ALTHOUGH I HAVE yet to physically get to the Emerald Isle, I felt like I took two side trips there this week without ever having had to leave the valley.
The first excursion was last Saturday, when I traveled all the way to … Intervale, to catch the Celtic-inspired, spiritually upbeat pop/rock tunes of longtime valley favorites, Ceili Rain.
kAm{65 3J 2H2C5\H:??:?8 D@?8HC:E6C q@3 w2==:82? yC][ 2?5 762EFC:?8 5CF>D[ 8F:E2C[ 32DD 2?5 <6J3@2C5D[ E96 D42=65\5@H? BF2CE6E C@4<65 %962E6C :? E96 (@@5 =:<6 2 AC:G2E6 52?46 4@?46CE]k^Am
kAm%92E’D 3642FD6 E96 4C@H5D H6C6 23@FE `ad[ H2J D>2==6C E92? H92E @?6 ?@C>2==J 6IA64ED 7@C 2 r6:=: #2:? D9@H[ 8:G6? E96 =2C86 4C@H5D E96J 2=H2JD 5C2H H96? E96J A=2J @FE5@@CD :? E96 G2==6J 7@C pCED yF3:=66 6G6CJ @E96C J62C @C D@]k^Am
kAmpE 2?J C2E6[ E96 =F4<J 2>@?8 FD H9@ 5:5 2EE6?5 — $FK2??6 |4r2CE9J 2?5 t5 r92AA66[ q6C?:6 s@?@9F6[ q64<J 2C>DEC@?8[ !68 vC@?5:?[ q2C32C2 2?5 s2G:5 r2>A6== 2?5 D6G6C2= @E96CDX H6C6 EC62E65 E@ 2 DA=6?5:76C@FD ?:89E @7 7F? 52?4:?8[ H:E9 q@3 2?5 9:D >2E6D W5CF>>6C q:== q=6:DE:?6[ 8F:E2C:DE #2J>@?5 pC:2D 2?5 G:@=:?:DE y@6 s2G@=:X 49FC?:?8 @FE DF49 7F? 52?4623=6 EF?6D 2D “x s@?’E }665 2 !:4EFC6 WE@ $66 *@FC u246X[” 2 A6C6??:2= 72G@C:E6 A=2J65 @? E96 =@42= 2:CH2G6D @7 (|(' hb]d\u|j “{@G6 %C2G6=D[” “{@?8 q=24< r25:==24” 2?5 “s@ xE p?JH2J]”k^Am
kAmp A2CE:4F=2C=J >@G:?8 >@>6?E 42>6 H96? 7@FC 52?46CD 7C@> E96 y62??6 {:>>6C s2?46 r@>A2?J :? 2? :>AC@>AEF A6C7@C>2?46 C6AC:6G65 E96:C 49@C6@8C2A965 52?46 E@ r6:=: #2:?’D “!6246 w2D qC@<6? ~FE” 23@FE E96 q6=72DE Wv@@5 uC:52JX p8C66>6?E @7 `hhg =625:?8 E@ E96 46DD2E:@? @7 9@DE:=:E:6D :? }@CE96C? xC6=2?5]k^Am
kAm*@F?8 =@42= 52?46CD $96=3J q@F49:6[ |@==J q2586C[ p??236==2 r2?E6C 2?5 z6CCJ |FCA9J H6C6 :?DA:C:?8 H:E9 E96:C 6?E9FD:2D> 2?5 62C?6DE?6DD 2D E96J C6\4C62E65 E96:C 52?46[ C6A=6E6 H:E9 =:7E:?8 @?6 2?@E96C 2D E96J DAF? :? 7C@?E @7 E96 32?5 :? 2 362FE:7F= 7FD:@? @7 >FD:4[ 52?46 2?5 6>@E:@?]k^Am
