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The 38th Annual East Durham Irish Festival

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Joe Donahue
Published May 19, 2015 at 11:33 AM EDT

  This coming weekend marks the celebration of the 38th Annual East Durham Irish Festival in East Durham, NY. The festival keeps the Irish American tradition alive with music, dance and more!

This year’s line-up includes: The Narrowbacks, The Fighting Jamesons, Whittlin' Donkeys, Andy Cooney, Celtic Cross and more - including 4 bagpipe shows and 4 step dancing shows – and that’s not all! There will be a new beer garden, cottage tours, map of Ireland tour, amusement rides, and an Irish Children’s play.

Here to tell us more are Bernadette Gavin and Kitty Kelly.
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Joe talks to people on the radio for a living. In addition to countless impressive human "gets" - he has talked to a lot of Muppets. Joe grew up in Philadelphia, has been on the area airwaves for more than 25 years and currently lives in Washington County, NY with his wife, Kelly, and their dog, Brady. And yes, he reads every single book.
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