Wisconsin Irish Week Calendar

Courtesy of the Shamrock Club of Wisconsin. 

This is a listing of Irish events in Wisconsin and surrounding states. Send listings to http://www.shamrockclubwis.com/page5.html. For a listing of ongoing events, sessions, singalongs, and weekly dance lessons in Milwaukee and Wisconsin, as well as where the bands are playing, click on http://www.shamrockclubwis.com/venues.html For news on the Shamrock Club, check http://shamrockclubwis.com

Maura O'Connell Sings the Big Top

From her start as a singing clerk in her family's fish market in Clare to 
the streets of Louisville, Maura O'Connell's voice has resonated clearly. Her musical selections are what is truest to her heart, and that has a newgrass twinge to it. Milwaukee fans first encountered her at the initial Milwaukee Irish Fest, where her as of yet untrained voice shook the Pabst stage when she sang with De Dannan.

Now, the northern part of the state, as well as the UP will get a chance to hear her sing. Maura will be at Bayfield's Big Top Chatauqua on July 22, and at the Hiawatha Music Festival on July 23-24 in Marquette. Chicago's bohola will also be at the Hiawatha. I

http://www.mauraoconnell.com/
http://www.bigtop.org
http://www.portup.com/~hiawatha/
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God's Country Goes Irish
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And one supposes you thought it was always Oktoberfest in La Crosse. Aug. 12-14, La Crosse will see its first Irish Fest. Danu, Leahy's Luck, Coulee Celtic; Batt Burns, the Amadans, Nine Yards, the Kissers, and much more will be at the Southside festival grounds, La Crosse and 2nd Street. LaCrosse Irish Fest, The Coulee Region's next great heritage festival. the will still 
have beer.

http://www.irishfestlax.org/

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Asides
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Singers, The song circle meets every 2nd and 4th Monday evening from 7:00 To 9:00 pm at O'Donoghues Pub in Elm Grove. 

The Robert Burns Association of North America Annual Conference will take place in Waukesha Aug. 29-31. It is going to be hosted by the Robert Burns Club of Milwaukee. Conference is as follows:
Friday- AM - Golf Competition PM - Whisky tasting provided by our friends from Isle of Arran Distillers
Dinner -At the Comfort Suites; - Then - The Celtic Nations Pipe Band and as is said in Milwaukee, " Sangs an' Clatter tae the wee oors.
Saturday Evening - Formal Dinner at the Raddisson Hotel
Entertainment by The Billy Mitchell Pipe Band; The Caledonian Dancers; 
Navan; Kim Robertson;
Mair oangons tae the wee oors
http://www.milwburnsclub.org/
Hmm, golf, whikey and bagpipes. Scottish heaven?

For those who burn easily, always remember to use sunblock.

INTO THE FUTURE

Big Top Chatauqua - Bayfield
Maura O’Connell -- July 22
Leahy -- Aug. 18
http://www.bigtop.org

Flogging Molly -- Aug. 12; The Rave / Eagles Club; 8 pm

ICHC Concerts
Tannahill Weavers - Sept. 16
Grada - Oct. 14
Ciaran Sheehan and Eily O'Grady - Nov. 5
http://www.ichc.net

Wisconsin Lutheran Concerts
Crasdant - Ocotber 31
Trinity 2 Dance Company - January 31

Aug. 12-14 -- [LA CROSSE]
Danu, Leahy's Luck, Coulee Celtic; Batt Burns, more. LaCrosse Irish Fest, 
1st Annual
Festival; LaCrosse St. & 2nd St.
http://www.irishfestlax.org/

Aug. 18-21 -- 2005 Milwaukee Irish Fest; Armagh Rhymers; Barley Bree Reunion with P.V. O'Donnell, Jim Sweeny and Tom Sweeny; Carmel Quinn; Danu; Green Fields of America; Irish Rovers; Leahy; Paddy Reilly; Tommy Makem; Seven Nations; Young Dubliners; more; Henry Maier Festival Grounds
http://www.irishfest.com

