Michigan Irish Music Festival Artist History

2025

Lúnasa Skerryvore Old Blind Dogs Reverie Road Ally the Piper Screaming Orphans Barley Saints Elias Alexander Socks in the Frying Pan Seamus Kennedy One for the Foxes Runa Goitse Colm Keegan Crossbow Blackthorn Conklin Ceili Band Barley Saints Whorled Ironwood Shannon Lee Toby Bresnahan Ruth and Max Bloomquist

2024

KILA Gaelic Storm JigJam Aoife Scott Wee Heavies The Friel Sisters Dave Curley & Colin Farrell Irish Music All Stars Cathal Ó Curráin & Marty Barry Siomha On the Lash Talisk Shane Hennessy Total Touring Acts Seamus Kennedy Ally The Piper Blackthorn Kennedy’s Kitchen Mona Shores Fiddlers Conklin Ceili Band Enda Reilly Ian Gould Ironwood

2023

Eileen Ivers Slide Doolin Socks in the Frying Pan Tossers Sharon Shannon One for the Foxes Moxie Strings Tallymoore Malinda Paddy Keenan Colm & Laura Keegan Seamus Kennedy? Toby Bresnahan Uneven Ground Blackthorn Kennedy’s Kitchen Barley Saints Crossbow Black Murray Conklin Ceili Band Enda Reilly Ian Gould Brother Crowe Ruth & Max Bloomquist

2022

Aoife Scott Scythian The Tossers The Friel Sisters Old Blind Dogs The Elders One for the Foxes Shane Hennessy Kittel & Co Irish Music All Stars The Drowsy Lads Connla Rory Makem Runa Moxie Strings The Alt wsg Kevin Burke Seamus Kennedy? Toby Bresnahan Uneven Ground Blackthorn Kennedy’s Kitchen Barley Saints Crossbow Black Murray Conklin Ceili Band Enda Reilly Ian Gould

2021 (Hackley Park, Downtown Muskegon)

One for the Foxes Seamus Kennedy Blackthorn Runa

2020 (Virtual Event)

Runa Friel Sisters Doolin Trout Steak Revival Sharon Shannon One for the Foxes Scythian Daimh The Alt Shane Hennessy Dave Curley Seamus Kennedy Blackthorn Bohola Kennedy’s Kitchen The Kreellers Conklin Ceili band Crossbow Peat in the Creel Uneven Ground Ruth & Max Bloomquist An Dro RUNA/de Barra Collaboration

2019

Doolin Gaelic Storm High Kings JigJam Aoife Scott Moxie Pigeon Kings Connla Conifers Colm Keegan Drowsy Lads Shane Hennessy One for the Foxes Seamus Kennedy Moxie Strings Blackthorn Eamonn de Barra Kennedy’s Kitchen Tallymoore Brother Crowe Conklin Ceili band Crossbow Barley Saints Peat in the Creel Uneven Ground Ruth & Mac Bloomquist Selkies Kreellers

2018

Moya Brennan Slide CUIG Elders Pogey Chicago All Stars Eastpointers Scythian Switchback One for the Foxes The Conifers Aoife Scott Jeremy Kittle Blackthorn Moxie Strings Seamus Kennedy Brother Crowe Conklin Ceili Band Kennedy’s Kitchen Crossbow The Founding Uneven Ground Stone Clover Peat in the Creel Ian Gould Ruth & Max Bloomquist Barley Saints

2017

Ten Strings and a Goatskin We Banjo 3 The Elders Danny Burns Old Blind Dogs Goitse Lúnasa The Moxie Strings Cara Dillon Blackthorn Seamus Kennedy Dave Curley Brother Crowe Tallymoore The Conklin Ceili Band Kennedy’s Kitchen Max and Ruth Crossbow Blarney Castle Uneven Ground Stone Clover Peat in the Creel Ian Gould

2016

Andy Irvine Altan Scythian Bonnymen JigJam Ten Strings and a Goatskin Aoife Scott Dallahan Strung Blackthorn Moxie Strings Kennedy’s Kitchen Seamus Kennedy Crossbow An Dro Conklin Ceili Scott Sheldon Tupelo Waxies Finvarra’s Wren Tallymore Brother Crowe

