM
Fiddler’s Hearth
South Bend, IN

Sun, Sep 5
Doors Open: 7:00 PM
Labor Day Weekend Party
Donnellson, IA

Fri, Sep 10
Doors Open: 6:00 PM
Cave Concert at the Natural Gait
Harper’s Ferry, IA

Sat, Sep 11
Doors Open: 6:00 PM
Cave Concert at the Natural Gait
Harpers Ferry, IA

Sun, Sep 12
Doors Open: 12:00 PM
St. Patrick’s Parish Homecoming
Cumming, IA

Fri, Sep 17
Doors Open: 12:00 PM
Michigan Irish Festival
Muskegon, MI

Sat, Sep 18
Doors Open: 12:00 PM
Michigan Irish Festival
Muskegon, MI

Sun, Sep 19
Doors Open: 12:00 PM
Michigan Irish Festival
Muskegon, MI

Enter The Haggis

Friday, September 17, 2010
Irish 2000 Fest @ Saratoga County Fairgrounds
Fairground Ave, Ballston Spa, NY 888-414-3378 Set: 8:00 PM
Tickets: $15 one day / $25 two days

Saturday, September 18, 2010
Enter the Haggis @ Mauch Chunk Opera House, Jim Thorpe, PA @ Mauch Chunk Opera House 14 W BRdway, Jim Thorpe, PA 18229 (570) 325-4439 Set: 8:30 PM
Tickets: $22

Friday, September 24, 2010
Celtic Classic @ Celtic Classic
864 N. Sherman St., Allentown, PA 18103 Set: 8:00 PM
Tickets: Free

Saturday, September 25, 2010
Celtic Classic
864 N. Sherman Street , Allentown, PA 18103 Set: 8:00 PM
Tickets: $15 advance/$17 door

The Rogues

Sat, Aug 28
Doors Open: 10:00 AM
Maryland Renaissance Festival
Crownsville, MD

Sun, Aug 29
Doors Open: 10:00 AM
Maryland Renaissance Festival
Crownsville, MD

Sat, Sep 4
Doors Open: 10:00 AM
Maryland Renaissance Festival
Crownsville, MD

Sun, Sep 5
Doors Open: 10:00 AM
Maryland Renaissance Festival
Crownsville, MD

Mon, Sep 6
Doors Open: 10:00 AM
Maryland Renaissance Festival
Crownsville, MD

Sat, Sep 11
Doors Open: 10:00 AM
Maryland Renaissance Festival
Crownsville, MD

Sun, Sep 12
Doors Open: 10:00 AM
Maryland Renaissance Festival
Crownsville, MD

Sat, Sep 18
Doors Open: 10:00 AM
Maryland Renaissance Festival
Crownsville, MD

Sun, Sep 19
Doors Open: 10:00 AM
Maryland Renaissance Festival
Crownsville, MD

Fri, Sep 24
Doors Open: 7:00 PM
Carroll Arts Center
Westminster, MD

Sat, Sep 25
Doors Open: 10:00 AM
Maryland Renaissance Festival
Crownsville, MD

Sun, Sep 26
Doors Open: 10:00 AM
Maryland Renaissance Festival
Crownsville, MD

Scythian

Fri, Sep 10
Doors Open: 6:45 PM
Riverplex Amphitheatre At Sandcastle
West Homestead, PA

Sat, Sep 11
Doors Open: 8:45 PM
Riverplex Amphitheatre At Sandcastle
West Homestead, PA

Fri, Sep 17
Doors Open: 5:30 PM
Castaways
Ithaca, NY

Fri, Sep 17
Doors Open: 9:00 PM
Castaways
Ithaca, NY

Sat, Sep 18
Doors Open: 1:00 PM
Saratoga County Fairgrounds
Ballston Spa, NY

Fri, Sep 24
Doors Open: 9:00 PM
Legends Appalachian State University Campus
Boone, NC

