NTIF's Official Site
The first weekend of March marked the 21st annual North Texas Irish Festival. It's held in Fair Park the annual site of the Texas State Fair. The event has been 1 of the largest events of its kind
in the nation-definitely the largest in the southwest. This year's fest was a little leaner. The previous 2 seasons were a little rough with the weather-heavy rains 1 years, ice and snow the other. In fact there was a debilitating ice storm just a few days prior this year.
However the event was still a good one with a fair number of pleasing acts and interesting vendors. The weather even managed to get reasonable with a little sunlight.
The previous description and all these wonderful images are brought to you by Frank Hui. Because of his devotion, I have nothing to add. --Robyn Sotherby
For information regarding this faire, check out: NTIF's Official Site
As Always... click on the image for a larger view...
 The first act I saw in the morning was Constant Billy, a nice, amusing group with the occasional surprising number |
 Of course I had to see The Corsairs. Their Saturday show had 1 of the biggest crowds of the whole event. Standing room only. |
 This is Cavan. I heard them do some nice instrumental pieces |
 Jiggernaut also appeared with their charged celtic rock sound |
 The guys bouncing around during a fast number. That's why the pic is blurry |
 EJ Jones sat in with them on this performance |
 The WA Petersen String Shop set up a booth to sell guitars and bouzoukis |
 Directly across was Hudson Hammered Dulcimers |
 Michael Harrison, an engaging folk singer who has worked with many reknown celtic artists |
 This is Cast Paper Artwork. They had some really noteworthy pieces of sculpture. |
 A number of Scottish clans also had booths |
 They were designated in their own section |
 Many booths were set up for a cultural section including these Civil War re-enactors |
 Roger Harrison, Mike Price, David Sparks of The Blarney Brothers. They returned from a 4 month break. |
 Matt Williams, Steve Harrison, Randy Christian. The band premiered several new songs |
 Jigsaw, 1 of the local Texas group that maintain traditional Celtic music |
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