Newport Waterfront Irish Festival

The Newport Waterfront Irish Festival is coming up next weekend. I will be going of course. I am not sure what day I will be going. It is on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. There is a concert on Friday evening, something new this year. It is always a fun time. Check out their site --http://www.newportfestivals.com/Irish-Festival/

Celtic Rock

One band that I like is Seven Nations. They play rock, and celtic rock. The band uses instruments like bagpipes and fiddles. The band started playing traditional, and now is playing more rock. The latest album I have, Thanks for Waiting, has a nice instrumental,"Slow Air". On their album, And Now It's Come to This, my favorite song is "Asleep for Days". I was playing it once, and my sister looked at me, and said "is that bagpipes I hear?". Now she is listening to this band. Their site is http://www.sevennations.com.

I really like Irish music, so I was saddened last week when I opened the paper and read that Tommy Makem died. He was one of my favorite musicians. I saw him perform a few times in Newport RI at festivals. I play my copy of the Reunion Concert CD in my car all the time.

I don't think that I will be able to make the Irish Connections festival in Canton, MA this year. Everytime I want to go, something always comes up, usually a family function or a visiting relative. It is being held later this year, normally it was held in June. I went when it was held at Stonehill College.