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Irish Band/Music Links:
  • www.st-patricks-day.com - This is an outstanding web site with links to various associations, genealogy, Irish travel, Irish pubs, and much more.
  • Leahys Luck -  Very popular with rave reviews and they often appear at our QUAD CITIES IRISH FESTIVAL. Go to their site and you can check out their schedule of appearances.  Their appearances are mostly  in Wisconsin which is not  far away from here.
  • Cherish the Ladies - A wonderful group and so very entertaining to watch. They are absolutely outstanding in their fiddle and tin whistle playing.
  • Donnybrook - An excellent Irish band that has appeared a couple of times at QUAD CITIES IRISH FESTIVAL.  They play traditional celtic music with a wide range of instrumentation: whistle, pipes, fiddle, banjo, bouzouki, mandolin, bodhran and guitar. 
  • Gaelic Storm - A band that appears at the Milwaukee Irish Fest. Recently they appeared here in the Quad Cities at RIBCO in Rock Island , IL. Lots of drums, great fiddle playing, and the leader is absolutely hilarious in his comedy routines! Of all the bands that have played the song "Finnegan's Wake", Gaelic Storm tops all of them in their rendition!
  • Gan Bua - Gan Bua is a traditional Irish music group that have  made a strong impact in the Irish music scene. Coming from different places and backgrounds, each member brings the perfect ingredient to create a powerful and cohesive musical display. Gan Bua's lovely blend of stimulating instrumentals and spellbinding songs leaves audiences wanting more. Their recent album, Gan Bua "Live at Martyr's," showcases the unmistakable and infectious energy present at every performance.  By the way, the name means 'without talent', which is mostcertainly a misnomer.  They were well received at QUAD CITIES IRISH FESTIVAL 2006.
  • Wylde Nept - A lively Irish Band from Cedar Rapids, Iowa that has appeared at QUAD CITIES IRISH FESTIVAL a couple of times.  If you want to have some fun entertainment along with very good Irish and Celtic Music, you have got to see them.  They appear all over the Midwest and have many followers. They have a nice web site too.
  • Stephens Green - A local favorite, Stephen’s Green provides an outstanding array of haunting ballads, rollicking jigs and reels and hand-clapping sing along favorites, as well as first-rate original compositions. Martin Doyle and Andy O'Driscoll, both natives of Dublin, by chance combined their outstanding musical talents several years ago.  They have since firmly established themselves on the Irish music scene in the United States, performing in Irish venues across the country where they are acclaimed as one of the hottest Irish duos on the circuit.  They have appeared at QUAD CITIES IRISH FESTIVAL a number of times as well as performing 10 of 12 months at Pat McGuires Irish American Grill in Davenport.
  • Bogside Zukes - a good celetic band from Peoria, IL that has appeared at QUAD CITIES IRISH FESTIVAL.  
  • www.contemplator.com - lots of Irish ballads in midi file format and lyrics are with each tune.  You can sing along to many different songs.. print them out so you can have them memorized the next time you get together with your friends!

 

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