Can you believe it’s almost October already? This summer sure went flying by. But there are still a few festivals going on and October is a perfect time to be out – a little nip in the air and Mother Nature is putting on her annual fall show in most places. What more could...
Tags: Albannach, Alex Caton and Pat Egan, Amadaun, Barley Juice, Bob Reeder, Bogside Rogues, Celtibillies, Connacht Town, Connie Dover, E. L. Kurtz, Ed Yother, Eddie Delahunt, Enter the Haggis, Flannigan's Right Hook, Ian Walsh and Kevin Buckley, Jamie and the Quiet Men, Kyle Carey, Reverse Cowboy, Screaming Orphans, Scythian, Shaina's Strings, The Barley Boys, The Dorians, The Elders, The Kelly Band, The Mickey Finns, Three Dollar Band, Tullamore, Warpipe
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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...
Tags: Amadaun, Black 47, Blackwater, Burning Bridget Cleary, CARBON LEAF, Celtic Cross, Derek Warfield & the Young Wolf Tones, EMISH, Ennis Clare, Enter the Haggis, Finn's Fury, Gaelic Storm, Girsa, Goitse, Indianapolis Ceili Band, Jameson’s Revenge, John Whelan, Leahy, Makem and Spain Brothers, McPeak, Rathkeltair, Robert Tincher, Screaming Orphans, Scythian, Seamus Kennedy, Searson, Shileigh Law, Solas, The Bogside Rogues, The Causeway Giants, The Elders, The Fenians, The Flyin’ Column, The Glengarry Bhoys, The Jameson Sisters, The Kells, The Killdares, The Kreellers, The Mickey Finns, The Prodigals, Tullamore
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August is the month that festivals really step into high gear. If you haven’t been to one yet this year, make sure you hit one in August. Most have a lot of local bands, dance acts and pipe and drum bands that we didn’t have room to mention so be sure to click the...
Tags: Altan, Baal Tinne, Bandwagon, Barley Juice, Bernadette Morris, Brigid’s Cross, Campaign LK, Cashier no 9, Clown Parlour, Colly Strings, Craiceann, Dead Presidents, Deadlights, Derek Warfield and the Young Wolfe Tone, Dervis, Different Drums of Ireland, Duncan Campbell & The Duty Paid Society, Dutch Schultz, Eilis Phillips, Enter the Haggis, Everyday Superheroes, Extra Stout, Four Courts, Gaelic Storm, Gareth Dunlop & Band, Gascan Ruckus, Girsa, Inishowen Gospel Choir, Intinn, Invinyl, Jifubuki, Johnny Vans, Junior Johnson & The Handsome Bastards, Kasper Rosa, Kathleen Fitzgerald and The Screaming Orphans, Katie and the Carnival, Katie McMahon, Leeward Side, Like Statues, Liz Carroll, Louisiana Joyride, Love Seeds, Magwere, Mental Deficiency, Mojo Fury, Moya Brennan, NASA Assassin. Naiomh O’Hagan, Nathan Miller, Noise Control, Not Squares, Patrick Bell, Paul Corrigan, Pay*ola, Phoenix Fire, Pocket Billiards, R51, Rachel Austin, Rams’ Pocket Radio, Rassie Ai, Red Hot Chilli Pipers, Rising Gael, Roger Drawdy & The Firestarters, Roysta, Sandcarvers, Scorpion Jack, Screaming Orphans, Scythian, Seamus Kennedy, Seanchai and the Unity Squad, Searson, Seven Summits, Shake!, Silhouette, Skerryvore, Southern, Stevie McCann, Swanee River, Tanya & The Whiskey Princes, Tartan Terrors, Teada, The Barley Mob, The Bloody Tinth, The Bonnevilles, The Defects, The Elders, The Farriers, The Fuchsia Band, The High Kings, The Indulgers, The Kicks, The Murder Balladeers, The Prodigals, The Rupture Dogs, The Sabrejets, The Sons of Robert Mitchum, The Tossers, the Young Dubliners, Tony McHugh, Tric, Trucker Diablo, Whiskey of the Damned, Wookalily, Worldsend
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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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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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Here we are already into the 2nd month of 2011. This year seems to be going by very quickly so far. I am still working on the 2011 Festival Page. A lot of music festivals have yet to set a date or confirm a line up but as soon as there is a date...
Tags: Aaron Shanley, Albannach, Brother, Hadrian's Wall, Jamison, Jeanett Hutton, Joe Echo, John D’Arcy, Legacy with Mairtin de Cogain, Little Hooks, Louisiana Joyride, Paddy Nash, Paddy Nash The Happy Enchiladas, Paul Casey, Rathkeltair, Ricky Warwick, Savannah Irish Festival, Seamus Kennedy, Seven Nations, Tannahill Weavers, The Cannibals, The Cathie Ryan Band, The Elders, The Ennis Sisters, The Hooligans, Thumpin' Jellyfish, Young Dubliners
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Two more bands are offering free downloads to their fans. If you aren’t already a fan of Scythian and the Elders you have been missing out. You can rectify that right now by going to their sites and signing up for their mailing lists. Be sure to check out the sites and listen to...
Tags: Free Christmas Download, Scythian, The Elders
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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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There are a lot of great festivals in the US in July. Here is a list of some of the best ones. If you know of one I missed please let me know. The festival must have musical entertainment for us to list it. All of these have great line-ups. Most include fine pipe...
Tags: Abington VA, Barely Juice, Celtic Weekend, Cherish the Ladies, Chicago IL, Cleveland OH, Coyote Run, Dayton OH, Dulahan, Enter the Haggis, Gaelic Storm, Littleton CO, Molly's Revenge, Portland OR, Scythian, Seven Nations, Teada, The Elders, The Killdares, The Kreellers, The Prodigals, The Sandcarvers, The Screaming Orphans, The Tossers
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I can’t believe May is almost over. Where did it go? June is just around the corner and the festival season is going strong. Here are some great June festivals that you have to take in if you can. Great music, lots of dancing, piping, and Celtic culture galore. Great food and activities for...
Tags: 1916, Barley Juice, Brother, Burning Bridget Cleary, Dulahan, Enter the Haggis, Gaelic Strom, Glengarry Bhoys, Icewagon Flu, Iona, Kevin Flynn and the Avondale Ramblers, Makem & Spain, Marc Gunn, Rathkeltair, Scythian, Seamus Kennedy, Seamus Stout, Sligo Rags, Solas, The Elders, The Fenians, The Killdares, The Rovers, The Town Pants, the 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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Strangford Lough Brewing Company has been running a Battle of the Bands contest. The winners are selected based upon the votes each band garners. Bands have uploaded videos and public votes for their favorites. The voting has determined that these five bands are the finalists: The Kreellers Maidens IV West of Galway The Elders...
Tags: Battle of the Bands, Langers Ball, Maidens IV, Strangford Lough Brewing Company, The Elders, The Kreellers, West of Galway
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