Archive for October, 2008

An Irish Halloween - Meaning & History

Sunday, October 26th, 2008

An Irish Halloween
Twas the banshee’s lonely wailing
Well I knew the voice of death,
On the night wind slowly sailing,
O’er the bleak and gloomy heath.
A lot of people don’t realize it, but Banshees are not the bringers of death, but rather the speakers for the soon to be dead. They sing of the deeds done by the […]

New Concerts and Shows

Saturday, October 18th, 2008

November: The Ohio Irish American News and
Beachland Ballroom Presents:
November 12th Enter the Haggis
November 26th – The Prodigals
The Ohio Irish American News is proud to team with Beachland Ballroom to bring fantastic Celtic music to Cleveland in November.
Toronto’s Enter the Haggis is a rockin’ band diversely influenced by seminal groups ranging from the Chieftains to […]

Cherish the Ladies in Dayton

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

An Irish Homecoming is a truly special night of unforgettable treats for Irish and Scottish music fans, a traveling mini-festival revue presenting the best of traditional and contemporary Celtic music. The lineup includes the great Irish-American all-female band Cherish the Ladies, longtime Cityfolk favorites led by Grammy-winning flute and whistle player Joanie Madden; outstanding traditionally […]

October Events

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

Misc:
New Ireland Blog
The Cleveland Plain Dealer’s Mosaic Ireland, in association with the International Community Council and cleveland.com has started a new blog all about Ireland - news, history, blurb, events, issues and discussion. Please visit often and contribute whenever you have something to say – Let mainstream papers know the Irish are […]