There isn’t better way to take in a lot of music for one low ticket price. It’s is more important than ever that we support our local festivals if we want them to continue. In times like this sponsors drop off and venue rents shoot up leaving the festivals in a real financial bind. So make plans to attend as many as you can and get involved. Volunteer at your local festival. You’ll make new friends and have more fun than anyone has a right to have under the guise of work. Here are some of the festivals taking place next month. If you know of one that should be included here please send me the details and link and I’ll be happy to add it.

Go and enjoy these festivals. The music will be top notch and it’s even possible you will find beer and/or Irish whiskey to enhance the experience. Designated driver rule should apply. The festival will want you to attend next year too.

Colorado Irish Festival July 8-10 Littleton CO Musical guests include The Indulgers, Seven Nations, Barleyjuice, Albannach, Runa, Potcheen, Mythica, Mondragon, McPeake, Hounds of Finn, Enter the Haggis, Colcannon and more. For more details check the festival’s website: http://www.coloradoirishfestival.org/

25th Annual Irish American Heritage Festival July 9 -11 Irish American Heritage Center Chicago IL Musical guests include Baal Tinne, Gaelic Storm, The Avondale Ramblers, Paddy Homan, Kennedy’s Kitchen, Larkin and Moran Brothers, McPeake, Makem and Spain Brothers, Scythian, The Sandcarvers, Switchback, The Tossers, Ciara Walton and many, many more. Check the website for more detials. http://irishfestchicago.com/

18th Annual Glasgow Lands Scottish Festival Saturday, July 16, 2010 9:00 am to 6:00 pm Look Park, 300 North Main St, Florence (Northampton), MA This is a benefit festival for Human Resources Unlimited. Musical guests – ENTER THE HAGGIS, Boston Blackthorne, Charlie Zahm, Stephen Bushway, Max Cohen
The Bell Family http://www.glasgowlands.org/

Portland Highland Games July 16, Mt Hood Community College, Gresham OR Musical Guests include Men of Worth, Rebecca Lomnicky & David Brewer with Peter Willis, Beltaine and Cathy Speer http://www.phga.org/

The 12th Annual Adams County Irish Festival Saturday, July 16, 2011
Noon- 5pm Gettysburg, PA This is another festival that has fallen victim to the economy so they will be holding a save the festival concert this year instead of a full fesitival. It’s vital that you do your part to help so turn out and support the concert. Music by Irishtown Road, Poor Paddy and more Check the website for more details http://www.adamscountyirishfestival.com


Cleveland Irish Cultural Festival July 22-24 At the Fairgrounds Musical guests include Girsa, Glengarry Bhoys, Mickey Finns, Slide, High Kings, Scythian, Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul, The Dublin City Ramblers, Seven Nations, Cherish The Ladies, The Screaming Orphans, Brigid’s Cross, The Kreellers, Tommy Fleming and many, many more. Check the website for full line up and other details. http://www.clevelandirish.org/

Great American Irish Festival July 29-31 Herkimer Ct Fairgrounds Frankfort, NY Musical Guests include Enter the Haggis, The Elders, High Kings, Seven Nations, Slide, Hair of the Dog, The Prodigals, The Makem Brothers with Mickey and Liam Spain, Searson, Barleyjuice, Coyote Run, Burning Bridget Cleary, Emish and many, many more. Check their website for more details http://www.gaif.us/

Dayton Celtic Festival July 29 – 31 RiverScape MetroPark in downtown Dayton Dayton OH Musical guests include Gaelic Storm, The Fuchsia Band, The Elders (Friday night only) Scythian, Enter the Haggis, Kennedy’s Kitchen, Homeland, Dulahan and many more, Check the website for details http://www.unitedirishofdayton.org/Festival/

Keltic Hooley July 10-11 Clan Ree Complex Letterkenny Co Donegal IE
Guests will include Shane MacGowan and his band, Goats Don’t Shave, Cara Dillon, Eleanor McEvoy, Juliet Turner, Bagatelle, Bluemoose, j- 90, Big Generator, Keltic Storm, Irish Brigade, Mick Hanly, Arty McGlynn, Paul Casey, The Wolfe Tones Derek Warfield, The Dublin City Ramblers, Inchequin, The Kilkennys, The Wakes (Scotland), Pat McManus, Squealin Pigs, Brush Shiels, Claymore, The Druids, The Logues, Fiddler Adam, Skeeryvore, Liam Byrne, Blackthorn, The Waxies, Parcels of Rogues, Chasin’ Hooley, Mickey Coleman, Keltic Kaos, Niamh McGlinchey, Kopy Kats, Paul Hull, David Oliver, Colleen Gormley, Jacqui Sharkey, Paddywagon, The Grim, The Boogiemen For more details please check their website http://www.jwpromos.com/keltichooley2010.htm

