At last the big weekend is upon us. There will be parties and parades and all sorts of merriment afoot. It’s a great day to be Irish and everyone can be Irish for this weekend. To get you in the mood, here is some fantastic music. Grab a Guinness, sing along and have a...
Tags: Barley Juice, BlackEyed Dempseys, Blaggards, Connemara Stone Company, Hair of the Dog, Icewagon Flu, Kilmaine Saints, Murder the Stout, Needfire, Sir Reg, Sons of Malarkey, Tara's Fire, The Indulgers, The Killdares, The Kreellers, The Logues, The Rogues, The Rovers
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Kilmaine Saints are gearing up for a busy month. There will be lots of chances for fans in PA and Baltimore to see them. They will also be on the bill at Shamrock Fest in D C so there’s no excuse to miss out on the fun. Here’s a sample of their music, then...
Tags: Killmaine Saints Tour Info, Kilmaine Saints
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Next month the festival season kicks off with a bang. Between these great fests and St Paddy’s Day events, it will be a happy month for all. Scroll down and check out these festivals (most in warm or temperate climates) and if there is one near you plan to attend. If there aren’t any...
Tags: 1916, Albannach, Bagpipe Jam, Behan, Beyond the Pale, Black Eyed Dempseys, Black Irish Band, Bogside Rogues, Brass Knuckles, Brendan Nolan, Brigadoons, CARBON LEAF, Chancers, Charm City Saints, Clandestine, Creel, Cul an Ti, Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones, Dram Beauties, DROPKICK MURPHYS, Druids, Dublin City Ramblers, Eileen Ivers, Finn & Fiona, Fire in the Kitchen, Fishing with Finnegan, Gaelic Mishap, Gaelic Storm, Gavin DeGraw, George Murphy and the Black Donnellys, Grafton Street, Green Tea, Hadrian's Wall, Icewagon Flu, Jamison, Jiggernant, Jil Chambless & Scooter Muse, Kells Pipers, Kilmaine Saints, Kilrush, Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy, Needfire, Raging Sea, Raising Jane, Ramshackle Army, Rathkeltair, Ravenmoor, Screaming Orphans, Scythian, Seamus Kennedy, Seamus Stout, Searson, Sheamus Fitzpatrick and the McNally Boys, Spade McQuade & The Allstars, St James's Gate, Stout Rebellion, Tea Merchants, The Bloody Tinth, The Mickey Finns, The Mighty Regis, The Rovers, The Terry Mostyn Band, The Wobbly Toms, Tipsy Laird, Tom May, Trinity River Whalers, Tullamore, Vintage Wildflowers, Whiskey and Stitches, Whiskey of the Damned, Wicked Tinkers, Young Ireland Quartet, Young Wolfetones
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Here it is Friday again and everyone is counting down the days till the Big Day. Take a few minutes and enjoy these videos just to regain your even keel. They are even better with a pint in hand Paddy Nash & The Happy Enchiladas Hayley Griffiths Sir Reg Barley Juice The Gothard Sisters...
Tags: Barley Juice, Icewagon Flu, Kilmaine Saints, Music Friday, O'Malley's March, Paddy Nash The Happy Enchiladas, Sir Reg, The Gothard Sisters, The Rovers, The Saw Doctors, The Saw Doctors & Petula Clark
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This weekend marks our 2nd birthday. Time sure flies when you’re having fun. I read over the post we did last year for our first birthday. At that time the site counter told us we had had about 62,000 hits. This year is it approaching 130,000. In the interim, though, I discovered the stats...
Tags: Fanrealm, Fighting For Jane, Icewagon Flu, Karnataka, Kilmaine Saints, Music Friday, Paddy Nash The Happy Enchiladas, Sir Reg, Sweet Jane, The Kreellers, The Saw Doctors
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Okay after an earthquake and a hurricane taking aim at me in the same week I think I get the message. Time to get back to the full on Music Fridays and what better way to kick that off than with some great Celtic Rock. So without further ado, here are some of our...
Tags: Celtic Rock, Finn's Fury, Hair of the Dog, Icewagon Flu, Kilmaine Saints, Music Friday, Prydein, Rathkeltair
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Happy 4th! To celebrate the holiday we will have a Music Friday on Monday with all 13 American Acts from around the country to play for our Independence Day Celebration. So hug Mom. grab a piece of apple pie and listen to this great music while you enjoy the fireworks! Lynn Hollyfield from Accokeek,...
Tags: 3rd Echo, 4th of July, Blaggards, Brian Mackey, Hair of the Dog, Icewagon Flu, J Minus, Kilmaine Saints, Lynn Hollyfield, Prydein, Rathkeltair, Scythian, The Indulgers, The Kreellers
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Here it is the end of May already. How did that happen? June launches us into no holds barred festival season and there are some really great ones happening that you won’t want to miss. Attending a festival supports your local Celtic community and is a great way to see a lot of great...
