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Beltaine – Jam Session – Zamek celtic music festival 2004
Aug 25th
Breton variations, location: The Castle, Będzin, Poland
Celtic Festival in Sydney (Australia) – 26/01/2010 – part 1
Jun 27th
Breton performance for the Celtic Festival organised under the Harbour Bridge in North Sydney for the Australia Day (26/01/2010). Breton music and dances among other Irish, Scottish and Welsh items were in the program for this event. In the first part, introduction by Jean-Pierre Le Loc’h, president of the association “Bretons de Sydney”, and initiation to ‘Gavotte’ and ‘An Dro’.
celtic festival weekend
Jun 16th
Lisbon lions visited for the annual hills of donegal celtic supporters festival
Garden of Daisies Set Celtic Festival 2010
Jun 9th
The Kelly School of Irish Dance, KSID, Rhode Island. March 6th, 2010 Celtic Festival Courthouse Center for the Arts, RI Director Meghan Kelly Music: “Garden of Daisies” Video: Flip HD www.thekellyschoolofirishdance.com
Stillwater Celtic Festival
May 5th
First Annual Celtic Music and Heritage Festival in Stillwater Oklahoma was held June 16, 17, 2007, Last Tune: Britches full of Stitches
Celtic Fusion Illusion at the Edmonton Celtic Festival & The Winspear Centre
Apr 28th
Web-site: www.celticfusionillusion.com Celtic Fusion Illusion is a new musical adventure that combines elements of a modern pipe band with a traditional rock and roll groove. The result is a unique blend of musical sounds and emotions, very high on energy. This Edmonton based ensemble has been developing its innovative repertoire since 2005 and has performed at the Winspear Centre, Festival Place, William Hawrelak Park Amphitheatre, the Edmonton Celtic Festival, the Canmore Highland Games as well as several other venues around the Alberta region. The group combines the talents of a Scottish pipe band, a rock band, vocalists and a fiddle player. Together, these musicians deliver a spirited Celtic rock experience, interspersed with traditional and melodic Celtic airs. ROCK BAND Angela Mackenzie, Bruce Blair, Darcy McDonald, Ellie McGaughey, Lynn Wells, Mark Lepine, Mitch McGaughey, Percy Marshall, Rocco Macri, Thomas Alexander. PIPERS: David Trew (Pipe Major), Brock Eadie, Bunny MacLeod, Cam Prowse, Coleen Power, Elouise Roane, Gary Ferguson, Joe Cannon, John McCormick, John Miller, Mel Miller, Paula Pitre, Shawn Pinder, Valerie Nicholl, Meghann Matthews, Lindsay Whiting, Josh Fordham. DRUMMERS: Craig Weston (Drum Sergeant), Bill van Aggelen, Kelly Fey, Shelley Marsh, Jocelyn Marsh, Myles Rhinas, Heather Nicoll, Mike Healey, James Riddick, Meghan Scharfenberger
Gaelic Storm at Ortigueira Celtic Music Festival 2010: “Green Eyes, Red Hair”
Mar 24th
Gaelic Storm are a Celtic band from Santa Monica, California, USA. Their music includes traditional Irish music, Scottish music, and original tunes in both the Celtic and Celtic rock genres. Band members are Patrick Murphy (accordion, spoons, bodhrán, lead vocals), Steve Twigger (guitar, bouzouki, mandolin, lead vocals), Ryan Lacey (djembe, doumbek, surdo, cajón, vocals, various percussion), Peter Purvis (Highland bagpipes, Uillean pipes, DegerPipes, whistle) and Jessie Burns (fiddle, vocals). Here they are performing a track on their latest album “Cabbage” (released on August 3, 2010). Green Eyes, Red Hair Devil’s inside her The devil’s inside her Chorus: Green eyes, red hair, long legs; Devil inside her! Green eyes, red hair, long legs; Devil inside her! She’s a cup of tea, she’s a Jaegerbomb She’s an angel, she’s an Amazon She’s a poem, she’s an alphabet She’s a violin with a bayonet She’s a revolution, she’s a peace accord She’s a grain of sand, she’s the Cliffs of Moher She’s Friday night, she’s Sunday Morning She’s a fair wind, she’s a sailor’s warning (Chorus) Green eyes, red hair, long legs; Devil inside her! Green eyes, red hair, long legs; She’s got the devil inside her! She’s a glass house, she’s an ivory tower She’s a tin roof, she’s a summer shower She’s a carnival, she’s a masquerade She’s a picket fence, she’s lemonade (Chorus x2) She can disappear, she can walk on water She’s the Queen of Sheba, she’s the farmer’s daughter She’s a cocktail dress, a cowboy …
Celtic Spring at Blackstone Valley Celtic Festival, 7/28/07
Feb 17th
The 6 kids without their parents (who were off selling CDs) performing backstage at the Blackstone Valley Celtic Festival in Webster Masachusetts, on 28 July 2007.
Beltaine live at Celtic Music Festival ZAMEK 2005
Feb 17th
Beltaine are probably the best polish band playing traditional irish music, this is a fragment of their live performance at Celtic Music Festival in Bedzin, Poland
Happy Celtic New Year’s
Nov 2nd
Samhain, or Halloween marks the end of the light half of the year and the beginning of the dark half in the Celtic calendar. It may seem odd to think of November 1 as New Year’s Day, but perhaps no stranger than January 1, which is, after all, the heart of winter. A more intuitive New Year’s Day would probably be the start of Spring, around March 21. However, it’s interesting to contemplate why the Celts chose the time of year when winter was approaching to mark the New Year.
Samhain, which was the largest celebration in medieval Ireland, lasting for three days, is also the name of the month of November in Irish and Scottish. It marks the final harvest, as well as being a time to honor the dead. It is also believed to be a time when the “veil” between worlds -the world of the living and the world of the dead- is thinnest. This is the origin of modern Halloween ghosts, witches and so forth.
Wiccan and Celtic Re-constructionist pagans also honor Samhain as the highest holy day. They generally follow the Celtic Wheel of the Year, which is marked by the four seasonal changes (the solstices and equinoxes) and four festivals, Beltane, Samhain, Lughnasa and Imbolc. While the ancient and medieval Celts probably did not follow this calendar precisely, it is based on some of the traditional Celtic festivals and honors the Celtic practice of following the cycles of nature.
Some religious fundamentalists, meanwhile, see Halloween or Samhain as satanic or a celebration of heathen gods. While the latter may be true from a Christian (or monotheistic) point of view, the notion that pagan beliefs are satanic is not accurate. The fact is, paganism originates from a world view that did not recognize a single malevolent entity such as Satan or the Devil, so such an entity was neither worshipped nor feared or hated.
Many Celtic Christians have integrated the traditions of their pagan ancestors with Christian beliefs. For example, November 1 is also All Saints Day. The other pagan festivals have been similarly “updated” with Christian interpretations.
Whatever path you follow, Happy Celtic New Year!
