Well, St. Patrick's Day started at 4:40 a.m. for me at the Dublin Pub.
By 5 a.m., there were sizable crowds at both doors waiting to start the day of celebration. The Mix 107 and the Celtic Dance Academy were there to start the day with packed house as everyone was ordering Guinness and breakfast.
Bob Ford and the Ragamuffins started off the musical day in the big tent at 7am. The McGovern Ceili Dancers went on at 10:30 and performed again with Father Son and Friends later in the day.
It was surprising how full the tent was from very early in the day throughout the end when it was absolutely packed.
The Miami Valley Pipes and Drum Corp performed for the crowd and got them ready for a fun set with Father Son and Friends. Dulahan had the stage at 3pm and they were promoting their new album release while Jericho and Kramer from 103.9 the X were on hand to broadcast and drink shots of Jameson. Blind Karma was jamming in the VIP tent and had a nice crowd the entire day. The Celtic Dance Academy had one last big performance that had everyone clapping.
The day ended in a Celtic Rock fashion with 9 Castle Close at 6 and Homeland at 9 with Larry the Piper playing for both bands. This was the first time I had gotten to see Homeland play with their new fiddler, Tyler, and I thought he fit in great.
When everything was said and done, I was exhausted. I had spend the entire time at the pub except for 30 min. when I drove home and picked up my wife to join me for the fun.
I have uploaded a ton of pictures on my website and on my MySpace site for everyone to enjoy.
I've created a special Favorites album on MySpace as well where I uploaded a few of the band shots that were my favorite. If you have a favorite photo you want added to the folder, send me an email and I'll copy it over.
You can access more photos on my website at http://www.craftonphoto.com/dubpub to check out all the bands, patrons and staff. You can order prints or downloads directly from the site.
Feel free to send me any comments about the photos. If you were there, I hope you had a great time!
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