{"id":2877,"date":"2023-05-06T15:26:37","date_gmt":"2023-05-06T12:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/history\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T20:00:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T18:00:48","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/en\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2877\" class=\"elementor elementor-2877 elementor-2589\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-53ed8c3f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"53ed8c3f\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"esiintyjatpg\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;wave-brush&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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300w, https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Irish-Festival-Tampere-2024-program-square-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Irish-Festival-Tampere-2024-program-square-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Irish-Festival-Tampere-2024-program-square-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Irish-Festival-Tampere-2024-program-square-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Irish-Festival-Tampere-2024-program-square.jpg 1403w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7899066 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7899066\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/438721877_8546670418693812_5068675576536058698_n-600x366.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/438721877_8546670418693812_5068675576536058698_n.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-76d53c00\" data-id=\"76d53c00\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67e6d57f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67e6d57f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"aodan\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The theme for year 2024 was session playing. To that end, the Session Trail debuted with 13 events. The festival offered also a wide selection of master classes. The main concerts were held at Yo-talo, Tampere Old Church, G Livelab and TTT Club.  <\/p><p>The artists and session hosts:<\/p><p>Aaron O\u2019Hagan<br>Brendan Mulholland<br>Bun\u00fa<br>D\u00e1ith\u00ed \u00d3\u2019Braoin\u00e1in<br>Edel Vaughan<br>Eimear Coughlan<br>Eugene Chernov<br>Francis Cunningham<br>Jari Sirni\u00f6<br>Keith O\u2019H\u00edobh\u00e1ird<br>Luke Ward<br>Mark Hennessey<br>Markus Asunta<br>Mustarastas<br>Rapha\u00ebl Pinel<br>Sakke Sepp\u00e4l\u00e4<br>Saku Lahti<br>Tempest<br>The Pink House Trio<br>Trio Croisin<br>Trio Salamankka<\/p><p>Producer: Niilo Sirola<br>Artistic Director: Helena R\u00e4ngman<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d84699 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5d84699\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a038190 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a038190\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Irish Festival Tampere - The Spring Gathering 2023 <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3faf38e elementor-section-full_width esiintyja elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"3faf38e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-75712d4\" data-id=\"75712d4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-339198f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"339198f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/fb-ohjelma-banneri2023-v02-1024x450.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2597\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/fb-ohjelma-banneri2023-v02-1024x450.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/fb-ohjelma-banneri2023-v02-300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/fb-ohjelma-banneri2023-v02-768x337.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/fb-ohjelma-banneri2023-v02-1536x674.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/fb-ohjelma-banneri2023-v02-600x263.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/fb-ohjelma-banneri2023-v02.jpg 1640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d31ed32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d31ed32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DSC_1290-1024x681.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2599\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DSC_1290-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DSC_1290-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DSC_1290-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DSC_1290-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DSC_1290-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DSC_1290-600x399.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">L\u00e4ht\u00f6. Kuva: Riku Tulla<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a20be68\" data-id=\"a20be68\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61b8aa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61b8aa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The theme of the 2023 festival was Irish dance, and the festival e.g. premiered an Irish dance show &#8220;L\u00e4ht\u00f6&#8221; on the H\u00e4ll\u00e4 stage. Other festival venues included G Livelab, TTT-klubi, Tampereen ylioppilasteatteri ja Telakka.<\/p><p>Artists:<\/p><p>Aod\u00e1n Coyne<br>Br\u00e1ch<br>Eala<br>Edel Vaughan<br>Eimear Coughlan<br>Eugene Chernov<br>Francis Cunningham<br>Fuar\u00e1n Irish Dancers<br>InSpiral Dance Company Finland<br>Laura Merisaari<br>Maija Koskenalusta<br>Mark Hennessey<br><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-a619dad-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-a619dad-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-a619dad-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-a619dad-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-a619dad-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-a619dad-word-spacing ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-1116bee );\">Marko Keskitalo<br><\/span>Maxima Irish Dance Studio<br>Nelli Sinisalo<br>Noora Karjalainen<br>Pellava<br>Petra Karjalainen<br>Sami Rantasalo<br>Salla Rimmi  Niilo Sirola<br>Tara Howley<br>Testostenorit<br>The Pink House<\/p><p>Producer: Minna Aurivuo<\/p><p>Artistic director: Maija Koskenalusta<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d38541 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1d38541\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e20309 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e20309\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Irish Festival - The Spring Gathering 2022<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f44e19 elementor-section-full_width esiintyja elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"4f44e19\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-70a58ad\" data-id=\"70a58ad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-168576f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"168576f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/fb-banneri-1024x450.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2609\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/fb-banneri-1024x450.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/fb-banneri-300x132.png 300w, https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/fb-banneri-768x337.png 768w, https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/fb-banneri-1536x674.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/fb-banneri-600x263.png 600w, https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/fb-banneri.png 1640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8908b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a8908b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/\u00a9Jacky_Law_TTT-klubi_22.4.22_9-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1474\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/\u00a9Jacky_Law_TTT-klubi_22.4.22_9-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/\u00a9Jacky_Law_TTT-klubi_22.4.22_9-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/\u00a9Jacky_Law_TTT-klubi_22.4.22_9-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/\u00a9Jacky_Law_TTT-klubi_22.4.22_9-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/\u00a9Jacky_Law_TTT-klubi_22.4.22_9-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/\u00a9Jacky_Law_TTT-klubi_22.4.22_9.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">TTT-klubi, photo: Jacky Law<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ba554d\" data-id=\"2ba554d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfcde3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bfcde3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For the first time, the festival was held in Tampere. There still was a concert in Kangasala Hall, and other venues included TTT-klubi, The Tampere Old Church and Cultural Center Laikku.