North Texas Irish Festival 29 Feb - 2 March 2008

Subject: North Texas Irish Festival 2008
From: Uncle Phil
Date: 24 Feb 08 - 02:16 PM

The 26th annual North Texas Irish Festival will be in Fair Park in Dallas, Texas Friday February 29th through Sunday March 2nd. Day tickets are $10 on Friday and $15 on Saturday and Sunday. A weekend pass can be purchased for the bargain price of $25. Friday from 6 to 7 admission is free.

Eight stages with continuous music, food and beverage, crafts and vendors, whiskey tasting, Urchin Street children's area, rides, art activities, and a chance to visit with 50,000 like-minded music fans. Headline performers this year include the incomparable Altan, the legendary Battlefield Band, the incredible David Munnelly Band, the exciting Brock McGuire Band, Mudcatter Seamus Kennedy , and more.

I'll be pouring beer Saturday 2-5 and on Sunday 3-6 in the Automobile Building. Stop by and let my buy you a beer.
- Phil

Subject: RE: North Texas Irish Festival 2008
From: Seamus Kennedy
Date: 25 Feb 08 - 02:46 AM

Well, I just got home from 2 weeks performing in Alaska, where I had a great time and got to pick and sing with Alaska Mike, and I see I'm gonna be in Texas this weekend. From the largest state in the Union to the second-largest state...
I hope Texas is warmer.
Uncle Phil, I'll swing by and say Hi, and I hope to meet a few more Mudcatters.

Seamus

Subject: RE: North Texas Irish Festival 2008
From: wlisk
Date: 25 Feb 08 - 01:11 PM

Looking forward to a terrific weekend and wonderful music ( warm weather too)- we'll come by to say hello,

Bill & Deanna Lisk

Subject: RE: North Texas Irish Festival 2008
From: GUEST,Texas Guest
Date: 25 Feb 08 - 11:38 PM

Well, this past Tuesday at Bass Hall my wife and I went and saw the Chieftains; and, at NTIF we'll get to see Battlefield Band and my absolute favorite trad band, Altan - all in the same week! Outstanding! Guess we'll just have to go - see y'all there. Cheers.

Subject: RE: North Texas Irish Festival 29 Feb - 2 March 2
From: katlaughing
Date: 26 Feb 08 - 12:47 AM

Wow, that's a fantastic line-up! Have fun!

Subject: RE: North Texas Irish Festival 29 Feb - 2 March 2008
From: Uncle Phil
Date: 26 Feb 08 - 08:44 AM

I'm looking forward to Altan, too. They'll close the festival with one show at 6:30 on Sunday. Should be fun.
- Phil
Schedule of all Performances

Subject: RE: North Texas Irish Festival 29 Feb - 2 March 2008
From: Uncle Phil
Date: 28 Feb 08 - 09:17 AM

refresh, the doors open tomorrow at 6:00. See ya'll there.
- Phil

Subject: RE: North Texas Irish Festival 29 Feb - 2 March 2008
From: Uncle Phil
Date: 04 Mar 08 - 09:05 AM

A wild weekend with a lot of fun and great music.

I'm happy to report that Seamus and Bill both came by for their free beer on Sunday. We were staying at the festival hotel and really enjoyed getting to visit with Seamus there.

On Saturday Mrs. Clinton had a huge campaign rally in the coliseum on the fairgrounds where our festival is held. Folks streamed over to the Irish festival when her rally was over. The last count I saw showed 37,000 people through the gate by 3:00. I was working the beer stand at the front gate when rally ended. We didn't know what had happened – just that the dam had burst and we were being flooded. It was several very busy hours before we knew why.

Pictures when I things caught up on the day job.
- Phil

Subject: RE: North Texas Irish Festival 29 Feb - 2 March 2008
From: Lin in Kansas
Date: 04 Mar 08 - 10:23 AM

Sounds like a good time was had by all! Hope we can make it down there next year. Uncle Phil, we knew you were really, really good on the stick--the beer stand after a Hilary rally is NOT where I would want to be! Whew!

See ya in September?

Lin

Subject: RE: North Texas Irish Festival 29 Feb - 2 March 2008
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 04 Mar 08 - 02:01 PM

Or even a Hillary rally. :)

Think of it as a bunch of Democratic voters conserving gas by doing more than one thing on that trip.

SRS

Subject: RE: North Texas Irish Festival 29 Feb - 2 March 2008
From: wlisk
Date: 04 Mar 08 - 04:09 PM

The music was the best! It was good to meet Unle Phil too. We had a geart time and will be back next year. The Munnelly band will be back maybe just on Sunday though.
Bill & Deanna

Subject: RE: North Texas Irish Festival 29 Feb - 2 March 2008
From: Uncle Phil
Date: 05 Mar 08 - 08:41 AM

Ladies, ladies, scoff if you must, but right now, in Texas, they are composing 80 verse corridos about our brave defense of Beer Stand #1 against the pants-suited hordes. They will be singing those corridos around campfires all along the border for generations.
- Phil

Lin, we will see you in September. Michelle got early discount tickets a couple months ago. I assume John is already packing.