Sat, Sep 25
Doors Open: 8:00 PM
Neighborhood Theatre
Charlotte, NC

The Kreellers

Sat, Aug 28
Doors Open: 8:00 PM
Shamrock & Thistles Celtic Gathering
Huron, OH

Sun, Aug 29
Doors Open: 8:00 PM
Shamrock & Thistles Celtic Gathering
Huron, OH

Fri, Sep 17
Doors Open: 9:30 PM
Hooligans
Put In Bay, OH

Sat, Sep 18
Doors Open: 9:30 PM
Hooligans
Put In Bay, OH

Seven Nations

Sat, Aug 28
Doors Open: 8:00 AM
Alliant Ampitheatre
Dubuque, IA

Sun, Sep 5
Doors Open: 5:00 PM
HOOLEY ON THE HUDSON!
Kingston, NY

Sat, Sep 18
Doors Open: 8:00 AM
Saratoga Fairgrounds
Saratoga, NY

Sun, Sep 19
Doors Open: 8:00 AM
Niagra Celtic Heritage Festival and Heritage Fest
Olcott Beach, NY

Thu, Sep 23
Doors Open: 8:00 PM
Shank Hall
Milwaukee, WI

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Barleyjuice is a great band from Southampton, PA. They have 5 studio albums and a double cd set to their credit. Members are: Kyf – vocals/guitar/accordion/bagpipes, Swanny – vocals/mandolin/bouzouki/bagpipes, Billy – fiddle/vocals, Carbomb – whistle/banjo, Eric – bass/vocals & Gregor – Drums.

Burning Bridget Cleary is an award winning band from Harleysville, PA They have two very successful cds out. Members are: Rose Baldino-Fiddle/Vocals, Genevieve Gilespie-Fiddle/Vocals, Lou Baldino-Guitar/Vocals, Pete Trezzi-Dhjembe

Ceann is a band from Pittsburgh. If you love the comical irreverence of Gaelic Storm and the Saw Doctors you will flip for Ceann just like I did. It’s not often a band can pull off both music and comedy expertly but Ceann does it. The members are: Patrick Halloran, Jeff Hoag, Scott Taylor, Tom Snodgrass, Greg Sloan, Dan Rusnak, Brian Fitzgerald

Killmaine Saints are a band from Mechanicsburg, PA. We recently featured them when we reviewed their cd but they are certainly a great band from PA so we will add their widget here too. To read the cd review click here

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The Indulgers are a celt rock band from Colorado. They are currently working on their 7th album. Band members are: Damien McCarron – Vocal/Guitar, Renee Fine – Violin/Fiddle, Mike Nile – Vocal/Guitar, Mandolin, Whistle, Accordian and Electronic Bagpipe, Aaron Haywood – Bass, Cheech Mannone – Drums, Neale Heywood – Guitar and Ryan Bunnell – Guitar.

RATHKELTAÍR (pronounced rath-KELT-ur) is a band from Jacksonville Beach Florida. The band consists of bagpiper Neil Anderson and drummer Nick Watson, two original members of America’s ground-breaking Celtic rock supergroup 7 Nations, and guitarist Trevor Tanner, front-man/lead guitarist/songwriter for The Bolshoi, one of the most influential UK rock bands of the late ‘80’s.

Prydein (pronounced pry’den) is a celtic rock band born in the green mountains of Northern Vermont. Band members are Aron Garceau- Guitar and Vocals, Iain MacHarg- Bagpipes and Flutes, Andy Smith- Bass, Caleb Bronz- Drums

Icewagon FLU is a band from Alexandria VA. They have toured all over the east coast with bands as far reaching as Black 47, Eric Burden and The Animals, Carbon Leaf, Flogging Molly, Scythian, and Roger McGuinn. Members are: Smith, Adkins, Bristow and Speich

Young Dubliners is a band from Los Angeles, CA. Their new album is called Saints and Sinners and includes some fabuous original material. Band members are: Keith Roberts, Brendan Holmes, David Ingraham, Chas Waltz, Bob Boulding

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