FolkLib Index - Wisconsin Irish Fest Artists

          This is a list of all Wisconsin Artists and Groups (almost all acoustic acts) who have performed at Irish Fest since 2000. Most, but not all, of these performers play Irish, Scottish or other Celtic music.
          Note: I have only been attending since 2000. Wanted: 1981-1999 official Festival Programs and "Entertainer Biographies" booklets, so I can complete this page with ALL appearances by Wisconsin acts since 1981. Please write if you have additional information about, or links for, a listed artist/group.

          "name - Discog and other links" = this artist/group has a separate Discography page and all their links have been moved there

| A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M |
| N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - X - Z - 3 |

A - ABC... Artist Selection
• .Americay - Discog ( FolkLib Index), Page ( Mitch L'Herault) [Active: 19??-] [Madison]
            ( Jack Bailey, Mike Hughes, Mitch L'Herault, Hannah McKenzie L'Herault, Peter Selzer) - (former member: Ann Greenberg)
• .Anam Ri ( Irish Fest) - Discog ( FolkLib Index), Page ( Asher Gray [Archive]) [Active: 19??-] [Milwaukee]
            ( Glen Adamson, Nick Cregor, Brian Hart, Asher Gray, Devin McCabe) - (former members: Evan Leahy, Jude Mance, Brigid O'Sullivan)
• .Angel Breath - Discog ( no known recordings) - no known links [Active: 19??-] [Milwaukee]
• .Athas - Page ( Author ?) [Active: 19??-] [Milwaukee]
            ( Jeff Ksiazek, Heather Lewin-Tiarks, Amy Richter)
• .Atlantic Wave, The - Page ( Author >) [Active: 19??-] [Milwaukee]
            ( Kaitlin Hahn, Barry Houlehen, John Karr, Ed Paloucek)
  B - ABC... Artist Selection
• .Bantry Bay - Discog ( FolkLib Index), Page ( Author ?) [Active: 19??-] [Milwaukee]
            ( Bonnee Beth, Patrick Daspit, Amy Otis-Wilborn) - (former member: Kaitlin Hahn)
• .Bink, Dolores B. - "Harp"
• .Blarney - Discog ( FolkLib Index), Page ( Author ?) ( John Monahan [Archive]) [Active: 19??-] [Milwaukee]
            ( Dennis Murphy, Kevin Stapleton, Chuck Ward)
• .Bowles, Chelcy - "Harp"
• .Brigit's Fire - Discog ( FolkLib Index) [Active: 19??-] [Milwaukee]
            ( Sheila Larkin, Maria Terres)
  C - ABC... Artist Selection
• .Cashel Dennehy Irish Dancers - "Dance"
• .Castle Band - Page ( Kari Gorski) [Active: 19??-]
            ( Terry Castle, David Delgado, Holly Kolanko, Steve Wurcer)
• .Ce - Page ( Author ?) [Active: 19??-] [Milwaukee]
            ( Randy Gosa, Asher Gray, Devin McCabe)
• .Celia - (see: Celia Farran)
• .Celtic Keep - Page ( Author ?) [Active: 8/2002-] [Grove City, PA / Milwaukee]
            ( Dave Moore, Doug Moore, Brad "Doc" Rake, Bill Reid, Cameron Reid, Carl Sem, Dan Sisson)
• .Ceol Cairde - Discog ( FolkLib Index), Page ( Author ?) ( Author ?) [Active: 1988-date] [Milwaukee]
            ( Francine Fosselman, Al Liebsch, Ed Miller, Kristina Paris, Harry Seaman, Susan Van Dyke) - (former members: Jack Congleton, Kathleen Congleton, Cheryl Ann Fuchs, Jill Shelton, Dan Stottmeister)
• .Cloonan, Pat - Discog ( FolkLib Index), Page ( Alan Ng) [Connemara, County Galway, Ireland / Oak Lawn, IL / city?]
