2008 Entertainment Schedule
Friday, September 5, 2008
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4:00 PM |
Festival Open |
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4:15 PM |
Terry Griffith (Emerald) |
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5:00 PM |
Corned Beef and Curry (Irish
Spirit) |
|
5:00 PM |
Callán (Michael
Collins Whiskey Pub) |
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5:45 PM |
Gadelle (Emerald) |
|
6:00 PM |
Mark Guiser (Michael
Collins Whiskey Pub) |
|
6:30 PM |
Mike Gallagher (Irish
Spirit) |
|
7:00 PM |
Terry Griffith (Michael
Collins Whiskey Pub) |
|
7:15 PM |
Screaming Orphans (Emerald) |
|
8:00 PM |
Red Hand Paddy (Irish
Spirit) |
|
8:00 PM |
Irish Idol (Michael
Collins Whiskey Pub) |
|
8:45 PM |
POGEY (Emerald) |
|
9:30 PM |
Michael Murphy and the Shannon River Band (Irish
Spirit) |
|
10:00 PM |
Glengarry Bhoys (Emerald) |
|
12:00 AM |
Festival Closes |
Saturday, September 6, 2008
|
11:00 AM |
Festival Open |
|
11:15 AM |
Ballet Academy of Pittsburgh (Emerald) |
|
11:30 AM |
Pittsburgh Ceili Club (Emerald) |
|
11:45 AM |
Celtic Symbol Drawing – Sean Webber (Hedge
School) |
|
12:00 PM |
Shovlin Academy of Irish Dance (Emerald) |
|
12:00 PM |
Children’s Dance Matinee (Irish
Spirit) |
|
12:00 PM |
Dennis Doyle (Michael
Collins Whiskey Pub) |
|
12:30 PM |
Bell School of Irish Dance (Emerald) |
|
12:30 PM |
Irish Dog Workshop – Irish Wolfhound, Irish Setter, Irish
Red and White Setter (Hedge
School) |
|
1:00 PM |
Burke Conroy Irish Dancers (Emerald) |
|
1:00 PM |
Matthew Craig and the Kerry Tipper Band (Irish
Spirit) |
|
1:00 PM |
Tales of Ireland’s Wild Women – Alan Irvine (Hedge
School) |
|
1:30 PM |
Ballet Academy of Pittsburgh (Emerald) |
|
1:30 PM |
Dennis Doyle (Michael
Collins Whiskey Pub) |
|
1:30 PM |
Intro to the Ceili – Pittsburgh Ceili Club (Hedge
School) |
|
2:00 PM |
Hurling, the World’s Oldest, Fastest Field Sport (Ireland’s
National Sport) – Jim Kleissler (Hedge
School) |
|
2:15 PM |
Beoga (Irish Spirit) |
|
2:30 PM |
POGEY (Emerald) |
|
2:30 PM |
Intro to Step Dance – Bell School of Irish Dance (Hedge School) |
|
3:00 PM |
Mark Guiser (Michael
Collins Whiskey Pub) |
|
3:00 PM |
More Tales of Ireland’s Wild Women – Alan Irvine (Hedge School) |
|
3:30 PM |
Gadelle (Irish Spirit) |
|
3:30 PM |
Beginning Gaelic Language – Marie Young (Hedge
School) |
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3:45 PM |
Gaelic Storm |
|
(Emerald) |
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4:00 PM |
Matthew Craig (Michael
Collins Whiskey Pub) |
|
4:00 PM |
Accordion Workshop – Beoga (Hedge
School) |
|
4:30 PM |
Irish Ballads and Song – Diane Byrnes (Hedge
School) |
|
4:45 PM |
Screaming Orphans (Irish
Spirit) |
|
5:00 PM |
Glengarry Bhoys (Emerald) |
|
5:00 PM |
Michael Murphy unplugged (Michael
Collins Whiskey Pub) |
|
5:15 PM |
Gaelic Football~ Revealed – John Young (Hedge
School) |
|
5:45 PM |
Acadian Style Fiddle – Gadelle (Hedge
School) |
|
6:00 PM |
Hooley (Irish Spirit) |
|
6:00 PM |
Rush The Growler (Michael
Collins Whiskey Pub) |
|
6:15 PM |
Beoga (Emerald) |
|
6:30 PM |
Curragh Racing in America – Imported from Connemara –
Patrick Clark (Hedge
School) |
|
7:00 PM |
Mark Guiser (Michael
Collins Whiskey Pub) |
|
7:00 PM |
Yesterday’s Ireland
~ Lifestyles of the Ancient Celts – Elizabeth Miller
(Hedge
School) |
|
7:15 PM |
Gadelle (Irish Spirit) |
|
7:30 PM |
POGEY (Emerald) |
|
8:00 PM |
Irish Idol (Michael
Collins Whiskey Pub) |
|
8:15 PM |
Mark Dignam (Irish
Spirit) |
|
8:45 PM |
Glengarry Bhoys (Emerald) |
|
9:00 PM |
Screaming Orphans (Irish
Spirit) |
|
10:00 PM |
Gaelic Storm (Emerald) |
|
10:15 PM |
Hooley (Irish Spirit) |
|
12:00 AM |
Festival Closes |
Sunday, September 7, 2008
|
9:00 AM |
Festival Opens |
|
10:00 AM |
Gaelic Mass with Father Seán Kealy, C.S.Sp. (Irish
Spirit) |
|
11:30 AM |
Patrick Regan (Irish
Spirit) |
|
11:30 AM |
Cahal Dunne (Emerald) |
|
12:00 PM |
Dan Possumato/Jamie O’Brien/Bruce Molyneaux (Michael
Collins Whiskey Pub) |
|
12:15 PM |
Dennis Doyle (Irish
Spirit) |
|
12:30 PM |
Beginning Gaelic Language – Marie Young (Hedge
School) |
|
12:45 PM |
Matthew Craig (Emerald) |
|
1:00 PM |
Arnold Family Band (Michael
Collins Whiskey Pub) |
|
1:00 PM |
Irish Dog Workshop – Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier, Irish
Water Spaniel, Irish Setter, Irish Wolfhound (Hedge
School) |
|
1:30 PM |
Gadelle (Irish
Spirit) |
|
1:30 PM |
Celtic Symbol Drawing – Sean Webber (Hedge
School) |
|
1:45 PM |
Pittsburgh Irish Reelers (Emerald) |
|
2:00 PM |
Dan Possumato/Jamie O’Brien//Bruce Molyneaux (Michael
Collins Whiskey Pub) |
|
2:00 PM |
Meet Celtic Saints and Chiefs – Rob Willis (Hedge
School) |
|
2:30 PM |
POGEY (Emerald) |
|
2:30 PM |
Poetry and Prose – Earl McCabe (Hedge
School) |
|
3:00 PM |
Matthew Craig (Irish
Spirit) |
|
3:00 PM |
Traditional Crafts of Ireland – Peggy Dague (Hedge
School) |
|
3:15 PM |
Cueball (Michael
Collins Whiskey Pub) |
|
3:30 PM |
Acadian Step and Foot Percussion – Gadelle (Hedge
School) |
|
4:00 PM |
Beoga (Emerald) |
|
4:00 PM |
Button Accordion in Irish Traditional Music – Dan Possumato
(Hedge School) |
|
4:30 PM |
Gaelic Names – Their Origins and Meanings – Sean Webber (Hedge School) |
|
6:00 PM |
Festival Closes |
PROGRAM SUBJECT TO CHANGE