2015

We Banjo 3 High Kings Sharon Shannon Runa Slide Moxie Strings Seamus Kennedy JigJam Tupelo Barleyjuice Blackthorn Kennedy’s Kitchen Crossbow Gasta Rob Walsh Conklin Ceili Band Scott Sheldon Ian Gould Waxies Peat in the Creel The Saltbound

2014

La Bottine Souriante Gaelic Storm The Olllam Blackthorn Moxie Seamus Kennedy Pogey Socks in the Frying Pan Dave Curley Band Danny Burns Kennedy’s Kitchen An Dro FiddleFace Gasta Crossbow Scott Sheldon Waxies Conklin Ceili Band Ian Gould Soltre Moxie Strings Peat in the Creel The Saltbound

2013

Damien Dempsey Slide Irish Descendants Scythian Sprag Session Seamus Kennedy Burning Bridgett Cleary Kennedy’s Kitchen We Banjo 3 Blackthorn An Dro Millish Moriath FiddleFace Gasta Crossbow Mick and Dave Oat Bran Boys Scott Sheldon Waxies Tosspints Conklin Ceili Band Moxie Strings

2012

Goitse Barra Mcneils Gaelic Storm Elders Full Set Runa Cathie Ryan Blackthorn Mick & Dave Kreelers Tosspints Conklin Waxies Moriath Scott Sheldon Kennedy’s Kitchen Moxie Strings Danny Burns FiddleFace Gasta

2011

Beoga Slide Old Blind Dogs Goitse Makem and Spain Brothers Seamus Kennedy Laurence Nugent Blackthorn David Kincaid Mona Shores Fiddlers String Cheese FiddleFace Kreelers Tosspints Conklin An Dro Waxies Moriath Scott Sheldon Kennedy’s Kitchen

2010

Blackthorn Leahy Slide Millish Danny Burns Elders Gaelic Storm Seamus Kennedy Switchback Kennedy’s Kitchen Waxies Tosspints Mick Lane Moriath

2009

Slide Natalie MacMaster/Donal Leahy The Makem and Spain Brothers Laurence Nugent/Danny Burns Old Blind Dogs Captain Mackey’s Goatskin and Stringband Solas Doherty Seamus Scythian Kennedy’s Kitchen Fonn Mor Switchback Craic Wisely Blackthorn Conklin Ceili Band

2008

Millish Gaelic Storm Barra McNeils Laurence Nugent Teada Scythian Seamus Kennedy Kennedy’s Kitchen Fonn Mor Blackthorn Switchback Police Pipe & Drums Peg & Collete Freshwater

2007

The Elders Grada Old Blind Dogs Le Vent Du Nord David Munnelly Scythian Seamus Kennedy Blackthorn Switchback Craic Wisely Kennedy’s Kitchen Peg & Collette Police Pipe & Drum

2006

Scythian Tempest Prodigals Cherish The Ladies Switchback Craic Wisely Seamus Kennedy Blackthorn Kennedy’s Kitchen Police Pipe and Drum Peg & Collette

2005

Leahy Liz Carroll Aoife Clancy Seven Nations Laurence Nugent Switchback Seamus Kennedy Fonn Mohr Craic Wisely Kennedy’s Kitchen Muskegon Police Pipe & Drum

2004

Tommy Makem Brother Yount Dubliners Muskegon Police Pipe & Drum Seamus Kennedy Blarney Switchback Pub Runners Blackthorn Conklin Ceili Band

2003

Switchback Seamus Kennedy The Lash Peg and Colette Puck Faire Bohola Cathie Ryan The Fenians Fonn Mohn

2002

Seamus Kennedy Conklin Ceili Band Switchback Brother Kittel & Co Shepard’s Folly The Fenians Cherish The Ladies Chulrua Legacy

2001

Gaelic Storm Switchback Pat Woods Conklin Ceili Band Fonn Mhor Peg & Colette Pub Runners Donahue Dancers Brother Laurence Nugent O’Hare Dancers The Drovers Mason’s Shemaliers