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The Dublin Irish Festival List of Entertainment

The Dublin Irish Festival '08 kicks off on Thursday, July 31st with the Dublin Pub Crawl and the following list of entertainment starting then on Friday, August 1st.

The Official Website Link is http://www.dublinirishfestival.org/

Come and see the second largest Irish Festival in the US.

Dublin Stage

Friday, August 1

Time	Dublin Stage
4:15 p.m.	General Guinness
5:30 p.m.	Vishten
7:00 p.m.	Patrick Street
8:30 p.m.	Tannahill Weavers
10:00 p.m.	Stepcrew

Saturday, August 2

Time	Dublin Stage
11:15 a.m.	Knot Fibb'n
12:30 p.m.	Slide
2:00 p.m.	Vishten
3:30 p.m.	Patrick Street
5:00 p.m.	The StepCrew
7:00 p.m.	Tannahill Weavers
9:00 p.m.	Richens/Timm Academy of Irish Dance
10:00 p.m.	Gaelic Storm

Sunday, August 3

Time	Dublin Stage
10:15 a.m.	Authentic Irish Mass
Noon	Yankee Celtic Consort
1:00 p.m.	Patrick Street
2:30 p.m.	Gaelic Storm
4:00 p.m.	Tannahill Weavers
5:30 p.m.	Richens/Timm Academy of Irish Dance
6:30 p.m.	The StepCrew
8:00 p.m.	Ceremonial Closing
8:15 p.m.	Finale led by Beth Patterson

Killian's Celtic Rock Stage

Friday, August 1

Time	Killian's Celtic Rock Stage
4:15 p.m.	Seanchai & the Unity Squad
5:30 p.m.	Rathkeltair
6:30 p.m.	Scythian
8:00 p.m.	Neck
10:00 p.m.	Prodigals

Saturday, August 2

Time	Killian's Celtic Rock Stage
11:30 a.m.	Roger Drawdy & the Firestarters
1:00 p.m.	Rathkeltair
2:30 p.m.	Bad Haggis
4:00 p.m.	Scythian
5:30 p.m.	Seanchai & the Unity Squad
7:00 p.m.	Neck
8:30 p.m.	Prodigals
10:00 p.m.	Brother

Sunday, August 3

Time	Killian's Celtic Rock Stage
10:15 a.m.	Traditional Catholic Mass
12:30 p.m.	Roger Drawdy & the Firestarters
1:30 p.m.	Scythian
3:00 p.m.	Rathkeltair
4:30 p.m.	Bad Haggis
6:30 p.m.	Brother

Time Warner Trinity Stage

Friday, August 1

Time	Time Warner Trinity Stage
4:30 p.m.	O'Kelly & Cotter
5:30 p.m.
6:00 p.m.	Festival Dedication
6:30 p.m.	Beth Patterson
7:30 p.m.	Makem & Spain Brothers
9:00 p.m.	Evans & Doherty
10:30 p.m.	Slide (Ireland)

Saturday, August 2

Time	Time Warner Trinity Stage
11:15 a.m.	Ladies of Longford
12:30 p.m.	Clancy Legacy
2:00 p.m.	Homeland
3:30 p.m.	Beth Patterson
5:00 p.m.	Evans & Doherty
6:30 p.m.	Slide (Ireland)
8:00 p.m.	Makem & Spain Brothers
9:30 p.m.	Brigid's Cross

Sunday, August 3

Time	Time Warner Trinity Stage
10:15 a.m.	Interdenominational Service
Noon	Clancy Legacy
1:30 p.m.	Brigid's Cross
3:00 p.m.	Evans & Doherty
4:00 p.m.	Beth Patterson
5:30 p.m.	Makem & Spain Brothers
7:00 p.m.	Homeland

