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| Posted by: A Shrule Egan 15-Nov-2004, 07:27 PM |
| The 13th Annual Mid-Winter Scottish and Irish Festival will be held Feb. 18 - 20, 2005 at the Valley Forge Convention Center. Anyone interested in going?? |
| Posted by: Annabelle 20-Jan-2005, 10:08 AM |
 Who's going? |
| Posted by: dragonboy3611 21-Jan-2005, 12:23 PM |
| Wow, it's close to me...I would love to go! Let's see if I can convince my family to get me their...anyone else interested? |
| Posted by: A Shrule Egan 22-Jan-2005, 01:12 PM |
| Depending on the weather, I should be there Friday night. I'll be staying at the Hampton Inn on Rt. 202, in King of Prussia. It's about a three mile drive to the convention center. http://hamptoninn.hilton.com/en/hp/hotels/index.jhtml;jsessionid=LGO05OTDOCJWECSGBIXM22QKIYFCVUUC?ctyhocn=PHLKPHX |
| Posted by: dragonboy3611 22-Jan-2005, 01:49 PM |
| I'm really doubting that my parents would let me go...hey maybe I can hitchhike! |
| Posted by: Avonlea22 22-Jan-2005, 01:52 PM |
| That sounds like a really great festival. Let us know how it was, Mike. Wish I could go. |
| Posted by: Arianrhod 22-Jan-2005, 06:42 PM |
| I have to be in that area anyway ,, I will think about it .. Looks like a good festival ! In Service to the Dream, Paula |
| Posted by: Annabelle 22-Jan-2005, 10:12 PM |
| o my gosh Paula! Could they handle 2 hairstylists at this festival? |
| Posted by: A Shrule Egan 26-Jan-2005, 07:12 PM | ||
Never mind that. Can they handle one bar-slidin', cussin' Annabelle?   |
| Posted by: 3Ravens 26-Jan-2005, 09:55 PM |
| Bethlehem survived her, so can Valley Forge....... |
| Posted by: A Shrule Egan 31-Jan-2005, 08:43 PM |
| Here's the schedule for the weekend. 13th Annual Greater Philadelphia Mid-Winter Scottish & Irish Music Festival ~ Times and Performances Subject to Change FRIDAY NIGHT ? FEBRUARY 18, 2005 ? CELTIC KICK-OFF CONCERT Doors open at 6:30 ? General Seating ? Vendor Shops Are Open 7:45 ? 8:45 Searson 9:00 ? 10:00 The Jimmy Kelly Band 10:30 ? 11:45 Seven Nations SATURDAY ? February 19, 2005 MAIN LEVEL LARGE HALL STAGE 10:30 ? 10:45 East of the Hebrides Pipers 10:45 ? 11:30 Glengarry Lads & Lasses (Canadian Fiddlers & Dancers) 11:45 ? 12:30 Ed Miller 12:45 ? 1:45 Searson 2:00 ? 2:45 Lissa Schneckenburger and Friends 3:15 ? 4:30 Grada 4:45 ? 5:30 Laura Cortese and the Urban Ceilidh Band 5:45 ? 7:00 Gaelic Storm 7:05 - 7:15 East of the Hebrides Pipers 7:30 ? 8:45 Brother 9:15 ? 10:30 Seven Nations 10:45 ? 12AM The Jimmy Kelly Band VENDOR ROOM STAGE ~ Behind the Wall 11:00 ? 11:45 Scottish Step Dance Class (With Lynnette Fitch) 12:00 ? 12:45 Laura Cortese and the Urban Ceilidh Band 1:00 ? 1:45 Patsy Whelan & Tony O?Riordan 2:00 ? 2:45 Glengarry Lads & Lasses (Canadian Fiddlers & Dancers) 3:00 ? 4:00 Ed Miller 4:15 ? 5:00 Searson 5:15 ? 6:15 Patsy Whelan & Tony O?Riordan 6:30 ? 7:30 Lissa Schneckenburger and Friends 7:45 ? 9:00 Hadrian?s Wall LOWER LEVEL (New this year - one floor down from the Main Level) 12:00 ? 12:15 East of the Hebrides Pipers 12:30 - 1:30 Ceili Dancing (With The Vincent Gallagher Band & Rosemarie Timoney) 1:30 - 1:40 East of the Hebrides Pipers 1:45 ? 2:45 Didgeridoo Jam with BROTHER & Didgeridrew 3:00 ? 4:00 Ceili Dancing (With The Vincent Gallagher Band & Rosemarie Timoney) 4:15 - 4:45 Scottish Step Dance Class (With Lynnette Fitch) 4:50 - 5:00 East of the Hebrides Pipers 5:00 - 6:00 Ceili Dancing (With The Vincent Gallagher Band & Rosemarie Timoney) In Fraternal Organization Area on the Main Level 12:00 ? 1:00 Companions of the Cross ~ Sword play and fun for all ages (bring the kids) 1:30 - 2:30 Companions of the Cross 3:30 - 4:30 Didgeridoo workshop - Make your own Didge with Didgeridrew 4:45 ? 5:45 Companions of the Cross ~ Sword play and fun for all ages THE GETTYSBURG ROOM - 2ND floor (adjacent to the Blue Grotto Restaurant and Bar) SEMNARS 1:00 - 2:00 Whisky Tasting - Must be 21 to participate 2:15 ? 3:15 Celtic Art Seminar with Catherine Crowe 3:30 ? 