Tags: Alasdair Fraser, Albannach, Alex Beaton, Andy M. Stewart, Anton Emery, Barley Juice, Beltaine, Brian Clancy, Brian McNeill, Brick Top Bloggers, Brigids Cross, Brother, California Celts, Clandestine, Cutthroat Shamrock, Dublin 4, Dulahan, Dullahan Rogue, Ed Miller, Enter the Haggis, Eric Rigler, Gaelic Storm, Glengarry Bhoys, Icewagon Flu, Irish Blessing, Isla St Clair, Jeffrey Hoag and Brian Fitzgerald, Jiggernaut, John Taylor, Kells Irish Pipe Band, Kevin Flynn and the Avondale Ramblers, Kilmaine Saints, Larkin and Moran Brothers, Leahy's Luck, Michael Black, Minstral, Natalie MacMaster, Nua, Ocham's Razor, Pladdogh, Rising Gael, Screaming Orphans, Scythian, Seamus Kennedy, Seven Nations, Sligo Rags, Tempest, The Fenians, The Glengarry Bhoys, The Gothard Sisters, The New Barleycorn, The Rogues, The Rovers, The Spalpeens, The Town Pants, the Young Dubliners, Westside Steve, Whistlebinkies
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I don’t really buy into all that End of the World nonsense but just in case – if we’re going out, we’re going out rocking in style with 13 of our favorite rock and Celt rock bands from around the world. See ya back here on the 22nd for great music and a pint...
Tags: Blaggards, Celtic Rock, Ghost Trains, Icewagon Flu, Kilmaine Saints, Music Friday, Prydein, Red Brick House, Sienna, The Indulgers, The Killdares, The Kreellers, The Line of Fire, The Mad Pride, The Rumjacks
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Music Friday again and we’re showcasing more of the bands you can find at Festivals this summer. I can’t stress enough how important it is to support your local festivals and maybe make plans for a weekend getaway to one of the bigger ones around the country to really get a taste of great...
Tags: Hair of the Dog, Kilmaine Saints, Roger Drawdy and the Firestarters, Scythian, Skerryvore, The Kreellers, Young Dubliners
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Here it is Music Friday again and with St Paddy’s Day approaching, it’s time for some great Celt Rock to kick the best week of the year off. We will probably have some more for you on the day itself. Here are seven great bands from seven different parts of the US. No matter...
Tags: Celtic Rock, Icewagon Flu, Kilmaine Saints, Music Friday, Pug Mahones, Rathkeltair, The Killdares, The Kreellers, The Tossers
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March is the time of the year the festival really starts warming up right along with the weather. With St Pat’s falling in March everyone is in an Irish kind of mood so it’s time to party. Here is a list of festivals that will take place in March. If you know of one...
Tags: 1916, Altan, Avalon Rising, BARE KNUCKLE BOXERS, Barley Juice, Blaggards, Brass Knuckles, Brother, CARBON LEAF, Chancers, Charlie and the Bhoys, Cluidan, Colleen Raney Band, Derek Warfield, Dervish, DROPKICK MURPHYS, Druids, Glengarry Bhoys, Grafton Street, High Kings, Ice Wagon FLU, Kells Pipers, Kilmaine Saints, McPeake, Needfire, Nine-8ths Irish, Screaming Orphans, Scythian, Seamus Stout, Searson, Seven Nations, St James's Gate, Tempest, The Druids, The Elders, THE GOBSHITES, The Prodigals, The Rogues, The Young Wolftones, Tom May, Tommy Sands, Trinity River Whalers, Wicked Tinkers
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Well, sorta. It’s midweek and we want it to be the weekend. We are eager for the holidays to get here but need 6 more months at least to get everything done in time. So the only thing to do when faced with such paradoxical situations is to go to the movies and escape...
Tags: Blaggards, Enter the Haggis, Indies, It Being Christmas, Jewels of the Sky, Kilmaine Saints, Oracle, Paddy Nash The Happy Enchiladas, Paul McCartney, Paul McCartney SNL Outtake, videos
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The festival season is pretty much behind us for this year, although there are a few left yet. But now that the frost is on the pumpkin, it’s time to think of following our favorite bands indoors. Many will be performing at some great venues and pubs. A night out at a show or...
Tags: Ben Glover, Blaggards, Enter the Haggis, Ghost Trains, Kilmaine Saints, Screaming Orphans, The Saw Doctors, tour/gig info, Wicked Tinkers
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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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