<\/p><p>Artists:<\/p><p>\u00c9adaoin N\u00ed Mhaic\u00edn<br>Eala<br>Jari Sirni\u00f6<br>Laura Merisaari<br>Maija Koskenalusta<br>Noora Karjalainen<br>Pellava<br>Salla Rimmi  Niilo Sirola<br>Se\u00e1n O\u2019Meara<br>Testostenorit<br>The Pink House<br>Thomas Johnston<\/p><p>Producer: Minna Aurivuo<br>Artistic Directors: Maija Koskenalusta  Noora Karjalainen<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42ad876 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"42ad876\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9e4b61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c9e4b61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kangasala Irish Festival - The Spring Gathering 2021 (online)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d9adef5 elementor-section-full_width esiintyja elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"d9adef5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d8a5f8c\" data-id=\"d8a5f8c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc3266c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dc3266c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/175145184_1313604832354382_6081570361395590485_n-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2612\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/175145184_1313604832354382_6081570361395590485_n-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/175145184_1313604832354382_6081570361395590485_n-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/175145184_1313604832354382_6081570361395590485_n-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/175145184_1313604832354382_6081570361395590485_n-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/175145184_1313604832354382_6081570361395590485_n-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/175145184_1313604832354382_6081570361395590485_n.jpg 1750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff62609 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ff62609\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2021-04-24-16.32.50-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2625\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2021-04-24-16.32.50-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2021-04-24-16.32.50-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2021-04-24-16.32.50-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2021-04-24-16.32.50-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2021-04-24-16.32.50-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2021-04-24-16.32.50-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fdda03\" data-id=\"1fdda03\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c97e29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c97e29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The pandimic situation still did not allow for conventional festivals, so instead the festival took the form of a three-hour live stream, hosted live by Helena R\u00e4ngman from the empty concert hall of Kangasala Hall.<\/p><p>Artists:<\/p><p>Eala<br>Frank Boyle<br>Helena R\u00e4ngman<br>MegaTrad<br>Salla Rimmi  Niilo Sirola<br>Trio Salamankka<\/p><p>The stream is still available on Facebook at <a style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-a619dad-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-a619dad-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-a619dad-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-a619dad-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-a619dad-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-a619dad-word-spacing );\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IrishFestGathering\/videos\/4036923006365216\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IrishFestGathering\/videos\/4036923006365216\/<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6072690 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6072690\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97812e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"97812e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kangasala Irish Festival - The Spring Gathering 2020 (cancelled) <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c4358c4 elementor-section-full_width esiintyja elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"c4358c4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b950c8\" data-id=\"2b950c8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80e42cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"80e42cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2020-03-17-11.40.43-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2627\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2020-03-17-11.40.43-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2020-03-17-11.40.43-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2020-03-17-11.40.43-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2020-03-17-11.40.43-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2020-03-17-11.40.43-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2020-03-17-11.40.43-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-18a63b6\" data-id=\"18a63b6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4065b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4065b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The 2020 festival had to be cancelled with short notice due to the Covid pandemic.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-828e1b2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"828e1b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63da126 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63da126\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kangasala Irish Festival - The Spring Gathering 2019<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-68d94a9 elementor-section-full_width esiintyja elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"68d94a9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-858cdcf\" data-id=\"858cdcf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-884eb98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"884eb98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/55453610_757151481333056_8508463889938120704_n.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2616\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/55453610_757151481333056_8508463889938120704_n.png 849w, https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/55453610_757151481333056_8508463889938120704_n-300x206.png 300w, https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/55453610_757151481333056_8508463889938120704_n-768x526.png 768w, https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/55453610_757151481333056_8508463889938120704_n-600x411.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ccd28c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8ccd28c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/kangasalairish_johannajeronen_edit.tiia-11-of-14-scaled.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Eala &amp; Friends<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15e8134 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"15e8134\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/58580577_778362939211910_808965589941878784_n-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2614\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/58580577_778362939211910_808965589941878784_n-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/58580577_778362939211910_808965589941878784_n-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/58580577_778362939211910_808965589941878784_n-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/58580577_778362939211910_808965589941878784_n-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/58580577_778362939211910_808965589941878784_n-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/58580577_778362939211910_808965589941878784_n.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Jigs for Jacobites<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d96445a\" data-id=\"d96445a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c33294d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c33294d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-a619dad-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-a619dad-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-a619dad-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-a619dad-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-a619dad-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-a619dad-word-spacing ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-1116bee );\">Artists:<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-a619dad-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-a619dad-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-a619dad-font-weight ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-a619dad-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-a619dad-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-a619dad-word-spacing ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-1116bee );\">Cillian O&#8217;Dalaigh<br><\/span>Eala<br>Kirsten Allstaff<br>Maija Koskenalusta<br>Mick McCabe<br>Noora Karjalainen<br>Orfhlaith N\u00ed Bhriain<br>Ruairi McCabe<br>Testostenorit<br>Thomas Johnston<br>Tola Custy<\/p><p>Artistic directors: Maija Koskenalusta &amp; Noora Karjalainen<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96411a8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"96411a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b44423 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b44423\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kangasala Irish Festival - The Spring Gathering 2018<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-86b07ac elementor-section-full_width esiintyja elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"86b07ac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb504e8\" data-id=\"cb504e8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d7f183 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8d7f183\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/31542745_550854028629470_4960622896859840512_n.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2618\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/31542745_550854028629470_4960622896859840512_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/31542745_550854028629470_4960622896859840512_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/31542745_550854028629470_4960622896859840512_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.irishfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/31542745_550854028629470_4960622896859840512_n-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Eala &amp; Friends<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-89cfcf9\" data-id=\"89cfcf9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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year 2024 was session playing. To that end, the Session Trail debuted with 13 events. The festival offered also a wide selection of master classes. 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