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Festival Schedule
*Festival gates open 30 minutes prior to the first
band each day *
Friday,
June 11, 2010
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On
the Main Stage
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6pm
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Glengarry Bhoys
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8pm
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Solas |
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In the Hall and Pub
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10:30pm
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Celtic
Misfortunes - a local band in the pub |
Saturday,June
12, 2010
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On
the Main Stage
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12pm
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Stoneybatter Band
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2pm
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The
Granitemen |
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4pm
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Cunla
Dear |
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6pm
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Solas |
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8:30pm
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Makem
& Spain |
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In the Hall and Pub
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12pm
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John
Riley - local troubadour in the pub |
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3:30pm
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Stories
& Songs w/ Kate Chadbourne |
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4:15pm
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Stories
& Songs w/ Kate Chadbourne |
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5pm
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Stories
& Songs w/ Kate Chadbourne |
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8pm
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Ceilidh
Dance w/Silver Spears - no experience required! |
Sunday,
June 13, 2010
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On
the Main Stage
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11am
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Boys
of The Town |
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12pm
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Boiled
Cabbage O'Lympics |
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1pm
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Cynthia
MacLeod |
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3pm
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Makem
& Spain |
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5pm
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Joshua
Tree |
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In the Hall and Pub
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12pm
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Irish
Ancestral Research Association exhibit -
all day in the hall! |
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3pm
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Traditional
Irish Seisiun in the pub -
bring your instrument! |
In addition to the bands, dancers from
The McInerney School of Irish Step Dance
will be performing throughout the weekend.
For
soccer fans, select World Cup matches will be on TV in the pub!
The Bands
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Since its birth in 1996, Solas has been loudly proclaimed
as the most popular, influential, and exciting Celtic band to ever
emerge from the United States. Even before the release of its first
Chanachie CD, the Boston Herald trumpeted the quartet as "the
first truly great Irish band to arise from America, " and the
Irish Echo ranked Solas among the "most exciting bands
anywhere in the world." Although Solas can play undiluted traditional
Irish music as well as anyone alive or departed, they are always varying
the mix of fire tested tradition and contemporary sensibility with
an ease and naturalness that is as astonishing as their overwhelming
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Not in the past 30 years has a group taken the international stage
with such vocal power and stage presence, capturing the essence
of their genre, while standing out as something truly unique. A
host of various instruments and five male vocals, using precise
three-part harmonies blend perfectly for what many have described
as a wall of sound. The Makem and Spain Brothers are at their best
onstage where their talent and enthusiasm draw in fans who have
never experienced the joy of folk music.
They have played before millions of people from Canada to Texas,
from California to the Caribbean and over to Ireland, highlighting
national PBS specials and popular Irish talk shows along the way.
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Described
as bold, unorthodox, vibrant, and evocative, the GLENGARRY BHOYS'
hybrid of Canadian Highland Scots and French Canadian musical idioms
has evolved into a sound that is weighty, authoritative, and extremely
entertaining. Their energy and good humor, as much a part of the show
as their musicianship, crosses all cultures and ages. |
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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. |
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From her home base in
tiny Prince Edward Island, Canada, fiddling sensation Cynthia MacLeod
has built an international reputation that is expanding around the
globe.
It's a reputation founded
in raw talent, nurtured by boundless energy, and polished to a gleaming
finish by a touring schedule that has taken her across Canada, through
New England, and as far away as Japan. Audiences far and wide have
thrilled as this tiny dynamo takes the stage for whirlwind performances
that garner spring-loaded standing ovations everywhere she performs.
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The Granitemen consist
of Tom Lanigan from Dublin Ireland, on vocals and guitar. Geoff
Roman from Detroit Michigan on violin, banjo and vocals, and Brian
Bercher a native of Arkansas, on bass guitar. For the last three
years they have been delighting audiences up and down the North
East coast with their unique take on traditional and contemporary
Irish music.
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Stoneybatter Band is the newest, baddest band in town with the
name everyone loves to hate. Organized in Ashland, MA. Playing wooden
instruments. Smokn’ tunes. Brilliant songs. Find out why people
are raving about them.
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Cunla Dear is an exciting, skillful and fun blending of songs and
instrumentals from celtic to american -- and everything in between!
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Boys of The Town
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After individually exploring various musical genres, these three
friends teamed up to share a common love: Celtic-based music.
With John Ebersold on guitar and vocals, Hunter Foote on fiddle
and Tim Loftus on flute, whistle and bodhrán, the Boys of
the Town deliver top-shelf entertainment from high energy, toe-tapping
jigs and reels to heartfelt ballads.
Their unique blend of traditional Irish tunes, original songs and
favorite covers is guaranteed to leave audiences of all ages with
a skip in their steps and a song in their hearts.
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