Scotts Miracle-Gro Irish Thunder & Theater Stage

Friday, August 1

Time	Scotts Miracle-Gro Irish Thunder & Theatre Stage
5:00 p.m.	Shamrock Club Pipe & Drum
5:30 p.m.	Richens/Timm Academy of Irish Dance
6:30 p.m.	Shamrock Club Pipe & Drum
7:00 p.m.	Brass Band of Columbus
8:00 p.m.	Milwaukee Irish Arts Theater - "Melody"
9 p.m.	Richens/Timm Academy of Irish Dance
10 p.m.	Tartan Terrors

Saturday, August 2

Time	Scotts Miracle-Gro Irish Thunder & Theatre Stage
11:30 a.m.	Columbus Police & Fire Pipe & Drum
Noon	Brass Band of Columbus
1:30 a.m.	Columbus Police & Fire Pipe & Drum
2 p.m.	Milwaukee Irish Arts Theater - "Father, Forgive Me"
3 p.m.	Cyril Scott Pipe Band
3:30 p.m.	Tartan Terrors
5 p.m.	Milwaukee Irish Arts Theater - "Melody"
6:00 p.m.	Ni Chiara School of Irish Dance
7:00 p.m.	Sister Bernie's Bingo Bash
8:30 p.m.	Parade of Feis Champions
10:00 p.m.	City of Chicago Pipe & Drum

Sunday, August 3

Time	Scotts Miracle-Gro Irish Thunder & Theatre Stage
10:45 a.m.	Traditional Catholic Mass
Noon p.m.	Richens/Timm Academy of Irish Dance
1:00 p.m.	Milwaukee Irish Arts Theater - "Father, Forgive Me"
2:00 p.m.	Capital City Pipe & Drum
2:30 p.m.	Cahal Dunne
4:00 p.m.	Capital City Pipe & Drum
4:30 p.m.	Sister Bernie's Bingo Bash
6:00 p.m.	Ni Chiara School of Irish Dance
7:00 p.m.	Tartan Terrors

IGS Energy Ceili Dance Tent

Friday, August 1

Time	IGS Energy Ceili Dance Tent
4:30 p.m.	The Kells
6:00 p.m.	Shanahan School of Irish Dance
7:00 p.m.	Feis Warm Up
8:00 p.m.	Feis Adult Dance Competition

Saturday, August 2

Time	IGS Energy Ceili Dance Tent
11:30 a.m.	Vinegar Hill
1:00 p.m.	Jim Keenan - Clare Orange and Green
2:00 p.m.	Drowsy Lads
3:30 p.m.	Jim Keenan - Flight of the Earls (Louvain)
4:00 p.m.	Jim Keenan & Cape May Ceili Band
5:00 p.m.	Columbus Celtic Dancers/General Guinness
6:00 p.m.	General Guinness/ Columbus Celtic Dancers
7:00 p.m.	Shanahan School of Irish Dance
8:00 p.m.	Jim Keenan - A Polka Set
9:00 p.m.	CEILI - Jim Keenan & Cape May Ceili Band

Sunday, August 3

Time	IGS Energy Ceili Dance Tent
11:30 a.m.	Regan Dancers
12:30 p.m.	Columbus Celtic Dancers
1:30 p.m.	Jim Keenan - The Armagh Set
2:30 p.m.	Jim Keenan \| Cape May Ceili Band
3:30 p.m.	Richens/Timm Jr. Academy of Irish Dance
4:30 p.m.	Contra Dance w/ Kate Power / Boys of the Hock
6:00 p.m.	Cape May Ceili Band
7:30 p.m.	Richens/Timm Jr. Academy of Irish Dance

Celtic Music House

Friday, August 1

Time	Celtic Music House
5:00 p.m.	Begley's Braes
6:00 p.m.	Grey Larsen
7:00 p.m.	Sandy Jones & Rick Nelson
8:30 p.m.	Mossy Moran