Glasgowbury Music Festival July 23 Eagle’s Rock Draperstown NI Musical Guests are Cashier No. 9, The Answer, Mojo Fury, LaFaro, Phil Kieran, Foy Vance, More Than Conquerors, Rainy Boy Sleep, Furlo, Axis Of, Boxcutter, The Wonder Villains, The Rupture Dogs, Silhouette, Rams’ Pocket Radio, Swanee River, Deep Fried Funk DJs, Girls Names, We Are Knuckle Dragger, Event Horses, Darkest Era, Dolbro Dan, Rachel Austin, Jason Clarke, Allie Bradley, John D’Arcy, Paddy Nash, Aaron Shanley, Phoenix Fire, The 1930s, Pat Dam Smyth, Elspeth, Paul Shevlin, Katie & The Carnival, Team Fresh, Pocket Billiards, Fred, Le Galaxie, A Plastic Rose, The Bonnevilles, Preacher’s Son, Kowalski, Sweet Jane, Seven Summits, Intermission, Gascan Ruckus, Kasper Rosa, Dead Til Friday, Colly Strings, The Plea…& special guests There will also be a comedy stage headlined by Joe Rooney also appearing are John Colleary, Colin Geddis, Micky Bartlett, Adam Laughlin, Ruaidhri Ward, Shane Todd and Sean Hegarty. For more details please check their website http://www.glasgowbury.com

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Marc Gunn from New Orleans, LA

Marc has been active in Celtic Music for many years. He has also been a big supporter of the genre. You are probably familiar with his Celtic MP3s Music Magazine if not, get yourself over there and find out what you have been missing. You can find Marc on Facebook here and at his own website here His cds are at cdbaby here

Tannahill Weavers from Paisley, UK

You can find the Weavers at Facebook here and at their own website here

Paul Brady From Dublin, IE

Paul is happy to have his fans follow him at Facebook here

Beltaine Music from Portland, OR

You can find Beltaine Music at Facebook here and at their own website here

Paddy Homan from Chicago, IL

You can find Paddy at Facebook here and at his own website here

Irish Wolfhounds from Raleigh, NC

This band will be playing at Tir Na Nog in Raleigh at 3 PM on St Pat’s and at Broad Street Cafe in Durham at 8 PM that night. You can find them at Facebook here

MCPEAKE from Belfast, UK

McPeake are featured at many US festivals so be sure to keep an eye out for them. You can find them at Facebook here, Twitter here and at their own website here

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U.S.

North Texas Irish Festival Mar 4-6 Fair Park, Dallas, TX This is a big festival – kind of like Texas itself. If you are in the area you have to go or you’ll never forgive yourself. Musical guests include Altan, Dervish, The Elders, Glengarry Bhoys, Tommy Sands, McPeake, Needfire, Nine-8ths Irish, The Rogues, Seamus Stout, Trinity River Whalers, and many more. Check with the website for more info http://www.ntif.org

Manhattan Irish Fest March 4 & 5 Manhattan IL Musicl guests include James & Wright – Righteous Hillbillies, Ice Wagon FLU, Finbar MacCarthy, Emerald Society Pipe Band and more. Check with the website for more details http://www.manhattanirishfest.com/

8th Annual Eugene Irish Cultural Festival March 11th & 12th Eugene OR Guests include Kevin Burke and Cal Scott, Colleen Raney Band, Cary Novotny and more. Lots of workshops in Music, Art, Dance, Irish Languarge and more. Check their website for all the details http://www.eugeneirishfest.org/

Los Angeles County Irish Faire and Music Festival Mar 11-12 at Fairplex at the Pomona Fairgrounds Pomona CA Musical guests include Emerald Society Pipes and Drum Band, 42nd Highlanders Pipes and Drums and more Check the website for more info http://www.la-irishfair.com/www2/home.html


Irish Fest 2011 March 12-13 Meyer Amphitheater West Palm Beach FL Guests include Seven Nations, Derek Warfield, The Young Wolftones, Screaming Orphans, The Prodigals and many more. Check the website for more info http://www.irishflorida.org/

North Country Goes Green Irish Festival March 10-13 Dulles State Office Bldg, Watertown, NY Musical guests include High Kings, Cluidan, McPeake, Searson and more. Check the website for more details http://www.ncirishfest.com/

SONORA CELTIC FAIRE March 11-13 Motherload Fairgrounds, Sonora, CA Musical guests include Avalon Rising, Black Irish Band, Sligo Rags, 1916, Blaggards, Brother, Wicked Tinkers, Tempest and many more. Check their website for more info http://www.sonoracelticfaire.com/