Subject: RE: North Texas Irish Festival 29 Feb - 2 March 2008
From: Big Mick
Date: 05 Mar 08 - 09:26 AM

Sounds like a great job by all the vol's, and a great festival!! Congrats to all for a job well done.

all the best,

Mick

Subject: RE: North Texas Irish Festival 29 Feb - 2 March 2
From: Seamus Kennedy
Date: 05 Mar 08 - 04:00 PM

Phil - it was a real pleasure meeting you and the others.
Let's do it again next year.
Thanks for the beer.

Seamus

Subject: RE: North Texas Irish Festival 29 Feb - 2 March 2008
From: wlisk
Date: 05 Mar 08 - 06:40 PM

Phil next year it'll be my turn to buy you a beer.
Bill

Subject: RE: North Texas Irish Festival 29 Feb - 2 March 2008
From: Uncle Phil
Date: 06 Mar 08 - 08:30 AM

Thanks,ya'll, and I'll look forward to collecting that beer. I
Got reunited with my camera after spending a few days on the right coast. Here are some NTIF Snapshots from last weekend.
- Phil

Subject: RE: North Texas Irish Festival 29 Feb - 2 March 2008
From: Big Mick
Date: 06 Mar 08 - 09:55 AM

That Kennedy is one fine figure of a man!!!! He should be careful where he wears that vest, someone will surely rob him of it........I ain't sayin' who, but it could come up missing.......

Mick

Subject: RE: North Texas Irish Festival 29 Feb - 2 March 2008
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 06 Mar 08 - 10:01 AM

Near the end of your photos, number NTIF080210 is nicely backlit. Very pretty picture--good job!

SRS

Subject: RE: North Texas Irish Festival 29 Feb - 2 March 2008
From: GUEST
Date: 06 Mar 08 - 11:36 AM

The vest is even better in person, your may not be the only bloke with designs on stealing it

Subject: RE: North Texas Irish Festival 29 Feb - 2 March 2008
From: GUEST,Texas Guest
Date: 06 Mar 08 - 09:20 PM

Uncle Phil - nice shots, but the one you've labeled, "Cor Gaeilge" is
actually, "Loescher & Kenneth." I'm sure the girls of Cor Gaeilge
don't mind having their name thrown out, but they don't look anything
like Wolf and Mark. Cheers.

Subject: RE: North Texas Irish Festival 29 Feb - 2 March 2008
From: Lin in Kansas
Date: 06 Mar 08 - 09:42 PM

Uncle Phil,

Tell Michele "way to go" on the WVA tickets, and we'll definitely see y'all there. John isn't packing yet, but he's making noises in that direction. Soon the lists will start...

Bill and Deanna, hope to see you two at Winfield again also.

The photos are terrific, as usual. I will keep an ear cocked for a new corrido wafting up the breeze from Texas way...The Festival needs to mount a plaque at the site of Beer Stand #1 (or maybe just a giant-sized beer mug??)

Lin

Subject: RE: North Texas Irish Festival 29 Feb - 2 March 2008
From: Uncle Phil
Date: 06 Mar 08 - 11:35 PM

Good catch, TG. I hope Cor Gaeilge didn't see that. Imagine their shock when they discover that they are really a dude with an accordion. It's fixed now. I attribute the error to sleep deprivation.

Lin, Michelle says howdy back. She says to tell John to pack an extra extension cord. She got small sewing machine for Christmas and plans to bring it.
- Phil

Subject: RE: North Texas Irish Festival 29 Feb - 2 March 2008
From: GUEST,Christina Loescher
Date: 11 Mar 08 - 05:24 PM

Dear Phil - I looked in your photos for that mislabeled photo - I would love to see the photo of Loescher + Kenneth that was mislabeled... this NTIF was their first perfrmance in this duo arrangement (foremerly they were onstage together with Jiggernaut). Thanks.

Subject: RE: North Texas Irish Festival 29 Feb - 2 March 2008
From: Uncle Phil
Date: 11 Mar 08 - 09:59 PM

Christina -
I thought they looked familiar. Click on the link below and then click on the thumbnails to see the pics. The last couple, taken from the side of the pub stage are pretty good.
- Phil

http://www.geocities.com/phil_doubleu/LKweb/

Subject: RE: North Texas Irish Festival 29 Feb - 2 March 2008
From: Uncle Phil
Date: 11 Mar 08 - 11:26 PM

Let's try the clicky thing again --

Loescher and Kenneth Pictures

Subject: RE: North Texas Irish Festival 29 Feb - 2 March 2008
From: GUEST,Christina Loescher
Date: 12 Mar 08 - 11:17 AM

Uncle Phil- You're awesome! Thanks so much. Would you mind if the boys used your photos for web and print publicity?

ckloescher at yahoo dot com

Again, THANKS!!!!!