The 2010 festival season is winding down but the weather is great this time of the year for a day outside in the nice, cool autumn air. My family and I will be attending the festival in Radford. If there is a festival near you this month make it a point to go to...
Tags: Brigit's Cross, Changeling, Dulahan, Ellis Island, Enter the Haggis, Festivals, Flannigan's Right Hook, Homeland, Jiggernaut, Murphy's Law, Mythica, Poisoned Dwarf, Robin Rich and Common Threads, Roger Drawdy and the Firestarters, Screaming Orphans, Tartan Terrors, The Elders, The Kells Band, The Kreellers, The Mickey Finns, The Sandcarvers, Three Dollar Band, Tinker's Dam, Uisce Beatha
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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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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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May really kicks off the festival season. There are a couple of really great ones this weekend so without further ado here are some great festivals that will be held this month. Phoenixville Celtic Street Fair May 8, 2010 10 AM – 6 PM 200 block of Bridge Street between Main & Gay Phoenixville,...
Tags: Baal Tinne, Bodega, Bogside Rogues, Burning Bridget Cleary, Celtic Fest, Charlie Zahm, Chicago IL, Gaelic Storm, Irish Festival, Maiden IV, May Festivals, Na Bodach, Oak Forest IL, Oliver McElhone, Phoenixville PA, Screaming Orphans, Scythian, Seamus Kennedy, Seven Nations, Shannon Rovers, Shawnee on Delaware PA, Slide, The Elders, The Fenians, The Kreellers, The Larkin and Moran Brothers, The Rogues, The Sandcarvers, The Saw Doctors
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Since the big day falls on a Wednesday this year many people will begin celebrating St Patrick’s Day this weekend. If you are looking for a way to celebrate try taking in a festival, pub show or gig by one of our favorite performers is a great place to start. I will list festivals...
Tags: Barley Juice, Blaggards, Claymore, Enter the Haggis, Festivals, Gaelic Storm, Kells, Mother Grove, Screaming Orphans, Seven Nations, St Patrick's Day, Tossers, Tour Info, Wicked Tinkers
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Celtic women have always been strong. Goddesses, warrior queens and sainted ladies loom large in Celtic traditions. Ireland has had women as presidents and in many Irish homes strong women rule the roost and keep the family on a steady keel. Woman are also well represented in the world of Celtic music. Many Celtic...
Tags: Cara Dillon, Cherish the Ladies, Enya, Laura Powers, Oonaugh Clarke, Screaming Orphans, Siobhan Day
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Festival season is upon us. I have been updating the festival page as I get new info but these two are worth noting here. The first is the 18th ANNUAL GREATER PHILADELPHIA MID-WINTER SCOTTISH & IRISH MUSIC FESTIVAL & FAIR that takes place this weekend, February 12-14, in King of Prussia, PA. This is...
Tags: Albannach, Brother, Celtic Fest Chicago, Chicago, Cluidan, MID-WINTER SCOTTISH & IRISH MUSIC FESTIVAL, Philadelphia, Rathkeltair, Screaming Orphans, Seven Nations, Tartan Terrors, The Saw Doctors
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