THE Páirc Summer Series festival saw bands, musicians and fans travel from across Britain, Ireland and the rest of Europe to Birmingham for a star-studded weekend.

Derek Warfield on stage at the Páirc Summer Series (Pic: Chris Egan)
Chris Egan was there with his camera, capturing all the action for The Irish Post.
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A shoulder with a view (Pic: Chris Egan)

Festival fans, David Habernathy and Amy Garratt from Birmingham and Dudley (Pic: Chris Egan)

Irish Supergroup, Sharon Shannon and the Big Band (Pic: Chris Egan)

Mayo fans were out in force ahead of the Saw Doctors' appearance (Pic: Chris Egan)

Nathan Carter commands the stage in Birmingham (Pic: Chris Egan)

Scanlan Irish dancers Kerry, Claire, Sue, Annette, Shannon and Sharon enjoying the festival(Pic: Chris Egan)

Fans dance along to the Saw Doctors (Pic: Chris Egan)

Fin Furey performs (Pic: Chris Egan)

Finbarr Clancy and Brian Dunphy from The High Kings (Pic: Chris Egan)

Ruth Graham and Russ Hill from Birmingham (Pic: Chris Egan)

Paul O'Brien from the High Kings (Pic: Chris Egan)

Crowd-pleaser Sharon Shannon (Chris Egan)

The Sharon Shannon Big Band looks out over the Pairc Festival audiaence (Pic: Chris Egan)