Celtic Fest Chicago is a two-day festival in Chicago’s Grant Park on Septemebr 16 & 17, with FREE admission, that celebrates the music, dance and […]

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Once upon a time I was in a vehicle that parked in front of a motel in the middle of Kansas when out stepped a […]

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The Longs Peak Scottish/Irish Highland Festival is on this weekend in Colorado. This is the thirtieth anniversary year, and it is always held the weekend […]

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Wolfstone, who played the 2005 Kansas City Irish Festival, and are one of the original folk rock bands that started this monster we now call […]

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The Southwest Missouri Celtic Heritage Festival & Highland Games, a catchy little name for a festival, is on tomorrow, Friday September 8 and Saturday September […]

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Former Kansas City Wizard, scotland’s Mo Johnston has joined new MLS team, and first Canadian MLS team, Toronto FC, as head coach only a couple […]

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Last night at Pub Trivia at The Brick in downtown Kansas City, Missouri there was an Irish question. In three years at that Pub Quiz […]

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Speaking of football, former Kansas City Wizard, Scotland’s Mo Johnston, was sacked as coach of the New York Red Bulls last Tuesday.
Having watched Johnston play […]

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Let’s revisit Dublin in 1979. It’s a kind of love story.
Take a Subbuteo pitch. Turn the green cloth over and paint the word “Ireland” on […]

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If you’re wondering why the Highlands in the Heartland concert this Saturday featuring The Kansas City St. Andrew’s Pipe Band refers to Wallace’s Badge, the […]

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Speaking of the ubiquitous Eddie Delahunt, next Saturday, June 24, the Kansas City St. Andrew Pipes & Drums Band is having a concert to benefit […]

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Speaking of Bob Reeder, as well as hear Bob play at the Kansas City Highland Games Festival Thingy, at 11:00am on Saturday, you can also […]

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Looking for the 2009 Kansas City Scottish Festival - click here
The information below relates to the 2006 festival.
The Kansas City Star today highlights this coming […]

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To celebrate the World Cup which begins in Germany this coming Friday (June 9), the Kansas City Wizards have invited groups from all countries of […]

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Much more important to Northen Irish football than losing to Romania in the Midwest, is FIFA’s announcement that to play for Northern Ireland you must […]

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Those of you following the fortunes of Kansas City’s Katy and her visit to Ireland and Scotland as she investigates further the life of her […]

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NOTE: see here for Glengarry Bhoys 2007 visit to Kansas City, MO
Folk roots band Glengarry Bhoys, from Ontario in Canada, of Scots Irish background, play […]

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Click HERE for the 2007 Scottish Festival & Highland Games on June 8 & 9
NOTE: Everything below here relates to the 2006 Festival.
Kansas City […]

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My Love Is Like A Red, Red Rose Have you ever listened to that? Finbar Furey, of the Furey Brothers, does a great version, mainly […]

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James Devine, an Edinburgh-based Irish tap teacher, is upset with Michael Flatley, the Irish-American Bondage Lord of the Dance.
Mr Devine claims he set the […]

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