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Milwaukee Events
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July 20 -- Frogwater; Milwaukee Ale House; 5:30 pm
July 20-21 -- Gould & Patrick; Mo's Irish Pub; 7:30 - 11:30pm
July 21 -- Blarney; Nixon Park, Hartland; 7pm
July 22 -- Switchback; Mo's Irish Pub; 9 pm-1:30 am
July 22 -- Eidir; Paddy's Pub; 9:30 pm
July 22 Angel Breath; House of Guinness; 9:30 pm
July 22 -- Eidir; Paddy's Pub; 9:30 pm
July 23 -- Shamrock Club Color Guard Pipes and Drums; South Milwaukee 
Heritage Days; 10am
July 23 -- Monthly Set Dance; ICHC; 7:30 pm; Music by Rira; Waltz Night with Julie San Felipe
July 23 -- Tinker ; downtown Port Washington Farmers Market, Franklin St. right on the lake; 10am.
July 23 -- Reilly ; Okauchee Fun Fest; 1-4 pm
July 24 -- Milwaukee Hurling League - Brown Deer Park; Matches start at 9:45 for the Youth League and 11:30 for the Adult league.
July 27 -- Gould & Patrick; Mo's Irish Pub; 7:30 - 11:30pm
July 28 -- Blarney; Veterans Park, Grafton; 6:30pm
July 28 -- Sandcarvers; Summer Sounds; Cedar Creek Park, Cedarburg; 262-377-1787; 6:30 pm
July 29-31 -- Robert Burns Association of North America Annual Conference; Waukesha, Wisconsin and hosted by the Robert Burns Club of Milwaukee; details to follow
July 29 -- Sandcarvers; Summer Sounds; Cedar Creek Park, Cedarburg; 6:30 pm; 262- 377-1787
July 29 -- Theiss and O'Connor; Friday Night Live; Downtown Waukesha; 6 - 8 pm; stage TBA
July 29 -- Rira; River Book House, 350 Cottonwood Avenue, Hartland; 8 pm; 262-367-5910
July 30 -- Leahy's Luck; Greendale Gazebo; 7 - 8:30pm; Broad St. and Schoolway 
July 31 -- Milwaukee Hurling League - Brown Deer Park; Matches start at 9:45 p.m. 
for the Youth League and 11:30 for the Adult league.
Aug. 3 -- Frogwater; Downtown Farmers Market; 11:30am; Zeidler Park
Aug. 3 -- Blarney; Waterfront Wednesday's; Pewaukee Lakefront; 6pm
Aug. 3 -- Jeff Ward Band; The Yardarm Bar & Grill; 8 pm
Aug. 4 -- Shamrock Club monthly meeting; ICHC; 7 pm
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Wisconsin Events
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July 19 -- [OREGON]; Rising Gael; Oregon Concert Series; Oregon band shell; 7pm
July 22 -- [APPLETON]; Finbar and the Roving Clovers; Toms Garage; 8 pm
July 22 -- [BAYFIELD]; Maura O'Connell; Big Top Chautauqua; 7 pm
July 23 -- [NEENAH]; Another Pint; Cranky Pats; 9 pm
July 23 -- [KEWAUNEE]; Druid's Table; The Cork; 8 pm
July 23 -- [MIDDLETON]; Eidir; Claddagh Pub, 1611 Aspen Commons; 7 pm
July 23-25 -- [WAUSAU]; Three Pints Gone, Green Tea; Wausau Community Theatre Renaissance Festival; Oak & Fern Islands; 715-359-3972; Saturday, 10am - 11pm, Sunday 10am - 5pm
July 25 -- [SPRING GREEN]; Celia; Rural Musician's Forum; tba
July 26 -- [MADISON]; Americay; Olbrich Gardens; 7-8pm
July 27 -- [WISCONSIN RAPIDS]; Seelie Court; Wisconsin Rapids Library; 1:30pm and 6 pm
July 28 -- [BEAVER DAM]; Celia; Beaver Dam Public Library; 2 pm; 
Storytelling
July 28 -- [MADISON]; Green Tea; Lake Farm County Park; tba
July 30 -- [OSHKOSH]; Sandcarvers; O'Marro's Public House, 2211T Oregon St; 9 pm; (920) 410-7735
Aug. 5 -- [KEWAUNEE]; Unwound; The Cork; 8 pm
Aug. 6 -- [KEWAUNEE]; Hardbean & McHonzik; The Cork; 8 pm
Aug. 6 --[BLACK RIVER FALLS]; Atlantic Wave; Jackson County Fair; Time tba
Aug. 8 -- [BAYFIELD]; Leahy; Big Top Chautauqua; 7 pm
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Ongoing Events
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For a listing of ongoing events, please visit our calendar pages.

