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September Festivals

Jane Woods — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:45:45 +0000

September is a great month for festivals. The weather is a little cooler and nothing ushers in a change of season like some great Irish Music. Festivals have a lot of entertainment. There are generally fabulous dance shows, great pipe bands. Some festivals also sponsor runs and fun contests like Reddest Hair, Greenest Eyes etc. Many of these festivals will fall over half pat’s weekend which marks the halfway point to St Patrick’s Day and a wonderful reason to celebrate with Irish beer, Irish Music and possibly some Irish whiskey. So find one near you and get yourself to it. You’ll be glad you did!

Kansas City Irish Fest Sept 2-4 At The Crown Cener Kansas City Musical Guests include The Elders, Gaelic Storm, Scythian, McPeak, The Prodigals, Goitse, The Killdares, The Mickey Finns, Tullamore and many more. Check their website for more details – http://www.kcirishfest.com/

Syracuse Irish Festival Sept 9 & 10 Clinton Square Syracuse NY Musical guests include Emish, The Elders, Rathkeltair, The Causeway Giants, Searson, The Flyin’ Column, Goitse, The Glengarry Bhoys Check their website for more details http://www.syracuseirishfestival.com

Pittsburgh Irish Fest Sept 9-11 RIVERPLEX Pittsburgh PA Musical Guests include – Searson, Screaming Orphans, Gaelic Storm, Goitse, Makem and Spain Brothers, Carbon Leaf and many more. Check their website for full schedule http://www.pghirishfest.org/

Louisville Irish Fest Sept 10-11 on the campus of Bellarmine University in Louisville Musical Guests include Finn’s Fury, Keltricity, Liam’s Fancy, Chattering Magpies, Robert Tincher and more. Check their website for more info http://www.louisvilleirishfest.com/

Irish Festival At The Jersey Shore Sept 17 on the beach next to Sea Girt National Guard Armory Guests include Mc Lean Avenue Band, The Birmingham Six, Round The House Band, Amadaun, The Bogside Rogues, Derek Warfield & the Young Wolf Tones For more details check their website http://www.njshoreirishfestival.com/

Irish 2000 Music and Arts Festival Sept 16 & 17 BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. Musical guests include Emish, Shileigh Law, Celtic Cross, Carbon Leaf, Screaming Orphans, The Fenians, Glengarry Bhoys and Black 47, Hair of the Dog, Leahy, Enter the Haggis, Girsa and many more. Check the website for full line up http://irish2000fest.com/

Indy Irish Fest Sept 16-18 Downtown Indianapolis, IN Musical Guests include The Elders , The Prodigals, The Kells, Indianapolis Ceili Band, McPeake, Ennis Clare and many more. Check the website for more info http://www.indyirishfest.com

Michigan Irish Music Festival Sept 16-18 Downtown Muskegon, MI Musical guests include Slide IE, Scythian, Beoga, Goitse, Old Blind Dogs, Makem & Spain Brothers, Seamus Kennedy, Kennedy’s Kitchen and MORE! Check the website for details http://www.michiganirish.org

Great Irish Fair of New York Sept 16-18 MCU Park 1904 Surf Avenue, Brooklyn, New York Musical Guests include Jameson’s Revenge, Andy Cooney, Derek Warfield and the Young Wolfe Tones, Celtic Cross, Emigrant Eyes, The Moonshiners, John Rafferty, Cousins Moran and more check the website for more info http://www.gifnyc.com

CELTIC CLASSIC HIGHLAND GAMES AND FESTIVAL September 23-25 Bethlehem, PA Musical guests include Blackwater, Burning Bridget Cleary, Emish, Girsa, The Glengarry Bhoys, The Jameson Sisters, David Kincaid, McPeake, The Makem & Spain Brothers, Seamus Kennedy, Screaming Orphans, Solas, John Whelan and more. Check their website for details http://www.celticfest.org/