Saturday, August 2

Time	Celtic Music House
Noon	Killashandra
1:30 p.m.	Marian Funk
2:30 p.m.	Randy Clepper & John Sherman
3:30 p.m.	O'Kelly & Cotter
4:30 p.m.	Charlene Adzima
5:30 p.m.	Sue Mogan & Kevin Sutton
6:30 p.m.	Andy Irvine
7:30 p.m.	Two Too Many
9:00 p.m.	Beth Patterson

Sunday, August 3

Time	Celtic Music House
Noon	Killashandra
1:30 p.m.	Randy Clepper \| John Sherman
2:30 p.m.	Craig & Kara
3:30 p.m.	O'Kelly & Cotter
4:30 p.m.	Sandy Jones \| Rick Nelson
5:30 p.m.	Sue Mogan & Kevin Sutton
6:30 p.m.	Begley's Braes

Shamrock Pub

Friday, August 1

Time	Shamrock Pub
5:30 p.m.	Bob Ford & the Ragamuffins
7:00 p.m.	Yankee Celtic Consort
9 p.m.	Ladies of Longford

Saturday, August 2

Time	Shamrock Pub
1:00 p.m.	Aisling
2:30 p.m.	Bob Ford & the Ragamuffins
3:30 p.m.	The Kells
5:00 p.m.	Silver Arm
6:30 p.m.	Hooligans
8:00 p.m.	Knot Fibb'n
9:30 p.m.	Mossy Moran

Sunday, August 3

Time	Shamrock Pub
Noon	Aisling
1:30 p.m.	Vinegar Hill
3:00 p.m.	Mossy Moran
4:30 p.m.	Drowsy Lads
6:30 p.m.	Hooligans

Wendys Wee Folk

Friday, August 1

Time	Friday, August 1
5:00 p.m.	Marian Funk - "Stories and Songs of Ireland"
6:00 p.m.	John Locke - "Celtic Tales"
7:00 p.m.	Magician Debbie O'Carroll - "The Irish Magic Show"
8:00 p.m.	Pirate MacGregor

Saturday, August 2

Time	Saturday, August 2
12:00 p.m.	Pirate MacGregor
1:00 p.m.	Seonna McDowell - Erin Go Braugh, A Musical Program
2:00 p.m.	Magician Debbie O'Carroll - "The Irish Magic Show"
3:00 p.m.	Ceili McDaniel - "Keltic for Kids"
4:00 p.m.	Candace Mazur-Darman - "Fergus and the Night Demon"
5:00 p.m.	Michael O'Malley - "Stories from Ireland"
6:00 p.m.	Seonna McDowell - Erin Go Braugh, A Musical Program
7:00 p.m.	Pirate MacGregor
8:00 p.m.	Marian Funk - "Stories and Songs of Ireland"

Sunday, August 3

Time	Wee Folk Stage
12 p.m.	Julie McGhee
1 p.m.	Pirate MacGregor
2 p.m.	Cathy Jo Smith - "Tales of the Irish Fairy Folk"
3 p.m.	Irish Contests - Reddest Hair, Greenest Eyes, Most Freckles
4:30 p.m.	Pirate MacGregor
5:30 p.m.	Candace Mazur-Darman
6:30 p.m.	Magician Debbie O'Carroll - "The Irish Magic Show"

Cultural Workshops

Friday, August 1

Time	Cultural Workshops
6 p.m.	Columbus Feis Adult Language Competition

Saturday, August 2

Time	Cultural Workshops
12:30 a.m.	How to Make Soda Bread and Brown Bread - Mary Tracy
2 p.m.	Knitting - Barbara Murdock
3 p.m.	Celtic Knotwork - Cindy Matyi
4 p.m.	Leatherwork - Father Stephen Hayes
5 p.m.	Copper Repousse - Kathryn Looby
6 p.m.	Chain Mail Workshop - Megan Murphy
7 p.m.	Tatting Workshop - Eunice Hayes

