You have two chances to see the Celtic Crossroads show!
Musikfest starts this week in Bethlehem and while there are plenty of musical genres and major stars to hear (they have Norah Jones, Martina McBride, Richie Havens—he’s sold out already–Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Doobie Brothers, Adam Lambert, and many more), we’re going to give you the Celtic lineup here because this is Irish Philadelphia. All the details are on our interactive calendar, which can send messages to your smart phone to remind you. So 21st century!
August 6, 9 PM: 2U, the U2 tribute band.
August 8, 3 PM: Burning Bridget Cleary
August 9, 7 PM: Scythian
August 10, 1:30 PM: Seamus Kennedy
August 10, 3 PM: Malinky
August 10, 5 PM: Seamus Kennedy
August 10, 9 PM: Scythian
August 11, 5:30 PM: Celtic Cross
August 11, 7:30 PM: Munnelly
August 11, 9:30 PM: The Hooligans
August 12, 7 PM: Cherish the Ladies
August 13, 12 PM: Irish Stars (dancers)
August 14, 5 PM: Blackwater
August 14, 7 PM: Barleyjuice
August 14, 9 PM: Enter the Haggis
If you haven’t gotten your fill of Celtic sounds, there’s much, much more coming up this week and next. It might be best if we give it to you straight out by date:
Sunday, August 8: The Irish Cultural Club of Delaware is holding its annual feis and festival at St. Mark’s High School in Wilmington. They’re expecting 900 dancers, plus there’s an afternoon ceili (party) for everyone, vendors, food, and more.
Tuesday, August 10: The Saw Doctors are coming to the Sellersville Theatre.
Wednesday, August 11: Celtic Crossroads, considered one of Ireland’s best stage shows, gives a free performance at TD Bank Ampitheatre in Bensalem.
Wednesday, August 11: Continuing in the “free concert” theme, Shannon Lambert-Ryan and RUNA will be performing at Walk a Crooked Mile Books in Mt. Airy.
Friday August 13-Saturday, August 14: Primo time to be in Wildwood for sun, sand, sea, and Celtic music (threw you off with that hard C, didn’t we?). Irish Summer Fest goes on all weekend at the Wildwoods Convention Center with Celtic Crossroads (see above), the John Byrne Band, Barleyjuice, Raining Hearts (they’re the multi-talented daughters of Barleyjuice’s Kyf Brewer), Boxty (Fintan Malone and Kevin Brennan—Kevin’s a former bandmate of Van Morrison), and many, many more. There will be food, a marketplace featuring Irish crafts, workshops and the usual fun and frivolity when two or more Irish folk are gathered together.
