"BIG IRISH FAIR & MUSIC FESTIVAL" — Guide to the June 9-11 2017 festivals, one-by-one

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Each edition in this June 9th series of special short editions details ONE local festival, all by its lonesome. See the "Guide to this weekend" for the complete catalogue of CONCERTS, special events, and ALL the FESTIVALS, everywhere, here 'n there, hither 'n yon. That awaits you at:

http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2017/06/master-finder-edition-concerts.html

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Jun 10 & 11, 2017:
"BIG IRISH FAIR & MUSIC FESTIVAL" at El Dorado Regional Park (off the 605 freeway) 7550 E Spring St, Long Beach, CA ; www.Irishfairandmusicfest.com
✔ TIX: adv online online or by phone at 888-695-0888; two-day pass $25 ($29 at gate); one-day tix $15 adv / $13 senior/student adv ($20 / $16 at gate).
✔ CAMPING: No. The fest has a discounted host hotel (see their website).
✔ THE SCENE: The Big Irish Fair and Music Festival, which is the largest such festival west of the Mississippi, has been around Southern California at various venues for more than 40 years. The site in recent years is a suitably sprawling regional park that allows plenty of room for a big festival with multiple stages and many activities. It runs 10 am-7 pm, both days. In addition to the music, there's Irish Dancing sponsored by McNulty Irish Dance, Sheep Herding Demonstrations, vendors, food, and the promise of "a lot to be announced soon" by the festival producers. Producers tell us, "For the young folk we have a Leprechaun Village with rides, story telling, and a Freckle Face competition. You are invited to join us or just watch our daily 'St. Paddy' parades. Also included in our entertainment line-up is a sheep-herding exhibition, a fair favorite. For your eating pleasure, Irish and American food will be supplied by Paul Hennessy of the Hennessy Taverns. Of course, Guinness beer will be in ample supply. Expect to find many other vendors, as well. Millitary in uniform will be admitted at no charge."
✔ NOTE 1: There's also a party for festival attendees at the Long Beach Airport Marriot, Sat, Jun 10 (after the regional park closes) with the Humble Hooligans performing.
✔ NOTE 2: The regional park offers more options outside the festival. There's a nature center, bicycle rentals and over 4 miles of paved bike trails, paddle boat rentals on the lake, an R/C flying model airplane area and R/C model sailboat lake, two stocked fishing lakes, a miniature railroad with train rides for youth and adults, and more amenities; info at http://www.longbeach.gov/park/park-and-facilities/directory/el-dorado-east-regional-park
✔ 2017 LINEUP:
♪ The Fenians
♪ Ken O'Malley & The Twilight Lords
♪ Sportive Tricks
♪ Chloe Agnew
♪ The Humble Hooligans
♪ Craic in the Stone
♪ Pacific Coast Pipes and Drums
♪ The Emerald Society Pipes and Drums
♪ Cillian's Bridge (Orange's County's most popular up & coming Irish Band)


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ALL THE FESTIVALS, happening locally and everywhere else throughout 2017 (with the current stuff right on top), are in the Guide's "ENCYCLOPEDIA FESTIVANICA" at:

http://acousticamericana.blogspot.com/2017/04/2017-music-festival-guide-current.html


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HELPFUL LISTS FOR THIS COMING WEEKEND & THE WEEK FOLLOWING

(Lists as of June 9th)
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LOCAL festivals, June 9-11 weekend, 2017...

✔ "HOLLYWOOD FRINGE FESTIVAL" Jun 8-25 (34 venues in Hollywood / L.A., CA)

✔ "BIG IRISH FAIR & MUSIC FESTIVAL" Jun 10 & 11 (Long Beach, CA)

✔ 30th annual "PALOS VERDES STREET FAIR & MUSIC FESTIVAL" Jun 10 & 11 (Rolling Hills Estates, CA)

✔ "TEQUILA & TACO MUSIC FESTIVAL" Jun 10 & 11 (Pasadena, CA)

PLUS, LOCAL festivals that start during this coming week...

