Phoenixville Celtic Street Fair May 8, 2010 10 AM – 6 PM 200 block of Bridge Street between Main & Gay Phoenixville, PA Free Guests: Bogside Rogues, Na Bodach, Oliver McElhone, Charlie Zahm, Pride of Erin Dancers, New York Celtic Dancers, Irish Thunder Pipes and Drums Both Scottish and Irish Vendors.

Celtic Fest Chicago http://www.celticfestchicago.us May 8 – 9 Millennium Park, Chicago IL Free The Saw Doctors* appear May 8 Also appearing – The Rogues, The Elders, Shannon Rovers, Baal Tinne, Bodega, Maiden IV, The Larkin and Moran Brothers and several more bands including many acts from Nova Scotia. Also a limerick contest, a best legs in a kilt contest, bagpiping, dancing exhibitions and many activities for kids. Best of all the event is free. There is no reason to miss this one. It’s a great way to spend Mother’s Day.

50th Anniversary Scottish Games at Fair Hill MD May 15 8 AM – 6 PM Guests: Seven Nations, Brother, RathKeltair, Searson, Dancing, Piping, Drumming, Scottish Fiddling http://fairhillscottishgames.org/

Gaelic Park Irish Festival http://www.chicagogaelicpark.org/Irish_Fest May 28-30 Oak Forest IL Entertainers include Gaelic Storm, The Kreellers, The Fenians, Frank McCaffrey, Infinity, Makem & Spain Brothers,The Sandcarvers, Screaming Orphans, Scythian, 7th Heaven, Slide and many other Irish acts. They have also booked American English a great Beatles Tribute Band. There will be many notable pipers and drummers along with the Irish Music School of Chicago

Shawnee Celtic Festival May 29 & 30 Shawnee Mountain Ski Area – I-80 Exit 309, Hollow Road, Shawnee on Delaware, PA http://www.shawneemt.com/s_celticfestival.html Entertainers will include Seven Nations, Burning Bridget Cleary, Seamus Kennedy, The Barley Boys,The Irish Lads, Timlin & Kane, Pete Tawny Trio along with pipers and drummers and dancers galore. They will also have many kids activities such as magic shows, juggling acts, a Celtic Farm Animal Petting Zoo and face painting

For more festivals check our Festival Page  here.

*For those of us who are avid fans of the Saw Doctors but can’t make it to Chicago or one of their other shows here is a video of the show they did in Sydney on St Patrick’s Day http://www.moshcam.com/the-saw-doctors/metro-theatre-787.aspx Enjoy the show!

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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 album Catharsis which was released in 2006. If you have never heard them you are missing a real treat. Two of the songs from this album also made song of the year in the individual song awards. Soldier, Soldier (my personal favorite BBC song to date) won in the Contemporary category and Three Set won in the Jigs and Reels category.

Other individual song winners were Murphy’s Ashes by Enter the Haggis from the album Gutter Anthems in the Celtic Rock category; Caledonia by Celtic Thunder from the album Act Two in the Traditional category; The Queen’s Piper Medley by Jim McRae from the album Global Gathering in the bagpipes category; Raggle Taggle Gypsy by Celtic Thunder, also from Act Two, in the Roots Traditional category. Congratulations to all the winners.

Both of Burning Bridget Cleary’s albums are available at cdbaby

If you have never seen this band live this is a great time to do so. They have a show coming up on April 17 at the Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville, PA. This show will also include two of my other favorite bands Tempest and Coyote Run. This is a can’t miss show so get your tickets now.

For more tour dates for the great band check their website http://burningbridgetcleary.com and for samples check their myspace page http://myspace.com/burningbridgetcleary3
I was hooked the minute I heard them.

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Saturday, December 12th at 9 pm

Steel City Coffee House

203 Bridge Street
Phoenixville, PA 19460
610-933-4043

Tickets: $15 advance, $18 door

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