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Title:Celt Notefile
Moderator:TALLIS::DARCY
Created:Wed Feb 19 1986
Last Modified:Tue Jun 03 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1632
Total number of notes:20523

1216.0. "Irish Festival at Stonehill" by LJOHUB::HORGAN (Craicailte indiadh damhsa) Wed May 19 1993 17:58

    
    		IRISH CULTURAL CENTRE'S FESTIVAL 93
    
    		June 11,12,13
    		Stonehill College, North Easton, MA
    		Admission $10 per day
    			  $25 weekend pass
    			  Children under 12 free
    
    		List of Events
    		--------------
    
    Children's Area, Poetry, Short Stories, Live Theatre, Pipe Band Parades,
    Irish Dancing, Set dancing, Feis, Harp Contest, Workshops, Film Fleadh,
    Art Gallery, Storytellers, Live Radio, Golf Tournament, Dublin Horse
    Show and jumping competition, GAA games, Hot Air Balloon Rides.
    
    		Entertainment 
    		-------------
    
    Over 500 musician on 10 stages.
    Clancy Brothers, Sharon Shannon, Johnny McEvoy, Cherish the Ladies,
    Paddy Reilly, BLACK 47, Mary McGonigle, Cliffs of Dooneen, Christina
    Harrison, Seamus Connelly, Comhaltas Ceolteoiri Eireann, Scottish
    Fiddle Club, Aine Minogue, Paddy Keenan, Patrick S. Gilmore & Bilee
    Bands, Maura Lynch, Andy Healy and Country Road, Freddy White, Joe
    Glynn and Irish Mist, Erins Melody, Black Velvet Band, Silver Spears.
    
    Free AT&T calls to Ireland.
    
    The place to be - The Comhaltas Ceolteoiri Eireann Tent dedicated to 
    non-stop sessions of traditional Irish music and set dancing.
    
    For more information 617-323-3399.
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1216.1TOPDOC::AHERNDennis the MenaceFri May 27 1994 11:332
    Does anybody have information on this years festival?  What's the date?
    
1216.2Sample performersSISDA::HURLEYFri May 27 1994 11:527
    
    	June 10,11,12
    
    	Jun 10  Lir, Rogues, Goats Dont SHave
    	Jun 11 Sharon Shannon, Maura O'Connell , Cherish the Ladies etc
    	Jun 12 Paddy Rielly, Johnny McEvoy, goats etc
    
1216.3exitSIOG::KEYESDecadmire Engineering DTN 827-5556Fri May 27 1994 12:274
    
    Goats don;t shave....worth a look..Head-the-balls
    
    Mick
1216.4RANGER::HORGANCraicailte indiadh damhsaTue Jun 07 1994 14:395
    I'll be working the Guinness booth, Sunday 12-4.
    
    Julie
    
    
1216.5TOPDOC::AHERNDennis the MenaceTue Jun 07 1994 15:486
    RE: .4  by RANGER::HORGAN 
    
    >I'll be working the Guinness booth, Sunday 12-4.
    
    Free pints for CELT noters, Julie?
    
1216.6times?ROCK::ANDERSONThu Jun 09 1994 10:5413
>>    	Jun 10  Lir, Rogues, Goats Dont SHave
>>    	Jun 11 Sharon Shannon, Maura O'Connell , Cherish the Ladies etc
>>    	Jun 12 Paddy Rielly, Johnny McEvoy, goats etc
    
Can anyone provide specific times these artists are scheduled for?  I may only
be able to attend for a limited amount of time and I'd like to know when 
to target that time.

Thanks.

Walker

1216.7ScheduleSISDA::HURLEYThu Jun 09 1994 11:3228
Fri -  June 10

	7:00 LIR
	8:45 Rogues
	10:15 Goats Dont Shave

Sat - June 11
	2:30 Aoife Clancy
	3:45 Danny Doyle
	5:00 Paddy Reilly
	6:00 Pipe Band Parade
	6:45 Johnny McEvoy
	7:45 Cherish The Ladies
	9:00 Sharon Shannon
	10:30 Maura O'Connell

Sun June 12
	12:00 Seamus Connelly
	1:15 Danny Doyle
	2:30 Cherish The Ladies
	3:45 Goats Dont Shave
	5:00 Sharon Shannon
	6:00 Pipe Band Parade
	6:15 Johnny McEvoy
	7:30 Barleycorn


Plus the usual local showbands in the dance tent with Noel Henry Fri Nite
1216.8Info on 1995 festival ?CTHQ::COADYWed May 10 1995 22:226
    
    
    Anyone know if there is a festival in Stonehill in 1995 and any info on
    dates and what one can expect to see there ?
    
    gc
1216.9I don't know who is playing.RANGER::HORGANCraicailte indiadh damhsaThu May 11 1995 15:525
Yes, the festival at Stonehill is on June 9,10,11.  
I did hear something about a Hooker being brought over
from Galway.