kAm~? 2 5:776C6?E 6>@E:@?2= =6G6=[ J@FCD ECF=J H2D 5C28865 @FE E@ E96 7C@?E @7 2 4@?82 =:?6 >2<:?8 :ED H2J E9C@F89 E96 E962E6C 3J q64<J pC>DEC@?8 — x 42? ?@H 4C@DD @77 >J =:76’D 3F4<6E =:DE @7 7:CDED E96 @?6 4@?46C?:?8 “>FDE =625 2 4@?82 =:?6 367@C6 J@F 5:6]”k^Am
kAmq@3 w2==:82? yC] D2:5 :E :D =:<6=J E92E r6:=: #2:? H:== C6EFC? 7@C pCED yF3:=66 ?6IE DF>>6C[ D@ DE2J EF?65]k^Am
kAm%96 %962E6C :? E96 (@@5 4@?46CE H2D A2CE @7 q6=:6G6 :? q@@<D {:E6C24J u@F?52E:@?’D @?8@:?8 $2EFC52J }:89E $F?D6E r@?46CE $6C:6D[ H9:49 =2F?4965 pF8] b 2?5 4@?E:?F6D E9C@F89 $6AE] ag] }6IE FA E@?:89E :D q@33J $96692? 2?5 y6C6>J w@=56? @7 E96 =@42= 32?5[ yF?4@ 2?5 (2J @7 E96 w62532?5 2?5 ?6IE $2EFC52J :D E96 2=H2JD 4C@H5\A=62D:?8 |2CE92’D ':?6J2C5 A6C4FDD:G6 32?5 t?EC2:?]k^Am
kAmu@C 2 7F== D4965F=6[ 8@ E@ k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^36=:6G6:?3@@<D]@C8^DF?D6E\4@?46CE\D6C:6DQm36=:6G6:?3@@<D]@C8^DF?D6E\4@?46CE\D6C:6Dk^2m] s@@CD @A6? 2E f A]>] 2?5 D9@HD DE2CE 2E fib_ A]>] u@C 7FCE96C :?7@C>2E:@?[ 42== We_bX bde\hhg_]k^Am
kAmvt%%x}v qprz %~ %wp% x#x$w $!x#x% H:E9 H9:49 x 3682? E9:D H66<’D 4@=F>?[ x 2=D@ EC2G6=65 E@ xC6=2?5 (65?6D52J ?:89E WH6==[ 2=>@DEi :? ECFE9[ x 5C@G6 ?@CE9 @? #@FE6 `e E@ E96 $92??@? s@@C !F3 :? y24<D@?X 7@C 2? 23D@=FE6=J DEF??:?8 D9@H 3J E96 qJC?6 qC@E96CD xC:D9 u2>:=J q2?5[ @C:8:?2==J 7C@> xC6=2?5 2?5 ?@H @7 ~C=2?5@[ u=2]k^Am
kAm{65 3J E96:C >FD:42==J 8:7E65 72E96C %@>>J qJC?6[ H9@ :D 2 >2DE6C @? C9JE9> 24@FDE:4[ 328A:A6D[ xC:D9 A6??J H9:DE=6 2?5 &:==62? A:A6D[ E96 EC:@ 4@?D:DED @7 D@?D {F42[ `d[ u:??[ `b[ 2?5 E96 FAC@2C:@FD s6>AD6J[ `_] %96J’jC6 2== 8:7E65 36J@?5 E96:C J62CD[ H:E9 {F42 2 8C62E 32?;@ A:4<6Cj u:?? H@H:?8 ‘6> H:E9 9:D 244@C5:@? A=2J:?8 2?5 E96 :CC6AC6DD:3=6 s6>AD6J A=2J:?8 E96 3@59C2? 2?5 A6??J H9:DE=6[ 2?5 ;@:?:?8 9:D 72E96C @? G@42=D]k^Am
