The Raleigh Feis was held February 6 and 7, 2015. Even though it is called the Raleigh Feis, it was held in the Durham Convention Center, in downtown Durham, North Carolina. This feis put the Ish in Irish. Registration began at 6ish on Friday evening. The competitions began at 8ish on Saturday. The stages were… Read more »
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Pittsburgh Winter Feis 2014 Review, Grades Level
Feis Info This review is for Saturday’s Grades competitions and this is the 4th year we have attended. The Pittsburgh Winter Feis is held at the Hyatt Pittsburgh Airport- the hotel is literally right at the airport. This feis is run by Jim G. and his great crew of volunteers (they also do the West… Read more »
Feis ATL 2014 Review
Feis ATL was held November 14th and 15th of 2014, at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. This was a Drake feis, which means fun, fabulous, chaotic, and crowded. The feis offered competitions in musical instruments, vocals, Celtic art work, baking, traditional and non traditional sets, treble reels, and a Dancer of the Day… Read more »
Chicago Autumn Feis 2014 Review
The 12th Annual Chicago Autumn Feis was held on Sunday, November 9, 2014 at North Central College in Naperville IL . I can’t speak to PC/OC level, nor did our school have any at that level here due to Oirachtas practice. Venue Aside from streets being blocked due to a marathon, it was easy enough to… Read more »
Cincinnati Feis 2014 Grades, A Second Opinion…
Kelly took the time to capture her insight in a review, and even though we already had a Cinci Grades review, I feel all inputs could provide something valuable to our readers, so without further ado, The Cinci Feis, A Second Opinion. Feis Info The 31st annual Cincinnati Feis was held at the Northern Kentucky… Read more »
Feis Culkin 2014 Grades Review
Corabelle has done a few grades reviews for us and I am sad to report she will no longer be doing them, BECAUSE HER GC MOVED UP TO PC!!! CONGRATS CC’s GC! Looking forward to your PC reviews! Feis Culkin was held on Sunday, November 2, 2014 beginning at 8:30 am. The feis is held at… Read more »
Cincinnati Feis 2014 Grades Review
The 31st Annual Cincinnati Feis was held on November 2, 2014 at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center in Covington, KY. This is the 1st time we have attended this feis, and overall, we had a pleasant experience. This review is mainly aimed at the Grades experience at this feis. As this feis divided grades by age… Read more »
Rince Na h’Eireann Charlotte Feis 2014 Review
The RNE Charlotte Feis was held on October 25th, 2014 at the Hilton Hotel in the UNC Charlotte are and was held in memory of Brian Quinlivan and what a great memorial it was to him. This is always a favorite feis because of the venue, the draw of the competitors from the region and… Read more »
Harvest Time Feis 2014 PC/OC Review
The Harvest Time Feis was held at Burlington High School in Burlington, Massachusetts on October 26, 2014. Venue Burlington High school- we got there a bit earlier this time around 11. Parking was a zoo, it is a huge lot and if you didn’t plan on a long walk and extra time this could be stressful…. Read more »
Neponset Valley Feis 2014 PC/OC Review
The 10th Annual Neponset Valley Feis was held at Walpole High School, Walpole, Massachusetts on October 25th, 2014. This review is for Champ level comps. ( note: My daughter was in the prelim comp. and a friend who was traveling with me took notes on the Opens stages so those are included too) Venue This feis took place… Read more »