Julie
1216.10keVin Burns will be elatedTALLIS::DARCYAlpha Migration ToolsThu May 11 1995 16:086
    Hello Ms. Feadog Stan,
    
    I didn't know Stonehill had a port. Are they going
    to drive it down Route 95?
    
    ;v)
1216.11There is more than one !CTHQ::COADYThu May 11 1995 16:183
    
    Maybe its a different type of Hooker ?
    
1216.12RANGER::HORGANCraicailte indiadh damhsaFri May 12 1995 12:451
The campus pond?
1216.13Bring Your WheelchairsSISDA::HURLEYTue May 16 1995 11:1229
    
	This Year's Schedule
    
Fri -  June 9

	7:00-8:00 Freddy White
	8:15-9:30 The Whole Shebang
	9:45-11:00 Goats Dont Shave

Sat - June 10
	1:00-2:00 Bill Blacks Band
	2:00-3:15 Aoife Clancy
	3:30-4:30 Danny Doyle
	4:30-5:45 Johnny McEvoy
	6:00-7:30 Reel Time
	7:45-9:00 Paddy Reilly
	9:15-11:00 Tommy Fleming

Sun June 1
	12:00-1:15 Tip Splinter
	1:45-2:45 Danny Doyle
	3:00-4:15 Reel Time
	4:30-5:30 Johnny McEvoy
	5:45-6:45 Tommy Fleming
	7:00-7:50 Paddy Rielly
	8:00-9:15 Frank Patterson


Plus the usual local showbands in the dance tent.
1216.145TH ANNUAL STONEHILL COLLEGE IRISH CULTURAL FESTIVALGYRO::HOLOHANWed May 17 1995 09:4655
Date:  June 9 - 11
Event:  5TH  ANNUAL  STONEHILL  COLLEGE  IRISH  CULTURAL  FESTIVAL
Location:  Stonehill College, Easton, MA
For more information contact:
The Irish Cultural Centre
1895 Centre St, Suite 7
West Roxbury, MA 02132
(617) 323-3399, FAX: (617) 323-8006.

Description:
In the largest display of Irish culture on the east coast, the Irish
Cultural Centre of Massachusetts presents its fifth annual Irish Cultural
Festival, June 9, 10, 11, on the beautiful campus of Stonehill College in
North Easton, Massachusetts.  The three-day festival showcases the diverse
and rich Irish heritage of music, dance, art, language, agriculture,
business, education, sports, and much, much more.  The festival, which last
year drew more than 40,000 people from throughout New England and indeed,
the country, is one of the biggest family events of the summer, with
entertainment, food, and fun for people of all ages.  On 50 acres of
Stonehill College's beautiful campus, the rolling green lawns will be filled
with the sounds and sights of Irish hertiage, with music, dancing, laughter,
food, and plenty of shopping.

Artists:
Johnny McEvoy, Paddy Reilly, Danny Doyle, Frank Patterson and Eileen Grady,
Tommy Flemming, Goats Don't Shave, The Whole Shebang, Sean Potts, Reel Time,
Aoife Clancy, Finbar Doyle, Pauline Glacken, Joe Glynn, Andy Healy, Erin's
Melody, Dennis Doyle, Black Velvet Band, Paddy Keanan, Fintan Stanley, The
Singing Nuns, Tip Splinter, Bridget Ftizgerald, the Bill Blacks Band, Sean
O'Neill's Band, and Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann.

More:
The non-stop cultural entertainment also includes: Irish dancing/Irish set
dancing, storytellers, poetry readings, art galleries, musical workshops,
marching pipe bands, speakers forums, the Ballinasloe Agricultural Fair,
Irish Wolfhound dog show, Connemara Ponies, Irish draught horse exhibits,
children's amusements, a Bards Workshop of instrument-making, and a
historically-accurate recreation of a 5,000-year-old grave of a Celtic
warrior.  In addition, the Festival includes the ever-popular and enormous
"O'Connell Street Market"-- a true shopper's delight, featuring craft
stalls, shops, and specialty stores; plus many food courts and pubs.  For
the sports-minded, there are Gaelic games, Rugby, and  horse show jumping.

When & Where:
Irish Cultural Festival dates, times, and prices are: Friday, June 9,
6pm--midnight;  Saturday, June 10,  11am--midnight;  Sunday,June 11,
10am--9pm.  Tickets are $10 per person, per day; children under age 12,
free.  Parking is plentiful and free.  (Easton, Mass. is located
approximately 30 miles south of Boston--about halfway between Boston and
Cape Cod.)

For more information, contact The Irish Cultural Centre, 1895 Centre St,
Suite 7, West Roxbury, MA 02132.  Phone: (617) 323-3399, FAX: (617) 323-8006.