By Margaret Mulvey
Save the weekend of August 21st for Irish Fest at Chicago Gaelic Park featuring Billow Wood, Cailíní Lua, JigJam and many more. 
Billow Wood
Chicago Gaelic Park is excited to welcome back fan favorites alongside a selection of new artists from Ireland and North America. There’ll be great Irish music on all three stages, including: Billow Wood (above - West of Ireland); Cailíní Lua (Below) - Killaloe); George Murphy (Dublin); Jinty (Cork); Drowsy Lads (Ohio); and the fusion of trad and electronic instrumentation of SuperCéilí (Dublin).
Cailíní Lua
Fans can enjoy the traditional ballads of Derek Warfield and the Young Wolfe Tones and the high-energy Irish rock of Kilmaine Saints (Pennsylvania), Waxie Dargles (Oklahoma) and One for the Ditch (Chicago). JigJam (below) Offaly/Tipperary), Chicago’s favorite Irish bluegrass band and Grand Ole Opry regular, made their USA debut at Irish Fest in 2015.
Jig Jam
Dennis Doyle will bring his harp, songs and stories, and many local favorites will be on hand, including: Declan McShane; Evin O’Riordan; Gerry Haughey; Going West; Jack Kinsella; Katie Sullivan; Kieran Byrne; Liam Durkin; and, the Larkin & Moran Brothers. Liam Durkin; The Larkin & Moran Brothers; and, the rousing Bagpipes and Drums of the Emerald Society and the Shannon Rovers.
Tickets are available online, and prices will increase as the Fest draws nearer. https://tickets.chicagogaelicpark.com/events/chicagogaelicpark/2104491
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