Shamrockfest March 13 RFK Stadium Washington DC This is a huge festival a celt rock lovers dream come true. Guests include DROPKICK MURPHYS ♣ CARBON LEAF ♣ LOST IN PARIS ♣ LOVE SEED MAMA JUMP ♣ SCYTHIAN ♣ ICE WAGON FLU ♣ HOTSPUR ♣ DR FU ♣ PUBCRAWLERS ♣ NIKI BARR BAND ♣ THE ROVERS ♣ ALONG THOSE LINES ♣ CHARM CITY SAINTS ♣ 3AM ♣ BARE KNUCKLE BOXERS ♣ LETHAL PEANUT ♣ THE MIGHTY REGIS ♣ FIGHT THE LION ♣ THE GOBSHITES ♣ ONCE OKAY TWICE ♣ CEANN ♣ CROWDED STREETS ♣ BARLEYJUICE ♣ THE JUSTIN TRAWICK GROUP ♣ THE SILENT CRITICS ♣ WHITE FORD BRONCO ♣ PRACTICALLY EINSTEIN ♣ KILMAINE SAINTS ♣ THE BLUE LINE ♣ SCOTT’S NEW BAND ♣ JEFE SOLO and more. Prices go up very soon so get your tickets asap. Check their website for more details. http://shamrockfest.com/

Kells Portland Irish Festival March 16-19 Kells Irish Pub 112 SW Second Ave. Portland OR Portion of the proceeds benefits Providence Child Center in Portland Guests include Grafton Street, Tom May, Druids, Brass Knuckles, St James’s Gate, Chancers, Kells Pipers and more. Check their website for more details. http://www.kellsirish.com/portland/festival.php

U.K./IE

West Belfast Celtic Festival Mar 4-6 Belfast NI Fri & Sat Andersontown Leisure Center Sun Emerald Roadhouse Festival is to benefit Suicide Awareness Musical guests include Charlie and the Bhoys, Patricia Ferns – both supported by the Druids, Emerald Roadhouse and more check the Facebook page for more info http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001669254187

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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

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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Dublin Irish Festival Aug 6-8 Dublin OH Musical guests include: Gaelic Storm, Enter the Haggis, The Saw Doctors, Lunasa, Luka Bloom, Barley Juice, Natalie McMasters, Solas, Scythian, Moya Brennan, Seven Nations, Tartan Terrors, Roger Drawdry & the Firestarters, Killashandra, Silver Arm, The Kells, Clancy Legacy, Homeland, Brigid’s Cross and many, many more. Check out their website for more info: http://www.dublinirishfestival.org/

Iowa Irish Fest Aug 6-8 Lincoln Park area in Downtown Waterloo IA Musical guests include Dublin City Ramblers, Scythian, The Elders, The Killdares, Pogey, Switchback and more. Check out their website here: http://www.iowairishfest.com/


Charlotte Irish Summer Festival Aug 13 – 14 Kick off at Connolly’s on 5th St. on the 13th Festivities on the 14th will take place at 3rd & Tryon St. Charlotte NC Noon – 9:00 PM Activities all day long GAA football demo, Bagpiping, traditional music and dancing. Musical guests include Fighting 86′s – Celtic/Roots Rock Band,Mclean Avenue – A must see band w/ Legendary Padraig Allen,Trad at Heart – Traditional Irish music from the heart & soul of Ireland, Vertigo – U2 Tribute Band for more info check their website http://www.charlotteirishsummerfestival.com

An Ri Ra August 13-15 Uptown Butte Montana on Park Street between Main and Montana Guests include The Prodigals, Makem and Spain Brothers, Tantrum and more. Check their website for more info: http://www.mtgaelic.org/Festival1.html

Irish Fest – La Crosse Aug 13-15 Southside Fest Grounds, LaCrosse, WI Guests include Gaelic Storm, Seamus Kennedy, McPeake, Rising Gael, The Screaming Orphans, Scythian, Slide, Tom Sweeney and more. Please check their website here: http://www.irishfestlax.org/

Irish Fair of Minnesota Aug 13-15 Harriet Island in St. Paul, MN Free Lots of great activities planned. Musical guests are Great Big Sea, Young Dubliners, Lunasa, Tommy Sands, The High Kings, Bua. For more info check their website here: http://www.irishfair.com/

IRISH FEST 2010 AUGUST 19-22 Milwaukee, WI Guests include McPeake, Kieran Goss, Young Dubliners, Scythian, Cherish the Ladies, Different Drums of Ireland, Gaelic Storm, Makem & Spain Brothers, Seamus Kennedy, Screaming Orphans, Leahy’s Luck, Slide, Cape May Ceili Band, Sandcarvers, Rising Gael, Baal Tinne, The Black Brothers, Fiona Molloy and many, many more. You can hear samples of some of the acts and find the schedule at their website http://www.irishfest.com/

Buffalo Irish Festival Aug 27-29 Hamburg Fairgrounds, Buffalo, NY Musical guests include Makem and Spain Brothers, Seamus Kennedy, Tom Sweeney, Emish, Penny Whistle, The McKrells, and many more. Check their website here: http://www.buffaloirish.com/irishfestival.htm

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