Photo from last March's Donnybrook Cup in Philadelphia.
Weather alert: Some of the events listed on our calendar may be washed out this weekend by Hurricane Irene. For example, Blackthorn will NOT be playing in Avalon on Saturday because no one is supposed to be IN Avalon when the hurricane comes ashore. They announced the cancellation on their website, but other bands with shore gigs—the Broken Shillelaghs at Tucker’s in Wildwood, Jamison at Shenanigans in Sea Isle—may not be playing either. Check back here or at the bands’ websites for updates. We’ll let you know what we know.
Saturday events in Philly and environs should be okay, including the USA-Canada rugby match at Northeast High School on Saturday afternoon. This one is cheap thrill—it only costs $5 to get in and kids under 18 are free. Late Friday the kickoff was moved back to 2 PM.
But if there’s flooding, be sure to call ahead to your favorite pub to see if sessions are on schedule or if they’re still bailing.
Fortunately, this is a quiet week for Irish events (it’s traditionally a big vacation week). We like to think of it as a chance to rest up for September, when you have the Philadelphia Ceili Group Traditional Music Festival, the Wildwood Irish Weekend in North Wildwood, Brittingham’s Irish Festival, and Bethlehem’s Celtic Fest. This year, we’re one fest down: The Green Lane festival was cancelled this year—not because of lack of interest, but lack of money. What will they do with the sea monster in the reservoir?
We’ll be telling you about September’s fests next week. Till then, stay dry.
