David Shaughnessy, professional photographer (he has a website), and the man responsible for booking Kansas City Irish Festival performers, has been having his annual fit […]

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One of the most interesting things in the Irish world of Kansas City takes place this coming weekend May 17 through May 20, 2007 - […]

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Cathal Dunne in a bad green suit played the Irish festival in Crown Center last year in Kansas City.
Back in 1979 he sang the song […]

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Just to note that both The Kelihans and Eddie Delahunt are now also confirmed for the bill along with The Elders at Browne’s Street […]

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Tom Shawver of Bloomsday Books tells me that Eddie Delahunt is confirmed for his annual performance at the FREE mini-festival that is the Bloomsday celebration.
Tom […]

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Rough times for Sunday night at the September 2007 Irish festival have been published.
It’s:
Solas or The Saw Doctors
followed by
Gaelic Storm or The Elders
Or you could […]

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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 […]

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Courtesy of the four major search engines - yes Google is not the only orange - here’s just a sampling of some of the questions […]

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On Saturday June 16, 2007, Browne’s Irish Market & Deli are having their 120th Anniversary Street Fair.
Brownes’ on St Patrick’s Day is such a […]

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O’Malley’s Irish Pub and the Weston Brewing Company are celebrating a new annual event.
This Saturday, April 7, 2007, Brew Year’s Eve is marking the date […]

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I’ve been following the story of Fred Denney and the Polski Day Parade in KCK, and it all seems like a script by Christopher Guest.
Denney’s […]

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On Saturday, March 31, 2007 the WyCo Family Reunion will be held at Kansas City Kansas Community College.
Music, dancing and ethnic foods are all a […]

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Cole Camp, Missouri, where Benton County’s Ozarks and prairies meet, is having its 4th Irish / Celtic Festival this coming weekend, Saturday, March 31, 2007
Refreshingly […]

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A couple of years ago there was a lot of Scottish music at the Irish festival in Crown Center, some of it by way of […]

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You can’t move in Kansas City without bumping into a tent.
The Record Bar, Martini Corner, Twin City Tavern, the Brooksider, and other parts of […]

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Currently on tour with the Chieftains, the all-female Irish traditional outfit Líadan, graduates of the Irish World Music Center at the University of Limerick, are […]

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A tactic Jack Charlton used on the wings was persuading his midfielders to drop candy and beads behind the opposing full backs, making them turn […]

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On May 19 a group of venues on the Plaza will play host to the new Kansas City Literary Festival, and one of them will […]

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Been adding a few videos into appropriate places on Irish KC.
There’s two videos for the David Munnelly Band, a new one for The Elders at […]

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Details of the Arkansas Celtic Fair 2007 presented by the Arkansas Celtic Music Society this coming weekend on Saturday February 17 have been posted to […]

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