Sunday, August 3

Time	Cultural Workshops
12:00 a.m.	Chain Mail - Megan Murphy
1 p.m.	Intro to Celtic Stonecarving - Dan Roth
2 p.m.	Fingerloop Braiding - Father Stephen Hayes
3 p.m.	Knitting I - Barbara Murdock
4 p.m.	Knitting II - Barbara Murdock
5 p.m.	How to Make Soda Bread and Brown Bread - Mary Tracy

Music Workshops

Friday, August 1

Time	Music Workshops
6:30p.m.-8:30p.m.	Singer/Songwriters - Learn about the stories that inspired the lyrics and the melodies.Featuring Robbie O'Connell, Aoife Clancy, Kevin Evans, Sue Mogan and Hilda Doyle

Saturday, August 2

Time	Music Workshops
Noon	The Fiddle - Charlene Adzima
1 p.m.	Irish Bodhran Drum Demo - Michael Vignoles
2 p.m.	Irish Songs - Aoife Clancy
3 p.m.	The Harp - Candyce Dunham
4 p.m.	Guitar - Donal Clancy
5 p.m.	Tin Whistle - Brian McCoy
7 p.m.	Irish Song Writing - Robbie O'Connell
8 p.m.	Jerry Gibson - Bagpipes

Sunday, August 3

Time	Music Workshops
Noon	Tin Whistle - Brian McCoy
1 p.m.	Uillean Pipes - Michael Vignoles
2 p.m.	Hammered Dulcimer - Andi Wolfe
3 p.m.	Guitar - John Sherman
4 p.m.	Flute - Brian McCoy
5 p.m.	Fiddle - Charlene Adzima
6 p.m.	Accordion - Marian Funk

Irish Traditions

Friday, August 1

Time	Irish Traditions
	CLOSED

Saturday, August 2

Time	Irish Traditions
1:00 p.m.	History of Irish Traditional Music - Barry Stapleton
3:00 p.m.	Genealogy - Dwight Radford
4:00 p.m.	Irish Symbolish - Joseph Keane
5:00 p.m.	Irish Language 101 - Paul Curran
6:00 p.m.	Songs from Dublin - Tom O'Carroll
7:00 p.m.	Irish Wake Traditions

Sunday, August 3

Time	Irish Traditions
1:00 p.m.	"Idnat's Year, an Herb Woman" - Julie McGhee
2:00 p.m.	Irish Comic Songs - Tom O'Carroll
3:00 p.m.	Irish Language 101 - Paul Curran
4:00 p.m.	Irish Fairy Faith, History & Tradition - Cathy Jo Smith
5:00 p.m.	Irish Travellers - Tom O'Carroll
6:00 p.m.	"From Ireland to Americana"- Bob Ford & Al White

Spoken Word

Friday, August 1

Time	Spoken Word
7 p.m.	Storytelling - Joseph Keane
8 p.m.	Storytelling Roundtable

Saturday, August 2

Time	Spoken Word
1 p.m.	Cathy Jo Smith
2 p.m.	"Tales of the Wild Women of Ireland" - Alan Irvine
3 p.m.	"Our Trees:Earth's Pillars from past to Present" - Julie McGhee
4 p.m.	Batt Burns
5 p.m.	Ancient Irish Saints: Fact & Fiction - Cindy Thomson
6 p.m.	"From Exile Come: Meditations in Poetry" - Mac McGowan
7 p.m.	Batt Burns
8 p.m.	Mystical Tales of Ireland - Michael O'Malley

Sunday, August 3

Time	Spoken Word
12 p.m.	Storytelling for All- John Locke
1 p.m.	Batt Burns
2 p.m.	Melanie Pratt
3 p.m.	"Tales of the Wild Women of Ireland" - Alan Irvine
4 p.m.	Writing Irish History - Cindy Thomson
5 p.m.	Batt Burns
6 p.m.	Mystical Tales of Ireland - Michael O'Malley

Posted by Jim Bishop on 07/17/2008 11:34 AM

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