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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Summer has been beastly in most places this year and lots of us are more than ready for the cooler temperatures autumn brings. But summer is not just a season. It’s a state of mind. It’s the time of year our inner child still looks forward to, anticipating freedom. Remember those wonderful days? Well,...
Tags: Blaggards, Burning Bridget Cleary, Enter the Haggis, Festivals, Gaelic Strom, Gig/tour info, Scythian, Seven Nations, Switchback, The Indulgers, The Kreellers, The Rogues, Wicked Tinkers, 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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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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I’ve gathered up info on some of our favorite Celtic Music bands. Most of them are very well known but just in case you missed them I will post a bit on each one and links where you can find out more. These are certainly not all of our favorites. This is just a...
Tags: Band Info, Celtic Music, Hair of the Dog, O'Malley's March, The Kreellers
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