This weekend marks the halfway point in the year that separates one St Patrick’s Day from the next. The perfect excuse for a party! We will be celebrating the day with a lot of great Celt Rock bands. I have so many favorites in this genre that I have to rotate them to get...
Tags: Coyote Run, Gaelic Storm, Music Friday, Roger Drawdy and the Firestarters, Seven Nations, The Indulgers, The Killdares, The Rogues, The Rumjacks
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July and August are the height of festival season and that’s when the really big festivals are. Lots of fabulous acts to see along with other activities for the whole family. The Scottish festivals generally also have highland games which are a must see – staggering feats of strength and agility all performed in...
Tags: A Plastic Rose, Albannach, Axis Of, Baal Tinne, Barley Juice, Beltaine, Blackthorn, Boston Blackthorne, Brigids Cross, Burning Bridget Cleary, Cara Dillon, Cashier no 9, Chasin' Hooley, Cherish the Ladies, Ciara Walton, Claymore, Colcannon, Coyote Run, Dulahan, Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul, ELSPETH, EMISH, Enter the Haggis, Gaelic Storm, Girsa, Glengarry Bhoys, Hair of the Dog, High Kings, Homeland, Hounds of Finn, Intermission, Irishtown Road, John D’Arcy, Katie & The Carnival, Kennedy's Kitchen, LaFaro, Larkin and Moran Brothers, Makem and Spain Brothers, McPeake, Mickey Coleman, Mickey Finns, Mojo Fury, Mondragon, Mythica, Paddy Homan, Paddy Nash, Paul Casey, Paul Shevlin, Poor Paddy, Potcheen, Rams’ Pocket Radio, Runa, Scythian, Searson, Seven Nations, Seven Summits, Shane MacGowan and his band, Skeeryvore, Slide, Sweet Jane, Switchback, The 1930s, The Answer, The Avondale Ramblers, The Druids, The Dublin City Ramblers, The Elders, The Fuchsia Band, The Indulgers, The Kreellers, The Logues, The Prodigals, The Sandcarvers, The Screaming Orphans, The Tossers, The Wakes, The Waxies, The Wolfe Tones Derek Warfield, Tommy Fleming
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Tour season is winding down but most bands are still gigging locally. Enter The Haggis is still on the road so check their schedule below along with those of some of our favorite bands. Be sure to check the websites of your favorite bands to see where they will be playing during the holidays...
Tags: Blaggards, Ceann, Coyote Run, Enter the Haggis, Killmaine Saints, The Kreellers, The Saw Doctors
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Arthur’s Day was so much fun we are stretching it out for the rest of the week and the weekend. We have a full roster of Celt Rock bands (their ReverbNation widgets anyway) chomping at the bit to get out there and start whooping it up so grab another Guinness and let’s get this...
Tags: Arthur's Day, Blaggards, Celtic Rock, Claymore, Coyote Run, Finn's Fury, Hair of the Dog, Kilmaine Saints, Music Friday, Prydein, Rathkeltair, Seven Nations, The Indulgers, The Kreellers, The Rogues
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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...
Tags: Amadaun, Andy Cooney, Barley Juice, Blackthorn, Blackwater, Blarney Rebel Band, Brian McNeill, Brigid’s Cross, Bua, Burning Bridget Cleary, Cara, Celtic Cross, Celtic Crossroads, Celtic Spring, Conklin Ceili Band, Coyote Run, Danny Burns, Derek Warfield & the Young Wolf Tones, Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul, Embarr, EMISH, Enter the Haggis, Erin Og, Flatfoot 56, Gaelic Storm, Glengarry Bhoys, Gobshites, Great Big Sea, Hair of the Dog, Hogeye Navvy, Homeland, Hooley, i.o.t.a, Indianapolis Ceili Band, Jamison's Revenge, John Doyle & Karan Casey, Kennedy's Kitchen, Leahy, Lunasa, Maidens IV, Makem & Spain Brothers, McPeake, Mickey Finns, Millish, Needfire, Off Kilter, Paddy Wells, Pogey, Red Hot Chilli Pipers, Rising Gael, Round The House, Screaming Orphans, Seamus Kennedy, Seanchai & The Unity Squad, Secret Service Band, Sigean, Skelpin, Slide IE, Switchback, Teada, The Bare Knuckle Boxers, The Bogside Rogues, The Broken Shillelaghs, The Causeway Giants, The Elders, The Flyin Column, The High Kings, The Jameson Sisters, The Kells, The Kreellers, The McKrells, The Mighty Ploughboys, The Prodigals, The Ruffians, The Town Pants, Uncle Hamish & The Hooligans, Vishten, Waxies
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Many of our favorite bands have or are about to release new cds. We have already mentioned the long awaited Cabbage by Gaelic Storm and Further Adventures by The Saw Doctors, both of which we are very impatiently waiting for. There are also several of our favorites who have just released cds. Blaggards The...
