Staten Island Irish

The entertainment for this years festival is truly fantastic. We have brought back some of your favorite performers and taken the opportunity to introduce some great bands that are new to our festival. We really feel we have successfully blended the old with the new and we feel this approach will benefit the long term growth of the festival by meeting your demands for good entertainment. Here are some of this years performers. You can click on their link to learn more.

Derek Warfield and the Young Wolfe Tones:
Derek Warfield is a singer, songwriter, noted historian and a charismatic founding member of the legendary Wolfe Tones. For 42 years he has been the voice behind the stirring introductions and author of many famous ballads that have endeared him to countless thousands of fans all over the world. Derek is recognized world wide as the "Patriotic Spirit of Irish Music".

Seamus Kennedy:
Seamus is originally from Belfast in the North of Ireland. He has been entertaining audiences all over the United States for the past 32 years. With a ready wit and a vast store of songs, he has performed for audiences which range from Popes and presidents to bartenders and bricklayers. Seamus is always one of the first people we call for the Staten Island Irish Festival.

Other performing artists include:

Paddy Noonan Everyone has heard Paddy. A long time Irish entertainer with a dedicated following.	Jamesons Revenge An energetic group who bring us "Irish music straight from the bottle".
Fiona Molloy One of New York's leading Irish singers.	Shilelagh Law The self described "Clancy brothers on Speed"
Mike Flood	Al Barry
Shay Mac	The Eamonn Ryan Band
Staten Island Pipes and Drums	Victor Cunneen