✔ 3rd annual "ROUTE 66 BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL" Jun 15-18 (Victorville, CA)

✔ "LIVE OAK MUSIC FESTIVAL" Jun 16-18 (inland from Santa Barbara, CA)

✔ "HUCK FINN BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL" Jun 16-18 is kaput (was in Ontario, CA)

✔ 1st annual "BOOTS & BREWS COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL" Jun 17 (Santa Clarita, CA)

✔ "DISCLOSUREFEST" with California State Parks, Jun 17 (Los Angeles, CA)

✔ 31st annual "LONG BEACH BAYOU" Zydeco, Blues, Creole & Cajun Festival, Jun 17-18 (Long Beach, CA)

✔ 1st annual "LOS ANGELES DJANGO REINHARDT FESTIVAL" Jun 17 & 18 (Los Angeles CA)

✔ "MAKE MUSIC PASADENA" is on hiatus in 2017; see listing for "MAKE MUSIC LOS ANGELES" on Wed., Jun 21.
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OUT-OF-TOWN festivals, June 9-11 weekend, 2017...

✔ 46th annual "KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL" continues, May 25-Jun 11 (Kerrville, TX)

✔ "NORTHSIDE FESTIVAL" Jun 7-11 (Brooklyn, NY)

✔ "BLUE OX MUSIC FESTIVAL" Jun 8-10 (Eau Claire, WI)

✔ "BONNAROO MUSIC FESTIVAL" Jun 8-11 (Manchester, TN)

✔ "CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL" Jun 8-11 (Nashville, TN)

✔ "CAROLINA COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL" Jun 8-11 (Myrtle Beach, SC)

✔ "TASTE OF COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL" Jun 9-11 (Hunter Mountain, NY)

✔ "LAURELIVE" Festival Jun 10 & 11 (Russell Township, OH)

PLUS, festivals (elsewhere) that start during this coming week...

✔ "NATIONAL OLDTIME FIDDLERS’ CONTEST & FESTIVAL" Jun 14-24 (Weiser, ID)

✔ 42nd annual "FATHER'S DAY BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL" Jun 15-18 (Grass Valley, CA)

✔ "TELLURIDE BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL" Jun 15-18 (Telluride, CO)

✔ "COUNTRY JAM COLORADO" Jun 15-18 (Grand Junction, CO)

✔ 22nd annual "LEAVENWORTH INTERNATIONAL ACCORDION CELEBRATION" Jun 15-18 (Leavenworth, WA)

✔ "MONTREAL FOLK FEST SUR LE CANAL" Jun 15-18 (Montreal, Quebec, Canada)

✔ 3rd annual "EAUX CLAIRES FESTIVAL" Jun 16 & 17 (Eau Claire, WI)

✔ "COUNTRY SUMMER" Festival Jun 16-18 (Santa Rosa, CA)

✔ "SIERRA NEVADA WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL" Jun 16-18 (Boonville, CA)

✔ "WHAT THE FESTIVAL" Jun 16-19 (Dufur, OR)


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Ahead in the Guide...

THE COMING SUMMER...

We'll keep you updatred on MUSIC NEWS, all the festivals that feature Folk-Americana and/or acoustic music, and we'll bring you plenty of feature stories on special events, along with some previews, reviews and select "picks" (the recommendations kind, not the kind you use on strings; we've never had any of those printed with our logo, though we would if someone wanted to sponsor that.)

That said... contrary to appearances the last month or so, we're really NOT going back into the daily music calendar bid'ness. But there is SUCH an irresistible bridge of tunefulness between the current weekends of festivals that we ARE doing full-blown music calendars through July 4th.

We all know that if you rely on corporate mainstream media for your supposed news, you'd miss all these things.

Along with 'purt near all the music news we bring you.

It certainly does seem like Big Corporate Media only promotes and reports on soundalike pop pablum with incongruously unnecessary vocal gymnastics... we don't do that, and we wouldn't cover that stuff even if they didn't. But the point is, they just plain refuse to cover real acoustic music made without loops of electrocution sound effects — from Frankenstein's lightning storm or wherever they find that annoying stuff. So just hit the mute button on them and turn here. We cover all kinds 'o real acoustic music. And, yes, we'll feature some select picks of concerts, etc., as we navigate the summer together.

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As always, you know that a whole lot more is coming soon — including fresh MUSIC NEWS, PREVIEWS & REVIEWS, and more additions to our massive guide to the MUSIC FESTIVALS of 2017.

Meantime, with everything happening this weekend? Go get tuneful!

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LEGALESE, CONTACTING US, 'N SUCH...

Boilerplate? Where's the main pressure gauge? And the firebox?

What "boilerplate"? Who came up with that goofy term for the basic essential informational stuff...
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