Anúna are about to be everywhere in the US.
By everywhere I mean in that way that Riverdance was, and Celtic Woman more recently.
I first talked […]

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Talking of following Irish trad bands, The Fuchsia Band from Cork are back in the US and, as they tour around, Eoin Verling has once […]

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Elevator, Sunday is another large painting I’m offering for sale before leaving Kansas City.
It’s 40 by 30 inches - the same size as the recently […]

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Early days yet, but the excellent Kansas City trad band Kelly is on MySpace and just waiting to make friends with you.
Kelly are currently recording […]

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The Great American Irish Festival was on over the weekend in Utica, New York and in this report in the UticaOD Kansas City’s The Elders […]

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Shipment
-Hello?
-Mr. gan Fhéile?
-Yes
-You filled in a request online for a quote on shipping personal effects from Kansas City to Liverpool?
-Yes, but only because when I […]

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Nun More Deadly, by the WYD-Eye Film Unit, is your Sunday Short, this week’s featured Irish short film.
This is a Raymond Chandler style film noir […]

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Have ya heard Liam Ó Maonlai’s brand new Song For Tara?
Listen to Tara’s Eye (Money Mad Mile) on MySpace, and wonder if you can do […]

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Although it may appear like I’ve done nothing for the last several, oh, years say - I have actually been updating the Kansas City Events […]

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Okay Branson, Missouri readers, here’s some Irish events for you.
Dirty Old Towne are playing at Waxy O’ Shea’s Irish Pub in the Branson Landing TONIGHT […]

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Some assorted sounds I’m listening to.
These links won’t stay up forever. It makes sense when you like music to then buy it from the artist […]

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A few notes and reminders for this coming weekend July 27/28/29 2007 in Kansas City.
And by “Kansas City” I mean wherever I want it […]

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The Potcheen Folk Band play at Paddy O’Quigley’s in Leawood, Kansas on Wednesday August 1, 2007 at 9pm
The Potcheen Folk Band are out of Colorado […]

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For the 2nd Kansas City Meet-Up of bloggers in a row, an Irish-ish venue was chosen.
Following the meet-up earlier in the month north of the […]

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Mosquite Project Recap:
No bug deterrent applied, and no after-bite topical relief applied.
Things were going swimmingly there for a few weeks. Oh I was getting […]

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Pearse’s Cottage. In Rosmuc, County Galway. Where Patrick Pearse spent his summers. Before that trip to the GPO.
This is a big painting. And I’m leaving […]

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Since people in the US ask me all the time, and despite the presence of the ould internets, and the satellite televisions and the shortwave […]

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Irish musical movie Once has bee retined for, oh, week 7 exclusively at Kansas City’s Tivoli - but who’s counting anymore?
See:
  • Trailer & Reviews
  • Live […]

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Speaking of The Elders, there was a nice story with a Kansas City twist posted by Steve Phillips on their messageboard last week.
Peter Gabriel has […]

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Dated tomorrow, July 26, 2007, but already on your news stands, is a short review in the Pitch of current CD Racing The Tide by […]

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