4:30 Whisky Tasting - Must be 21 to participate Whisky Tasting participation limited to first 60 attendees - tickets available outside of the Gettysburg Room 15 minutes prior to seminars . The tasting is free. SUNDAY ? February 20, 2005 MAIN LEVEL LARGE HALL STAGE 10:30 ? 10:45 The East of the Hebrides Pipers 11:00 ? 11:45 Glengarry Lads & Lasses (Canadian Fiddlers & Dancers) 12:00 ? 1:00 Ed Miller 1:15 ? 2:30 Hadrian?s Wall 2:45 ? 4:00 Brother 4:15 ? 5:30 Gabriel Donohue with Joanie Madden of Cherish the Ladies 5:45 ? 7:00 Enter the Haggis VENDOR ROOM STAGE ~ Behind the Wall 11:30 ? 11:45 The East of the Hebrides Pipers 12:00 ? 12:45 Timlin & Kane 1:00 ? 1:45 Glengarry Lads & Lasses (Canadian Fiddlers & Dancers) 2:00 - 3:15 Laura Cortese & Lissa Schneckenburger and their Friends 3:30 ? 4:30 Timlin & Kane, Ed Miller and King Brothers Jam 4:45 - 5:00 East of the Hebrides Pipers LOWER LEVEL (New this year - one floor down from the Main Level) 12:30 ? 12:40 East of the Hebrides Pipers 12:45 - 1:30 Ceili Dancing (With The Vincent Gallagher Band & Rosemarie Timoney) 1:45 - 2:30 The King Brothers 2:35 - 2:45 The East of the Hebrides Pipers 2:45 ? 3:45 Ceili Dancing (With The Vincent Gallagher Band & Rosemarie Timoney) 4:00 - 4:30 Scottish Step Dance Class (With Lynnette Fitch) In Fraternal Organization Area on the Main Level 12:00 ? 1:00 Companions of the Cross ~ Sword play and fun for all ages (bring the kids) 1:15 - 2:15 Didgeridoo Workshop - Make your own Didge with Didgeridrew 2:30 - 3:30 Companions of the Cross ~ Sword play and fun for all ages (bring the kids) 4:15 ? 5:15 Companions of the Cross ~ Sword play and fun for all ages (bring the kids) THE GETTYSBURG ROOM - 2ND floor (adjacent to the Blue Grotto Restaurant and Bar) SEMNARS 1:00 - 2:00 Whisky Tasting - Must be 21 to participate 2:15 ? 3:15 Celtic Art Seminar with Catherine Crowe 3:30 ? 4:30 Whisky Tasting - Must be 21 to participate Whisky Tasting participation limited to first 60 attendees - tickets available outside of the Gettysburg |
| Posted by: A Shrule Egan 01-Feb-2005, 08:55 PM |
| Annabelle and I have reservations at the King of Prussia Hampton Inn on Rt. 202. We should be rolling into the hotel Friday, about 6:30 PM, after I pick her up at the Allentown Airport. If anyone else is coming to the fest, let us know and we will figure out a place and time to meet or just simply stay at the Hampton and we can all have breakfast in the morning and party in the evening. |
| Posted by: Annabelle 06-Feb-2005, 10:13 PM |
| Egans picking up the tab so come on everyone! |
| Posted by: Annabelle 06-Feb-2005, 10:37 PM |
| Actually Egan told me he'd buy the beer for everyone that showed up in their Celtic Radio t-shirts! He's a very rich man so let him pay...it makes him happy to do for others! |
| Posted by: A Shrule Egan 09-Feb-2005, 09:31 PM | ||
Looks like we will be the only ones again. Guess we get to have our pictures taken with all the bands and get all their autographs and hang out with them after the fest. Now, I just have to dig out a few bottles of wine to bring along. |
| Posted by: Annabelle 09-Feb-2005, 09:42 PM |
| NO there are 3 other folks coming. I got e-mails from them today. So you had better come with a wallet full of money to pay for their beer. I'll have MM! Since you are paying, make it a double! |
| Posted by: Annabelle 12-Feb-2005, 08:40 PM |
| We are now up to 6 people attending this festival! Where is everyone? Do you guys ever get out? |
| Posted by: TequilaNancy 16-Feb-2005, 06:55 AM |
| Hi everyone, I'm kind of new to the board. I've been a member for awhile and watch the posts but never get a chance to post anything myself, except for advice to Annabelle about the Bethlehem Celtic Classic last September. I'm lucky to live in an area right in the middle of many Celtic Festivals throughout the year. I already have my tickets for Saturday. Haven't been to a festival in a few months and I'm about to go through withdrawal!! I'll keep my eye out for you guys in the celtic radio t-shirts. Hope to see you there. Nancy  |
| Posted by: A Shrule Egan 17-Feb-2005, 08:34 PM |
