The 15th annual Colorado Irish Festival in Littleton offered great music, lots of beer, whiskey, all kinds of food and vendors galore! Brianna, Jill, Glenn and Jeff met Brian and myself for alot of fun! Thankfully, the rain held off.
10 hours at an Irish Festival
we started a bottle hugging craze
main stage just past noon. Skies are still bright.
Screaming McSweeny’s from Ireland
the sun is blistering hot at this point, so we stick to the shade
There was an Irish Wolfhound rescue booth
Colorado Youth Pipe Band were quite good
Brian and Glenn at the Jameson’s tasting
there is a story behind each kind
Miss Piggy is 1 1/2 yr old Irish Wolfhound
she was very sweet and had very soft hair
Chicago Wolf Tones Gaelic Football team - rowdy boys!
Glenn and I take on the giant Killians
this is MY beer!
4pm The Elders take the big stage
they are amazing, just like when I saw them in E. Durham NY
Brianna and Brian are fans now
They incorporate dancers in to the show
and a washboard
how many Killians? 4 or 5, I’ve lost count
SCA members have fun. Skies are darker, but no rain
Wake the Dead play a fun set
They are a Celtic Grateful Dead jam band
Gaelic Storm on the big stage
they rocked!
the fiddler is from Boulder
the lawn was packed!
Drew of Brother watches in background
The sun comes back!
back to blue kies
all percussion part
yes, there are hand motions
3 pipers - American Scottish, Irish
sunset at the Jameson bottle
Brother finally comes on after 8pm
the set was short, but they were great as usual
Leahy is the last band to play Saturday
