ENJOYING THE 'IRISH VIBE' FAIRGOERS REVEL IN FOOD, MUSIC AND CELTIC FUN.Byline: Lisa M. Sodders Staff Writer ENCINO - As the Irish contemporary band Gaelic Storm launched into another rollicking rol·lick·ing adj. Carefree and high-spirited; boisterous: a rollicking celebration. rol tune, Jenny Fish, 39, swayed to the music, her 8- month-old daughter Shannon bouncing on her hip. Next to her, her husband, Marty Fish, 41, of Shadow Hills, kept time by the stroller while their son, Perrin, 3 1/2, played air guitar on a green wooden sword at the Irish Fair and Musical Festival at Festival Fields Woodley Park. ``We like the Irish vibe,'' said Marty Fish, who owns a plumbing business. ``You don't hear this too often - it's kind of a cross between our own bluegrass bluegrass, any species of the large and widely distributed genus Poa, chiefly range and pasture grasses of economic importance in temperate and cool regions. In general, bluegrasses are perennial with fine-leaved foliage that is bluish green in some species. and folk music, and it's fresh and new.'' Barry Greenberg, public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most spokesman for the fair, said the event got off to an excellent start Saturday, drawing 4,000 people in the first two hours. In most years, attendance averages about 20,000 a day, he said. Fairgoers could feast on Irish stew in a bread bowl, drink a variety of beers, including Guinness, or sample more American fare, like Philly cheese sandwiches. Booths sold everything from intricate Celtic silver jewelry to Irish music CDs and clothing. Little girls in elaborately embroidered em·broi·der v. em·broi·dered, em·broi·der·ing, em·broi·ders v.tr. 1. To ornament with needlework: embroider a pillow cover. 2. , paneled dresses and wearing corkscrew-curl wigs performed precise Irish jigs, and the skirl skirl v. skirled, skirl·ing, skirls v.intr. To produce a high, shrill, wailing tone. Used of bagpipes. v.tr. To play (a piece) on bagpipes. n. 1. of bagpipes bagpipes Noun, pl a musical wind instrument in which sounds are produced in reed pipes by air from an inflated bag bagpipes npl → gaita sg bagpipes filled the air. But for Victoria Lyons of Garden Grove, the best part of the fair was the animals. The nearly 3-year-old tot sat tall in the saddle for what her grandfather, Ken Cheney, 58, Garden Grove, estimated was her fourth pony ride, then led him to the petting zoo for the second time, where she patted baby goats, a baby zebra, a llama llama (lä`mə), South American domesticated ruminant mammal, Lama glama, of the camel family. Genetic studies indicate that it is descended from the guanaco. , a pot-bellied pig and other furry critters in turn. Even getting knocked over by a goat as tall as she was couldn't erase the look of utter contentment on her face. ``I'm enjoying it,'' said Cheney, a technical writer, of the fair. ``Whatever interests her, mostly. I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. that I have a favorite.'' For many fairgoers and participants, the fair is about finding your roots, celebrating your history, and embracing your imagination by escaping the tedium of the present day. Amy Stevenson, 57, a Chatsworth social worker, and her daughter, Jennifer Stevenson, 24, Simi Valley, are African-American - and also part Irish and American Indian. They came to the festival to do a little more research and enjoy the sense of community and friendly people, said Jennifer, who works for a nonprofit mental health center. ``Just coming here puts a smile on my face,'' Jennifer said. Christy Carr, 25, San Diego, looked remarkably cool despite her dark green wool Civil War afternoon tea dress. ``It's not bad as long as I get a breeze under the hoop,'' she said of her costume. ``But it is wool. Everything underneath is authentic 1860s undergarments, down to the corset corset, article of dress designed to support or modify the figure. Greek and Roman women sometimes wrapped broad bands about the body. In the Middle Ages a short, close-fitting, laced outer bodice or waist was worn. By the 16th cent. , chemise and petticoats.'' Carr, who works at a bookstore, was at the fair as part of the New York 69th Irish Fighting Brigade. Becoming a re-enactor has turned her into an amateur historian, she said, adding, ``We need to know where we came from as a people, as a country. It helps us to recognize what this country has gone through.'' True Thomas the Storyteller, also known as Robert Seutter of North Hollywood, a professional storyteller, was dressed as the famous 13th century Scottish poet, including boots made of elkhide and springbok springbok: see antelope. springbok or springbuck Species of antelope (Antidorcas marsupialis), native to treeless plains of southern Africa, the national emblem of South Africa. It stands about 30 in. , a type of African antelope, blue linen trousers, a brown plaid wool tunic, and mustard-colored wool tam. The problem with modern entertainment like television shows, he said, is that they don't get people to use their imagination. ``If I tell a story of the ancient Celts The following pages provide lists of nations or people of Celtic origin, arranged by branch of Celtic ethnicity or language grouping: Goidelic Celts
The festival continues today, beginning at 10 a.m. People who bring two canned good items to the fair between 10 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. for the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. homeless will receive $4 off the $16 adult admission price. IF YOU GO: The Irish Fair is open today from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Woodley Park, between Woodley Avenue and the 405 Freeway and between Victory and Burbank boulevards in Van Nuys. Adult tickets are $16. Students and seniors 62 and over pay $13. And children 12 and under get in free. Parking at the site is $6. CAPTION(S): 2 photos, box Photo: (1) Gilbert Jones, left, and Michele Pfeifer wear traditional Irish garb in contrast to more modern fairgoers on Saturday at Woodley Park. (2) Courtney Buddemeyer kicks up her heels in a traditional Irish dance as her father, Robert, watches at Saturday's fair. Joe Binoya/Special to the Daily News Box: IF YOU GO (see text) |
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