The music started when Young John Gallagher took the stage before a packed house in Riley’s Outdoor Pavilion. An hour later, The Connolly-Davis Band followed suit before an SRO crowd inside the pub. For the rest of the day, Riley’s delivered a double-track of Irish-trad and Celtic-rock that also featured The Danny McGoo Duo, John Walsh, and The Wild Geese. St. Patrick himself even made an appearance (portrayed by Rich O’Malley), as did a freshly distilled barrel of whiskey, courtesy of Ryan Kanto and the newly opened Quantum Spirits of Carnegie.
Festivities continued through the night, with … [read more at The 21st-Century Scop].