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| Venues -
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| Blueberry Hill
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Blueberry Hill is a landmark restaurant and music club filled with pop culture memorabilia located in The Loop along the St. Louis Walk of Fame.
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| The Fox Pub & Cafe
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Fine food and fine Public house with super atmosphere located in North Peoria. Home to weekly live music. A real destination.
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| Kelleher's
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A fine Irish Pub and restaurant located on Peoria's historic downtown riverfront situated in one of its oldest warehouses.
Always a friend, supporting Irish bands and Irish culture year round.
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| Castletown Geoghegan
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A fine Irish Pub and restaurant located on Belleville Illinois. Great place and great people.
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| Kell's Irish Pub
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Irish Pub and restaurant sporting in Portland, Seattle and San Francisco.
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| Pig 'n' Whistle
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One of our own Tom Jones' favorite hangs in Manhattan.
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| The Dubliner
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A knock out of an Irish Pub ad restaurant in 'ol St. Louis.
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| The Fifth Province
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An authentic Irish Pub, located on the first floor of the Irish American Heritage Center in Chicago.
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| Willett's Winery & Cellar
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A real find of a winery in Manito Illinois. Great people....award winning wines. Also a part of the quite fab Market Street Experience.
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| Media -
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| WGLT
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Bloomington's public radio station, WGLT is a dear friend to regional musicians. Piloted by the self appointed "other Bruce" Bruce Bergethon.
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| WCBU
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Peoria's own public radio station. Our source for Fiona Richie's "Thistle and Shamrock" oh yeah.
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| WTVP
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Peoria's fine public television station.
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| Band Friends -
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| Bloomsday
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Bloomington's own trad band deluxe that has been playing across the Midwest since 2002. Their motto is "Straight up and all out."
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| The Bogside Zukes
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A fine Irish band that we were actually all members of lo those years ago.
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| Exorna
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For the past seven years, Exorna has been entertaining
audiences with music transported directly from the pubs and parlors of frontman Victor McMullan's
native Northern Ireland.
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| The Shanties
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A fine regional Irish band from Bloomington that includes some friends (John and Kris) from the way back days.
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| Festivals -
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| Peoria Erin Feis
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Peoria's own fine Irish Festival located on the river front.
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| Quad Cities Erin Feis
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A fine festival that takes over the down town strip.
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