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Irish Festival Seattle is March 14: 12pm-6pm & March 15: 10am-6pm at the Armory Food & Event Hall. The festival is part of the Seattle Center Festál series. It is free and open to the public.
Seattle Center Festál is a year-round series of 25 free cultural festivals, produced in partnership with community organizations. In 2022, Festál celebrated 25 years of stories and traditions, ushering in a new era of hybrid programming. Learn more about Festál and subscribe to the newsletter for updates.
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12:00pm-12:15pm |
Traditional instruments include Uilleann pipes, bodhrán, fiddle, whistles, cittern, harp, and vocals. Kieran, from Carrigaline in Co. Cork, now lives in Seattle. The band has toured Ireland, performed with The Chieftains, and regularly plays Irish venues in Seattle, Portland, and Vancouver, BC |
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1:15pm-1:30pm |
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2:00pm-2:15pm |
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2:30pm-2:45pm |
Parade Closing Ceremony |
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2:45pm-3:00pm |
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3:15pm-3:30pm |
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4:15pm-4:30pm |
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4:45pm-5:0pm |
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Talk |
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2:00pm |
Tin Whistle Class |
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3:00pm |
Around the World on a Bike Irish Duo Mark and Ellie are cycling around the world. Get updates from the road as they encountered bears, typhoons, camels drinking each other’s wee, lots of crisps and an appearance in Seattle St Patrick’s Day Parade. Listen to Episodes of their Podcast here: https://sites.libsyn.com/596645 |
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4:00pm |
Tracing Irish Ancestors from America to Ireland For most Americans of Irish descent, locating Irish ancestors requires first researching family in the U.S. The goal of this research is locating key information needed to cross the Atlantic and continue the search for family in Ireland. This presentation provides a framework for successfully researching Irish ancestors. We will look at building and focusing research skills to work back through the generations in America, while also employing fundamental organization strategies to navigate the wealth of information generated through family research. |
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2:00pm |
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3:00pm |
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4:00pm |
Nick Kelly of The Fat Lady Sings A treat for all Irish alternative music fans of a ceratin age. Nick Kelly, in town to promote his film The Song Cycle, showing at the Emerald City Irish Film Festival, will play a solo set at the Bar Stage. The Fat Lady Sings were a Dublin alternative rock band formed in the 1980s, fronted by Nick Kelly, known for like Arclight and Twist. |
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Film |
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2:00pm |
Sire agus na chead naisiuin by Ronan McCloskey |
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3:00pm |
Seoirse and the Bears (13 mins) & My Name My Story (Siún agus Séimi) (11 min) by Ronan McCloskey |
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3:30pm |
Talk by Director Ronan McCloskey |
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4:00pm |
As we celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Seattle Galway Sister City Association, come and watch 1 hour and 11 short documentaries about Galway City and Galway Life. See JFK visit Galway, The staging of Playboy of The Western World on Aran Island in 1984, Father Ted Fest, a tourist guide to Galway in the 1990’s and a live performance from The Saw Doctors. |
