Saturday, June 14, 2008

12pm Mulligan's Fancy
2pm Fergus
4pm Brennan Bros.
6pm The Town Pants
8pm Black 47

Sunday, June 15, 2008

11am The Town Pants
1pm Boiled Cabbage O'Lympics (Cabbage Cup presented by Lt. Gov. Tim Murray)
2:30pm Seven Nations
4:30pm Joshua Tree

**Throughout the day there will also be performances from Mary McInerney's School of Irish Dance as well as an authentic Irish seisiun (traditional Irish jam session)**

Black 47

Based in New York City, Black 47 is a Celtic rock band made up of Irish expatriates, formed in the Bronx by Larry Kirwan and Chris Byrne in 1989. Their name is derived from the worst year of the Great Irish Famine, 1847. Black 47 is at once political, irreverent, militant and feisty. Their broad musical influences include punk rock, rock and roll, Irish music, rap/hip-hop, reggae, and soul.

 

The Town Pants

The Town Pants is a Celtic Rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Armed with a pawnshop’s worth of musical instruments, The Town Pants play songs that appeal to young and old alike. The music of The Town Pants remains in the heart and head long after the music stops.

 

The Joshua Tree

As Boston’s premier tribute to U2, The Joshua Tree pride themselves with their ability to generate a unique musical experience that does not lend itself to impersonations. Without compromising artistic integrity, the band has gone to great lengths to reproduce the distinct sound of one of the world’s most popular rock bands.

Seven Nations

Seven Nations is a Celtic rock band that formed in New York City, New York, in 1993. The name comes from the seven Celtic nations, including Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Brittany, Cornwall, the Isle of Man and the Northwest of the Iberian Peninsula (Callaecia). The band tours extensively and has played in many diverse venues, from small bars to prestigious concert halls.

The band has appeared on ESPN, CNN World Beat, PBS and CBS, and has sold over 140,000 albums since 1996, without signing to a major label. Now based out of Orlando, Florida also played in the Tor Lighting Ceremony at the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The Brennan Bros.

With a mixture of Irish, Folk, Rock, Soft Rock and Country, not to mention a touch of Reggae, Comedy and of course some original songs, The Brennan Bros. offer something to please everyone. With a list of songs that span 6 decades, including drinking songs, ballads,sing-alongs, and clap-alongs, it's always a great time for people of all ages.


Fergus

Fergus is a contemporary Irish trio from Worcester, Massachusetts. The members of Fergus come from a variety of different musical backgrounds, including musical theatre, jazz, classical, and even heavy metal. This eclectic mixture of musical influences converge in Fergus, creating arrangements that push the envelope of contemporary Irish music. Fergus has won the write-in Best New Act award for the Worcester Magazine Turtle Boy Awards and Cait Sargent was nominated for Best Female Vocalist in the Pulse Magazine Music Awards.

 

Mulligan's Fancy

Mulligan's Fancy is made up of a group of eclectic musicians who share a common interest in Celtic and American folk music including Clancy & Makem classics, traditional jigs and reels, and Canadian, Scottish and Appalachian favorites. Performances include toe tapping songs of seafarers and highwaymen, daring soldiers of fortune, unrequited love, and the lonesomeness of exile

 

 

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