Augusta - Elkins - July 2010 & 2011

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[NOTE: I found more videos from 2011 so I’m combining them here]

If there's one thing I love about my iPad it's the Featured Photo that shows up on my home screen first thing in the morning. Today, I got a trip in a wayback machine all the way to Elkins, West Virginia for an unforgettable week at the Augusta Heritage Irish Week. I've decided to post the videos, despite the slightly off key harmony of the camera person (me!) in the big singalong. To be fair, it was a noisy night, full of high spirits and, it being the Ice House, alcohol had been taken :)

This first batch is from the Teacher/Student soccer match. If you've ever been to West Virginia in July, you'll appreciate the stamina this required! 2010 followed by 2011.

These two videos are from the big sessions in the Ice House on the last night of Irish Week. Total of joy and bliss! (Please excuse the off-tune singing of the videographer… it was REALLY late… is my face red! But in the interest of the unvarnished joyous reality of the night, I have left it as is.) I did a better job in 2011 I think.

I suppose I could upload these to YouTube, but I'm not sure I want to put this out to the world. The only folks who can see this are those who come to my blog—family and friends. And that's just fine.

I don't know if Irish Week will come back to Augusta but for those that have experienced it, Irish Week was something incredibly special and I treasure the memories of the music and the craic.