kAmy@:?:?8 E96> @? DE286 7@C D@>6 92C>@?:4 A6??J H9:DE=6 7F? H2D 3:CE952J 3@J s2G6J pC>DEC@?8[ E96 $4@EE:D9 @?6\92=7 @7 E96 =@42= r6=E:4 2?5 A@A 5F@[ s6??:D 2?5 s2G6J H:E9 xC:D9>2? s6??:D ~’}6:=]k^Am
kAmp=D@ D:EE:?8 :? @? 2 76H D@?8D H2D s2G6J 2?5 q64<J’D 92C>@?:42\A=2J:?8 4@==686\2865 D@?[ r9C:D[ H9@ ;@:?65 E96 32?5 @? “r@F?ECJ #@25D” 2?5 “#:?8 @7 u:C6[” 2?5 E96? q64<J 2?5 s2G6J ;@:?65 %@>>J @? 9:D 24@FDE:4 8F:E2C E@ D:?8 E96 r6=E:4 =@G6 32==25[ “r2=65@?:2[” H:E9 s2G6J H9:DA6C:?8 E96 49@C5 492?86D E@ %@>>J 2D E96J D2?8 2=@?8 7@C 2 7=2H=6DD C6?5:E:@? :? 9@?@C @7 9:D 3:CE952J 46=63C2E:@? H:E9 7C:6?5D 2?5 72>:=J]k^Am
kAm%96 42A24:EJ 4C@H5 =@G65 E96 D9@H[ H9:49 H2D 96=5 :? E96 s@@C’D ?6H=J C63F:=E 564<[ 3F:=E @7 DEFC5J H@@5 2?5 C6A=24:?8 E96 E6?E\=:<6 >6E2= DECF4EFC6 E92E 4@==2AD65 F?56C E96 H6:89E @7 962GJ D?@H =2DE H:?E6C]k^Am
kAmx? 255:E:@? E@ E96 72?E2DE:4 2?5 C@FD:?8 xC:D9 EF?6D[ E96 A6C7@C>2?46 762EFC65 E96 6I4:E:?8[ 9:89\<:4<:?8 DE6A\52?4:?8 @7 {F42 2?5 s6>AD6J 2D %@>>J 2?5 u:?? A=2J65 2=@?8 2?5 E96 2F5:6?46 4=2AA65 E@ E96 362E]k^Am
kAmxE H2D 2>2K:?8 E@ D66[ 3642FD6 {F42 2?5 J@F?8 s6>AD6J 2C6 &=DE6C r92>A:@? xC:D9 s2?46CD]k^Am
kAmu:?? H2D 766=:?8 2 3:E F?56C E96 H62E96C[ D@ 96 5:5 ?@E 52?46[ 3FE :E D9@F=5 36 ?@E65 E92E 96 :D ?@ D=@F49 H96? :E 4@>6D E@ E96 9:89\DE6AA:?8 >28:4[ 2D 96 :D 2 EH@\E:>6 &=DE6C r92>A:@? xC:D9 s2?46C 2?5 :D 2=D@ 2 EH:46 s@??682= 492>A:@? @? 32?;@ 2?5 >2?5@=:?]k^Am
kAmx>28:?6 E96 E9C:== 7@C 2?J 525 E@ A=2J H:E9 9:D D@?D D@ :?DA:C:?8=JP z:?5 @7 =:<6 E96 v@C5:6 w@H6 @7 E96 xC:D9 >FD:4 H@C=5[ C:89Enk^Am
kAm%@>>J |F=<6C? WH9@ 46=63C2E65 9:D 3:CE952J E96 52J 367@C6 2?5 H9@ H2D DF?8 “w2AAJ q:CE952J” E@ 3J E96 32?5 2?5 2F5:6?46X E@=5 >6 27E6C E96 D9@H E92E 96 925 7:CDE >6E %@>>J qJC?6 >@C6 E92? a_ J62CD 28@ H96? 96 H2D A2DD:?8 E9C@F89 2?5 ;@:?65 z6G:? s@=2?[ s2G6J pC>DEC@?8[ $:>@? rC2H7@C5 2?5 E96 =2E6 #@5 |24z6?K:6 @?DE286 2E E96 s@@C]k^Am
