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Thread #94731   Message #2142425
Posted By: DannyC
06-Sep-07 - 10:57 AM
Thread Name: Irish Trad Weekend-Kentucky -Sept. 27th & 28th
Subject: RE: Irish Trad Weekend-Kentucky -Sept. 30th
This Trad Fest returns for a second year.

There's a wonderful open-air party and session brewing in Kentucky
for the weekend of September 29th & 30th in a rustic setting
comprising 117 wooded acres. Last year's gathering was fun. We're
running late, late on Saturday. Ample camping available w/ a few
Hotels not far away.

The Festival offers a lively (and licensed) pub environment
featuring a solid Trad lineup. There will be three (3) tented live
stages (Pub Stage, Ballad Stage, Ongoing Session Stage) running
round-the-clock for the duration, including:

Music:

Tommy Martin ( Uilleann Pipes) & Kevin Buckley (Fiddle)
http://www.tompipes.com/

John Skelton (Flute, Whistle, La Veuze, Galician Pipes & A Good Few Yarns)
http://www.swangathering.org/Catalog/CL/sgclstaff2.html#Skelton

Beanie Odell (Fiddle) & Vincent Fogerty (Bouzouki)
www.cornerhousemusic.com/red_wellies.html

Turlach Boylan (Flute, Banjo Etc....)
http://www.chiffandfipple.com/turlachboylan.htm

A Young Busker from Kilmacthomas Co. Waterford - Eamonn Mulhern

Ren Faire Favorite Jack Salt

Lexington's Own Liam's Fancy
http://cdbaby.com/cd/liamsfancy
w/ their friend from the Coalisland - Martin McCann (Flute &
Whistle)

Balladeer Robert Tincher

Louisville's Own Cloigheann
http://www.cloigheann.com

The Fine Young Musicians From The Riley School Of Irish Music
(Cincinnati)

When: The last weekend in September
Saturday the 29th of September and Sunday the 30th of September.
Where: 955 Elm St, Eminence Ky
Admission: $10.00. Children 12 and
Under are free

Directions:
From Lexington or Louisville: I-64 to Exit 35 (Shelbyville Exit).
Turn north towards Shelbyville. (You'll pass a Crackerbarrel) Travel
north on Hwy 55 for 10 miles or so when you will reach Eminence. In
Eminence turn right onto HWY 22 (Look for the Dairy Queen and turn
Right onto 22). Drive half a mile. Venue is on the right across from
the Southern States Feed Depot. The drive for the venue is gravel
and surrounded by fence.

From Ohio and other Yankeelands: The best Route I've Found is I-75
South to I-71S to Hwy 421E (Exit 34) to Hwy 55S through New Castle
then Left onto Hwy 22 in Eminence.
Hours: Saturday 10 a.m till 11 p.m Sunday 10 a.m till 5 p.m