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IAANJ Annual Irish Feis |
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The Feis is a cultural Festival that is held every year on the second Sunday of September. The Feis is a great family day, starting at 8:30 a.m. with activities throughout the day until 6:00 p.m.
29th ANNUAL FEIS
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2010
8:30 A.M. TO 6:00 P.M.
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Pavilion Stage MASS at 10:30 AM |
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| Willie Lynch Band | New York Showband | |
| Beer Garden Stage | ||
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| Ian Gallagher duo | Dicey Riely Band | Kennedy Brothers & Chris Kelly |
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Traditional Stage |
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Ceili & Set Dancing 1 PM |
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Click here for >>> Feis Poster
Admission
Schedule of Events
Adults (18 & Over)
$12.00 Solo Piping & Drumming 8:30 AM Seniors (65 & Over) $10.00 Dancing Competition 8:45 AM Students (14-17) $ 8:00 Music Competition 10:00 AM Children under 14 admitted free Mass 10:30 AM Ian Gallagher Duo 11:30 AM Parking $ 3.00 Anthem 11:45 AM Willie Lynch Band 12:00 PM No Advance ticket sales
Bagpipe Band Competition 1:00 PM All admission to be paid at gate
Ceili 1:00 PM Soda Bread Competition 1:00 PM Dicey Riley Band 1:30 PM Information
Celtic Art 2:00 PM New York Showband 2:30 PM E-mail feis2010@iaanj.com
Kennedy Brothers & Chris Kelly 4:00 PM Massed Bands 4:30 PM
Dancing Competition
Entries online at www.feisweb.com
including Solo Piping & Drumming
click here for --> Bagpipe / Drumming Entry Form
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Solo Piping and Drumming Competition - 8:30 AM
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Bagpipe Band Competition 1:00 PM
Vendors
Here are the Vendor Contract information
Mail these Contract pages to Sue Quinn
17 Beveridge Road, Mahwah, NJ 07430
Additional information and requirements will be provided by Sue.
Food Handling and Preparation Requirements
Food Service Requirements Procedures
All of the competitions and entertainment will be indoor, Sussex County Fairgrounds have many well vented buildings and pavilions that we will be using for our FEIS. The bagpipe competition and the food vendors will be outdoor.
Sussex County Fairgrounds
37 Plains Road
Augusta, NJ 07822
From the IAANJ Cultural Cente Merge onto Route 15 North, Follow 15 until it joins Route 206 just beyond Lafayette, New Jersey. Proceed North for one mile to Plains Road, turn right at the light, and The Sussex County Fairgrounds will be on the right one mile down the road. From NYC and Eastern NJA Feis (fesh) is a traditional Gaelic arts and culture festival. The plural forms are feiseanna.
In Ancient Ireland communities placed great importance on local festivals, where Gaels could come together in song, dance, music, theatre and sport. The largest of these was the Aonach, the great festival at Tara, which was then the city of Ireland's Ardrí, or "High King".
These feiseanna were a rich opportunity for storytellers to reach a large audience, and often warriors would recount their exploits in combat, clansmen would trace family genealogies, and bards and balladeers would lead the groups in legends, stories, and song.
These gatherings eventually gave rise to athletic and sporting competitions, including horse- and chariot-racing, as well as feats of strength and endurance.