kAm“w6 H2D @?=J :? 62C=J a_D 3FE 96 H2D E96 36DE 328A:A6 A=2J6C x 925 6G6C 962C5[” %@>>J C6=2E65 E@ >6[ ?@E:?8 E92E qJC?6 :D 2? 6I\vC256 ` 328A:A6C 2?5 92D 366? 2 AC@76DD:@?2= >FD:4:2? 2?5 :?E6C?2E:@?2= xC:D9 D9@H 5:C64E@C 7@C >@C6 E92? ad J62CD :? E96 J62CD D:?46] “x 32D:42==J 7@C8@E 23@FE 9:> 27E6C E92Ej 3FE E96?[ =2DE H66<[ x 8@E 2 42== 7C@> 9:>[ D2J:?8 96 2?5 9:D 72>:=J H@F=5 36 324< :? E96 2C62 2?5 H@?56C65 :7 E96J 4@F=5 4@>6 2?5 A=2J 2 8:8] $@[ @7 4@FCD6[ H6 D2:5 J6DP”k^Am
kAm%@> 2?5 %6DD:6 2?5 52F89E6C }@C2 |F=<6C? q62? :?G:E65 >6 FA E@ 5:??6C E@ 42E49 E96 D9@H[ 2?5 x 2> D@ 8=25 x 4@F=5 2EE6?5Pk^Am
kAm%96 qJC?6D[ %@>>J 6IA=2:?65[ D9@E E@ 72>6 :? xC6=2?5 :? a_`d W27E6C 2F5:E:@?:?8 2=@?8 H:E9 `_[___ @E96C <:5DX 2?5 86EE:?8 @? “%96 {2E6 {2E6 %@J $9@H[” xC6=2?5’D 3:886DE %' D9@H]k^Am
kAmx? a_`e 2 G:56@ @7 E96> A=2J:?8 @? E96 DEC66E 2E E96 u=6259 H6?E G:C2= H:E9 b]c >:==:@? G:6HD 2?5 H2D E96 >@DE G:6H65 G:56@ 7C@> xC6=2?5 :? a_`e]k^Am
kAm%96J 7@==@H65 E92E FA :? a_`f H:E9 2 A6C7@C>2?46 2E p>6C:42’D >@DE 72>@FD xC:D9 !F3] #28=2? #@25 xC:D9 !F3 2?5 #6DE2FC2?E[ s:D?6J $AC:?8D[ u=2][ 7@C E96:C $E] !2EC:4<’D u6DE:G2=]k^Am
kAm%96J 8@E 2AAC@G65 7@C E96:C &$ 8C66? 42C5D E9C@F89 E96:C “tIEC2@C5:?2CJ p3:=:EJ :? E96 pCED” Wtq\` ':D2X :? pF8FDE a_`f[ D@=5 E96:C 9@FD6 :? s@?682= :? s646>36C 2?5 H6C6 @? 2 A=2?6 :? y2? a_`g E@ DE2CE E96:C ?6H =:76 :? p>6C:42 H96C6 E96J E@@< FA C6D:56?4J :? #28=2? #@25 7@C D:I >@?E9D]k^Am
kAm%96J 2C6 2== r@F?EJ r92>A:@?D @7 E96:C %C25:E:@?2= xC:D9 x?DECF>6?ED[ sF@ 2?5 %C:@ r92>A:@?D 2?5 &=DE6C r92>A:@? xC:D9 s2?46CD] tG6? E96:C s25 %@>>J H2D sF3=:? r92>A:@? @? q28A:A6D 324< :? E96 52J]k^Am
kAmy@:?65 3J E96:C >@>[ yF=:6[ E96 <:5D 2?5 s25 %@>>J 5FC:?8 E96:C DE2J :? E96 G2==6J H6C6 D9@H? 2C@F?5 3J E96 pC>DEC@?8D E@ rC2?>@C6[ E96 |@F?E (2D9:?8E@? ~3D6CG2E@CJ’D (62E96C s:D4@G6CJ r6?E6C[ E96 C@25 E@ E96 E@A @7 r2E965C2= {6586 2?5 E96 rC2?>@C6 p5G6?EFC6 r6?E6C]k^Am