• .Collins, Turner (celtic harp, concertina, accordian, whistle, bombarde, vocals) - Discog ( FolkLib Index), Page ( Author ?), Bibliog ( FolkLib Index) - (member: Keltori, Celtic House) - (former member: Far From Home, The Drones, Standing Stones) StoneRing) [Nacogdoches, TX / Madison]
• .Curtis Crossroads Band [Active: 19??-] [Milwaukee]
            ( Lanny Curtis, Summer Curtis, Tom Curtis, Chris Reynolds)
  D - ABC... Artist Selection
• .Dodd, Barry - Contact barrydodd47@aol.com [County Clare, Ireland / Milwaukee]
• .Drake, David HB
  E  
• .Eidir - Page ( Author ?) [Active: 19??-] [Milwaukee]
            ( Derek Byrne, Jim Wirt)
  F - ABC... Artist Selection
• .Farran, Celia (guitar, vocals, storyteller) - Discog ( FolkLib Index), Page ( Author ? / old site) ( CD Baby), Bibliog ( FolkLib Index) - (former member: Cashel Dennehy Dancers) [Milwaukee / Ann Arbor?, MI (U-MI grad.) / New York, NY / Milwaukee / Sheboygan]
• .Fitzpatrick, Sheamus & The McNally Boys - Page ( Brad Knapp [Archive]) ( CD Baby) [Active: 3/17/2002-3/2005] [Appleton/Oshkosh]
            (Sheamus Fitzpatrick (fictional character), Aaron Baer, Dale Devries, Brad Knapp, Jeremy Wood, Emma Young, Bobby Youngs)
• .Flying Cow Ceili Band, The [Active: 19??-] [city?]
            From the Spring 2004 "Celtic Madison" paper newsletter: "The band is made up of participants in the Univ. of Wisconsin [Madison] Continuing Education Irish music classes from the past few years playing alongside experienced traditional Irish music players from the Madison area."
• .Free Whiski [Active: 19??-] [city?]
            ( Wolf Loescher, Duncan McLauchlan, Craig Scotland, Deanna Smith, John ?)
• .Les Frivolants Du Sud Ouest
• .Frogwater - Discog ( FolkLib Index), Page ( Author ?) [Active: 19??-] [Milwaukee]
            ( Susan Jeske-Dermody, Lil' Rev, John Nicholson, Tom Schwark)
  G - ABC... Artist Selection
• .Gilmour Bros.
• .Gleasons, The - Page ( Author ?) [Active: 19??-] [Milwaukee]
• .Gleeson, John - "Non-Performer"
• .Glencastle Irish Dancers - "Dance"
• .Gould, Ian (acoustic guitar, harmonica, bass, vocals) - Page ( Joe Hausch) - (member: Tara, Gould & Patrick) [Belfast, N. Ireland / Milwaukee 2001]
• .Gray, Asher (flute, whistle, bouzouki, bodhran) - Discog ( FolkLib Index) - (member: Anam Ri, Ce) [Milwaukee]
• .Great Outdoors - Article ( Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) [Active: 19??-] [Milwaukee]
            ( Denise Hogan, John McWilliam, Michael McWilliam, Rob McWilliam, Thomas McWilliam, Steve "Tate" Thate)
• .Greater Milwaukee Fire and Police Pipes and Drums - Contact gmfppd@wi.rr.com - (414) 803-3907 [Active: 2000-] [Milwaukee]
            ["formed four years ago" (as of Irish Fest 2004)]
• .Green Side Up [Active: 19??-] [Racine]
• .Green Tea - Page ( Author ?) [Active: 19??-] [Stevens Point]
  H - ABC... Artist Selection
• .Hahn, Kaitlin (fiddle) - Discog ( FolkLib Index) - (member: The Atlantic Wave) - (former member: Bantry Bay) [Milwaukee]
• .Halter, Mary - "Harp"
• .Hays, Gloria - Discog and other links ( FolkLib Index)
  I - ABC... Artist Selection
• .Irish Fest Choir - "Choirs"
  J - ABC... Artist Selection
• .Jiggernaut - Discog ( FolkLib Index), Page ( Wolf Loescher) [Active: 19??-] [Milwaukee/city?, TX]
            ( Rodger Harrison, Richard Kean, Wolf Loescher, Lars Sloan, Deanna Smith, Matthew Williams)
