The Netherlands
-Yes sir, can I help you?
-I’d like to send this to Holland please
-Okay, let me weigh it for you. Ah, if you want it […]

Read: Irish Conversation in the American Midwest #29 »

In a FREE event that’s quite a treat for music and poetry fans in KC Connie Dover will be performing and reading from her debut […]

Read: Connie Dover Book Release Reception »

You know how recently I went on about the Cricket World Cup in the Caribbean, not least because of how well the Irish team did […]

Read: Snooker Loopy »

You may recall I told you about this song when talking of the songs we learned in school - and this would be in Ireland […]

Read: Everybody sings Óró sé do bheatha ‘bhaile »

Raining
-Hey! Haven’t see ya for ages. You’re looking well.
-Thanks. I started running some time back. I run every morning now.
-Good stuff. Where did you run […]

Read: Irish Conversation in the American Midwest #28 »

I’ve been listening to Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh.
The only problem with that is that it’s impossible to stop.
There’s a deep joy in the Dublin fiddler’s tunes […]

Read: Saturday Somebody: Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh »

The Vandon Arms are out of Des Moines in Iowa and they’re a punk band who tap into Irish music in that Dropkick Murphy’s and […]

Read: Irish Punk by Vandon Arms »

All my clocks and calendars have been checked and I have confirmed that somehow I didn’t post on Irish KC yesterday.
Believe me I’m more surprised […]

Read: Posting, Painting, & Pedaling »

We’ve been featuring some of the main reviews for the Irish Broadway musical thingy, The Pirate Queen, since its pre-Broadway run in Chicago - and […]

Read: Kansas Uilleann Piper Lauded for Pirate Queen »

In fairness the author preferred the Kansas City Irish Pub to the Claddagh Irish Pub in Pittsburgh, PA, but still, I wonder where he was […]

Read: Kansas City Irish Pub The Ultimate Dive Bar »

Ireland has laid claim to the son of a Kansas mother, Barack Obama.
Wait a minute, you’re thinking, we already know this. Didn’t somebody establish a […]

Read: Obama: Kansas Mother’s Son Gets More Irish »

Yes, you can see both Ireland and Kansas City not only on the same day, but also in the same place.
Huh?
Football.
Uh?
Well soccer then.
Oh.
On Saturday, May […]

Read: Ireland and Kansas City, Same Day and Same Place »

We’ve mentioned Kelly before, the Irish traditional music band featuring the impressive line-up of Kelly Dougherty, Mason Brown, Mike Dugger, Turlach Boylan, Gordon Bearss, Kaylee […]

Read: Irish Trad Music in Kansas City, MO: Kelly »

Yesterday in sunny Kansas City I had lunch at Delahunt’s Cafe &.
And?
Yes.
There were four Irish accents present, a number which in the days […]

Read: An Irish Lunch with the Four of Us »

My brother will be on the radio in Ireland this Sunday, May 6, 2007.
Brother the Younger will be a guest on Talking History with Patrick […]

Read: Brother on the Radio in Ireland »

Increasing all the time, the current daily average rate for pages viewed on Irish KC based purely on search engine traffic is about 700, though […]

Read: Bonó ? »

Ever wondered how much your favourite performer gets paid for playing at an Irish festival?
Perhaps a recent music festival in South Carolina, that makes its […]

Read: How Much Do Performers Get Paid for Irish Festivals? »

News on Irish music in the Kansas City region.
John Bunch up in Atchison, Kansas tells me that their Benedictine College Celtic Sessions of Wednesday evenings […]

Read: Summer Hiatus for BC Celtic Sessions in Atchison, KS »

For those not keeping up with the pace of comments whizzing around Irish KC, here’s a few recent highlights:
   • Shane Wearen from Irish band […]

Read: Comment Nuggets »