kAm%96J 2C6 9@A:?8 @E 86E 2 8=:>AD6 @7 2 362C H9:=6 96C6[ 2?5 >2J36 2 >@@D6] u:?? 925 2 E9C:== E96 7@==@H:?8 52J 27E6C E96:C A6C7@C>2?46 H96? 96 2465 E96 `fE9 9@=6 2E E96 (6?EH@CE9 v@=7 #6D@CE]k^Am
kAm$@[ 2=E9@F89 x H@F=5 =@G6 E@ 7F=7:== E92E 3F4<6E =:DE H:D9 @7 24EF2==J 86EE:?8 E@ D6E 7@@E @? xC:D9 D@:= D@>6 52J[ 86EE:?8 E@ 962C 3@E9 r6:=: #2:? =2DE $2EFC52J 2?5 E96 qJC?6 qC@E96CD (65?6D52J ?:89E H2D E96 ?6IE 36DE E9:?8 W?@E @E >6?E:@? H96? x 86E E@ 8@ 2?5 962C s6??:D 2?5 s2G6J uC:52J ?:89ED 2E s624@? $EC66E 2?5 E96 xC:D9 D6:D:F?D 2E E96 (:=542E %2G6C? (65?6D52J 6G6?:?8D 2?5 |26 z6==J’D xC:D9 r@EE286 @? $F?52J 27E6C?@@?D 2?5 62C=J 6G6?:?8DX]k^Am
kAmx} ~%wt# |&$xrp{ 92AA6?:?8D[ x H2D =F4<J 6?@F89 E@ ;@:? 7C:6?5D #@J !C6D4@EE[ {2CCJ {6@?2C5[ p>J pC>DEC@?8[ q:== s: v:24@>@[ y24@3 }6H2==[ qCF46 vCF33 2?5 @E96CD 2E E9:D J62C’D (9:E6 |@F?E2:? q@@8:6 2?5 q=F6D u6DE:G2=[ 96=5 2E E96 q6?E@?D’ $F82C $924< r2>A8C@F?5 :? %9@C?E@?]k^Am
kAmx 8@E E96C6 :? E:>6 $F?52J E@ 962C E96 8C62E 3=F6D @7 E96 =686?52CJ t=G:? q:D9@A[ H9@ A=62D65 E96 72?D 3J A=2J:?8 9:D C25:@ A@A 9:E[ “u@@=65 pC@F?5 p?5 u6== x? {@G6” 2=@?8 H:E9 “%C2G6=:?8 $9@6D]”k^Am
kAm~? E96 H2J 324< 9@>6[ x DE@AA65 3J E96 u2C>DE2?5 :? r9@4@CF2 E@ 42E49 A2CE @7 E96 }6H ~C=62?D DH2>A >FD:4 2?5 ;2KK @7 !@CED>@FE9’D $@88J !@ q@JD[ E96 7@FCE9 DEC2:89E D@=5\@FE “u66= E96 q2C?” D6C:6D D9@H[ 244@C5:?8 E@ z:>32== !24<2C5[ H9@ E@=5 >6 E92E A2EC@?D =@G65 E96 r2;F? 7@@5 96 D6CG65 FA AC:@C E@ E96 D9@H]k^Am
kAm}6IE FA pF8] ad 2C6 (2=E6C !2C<D 2?5 p>J u2:C49:=5[ H:E9 5@@CD @A6?:?8 2E e A]>] 2?5 E96 D9@H DE2CE:?8 2E f A]>] v@ E@ k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^E9672C>DE2?5]?6E^E9632C?QmE9672C>DE2?5]?6E^E9632C?k^2m 7@C 7FCE96C :?7@C>2E:@?]k^Am
