Milwaukee Day 2: A Different Kind of Gaelic Storm

It got better, but not a lot better. Light to moderate rain continued off and on all evening, which shut down Tommy's Shamrocker tent for the duration. The upside to that was that we were able to see some music. Most of the stages shut down briefly during the teeth of the storm which struck around 6:00, but restarted after the worst had past. In a credit to the people of this great city, huge numbers of people stayed through it all, hunkering down where they could (see the beer tent in Tommy's video) during the rainy times or just getting wet. The fact that these festival grounds are 98% paved certainly helps. We were all wet but at least not muddy. I understand KC had remarkably similar weather yesterday.

Anyway, Tom and I were able to catch music by (the other) Gaelic Storm, Girsa, Screaming Orphans, the fantastic Green Fields of America, Tommy Sands and McPeake. Today promises to be rain-free with a high temp of 81 so we look forward to lots of guitar heroes stopping by our little tent. And with any luck, we'll get to slip out and hear some tunes as well. Also today, the annual lunch for visiting Irish festival planners from other cities where we'll see lots of old friends from across the country. Always a highlight of the trip up here.

This festival really is in a class by itself and I encourage you to hop on the nearest plane and come up today. KC Irish Fest volunteer co-chief Brandi Canning and her husband Tony The Celtic Tiger are here. And I saw someone yesterday wearing a Boulevard Stout t-shirt too. Hope to see you here today too. And if not, the 8th annual Kansas City Irish Fest opens in just 13 days.