St. Patrick’s Weekend – Blackwater Falls State Park

On Friday evening, March 14th, Blackwater Falls State Park will host “An Evening of American Irish Songs and Yarns,” performed by West Virginia’s “Bard of Education,” actor and musician, Mick Souter.

The show will include numerous sing-a-longs and performances on a wide array of instruments, including banjo, fiddle, autoharp, guitar, dulcimer and mandolin. The singing will be interspersed with humorous and historically based tales that set-up the songs while adding an intriguing touch of Irish blarney to the evening.

Mick Souter is West Virginia’s leading educational performing artist who has made over 3,000 appearances at festivals, theaters, state parks and schools throughout West Virginia and several other states. The show will include a variety of American Irish songs that celebrate the experience and sentiment of the Irish immigrants who poured onto America’s shores in wave after wave during the 1800’s and early 1900’s. “Mick the Fiddler” will walk the audience through their story and enchant the lover of St. Patrick’s day songs with numerous classics such as “Wild Rover,” “Wearin’ of the Green,” “Whiskey in the Jar,” “When Irish Eyes Are Smilin’,” “Molly Malone” and many more.

Stay overnight at Blackwater Falls Lodge after this event and enjoy a Saturday morning hike with a naturalist, exploring the woods for signs of spring.

For more information, or to make overnight reservations, please call Blackwater Falls State Park at (304) 259-5216.