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From Grand Rapids, Michigan, An Dro performs a blend of traditional and original melodies from across the globe...
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Winning over audiences with sheer virtuosity on their respective instruments, and with charm, humor and boundless energy on stage, The April Verch Band...
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Two of Ireland’s most celebrated traditional musician’s front this exceptional band. Performing at the highest level of musicianship in Irish music, the Brock McGuire band...
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Bruce Molsky stands today as one of the premier old-time fiddlers in the world, the defining virtuoso of Appalachia's timeless folk music traditions.
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From Madison, these veterans of the set-dancing scene return to Milwaukee Irish Fest to help you kick up your heels.
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Chicago Reel brings some of Chicago's finest musicians together for a refreshing take on traditional Irish music.
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Heavily influenced by American roots and folk music, Chicago’s Cornmeal blends lightning fast tempos and impeccable harmonies into an unrivaled live performance.(Note: Thursday and Friday Show Only)
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For fifty years, Del McCoury’s music has defined authenticity for hard core bluegrass fans. A living link to the days when bluegrass... (Note: Saturday Show Only)
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Toronto roots-rockers, Enter the Haggis, were formed in 1996 and have since built an international touring and recording career based upon its unique Celtic-based music and high energy performances.
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The Fox Hunt is a West Virginia based multi-instrumentalist string-band that play traditional fiddle music and original country music...
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Milwaukee's own Frogwater brings a mix of Celtic, American, old-time, bluegrass, Cajun and blues music for their high energy show.
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Formed by County Cork natives DeCogain and Heffernan in 2004, The Fuchsia Band specializes in traditional Irish music, story, song and dance.
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From their start as a bar band in Santa Monica, California, to international performances, Gaelic Storm has been one of the most popular acts at Irish Fest in recent years.
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Gerry O'Connor is one of Ireland's premier tenor banjo players and considered one of the best banjo players in Ireland’s history.
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With a focus on traditional vocal harmonies, hard driving instrumentals and sincere lyrics, Chicago’s Henhouse Prowlers strive to play bluegrass the way it was meant to be played.
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Playing rootsy, gritty music from Donegal, the gorgeous three part harmony of the Henry Girls has made their band one of the up and coming folk acts in Ireland.
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Ireland's Folk Band of the Year, The High Kings, are the most exciting Irish ballad group to emerge since the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem.
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Jackie Daly and Matt Cranitch have been among the foremost interpreters of the rich Sliabh Luachra tradition of instrumental music. Also teaching at Milwaukee Irish Fest Summer School.
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From Columbus, Ohio, the Kells perform folk and traditional Irish music creating a sound which has a uniquely creative twist to an otherwise familiar tune.
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From our home in South Bend Indiana, Kennedy's Kitchen has been making Irish music together since 1998.
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The ‘Celtic Rat Pack’ swings into town from Chicago. The band of brothers play a hard driving mix of traditional and original tunes in the vain of The Clancys, Pougues and Saw Doctors.
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Laurence Nugent is an All-Ireland winning champion of the flute and tin whistle from CO. Fermanagh. Award winning songwriter Patsy O'Brien has toured extensively with Eileen Ivers, Paddy Keenan, Cathie Ryan, Teada and numerous other ensembles.
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Liz Carroll, the much-honored Irish fiddler and composer, is happy to have fellow Chicagoan Robbie Fulks as a guest for this concert. Liz and Robbie, along with pianist Cormac McCarthy from Cork, will explore some shared influences, along with some tasty licks between Robbie´s guitar and Liz´s fiddle.
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After years as a powerhouse Irish vocal group, the Makem brothers joined forces with the Spain brothers in 2003 to form a quintet as strong and unique as anything in Irish music today.
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The McPeake family of Belfast is one of the revered names in Irish music. Francis McPeake IV, is a fourth generation member of this family and one of the few authentic uilleann pipers in the world today.
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Singer, musician and folklorist Mick Moloney teams up with Irish music’s accordion virtuoso Jimmy Keane and vocalist Robbie O’Connell for a first class performance of traditional Irish music.
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Mossy Moran, with his heated style of Irish traditional and folk music, hails from Ireland's southeast coastal city of Waterford.
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The Nashville Ceili Band was drawn together to share their passion for traditional music in 2000 and soon became a favorite on the Southeastern dance circuit.
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Navan is four friends and vocalists from Madison, Wisconsin. Navan sings songs hundreds, if not thousands, of years old in the Celtic languages of Scotland, Ireland, Wales and Brittany.
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The OACC is an award winning, dynamic, inclusive choir based in Belfast. The OACC demonstrate how people from different cultural backgrounds...
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Punch Brothers are the New York City-based quintet of mandolinist Chris Thile, guitarist Chris Eldridge, bassist Paul Kowert, banjoist Noam Pikelny and violinist Gabe Witcher... (Note: Friday Show Only)
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Returning to Milwaukee Irish Fest as part of their 2011 CD Release summer tour, Scythian incorporates their classical training, Celtic traditions, folk, Gypsy and Klezmer elements into a high-energy show featuring dueling fiddles.
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Formed in 2004 in the Isle of Tiree and now based in Glasgow, Scotland, Skerryvore is an award winning band creating “Trad-rock” for the 21st Century.
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Slide is a band of some of the most acclaimed young musicians from Ireland. Individually, they have been members of great bands of our generation: Danu, Stockton’s Wing, De Danann...
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Sprag Session is five superb musicians from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Lingering somewhere amidst the rich, soulful roots of traditional Cape Breton music...
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Tim’s fame came during a 12-year run with the band, Hot Rize while Bryan gained fame in Ricky Skagg’s Kentucky Thunder band...
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Tom O'Sullivan is an Irish Fest regular, and has entertained throughout the Midwest as a soloist.
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Award winning Irish banjo band We Banjo 3 are direct from Galway, Ireland. The multi-instrumentalist, multi-All Ireland Champion band members Enda Scahill, and brothers Martin
Howley and David Howley are internationally renowned for their incredible technical virtuoisty and musical innovation.
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Minneapolis based Celtic rock powerhouse Wild Colonial Bhoys weave their signature blend of edgy rock with traditional Irish music-inspired hooks...
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