Who are your favorite LOCAL Irish bands & musicians?

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Permalink Reply by Steve on November 9, 2007 at 23:32

If you are ever in the Tempe, Arizona area check out The Liars Handshake.

I saw them when they opened for Flogging Molly last St. Paddy's Day

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Permalink Reply by Kobi on November 10, 2007 at 2:10

My favorites:

Nuremberg, Germany (my old home town)
Fiddlers Green (Irish Independent Speed Folks)

Indiana (my new home):
Rowan Tree (of course...)

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Permalink Reply by Cathy Jo on November 12, 2007 at 13:47

From Ohio, Knot Fibb'n and General Guinness are two of my favorites. I'm also rather fond of Kennedy's Kitchen out of Indiana. (Heard them in Michigan).

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Permalink Reply by Kennef on November 14, 2007 at 18:51

In Central NY, we get a lot of Canadian bands that come around. Among my favorites are:

Hadrian's Wall
Searson
Enter the Haggis

also from Rochester, The Wild Geese
and from NYC the McCabes

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Permalink Reply by Jerry O'Brien on November 17, 2007 at 15:46

In my area (NYC) we love Black 47 and SHILELAGH LAW. Both really rock.

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Permalink Reply by John McCann Sullivan on July 5, 2008 at 18:30

at the present, i realy enjoy dervish the group from sligo town. seen them many times and have sung in their pub in Sligo. Cathy is a hoot, and on stare she is mesmerizing........if you havn't seen them and have the opportunity, go for it. A real treat. johnboy

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