IrishFest

**beloitpiper** · 28th August 06, 06:47 PM

Here's some photos of me performing at Milwaukee's IrishFest.

This is my (former) pipe band, the Shamrock Club Color Guard Pipe and Drum Band of Milwaukee.

Here's me.

This is me in my SWK Saffron with my Irish folk group.

Here's another of me with the smallpipes.

Too bad I didn't see any of you guys there. It was a great time! Plenty of beautiful kilts!

**Scott Gilmore** · 28th August 06, 07:26 PM

Wish I could have been there (in my SWK heavyweight green shadow tartan, of course). Thanks for posting.

Regards,
Scott Gilmore

**Blu (Ontario)** · 28th August 06, 07:28 PM

Great pictures!

Out of curiosity, as an Irish band, do you play different music than the standard MSR / Medley competition material heard at highland games?

Funny... the photo of your band reminded of a comment I overheard this past summer (a Pipe Major coaching his group), "If you can't hear yourself... That's perfect"!

Wonderful stuff.

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**Southern Breeze** · 28th August 06, 08:19 PM

Great pics! Whats the name of your folk group? Thanks for posting.

**beloitpiper** · 29th August 06, 05:35 AM

The band is The Shinigans. Check out the site at http://www.myspace.com/theshinigans

They play a lot of really traditional music, but also a bit of modern celtic also. I need to clarify: I was just a special guest for IrishFest. We collaborated to put the bagpipes in some of their tunes.