As we all still recover from the Minnesota Irish Fair, we are joined by world traveler and explorer, John O'Sullivan.  He has tips about what to look for when you visit a city and how not to be too niave when landing in a country, particularly Ireland.  The man has yars and he's not afraid to share them.  We have some reflections from the Irish Fair that was and that includes a couple of tunes.  Tune in!

We had two forces of nature on the show this week as we get ready for the Minnesota Irish Fair this weekend!  Eileen Ivers, world class fiddle player and proper Bronx Irish dropped in for a quick chat about how she won 9 All-Ireland fiddle championships despite being of Mayo stock!  Sharon Austin who spent part of her childhood in Cork and part in Westmeath, is on the Irish Fair board and brings the craic and a few yarns that are worth their weight in gold.  Join them both and the rest of us this weekend at Harriet Island in St Paul.  It will be ojus!

We all marched to the beat of our special guest this week, Ryan Lacey, who is the percussionist for the Irish Fair Headliners, Gaelic Storm.  Ryan gave us plenty of insight into how the band got it's start on the Titanic and somehow didn't sink after that.  They are sure to reign at this year's Minnesota Irish Fair,  so this chat is definitely the craic of thunder we needed!

After a month away, the Crafty Rogues is back, fresh, rested and full of craic...The Trip to the motherland included a visit to the Boann Distillery in Co. Meath and a chat with one of their distillers and character, Harry Evans.  Enjoy the interview and get ready to tip a glass with Harry himself at the Minnesota Irish Fair!

On the road again in historic St Anthony Main to catch up with the incomparable Dawn Kuehl.  Dawn has three main areas of interest:  Gardening, Events and Punk music!  We covered all of those topics and more including a little history lesson and ghost stories about some of the buildings along the Mississippi river.  Strap in for a magical mystery show!

Crafty Rogues welcomed Macy Ashby who is the Board Chair of the Minnesota Irish Fair!  We discussed how whelming the job can be, Donegal connections, love of Hozier and of course what to expect from the Fair this August...spoiler alert, it's alot!  Now get after it!

Multiple guests this week on a lively show.  Ruairi Barnwell stopped by the studio for some updates on Global Minnesota (Irish wing), Ireland Network (Twin Cities wing) and DLR Buildings (Left wing).  In between chats, we also heard from Livinia Finnerty and Tom Frawley from TCRE Club about how they are getting the youth involved in both hurling and Gaelic football.  Craic on!

It's not every week that a Double All-Ireland winner comes on the show and has plenty of gas to burn.  Colm O'Neill, from one of the most famous whiskey towns in Ireland, Midleton in Co. Cork joined us from his home in Boulder, Colorado where he has been for many years.  Pub owner, father of 6 including two MLS players and now a drink called "Hard Chaw".  There wasn't enough space to fit the whole chat in the show but we did our best!

Wild Colonial Bhoy, Adam Coolong dropped by for a chat this week.  From exceling at Pub Quizzes to playing in front of thousands, he has lived the dreams of many.  Among topics discussed were the art and work of songwriting, finding a melody and maybe thinking about getting a minivan.  It is all that and more in this weeks episode.  Get after it!

Dave "Moose" Muslof was our special guest this week.  It is not every week you hang with someone who has had a Papal blessing (thanks to a couple of Aussies) and a moment with the Queen.  These and many other yarns spun like New Zealand wool in what was a rather chatty edition of the podcast.  Enjoy at your leisure.