| Nancy, as far as I know, nobody is wearing a CR shirt. Annabelle will most likely be wearing her Gordon Tartan kilt, as in the one in the Bethlehem pictures. I have no idea what I'm wearing yet but check the Bethlehem picture thread for the two of us standing next to the light pole and you'll have an idea what we look like. I know Dave (or his son, Mike) from the Infamous Welsh Cookie Company will be set up in the middle of the convention floor. Let him know that you are there and we will check in with him frequently. That will be the easiest way to find each other. Or........Come to the Hampton Inn on Rt. 202, across from the Mall and have breakfast with us. See you on Saturday. |
| Posted by: Annabelle 18-Feb-2005, 09:29 AM |
| Hi Ho Nancy! If you see me, grab me! Yep, I'll be wearing my Gordon Tartan, Black Boots and Leather Jacket! So do come up and let me know you are there! Always glad to have other members join us at festivals! The more da betta! The rest of you guys need to get there! |
| Posted by: TequilaNancy 18-Feb-2005, 09:59 AM |
| I'll be looking for you both! I'll be there midafternoon sometime. I really want to see 7 Nations and they don't go on until later in the evening. I'll be with my hubby and two kids (unless I can get a babysitter). Annabelle, we have similar styles, when I go to watch my husband's band I usually wear a kilt, black stocking and black boots. I may or may not be wearing the boots, they tend to kill me after a few hours! I have red hair, (just like three quarters of the people attending most likely). But my hubby has lots of blond curls, you can't miss him if you tried! I'll keep my eyes open for you! Till tomorrow, Nancy |
| Posted by: Avonlea22 18-Feb-2005, 06:39 PM | ||
You guys know that I'd be there if I didn't live so darn far away! Hope you are all having loads of fun! |
| Posted by: TequilaNancy 20-Feb-2005, 07:59 AM |
| Annabelle and Mike, It was so great meeting you guys at the festival. Annabelle, you are truly a die hard festival fan for traveling all over the country to go to these things. Oh, I figured out that the Green Lane festival is the beginning of September. The 10th and 11th. Here's the website: http://www.montcopa.org/parks/scottishfestival/schdl.html The site is still under construction so there is nothing listed yet, but you can check back in a month or so and they should have something up on the site. I believe the Glengarry Bhoys, Halali, and the Hooligans are performing. The location is lovely, it's a beautiful park with rolling green hills and there's even a lake with Nessy swimming around! Anyway, hope you both got home safe. Slainte, Nancy |
| Posted by: A Shrule Egan 20-Feb-2005, 06:28 PM |
| Nancy, We went looking for you after the Hadrian's Wall show but never found you. Annabelle, went out during the Gaelic Storm show and took some pictures while they played and she said she didn't see you then, either. We hooked up with Rocky and Kellie, from U.S.A. Kilts and went down to Kildare's and hung out with them for a while. The Hooligan's canceled out at Kildare's and The Danny Boys took their place. They let Rocky get up sing a few songs with them. Hope Rocky made it back to the fest in the morning, he was having way to much fun to go home. Nice to meet the two of you and hopefully, we can all hook up again in Bethlehem in September. |
| Posted by: TequilaNancy 22-Feb-2005, 07:00 AM |
Hey! We were hanging out on the fringes of the Gaelic Storm show. Yikes! It took them forever to get on! We had met up with some of the other members of our Pipe band and had a beer or two while waiting for the show to start. I was kind of disappointed in the sound system. That sound guy should be sacked! Anyway, I kept my eyes open for you guys, unfortunately you were nowhere to be seen. I assumed you went to Kildare's. Rocky is a nut, but I guess you figured that out, no?  We kept bumping into Barleyjuice fans from all over. People from the Renn Faires, festivals, even people from private parties they played for...It was really amazing. We left in the middle of Seven Nations. The band I most wanted to see. I was so disappointed! The sound was bad and they don't play any real traditional stuff anymore. I liked Brother's sound, but again, where's the celtic stuff?? Gaelic Storm...the same thing...they are all turning into to rock bands with bagpipes and digeridoos! That's why I like my Barleyjuice, traditional stuff that's rocked out a bit! Sorry to be so negative, I guess it's just a Tuesday morning after a long weekend  Let's get that campaign to get Barleyjuice to Bethlehem going!! Nancy |
