MUSKEGON, MI -- A sea of green, orange and tartan flooded downtown Muskegon this week.

The Michigan Irish Music Festival returned to West Michigan on Saturday, Sept. 13, at Heritage Landing in Muskegon.

The four-day festival incorporated dozens of performers, workshops and vendors, allowing Michiganders to interact with ancient Irish culture and traditions in modern ways.

Between sets, festivalgoers could’ve learned Gaelic, tried their hand at hurling, or learned more about the country’s history.

In the last few years, the festival has added Grafton Street, a stage primarily reserved for contemporary performers.

“That’s not your mom and dad’s Irish music,” said Colin Eden, assistant director of the festival.

The headlining act of Grafton Street on Saturday was Ally the Piper. Ally us

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