Welcome Conferencers!

That doesn't sound right. Delegates? Attendees? Conferati? Anyway, welcome to all the Irish Festival directors and presenters, musicians, agents and guest speakers who are in town or soon to arrive for the Conference of Irish and Celtic Festival Organizers this weekend.

That name doesn't exactly roll off the tongue, does it? And it makes a crappy acronym, too. CICFO? COIACFO? How do even pronounce that? Maybe you can come up with something better. Work on that, will you? And while you're doing that, we'll be working hard at swiping ideas form all these other festivals to try to make your 2009 Kansas City Irish Fest the very best one anybody ever had, ever.

Don't forget, we want to see you tonight at Raglan Road, beginning at 6:00 for an incredible night of Irish music. K.C. Irish Fest Director Barney Walsh told me he'd buy you a beer if you ask nicely.