            (Deanna Smith is the only Wisconsin member, all the rest live in Texas)
  K - ABC... Artist Selection
• .Kissers, The - Page ( Nick Stanton) [Active: 1998-] [Madison]
            (Joe Bernstein, Kari Bethke, Pete Colclasure, Ken Fitzsimmons, Waylan Nate Palan)
  L - ABC... Artist Selection
• .Lashley, Rickey - (member: Steel Bonnets)
• .Last Gaspe, The - Discog ( FolkLib Index), Page ( Author ? [Archive]) ( Portal Wisconsin) [Active: 19??-] [Madison]
            ( Paul Biere, Kevin Clark, John Kraniak, Amy McFarland, Maria Terres)
• .Leahy's Luck - Discog ( FolkLib Index), Page ( John Monahan) ( Ultimate Band List) [Active: 19??-] [Milwaukee]
  M - ABC... Artist Selection
• .Marshall, Monica - Discog ( FolkLib Index), Page ( Author ? [Archive]), Bibliog ( FolkLib Index) [Milwaukee]
• .MacCarthy, Finbar (guitar, vocals) - Discog ( FolkLib Index), Page ( Author ?), Bibliog ( FolkLib Index) [Milwaukee]
• .Molloy, Fiona (guitar, vocals) - Discog ( FolkLib Index), Page ( CD Baby) ( Author ? / alternate), Bibliog ( FolkLib Index) [Derry, County Donegal, Northern Ireland 1958-1977 / ?, NJ / New York, NY / Milwaukee 2001-]
  N - ABC... Artist Selection
• .Navan - Discog ( FolkLib Index), Page ( Elizabeth Fine) ( CD Baby) [Active: 1999-] [Madison]
            ( Elizabeth Fine, Paul Gorman, Sile Shigley) - (former member: Joan Bettner Steele)
  O - ABC... Artist Selection
• .O'Brien, Colin - Discog ( FolkLib Index), Articles ( Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) ( Shepherd Express) - (member: Salt Creek) - (former member: 3 Pints Gone, Jugglers and Thieves) [Detroit, MI / Seattle, WA / Milwaukee / Madison]
• .O'Brien, Erin - - Discog ( FolkLib Index), Page ( Author ?) [Madison]
  P - ABC... Artist Selection
• .Paradise String Band - Page ( MilwaukeeRocks.com), Itin ( Musi-Cal) [Active: 19??-] [city?]
            ( Jason Goldsmith, Harmony Greenhalgh, Aaron Keim, Scott McCormick, Chris McGarry)
• .Public House Ceili Band - Discog ( FolkLib Index), Page ( Alan Ng) [Active: 19??-] [Madison]
            ( Dan Cobb, Dave Delgado, Bob Newton, Alan Ng)
  R - ABC... Artist Selection
• .Reilly - Page ( Author ?) ( CD Baby) [Active: 19??-] [city?]
            ( Brian Bruendl, Jim Kiley, Patrick Moores, Michael Tierney, Bruce Troeller, - (former members: Chris Carter, Johnny O'Donnell, Brian Reilly)
• .Richards, Sue - "Harp"
• .RiRa - Discog ( FolkLib Index), Page, ( CD Baby) [Active: 19??-] [Milwaukee]
            ( Jack Congleton, Kathleen Congleton, Stuart Mitchell, Ed Paloucek)
• .Rising Gael - Page ( Author ?) [Active: 19??-] [Madison]
• .Robertson, Kim
• .Rose and Dragon, The [Active: 19??-] [Milwaukee]
            ( David HB Drake, Clifford Long, Dusty Rose)
  S - ABC... Artist Selection
• .Sandcarvers, The - Page ( Gareth Glynn) [Active: 19??-] [Milwaukee]
            ( A.J. Laird, J.J. McAuliffe, Jeffrey Miller, Tom Mlot, Jamie Verbeten, anon.)
• .Sarazin, Shari - "Harp"
• .Seelie Court - Page ( CD Baby) ( Author ?) [Active: 19??-] [city?]
• .Shinigans [Active: 2005-] [Milwaukee (Marquette U.)]
            (Eric Blaufuss, Russell Craze, Andy Eicholz, Therese Gotcher, Kate Gustin, Jack Jostes)
• .Smith, Deanna - Page ( Wolf Loescher) - (member: Jiggernaut, Free Whiski)
• .Snug, The
• .Stack, The - Discog ( FolkLib Index) [Active: 19??-] [city?]