| Posted by: A Shrule Egan 22-Feb-2005, 08:26 PM | ||
Annabelle and I said the same thing Sunday morning when we had breakfast. All the bands at Valley Forge this year were more like rock bands. Even the big bagpipe bands were missing this year. There's nothing like having 30 bagpipes up on that main stage. Not sure what promoter, Bill Reid, had in mind this year with the lineup he put together. It should have been a great all around show but it turned out to be somewhat boring. We actually had more fun checking out the vendors and hanging with Rocky and Kelly from USA Kilts and Henry from Highland Tide Wear. Even Kildare's was more entertaining but that can be expected when you have Rocky along. Kildare's is on the list of places to hit again for next year. Good food and drink and certainly a fun crowd. |
| Posted by: TequilaNancy 24-Feb-2005, 06:52 AM |
| Not sure what Bill had in mind either. I think he secretly wants to be a rock promoter. Apparently he has the same line up for the summer festival as well. At least that's what I heard at band practice last night. That is one festival I won't be going to unless Barleyjuice is in the mix somewhere. And a pipe band or two wouldn't hurt either! |
| Posted by: Annabelle 27-Feb-2005, 10:30 AM |
| I'm afraid I have to agree totally with Nancy and Mike! Music wasn't up to speed on this one! |
| Posted by: TequilaNancy 27-Feb-2005, 12:32 PM |
| I went to see Shamus Kennedy at Brittingham's on Friday guess what?? Bill Reid was there! We had a really nice conversation and I asked him about the whole Gaelic Storm problem and how none of the bands had any real celtic influence. He explained that Gaelic Storm messed up his sound system because they insisted on using their own ear piece monitor system and their sound guy didn't know what he was doing, thereby cutting the entire system off. So Bill couldn't even make an announcement to tell the crowd what was going on!! He agreed that there wasn't much in the way of celtic music on the main stage. He said that the bands seem to be steering away from the traditional stuff. I told him I had spoken to many disappointed people during and after the festival. He realized this and said he would try to have more of a variety in the future. I also did a little shmoozing with him about Barleyjuice and when we were leaving he told Keith he would be in touch!! Keep your fingers crossed! |
| Posted by: A Shrule Egan 27-Feb-2005, 12:40 PM |
ALRIGHT NANCY!!!  That's been one of my favorite fests to go to every year and I was greatly disappointed this year. Guess we need to keep after Bill on correcting this for next year. Good job.  |
| Posted by: A Shrule Egan 27-Feb-2005, 12:46 PM |
| By the way, staying at that Hampton Inn on Rt. 202 was an excellent place to stay. It was an easy drive to the Convention Center and was within walking distance of Kildare's and the King of Prussia Mall. WOW!!! Now that's a mall. We only had a chance to walk through a quarter of it. Couldn't believe that Annabelle only bought one thing. |
| Posted by: Annabelle 28-Feb-2005, 10:08 PM |
| Shut up!!! Hairball! |
| Posted by: 3Ravens 01-Mar-2005, 03:25 PM |
| Hey Sis! I think you showed an admirable exercise of restraint! I'm sure that's what Mike meant too. Right Mike? (Agree with me quick, before she slaps ya, we DON'T want Grammabelle to get mad!) |
| Posted by: Annabelle 06-Mar-2005, 09:40 AM |
| Shopping! Isn't that ALL girls favorite in-door sport? Annabelle |
| Posted by: valpal 59 06-Mar-2005, 10:50 AM |
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