I started the weekend by heading over to the Irish fest Friday night after work to catch a local band called Quigsy & the Bird. They played many traditional favorites such as Whiskey in the Jar, Tell me Ma, Unicorn and The Orange and the Green. This is some video footage from their website:
Q&B open the Irish Fest! from jrm1949 on Vimeo.
Saturday evening, it was back over to the Irish fest with my mom in law to check out another local band called The Flying Column. http://www.theflyincolumn.com/index.html
The music was great and we shared a table with an elderly Irish gentleman who must have kissed the Blarney Stone at some point. ;) He was quite charming, although a little tough to understand due to his thick accent. After the band finished, it was time for the Irish dancers to perform. The crowds had quickly filled in around the stage and were blocking our view from the table. As I was scoping around for a better spot, mom and our new friend had climbed up on the table (so they could see over the crowds) and were swaying back and forth to the music. I never thought I'd see mom up dancing on any table, ever - LOL! And all she had was one glass of hard lemonade.
Anywho, for a simple no frills, free festival - this was pretty good. Music, dancing, food, brew and some good company - what more could one ask for?
Sunday, it was off to downtown Syracuse to check out the Arts & Crafts festival. Shortly after I arrived, a group of belly dancers in full costume put on a performance.
Browsing through the tents I was in awe at the talent some of these artists have, wow! There were so many unique goodies for sale, it wouldn't take much to drop quite a bit of cash here. I ended up getting a glass bead bracelet and one of those herbal neck/shoulder sacks that you can heat or cool depending on your ailment. This would've really come in handy a week or so ago, but at least I'm prepared for next time.
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