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SIF Look Book
Tuesday, September 11th, 2018Week in Review
Sunday, September 9th, 2018
Bass cello player Alison Lynn and the Moxie Strings returned for the Syracuse Irish Festival.
Week in Review
Saturday, September 8th, 2018
Representatives for Kilbeggan Whiskey (including Upstate NY Brand Ambassador Sinead O’Hagan) make a toast at Syracuse Irish Festival.
The Elders One More Time
Friday, September 7th, 2018
Ian Byrne and the Elders headlined the Friday night stage at the Syracuse Irish Festival.
Week in Review
Sunday, September 10th, 2017
This year at the Syracuse Irish Festival Steve Phillips (left) of The Elders played a tune on stage he produced for The Moxie Strings. He is pictured here with Diana Ladio. Both groups played two sets for the weekend.
Who, What, Wear
Friday, September 8th, 2017
The shoes, the shoes, it’s gotta be the shoes.
Syracuse Architectural Digest: The Public Square (part 2)
Monday, September 12th, 2016
Lunchtime Chill Spot
Francis Academy of Irish Dance
Boys in the Band
Saturday, September 10th, 2016
Bassist Fraser Gauthier (left) and drummer Danno O’Shea joined Searson on stage during the Syracuse Irish Festival.
A Certain Kinda Moxie
Saturday, September 10th, 2016
Univ. of Michigan grads and band mates Fritz McGirr and Diana Ladio provided some show-stopping musical improvisation during the Syracuse Irish Festival this evening. They are members of the group Moxie Strings.
Sibling Revelry
Saturday, September 7th, 2013
Colleen and Erin Searson (Ottawa Valley Girls)
This is a post about two valley girls…
Ottawa (Ontario, Canada)Valley sisters Erin and Colleen Searson returned to the Syracuse Irish Festival this year, and were last night’s main stage entertainment. Their show delivered one foot-stomping hit after another. Colleen and Erin were accompanied by band mates Danno O’Shea (drums) and Orianna Barbato (bass).
The band will play again during the festival today, then head off for other dates in the Midwest before returning to Ottawa in October.
Check out the interview with Erin and Colleen below, where they talk about their connection with Kitty Hoynes in Syracuse and their gigs in Spain.
The group are true ambassadors for Celtic and fiddle music.
Syracuse loves Searson
Celtic Cool: Orianna Barbato on bass for Searson
Colleen Searson has played fiddle since age 9
Danno O’Shea: pounding out funky Celtic Folk on the drums
Erin “Do It All” Searson, vocalist, keyboardist, composer, guitarist, dancer