Listings of sessions, classes and meetings is at 
http://shamrockclubwis.com/venues.html
Our electronic Milwaukee Calendar of events is at
http://shamrockclubwis.com/page5.html
Our state calendar of events at http://shamrockclubwis.com/page65.html
Our Midwestern Calendar is at http://shamrockclubwis.com/midwest.html
Or call our 24 hour hotline of Milwaukee Irish events, at 414-77-Irish.

For another listing of events and locations, try CTYMurph at 
http://www.ctymurph.com/
For Madison and environs - Try the Celtic Community Center - 
http://www.celticmadison.org/
And for Illinois, try Stress Cafe at
http://www.stresscafe.com/music/givealisten/current.html

For Irish American news, go to http://www.irishamericannews.com and http://irishamericanpost.com.

The Wisconsin Irish Week is sent out each week by the Shamrock Club of Wisconsin. Any questions should be directed to the Shamrock Club. Any corrections should be noted to the Shamrock Club. Please write to the club@shamrockclubwis.com.
 

Clumsy Loves Hit the Road Again

To get all the Clumsy Lovers information, check outhttp://www.clumsylovers.com

Thursday, July 21 - Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto, ON (noon-2pm)
Thursday, July 21 - Paddy Flaherty’s, Sarnia, ON (evening)
Friday, July 22 - Modern Exchange, Southgate, MI
Saturday, July 23 - Hillside Festival, Guelph, ON
Wednesday, July 27 - Pyramid Cabaret, Winnipeg, MN
Thursday, July 28 - Lydia’s, Saskatoon, SK
Friday, July 29 - O‚Hanlon’s, Regina, KS
Saturday-Monday, July 30-Aug. 1 - Canmore Folk Festival, Canmore, AB
Tuesday, Aug. 2 - Sidetrack Café, Edmonton, AB
Wednesday, Aug. 3 - Hill’s Resort, Priest Lake, ID
Thursday, Aug. 4 - The Other Side, Missoula, MT
Friday, Aug. 5 - Friday Lunch Break, Helena, MT (noon)
Friday, Aug. 5 - Miller’s Crossing, Helena, MT (evening)
Saturday, Aug. 6 - Festival Of Nations, Red Lodge, MT
Sunday, Aug. 7 - Chico Saloon, Chico Hot Springs, MT
Monday, Aug. 8 - Mixer’s, Bozeman, MT
Tuesday, Aug. 9 - The Breaks, Great Falls, MT
Wednesday, Aug. 10 - Silver Dollar Saloon, Butte, MT
Thursday, Aug. 11 - 43 North, Jackson, WY
Friday, Aug. 12 - First National Bar, Pocatello, ID
Saturday, Aug. 13 - Private, ID
Sunday, Aug. 14 - Rockin’ The Rivers Festival, Three Forks, MT
Saturday, Aug. 20 - Olalla Bluegrass & Beyond Festival, Olalla, WA
Friday, Aug. 26 - Alderbrook Resort, Tacoma, WA
Saturday, Aug. 27 - Jazzbones, Tacoma, WA
Friday, September 2 - John’s Alley, Moscow, ID
Sunday, September 4 - Great Wagon Days, Ketchum, ID
Friday-Saturday, September 9-10 - Pittsburgh Irish Festival, Pittsburgh, PA

info@clumsylovers.com
888 748 0444
#1-1020 Austin Avenue
Box 47525
Coquitlam, BC
Canada V3K 2A0
or PO Box 3191
Blaine, WA 98231