By Robert Fulton The trip down Interstate 95 in March is a familiar one for Portland, Maine’s the Pubcrawlers. The Celtic/Irish/Punk band act is slated to perform at this year’s ShamrockFest on Saturday, making it four of the last five years the group has done so.

“It’s not every day you get to play for 60,000-plus people,” said Pubcrawlers drummer Andy Hercock, over the phone from Portland. “It’s just a great experience. Everybody down there is just extremely cool, very welcoming, very hospitable. It’s a great time.”