The traditional Irish music of Driving with Fergus was driven inside by unseasonal rainstorms at Wednesday’s nooner.

Students crept into the warm Hinde Auditorium Wednesday to relax and escape the drizzle to hear traditional music that dates back more than 700 years.

Vince Wolfe and Lewis Santer of Driving With Fergus played several “sea songs,” as well as a couple of Irish dance tunes. Songs included “3 Drunken Maidens,” “Low Lands of Holland” and “Tommy Todd,” using unique instruments, including the Irish bouzouki, the penny whistle, the low whistle, the Irish flute, and the bodhran.

“The show was really entertaining,” said junior Gail Gray, a social work major. “The music was lively without being overbearing.”

Wolfe and Santer have been playing Irish tunes together for three years, but the music covers a lot of culture.

“Irish music is very historical,” Wolfe said. “The songs also tell personal stories of the people of Ireland.”

The Davis band plays for a group of Irish dancers and also specializes in weddings and parties.

While most of the crowd sat back and relaxed during the hour-long performance, senior Walter Crawford, a physical therapy major, couldn’t sit still.

“The music is so alive and vibrant, that is where I connect with it,” he said. “You can’t help but get up and dance.”

The event was the first scheduled “nooner” of the semester presented by UNIQUE Programs. This Wednesday’s nooner features rock band Jackpot at the Joe Serna Jr. Plaza, east of the University Union.

UNIQUE Programs is an organization of student volunteers which plans, promotes and produces on-campus entertainment of all varieties. Their goal is to provide innovative, quality entertainment to enhance campus life at Sacramento State.