Date: Saturday, July 25, 2009Location: Dayton Metro Park, Dayton, Ohio
Cost: Free
Reason for GOH: Music!
On Saturday we packed the Get Outta Here van and headed northwest. We stopped in Finneytown to pick up Carol Mahan and said hello to Darrel who was staying home. We reached Dayton about 3:30, just in time for Scythian's set. The boys were wide awake and making music! They had the crowd joining in on every song and set a good mood for the day. We moved back and forth between the music tents enjoying just about every group that was playing throughout the day. Some we loved, some we liked and some just couldn't hold our interest. As we had before, we retreated to the van during the afternoon and made some sandwiches. Taking food and drink to a festival that is already free makes the entire cost of the day just a few dollars worth of gas in the van. We did, however, support the festival with a few donations and a couple of cold, refreshing Guinness and Harps.
The weatherman predicted a rainy day with the chance of storms but the sky was clear and blue and the temperature in the low 80's.
As for music, Dulahan, Slide-Ireland and Changling were favorites. Gaelic Storm had the crowd in a frenzy and we stayed until the encore then we took our weary bones back to the van and headed for home.
Did we have a good time? This should say it all!
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