            ( Michael Doimbrowski, Terry Sexton, Gill Simpson, Steve Wurcer)
• .Standing Stones, The - Discog ( FolkLib Index), Page ( William Anderson [Archive] [Active: 1999-2000] [Madison]
            (2001 renamed to StoneRing Celtic Band so as not to be confused with The Standing Stones from California)
            ( Michael Doran, Charlie Johnson, Kelvin Schroeder, Linda Wendt, Phillip Wendt, Kevin Wissink)
• .Steel Bonnets - Page ( MilwaukeeRocks.com), Itin ( Musi-Cal) [Active: 19??-] [Kenosha]
            ( John Karr, Rickey Lashley, Jon Young, Tom Young)
• .StoneRing Celtic Band - Discog ( FolkLib Index), Page ( William Anderson #1 / #2) ( Dark Water Music [Archive]) ( Wisconsin Arts Board) [Active: 2001-] [Madison]
            Previously called The Standing Stones
            ( Beth Johnson, Charles Johnson, Bill Rients, Linda Wendt) - (former members: Turner Collins (Harp), Michael Doran, Kelvin Schroeder, Jill Shelton, Phillip Wendt, Kevin Wissink)
            [ not to be confused with the San Francisco, CA duo also called (The Standing Stones) ]
  T - ABC... Artist Selection
• .Theiss and O'Connor - Discog ( FolkLib Index), Page ( Chris O'Connor) [Active: 19??-] [Milwaukee]
            ( Larry Theiss, Bill O'Connor, Lin O'Connor)
• .Three Pints Gone - (see: 3 Pints Gone)
• .Tinker Boys - Page ( Author ?) [Active: 19??-] [Milwaukee]
            (Tom Hansen, Michael "Tinker" Tierney, Bruce Troeller)
  U
• .U2Zoo - Page ( Author ?) (U2 tribute band) [Active: 2003-] [Milwaukee]
            ( Craig Brog "Larry", Mike Kawczynski "Adam", Brian Lang "Edge", Scott Neis "Bono")
  W - ABC... Artist Selection
• .Waking Maggie - Page ( MilwaukeeRocks.com) ( Author ?) ( CD Baby) [Active: 19??-] [Milwaukee]
            ( Ryan Freres, Andrea Harris, Megan Johnson, Kirsten Mueller, David Oplinger, Ed Paloucek, Paula Zarling)
• .Ward, Jeff - Page ( CD Baby) ( Author ? [Racine]
• .West of Ennis - Page ( Kevin Wissink) ( Mark Polczynski) [Active: 19??-] [Milwaukee]
            ( Denise Benoit, Dave Moss, Kevin O'Halloran, Mark Polczynski, Rob Steinhofer, Kevin Wissink)
• .West Wind - Page ( Alan Ng) [Active: 19??-] [Madison]
            ( Bob Newton, Alan Ng, Josh Perkins) - (former member: Karen Cornelius)
• .Wild Mountain Thyme - Discog ( FolkLib Index), Page ( Kate Akers), Article ( Joe Vancil) [Active: 1991-2000, reformed in 2001 as 3 Pints Gone] [West Allis]
            ( Gordon Lyons, Bill Masino, Kathleen Mullaly Masino)
• .Wise Maids [Active: 19??-] [Milwaukee]
            ( Kathleen Congleton, Nancy Maio, Kristina Paris, Sue Van Dyke)
  Y  
• .Yarbrough, Glenn
  3 - ABC... Artist Selection
• .3 Pints Gone - Discog ( FolkLib Index), Page ( Kate Akers), Article ( Joe Vancil [Archive]) [Active: 19??-] [West Allis]
            ( James Kuehl, Bill Masino, Kathleen Mullaly Masino) - (former members: Randy Adams, Colin O'Brien)
            [Bill and Kathleen are former members of Wild Mountain Thyme]
• . .357 String Band, The - Page ( Author ?) [Active: 19??-] [Milwaukee]
            ( anon., anon., anon., anon., anon.)

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