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...
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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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It’s been said that we Irish will use the lamest excuse in the world to have a celebration. The odd thing is that the people who said it seemed to think that was a bad thing, poor souls. But it is with baseless accusations like this in mind that I say – “We are...
Tags: Blaggards, EMISH, Enter the Haggis, Kilmaine Saints, Mickey Coleman, Music Friday, Paddy Nash The Happy Enchiladas, The Saw Doctors, The Wakes
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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...
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August is a great month for festivals and some of the best all year take place then. Sadly, a few festivals have had to cancel this year as times are really tough. That is why it is so important to support your favorite festivals. You will never find more musical entertainment and great activities...
Tags: Buffalo NY, Butte MT, Charlotte NC, Cherish the Ladies, Dublin City Ramblers, Dublin OH, EMISH, Enter the Haggis, Gaelic Storm, Great Big Sea, Kieran Goss, Leahy's Luck, Luka Bloom, Lunasa, Makem and Spain Brothers, McPeake, Milwaukee WI, Moya Brennan, Natalie McMasters, Penny Whistle, Pogey, Rising Gael, Roger Drawdry & the Firestarters, Sandcarvers, Screaming Orphans, Scythian, Seamus Kennedy, Seven Nations, Slide, St. Paul MN, Switchback, Tartan Terrors, The Elders, The High Kings, The Killdares, The Prodigals, The Saw Doctors, Tommy Sands, Waterloo IA, Young Dubliners
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My great grandparents, like hundreds of thousands of other Irish immigrants, stepped off the boat from Ireland into New York City. They, like so many others, made NYC home. Celtic music is deeply woven into the fabric of the city and spreads its influence throughout the Empire State. Here is a small sample of...
Tags: Celtic Music, cliudan, EMISH, FDNY Emerald Society Pipes and Drums, Finn's Fury, Penny Whiskey, The Causeway Giants, The Prodigals
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