Shows: 2005 Dublin Irish Festival

Michael Burke sells his wares in the music vendors' tent.

This is an index to my other posts on the subject of the 2005 Dublin Irish Festival.

• Brian McCoy's whistle workshop
• Oisre
• Cherish the Ladies
• Dulahan
• The session tent and Bardic Circle
• Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul
• A review of two performances by the Tannahill Weavers plus an interview with Colin Melville, their piper / whistler
• The Kells

The Irish Festival is an incredible value. For $8 per day you get to see lots of great bands which would cost twice that individually. The only negative is the beer they serve (two Coors products); I can only conclude it's some sort of thinly-disguised anti-drunkenness campaign. So I was delighted to hear this song wafting out of the pub tent on Saturday....