Tags: Blaggards, CD Release, Coyote Run, Oracle
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The Saw Doctors The Saw Doctors have released the single Takin’ the Train from their new cd. The video of Takin’ the Train can be seen here Other samples from the new cd can be found on their myspace page http://www.myspace.com/sawdoctorsofficial On Saturday July 3 The Saw Doctors will appear at the Millennium Forum...
Tags: Celtic Thunder, Coyote Run, Gaelic Storm, Marc Gunn, The Saw Doctors, Tour Info
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There are a lot of great festivals in the US in July. Here is a list of some of the best ones. If you know of one I missed please let me know. The festival must have musical entertainment for us to list it. All of these have great line-ups. Most include fine pipe...
Tags: Abington VA, Barely Juice, Celtic Weekend, Cherish the Ladies, Chicago IL, Cleveland OH, Coyote Run, Dayton OH, Dulahan, Enter the Haggis, Gaelic Storm, Littleton CO, Molly's Revenge, Portland OR, Scythian, Seven Nations, Teada, The Elders, The Killdares, The Kreellers, The Prodigals, The Sandcarvers, The Screaming Orphans, The Tossers
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Looking to spend some quality time with some great music? Check out the tour info below and find a great act or festival near you to enjoy. Enter the Haggis Tuesday, May 25, 2010 Whelan’s Live 25 Wexford Street, Dublin, DUB (Ireland) Set: 8:00 PM 18+ Tickets: 10 Euro Thursday, May 27, 2010 Killarney...
Tags: Andrew Huggan, Barley Juice, Ben Glover, Burning Bridget Cleary, Claymore, Coyote Run, Doug Folkins, Enter the Haggis, Mother Grove, Paddy Nash The Happy Enchiladas
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Celtic Country Faire will take place at the Wilson County Fair Grounds in Lebanon TN on Sat May 22. The hours are 10 AM to 8 PM and there are a ton of activities planned from pony rides and an inflatable bouncy thing that kids love. There will also be a 5K run and...
Tags: Albannach, Celtic County Faire, Coyote Run, Lebanon TN
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Highlander Radio has announced the winners of the 2009 Celtic Radio Music Awards. These awards are voted on by the listeners of and members of CelticRadio.net The top album of the year is Everything is Alright by Burning Bridget Cleary. This is the second album from this great high energy band following their debut...
Tags: Burning Bridget Cleary, Celtic Thunder, CelticRadio.net, Colonial Theatre, Coyote Run, Enter the Haggis, Highlander Radio, Jim McRae, Music Awards, Phoenixville PA, Tempest
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The Kirk Avenue Music Hall in Roanoke, VA is a wonderful intimate venue. It obviously started off life as a downtown storefront that lost business to malls and a more suburban lifestyle. But it has been reborn as a small theater that hosts live entertainment and helps breath life into the downtown area which...
Tags: Coyote Run, Kirk Avenue Music Hall, Roanoke VA
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Since we have added google analytics to fanrealm we can see where our visitors are coming from. This will help us decide which areas are of interest to our readers. We will use this to highlight regional bands and events. The first region we will highlight is Virginia in the US because we get...
Tags: Celtibillies, Celtic Music, Clan Haggis, Coyote Run, Edsall Road, Iona, Virginia
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