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25th August 07, 04:56 PM
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photo from Irishfest
Hi all,
Here is a belated report and photo from Milwaukee's Irishfest, which was held last weekend. On Saturday we drove up from the Chicago area to Milwaukee for the day (around 1.5 hrs.) It was the coldest day we've seen so far this summer, and it also rained off and on all day. No problem for me, as I have the right clothes to be out in the rain all day (and wearing a wool kilt helps too), but it was a bit tough on my family and a lot of the rest of the crowd as well.
We arrived at noon, when it opened, then ate and did family stuff for a while. Then I went off to see the Tossers -- very good show there. Then we sort of hung out at the Celtic Roots tent where those who cared about the weather could sit under the tent. Photo is of me and my daughter dancing to one of the reels or jigs played by Aoife Clancy and her band. You can see that my daughter is wearing an extra jacket I brought, as well as a fleece headband that I always keep packed in my field jacket. Was glad I had that, as she was cold. In the background are the flags they had up on the tent for all of the modern Celtic nations.
After that we gave in to the weather and left early. So we missed the evening lineup of bands. Something to do next year...
If anyone is in the area, we're planning to go to the Chicago Celtic Fest next month too.
--Aaron
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