Irish Fest at Kalamzoo Sept 24-25 Arcadia Creek Festival Place Kalamzoo MI Musical guests include The Waxies, Belfast Gin, Gasta, Whiskey Before Breakfast, Embarr, An Dro, Harvest Home, The Kreellers and more. Check the website for details – http://www.kalamazooirish.org/fest.php

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September Festivals

Jane Woods — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:06:27 +0000

With the coming of Fall, the 2010 Festival season is winding down. The autumn months are often actually the best time to go to one. The weather is cooler which makes walking around the festival grounds (especially in a wool kilt) much more comfortable. The traffic is a wee bit less hectic. The back to school shopping is done. It’s the perfect time to hit a festival. They are still the best entertainment value for the dollar and they are something the whole family can do together. Here are a few that will take place this month. If one of them is in your area – go and enjoy yourself. It will only take one to get you hooked on them.

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. http://www.pghirishfest.org/

2010 Irish 2000 Music & Arts Festival September 17th – 5pm-Midnight and September 18th – 10am-11pm Saratoga County Fairgrounds in Ballston Spa, NY Musical Guest include Great Big Sea, Gaelic Strom, Enter the Haggis, Seven Nations, Lunasa, The McKrells, The Mighty Ploughboys, The Ruffians, Flatfoot 56, Young Dubliners, Screaming Orphans, Emish, Scythian, Hair of the Dog, The Causeway Giants and many, many more. This looks like a great one. I have festival envy for sure. If you are in the area – GO! For more info check their website http://www.irish2000fest.com/choice.asp

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

Irish Festival At The Jersey Shore Sept 18 Sea Girt National Guard Armory Camp Dr & Sea Girt Ave Sea Girt, NJ Musical guests include
Derek Warfield & the Young Wolf Tones, The Bogside Rogues, Seanchai & The Unity Squad, Amadaun, Round The House, The Bare Knuckle Boxers For more info check their website http://www.njshoreirishfestival.com/

The Great Irish Fair of New York Saturday and Sunday September 18th and September 19th, 2010 10:00 AM to 7:30 PM Daily MCU Park (formerly KeySpan Park) 1904 Surf Avenue, Brooklyn, New York Guests include Andy Cooney, Celtic Cross, Jamison’s Revenge, Derek Warfield and The Young Wolftones, The Screaming Orphans and many more. Check out their website at http://www.gifnyc.com

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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Irish Potato Famine Memorial – Portland, Oregon

Ms. Reid — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:03:47 +0000

One of the “must see” sites for any visitor to Portland, Oregon, (especially those with Irish roots) is the Irish Famine Memorial. It is dedicated to the memory of those Irish who died during the disastrous Great Irish Potato Famine between 1845 and 1851. The tragic famine, caused by the loss of potato crops in five successive years, accounted for the death of one million Irish.

Two million others immigrated to other areas to avoid the same fate. The majority of those emigrating came to America and traveled west on the Oregon Trail to Portland or sailed around the Horn, living the rest of their lives in Oregon. The Irish made up almost ten percent of Portland’s population between 1850 and 1880. This monument also serves to commemorate those pioneers.

In 1997, a local Dublin-born engineer David O’Longaigh dreamed of a memorial which would promote awareness and understanding of the Irish Potato Famine while recognizing those who came west on the Oregon Trail. O’Longaigh’s dream was to build a full-scale replica of the ninth-century Cross of the Scriptures which is located in Ireland. An Irish stone sculptor Brendan McGloin, Donegal Town, Ireland, hand carved the replica using only hand tools in a centuries-old tradition.

The beautiful reproduction of the Cross of the Scriptures is 13-ft. tall and stands in Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery at West Burnside and Skyline. It was dedicated on December 13, 2008, by Mary McAleese, President of Ireland.

For more in-depth information about the Memorial, visit these sites:

www.kellsirish.com/portland/famine.php

www.oregonirish.org/history.html

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