kAm%wt #~rz %wt #tr 4@?46CE C6EFC?65 7@C 2 D64@?5 J62C E9:D A2DE %9FCD52J 2E rC2?>@C6 |@F?E2:? #6D@CE[ 762EFC:?8 E96 #:=6J !2C<9FCDE !C@;64E[ #6<\=:D 2?5 $92C< |2CE:? F?56C 362FE:7F= D<:6D] !C@4665D 36?67:E65 E96 |(' #64 !2E9]k^Am
kAmp!!tp#x}v p% r#p}|~#t E@52J :D E96 }@CE9 r@?H2J u:C67:89E6CD pDD@4:2E:@?UCDBF@jD 2??F2= 36?67:E 4@?46CE[ H9:49 E9:D J62C 762EFC65 E96 t=:D2 $>:E9 q2?5[ 2 4@F?ECJ C@4< 32?5] %96 D9@H DE2CED 2E f A]>] v@ E@ k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^4C2?>@C6]4@>Qm4C2?>@C6]4@>k^2m 2?5 =@@< FA 6G6?ED 7@C 7FCE96C :?7@C>2E:@?]k^Am
kAmp{$~ %~sp*[ %F4<6C>2? qC6H:?8 r@] :? r@?H2J E@52J :D H6=4@>:?8 E96 C6EFC? @7 E96 |2==6EE qC@E96CD q2?5 @7 !@CE=2?5 7@C 2? @FE5@@C D9@H 7C@> d E@ g A]>]k^Am
kAmp?5 p= $927?6C 2?5 E96 #6GE@?6D 2?5 E96 !2E u@=6J q2?5 2C6 2E E96 |@F?E2:?D:56 2E 2EE:E2D9 r@?46CE D6C:6D[ H:E9 p= A=2J:?8 7C@> `` 2]>] E@ ` A]>] 2?5 !2E A6C7@C>:?8 7C@> b E@ e A]>]k^Am
kAmp{{ ~u &$ :? |@F?E (2D9:?8E@? '2==6J H6C6 G6CJ AC@F5 E@ D66 y24<D@? DEF56?E 2?5 42?46C DFCG:G@C r2>56? q2:=6J :?E6CG:6H65 3J (ttx 2?5 }t$} |@?52J ?:89E 2E u6?H2J !2C< :? E96 2??F2= y:>>J uF?5 #25:@ %6=6E9@?] (2J E@ 8@[ r2>Pk^Am
kAmx} ~%wt# %~!xrp{ }t($ @7 E96 H66<[ D9@CE\E6C> C6?E2=D 2?5 r966D6 {@F:D6^72DE 7@@5 ECF4< C68F=2E:@?D H6C6 2== E96 C286 =@42==J] v66K[ {@F:D6Pk^Am
kAmx} wp!!* qx#%wsp*$ E9:D H66<[ H6 D2=FE6 @?6 2?5 2==[ :?4=F5:?8i 7@C>6C s6G@?DBF2C6 2?5 ?@H D@=@ G@42=:DE p=2?2 |24s@?2=5[ 4967 qCJ2?E p=56? 2?5 y@J46 $>:E9 WE@52JXj y24< r@==:?D[ t=H@@5 q] |4{=2C<J 2?5 7@C>6C r@?H2J $6=64E>2? %96C6D2 z6??6EE Wg\adXj 3F:=56C q@3 r2CA6C 2?5 $96==6J qC:586D Wg\aeXj uC2?< y@DE Wg\afXj %@> $E6G6?D Wg\agXj q:8 qC@ s2G:5 {] t2DE>2? @7 r@F?ECJ t4@=@8J[ r@?H2J DE2E6 #6A] $E6G6 (@@54@4<[ 92CA:DE y2?6 (:=4@I\w:G6=J 2?5 7@C>6C r2CC@== r@F?EJ r@>>:DD:@?6C s@C@E9J $@=@>@? Wg\ahXj 2?5 2== @E96CD]k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.