https:\/\/facebook.com\/michiganirish<\/a> over the extended weekend include (in alphabetical order) The Alt, An Dro, Blackthorn, Ruth and Max Bloomquist, Bohola, Daimh, Doolin\u2019, Ian Gould, Shane Hennessey, Seamus Kennedy, The Kreelers, One for the Foxes, Peat in the Creel, RUNA, Scythian, Sharon Shannon, Trout Steak Revival, and Uneven Ground. Singer-Songwriter Ashley Davis will host a songwriters circle featuring Dave Curley, Doolin\u2019, Colin Farrell, and Shane Hennessey, while Shannon Lambert-Ryan, RUNA\u2019s lead vocalist, will host a family-friendly presentation on \u201cBaking with Babies.\u201d<\/p>\nThe schedule for the virtual festival appears below. Videos may also be posted on the festival’s Facebook page for replay later if you miss or want to see any of the acts again.<\/p>\n
Thursday<\/strong>
\n5-7 pm Sounds Like Ireland<\/em> Radio Program
\n8 pm Runa
\n9 pm Seamus Kennedy
\n10 pm An Dro<\/p>\nFriday<\/strong>
\n6 \u2013 9 am Michael Patrick Shiels The Big Show <\/em>radio show broadcast live from downtown Muskegon
\n5 pm Ruth and Max Bloomquist
\n6 pm Ian Gould
\n6:30 pm Songwriters Circle with Ashley Davis (featuring Colin Farrell and Dave Curley)
\n7 pm Dave Curley
\n7:50 pm Five Farms
\n8 pm Best of Scythian on Dan\u2019s Wedding Day!
\n9 pm Shane Hennessy
\n10 pm The Kreellers<\/p>\nSaturday<\/strong>
\n12 pm Conklin Ceili Band
\n1 pm Peat in the Creel
\n1:30 pm Cathy Jo Smith Storyteller \u2013 Sean\u00edn the Piper
\n2 pm Kennedy\u2019s Kitchen
\n2:30 Bob Harke with Kennedy\u2019s Kitchen
\n3 pm Baking with Babies
\n4 pm Songwriters Circle with Ashley Davis (featuring Doolan\u2019)
\n5 pm the Alt
\n5:30 pm Cathy Jo Smith \u2013 Questions about the Irish Wake
\n6 pm Friel Sisters
\n7 pm One for the Foxes
\n8 pm Daimh
\n9 pm Doolin\u2019
\n10 pm CrossBow<\/p>\nSunday<\/strong>
\n11 am Uneven Ground
\n11:30 am Deb O\u2019Carroll\u2019s Irish Magic Show
\n12 pm Runa featuring Eamonn and Cormac de Barra
\n1 pm Songwriters Circle with Ashely Davis (featuring Shane Hennessy)
\n2 pm Trout Steak Revival
\n3 pm Bohola
\n4 pm Best of Sharon Shannon
\n5 pm Blackthorn<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The COVID-19 pandemic and the social distancing guidelines associated with it prompted cancellation of the Michigan Irish Music Festival that is held annually at Heritage Park in Muskegon. 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The COVID-19 pandemic and the social distancing guidelines associated with it prompted cancellation of the Michigan Irish Music Festival that is held annually at Heritage Park in Muskegon. Determined to help keep Irish in y(our) hearts during the \u201cweekend that would have been,\u201d festival organizers have arranged a virtual celebration featuring special online musical and cultural performances that you can enjoy from the comfort of your own home, Sept. 17-20, 2020. <\/p>\n