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| Coyote Run These musicians come together to create something old, something new, something utterly fantastic, and completely engaging. Hailed as one of the "most exciting Celtic acts touring today," their music is driving, powerful, yet resonates and is layered with Celtic traditional music. www.coyoterun.com | ||
| Enter The Haggis If there is one band that does it all while making it their own, it’s Enter the Haggis. Hailing from Toronto, Canada, ETH is possibly the only band that claims to fit into 18 different musical genres, ranging from rock to bluegrass to Celtic to Latin beats and more taking their audience on a joyous world-music romp, while staying near to their Celtic roots. www.enterthehaggis.com | ||
Greenwich Meantime A Fling First! Greenwich Meantime is quickly becoming a hot commodity on the North American Celtic and World Music scene enjoying an ever growing fan base due to the strength of their performances and the energy that they put into their show. Catch them here while you can! www.greenwichmeantime.ca |
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| The Hedge Band A Fling First! Baltimore MD has attracted notice for the quantity and quality of its traditional Irish musicians. Four of the city’s finest players have joined forces to create The Hedge Band, offering an exciting blend of song and dance music from Ireland. This delightful band is guaranteed to enchant you with their vibrant and eclectic sound. www.myspace.com/thehedgeband | ||
| Makem & Spain Brothers – A Fling First! Not in the past 30 years has a group taken the international stage with such vocal power and stage presence, capturing the essence of their genre, while standing out as something truly unique. A host of various instruments and five male vocals, using precise three-part harmonies blend perfectly for what many have described as a wall of sound. | ||
| Ed Miller – A Fling First! Edinburgh native Ed Miller, acknowledged as one of Scotland’s finest singing exports, performs old traditional ballads, the timeless songs of Robert Burns and contemporary songs of urban change, emigration and humor, giving a real taste of Scotland. www.songsofscotland.com | ||
| Screaming Orphans – Back by popular demand for their second Fling appearance, this quartet of Donegal lasses is creating quite a buzz in the Celtic rock realm. The Orphans are four sisters whose tight harmonies and infectious tunes create a dynamic sound reminiscent of the Cranberries and the Bangles with a fresh mix of self-penned songs intertwined with traditional Irish favorites. www.screamingorphans.com | ||
| Scythian - (pronounced "sith-ee-yin") Thanks to their intense, high energy shows, Scythian has become one of the hottest acts in Celtic music today and one of the most popular bands at Fling. Based in DC, these four lads are a charismatic group of friends whose music ranges from traditional folk to high energy Celtic, with strains of gypsy and Klezmer in between. With a great respect and admiration for the traditional - the foundation of their music - Scythian is not afraid to wink at convention in search of a little fun www.scythianmusic.com | ||
| Tartan Terrors - Taking the Celtic scene by storm, the Tartan Terrors, North America's Premiere Celtic Event, features the best of the best in music, comedy and dance. Bolstered by the blistering piping of a Two-Time World Champion Bagpiper, the driving tones of drums from around the world, guitar played unlike any you've ever heard, championship caliber highland dancing and internationally recognized comedians and you'll understand why Dig This Magazine declares "The Terrors are one act to keep an eye on!" www.tartanterrors.com | ||
| Aoife (pronounced “Eefa”) Clancy brings a refreshing voice to folk music, one that ranges from traditional Irish songs to ballads to the best work of contemporary songwriters. Her father, Bobby Clancy, of the renowned Clancy Brothers, put a guitar in her hands at the age of ten, and by fourteen she was out playing and singing with him. Aoife musical chops were further honed while recording and touring the globe for four years as the lead singer for Cherish the Ladies, which is one of the most sought-after groups in Irish-American History. Today Aoife tours as a solo act and with her cousins Donal Clancy and Robbie O’Connell in the Clancy Family Legacy. We are thrilled to welcome Aoife here for her first appearance at Celtic Fling! www.aoifeclancy.com | ||
| The Pipe Bands | ||
Ceol Neam (Saturday) www.geocities.com/ceolneamh |
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| Susquehanna Pipe & Drum (Sunday) www.suspipesanddrums.com | ||
| The Dance | ||
| Scoil Rince na Connemarra | ||
Academy of Film & Performing Arts (AFPA) This exciting performance troupe has become a regular at Celtic Fling with an energetic troupe of young people returning for 2008 to give all families a thrilling day at the festival! AFPA’s experience includes: Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire, Canada Day, Sound of Music Festivals, Royal Canadian Legion, Great Lakes Medieval Faire, Ohio Renaissance Faire, CBC Television, and they’ve won a number of awards in Canada and the US. |
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It’s true, everyone’s favorite “Titanic” steerage band is HERE, kicking off our 10th anniversary with their legendary powerhouse show, loved by fans of all ages! And as if this isn’t awesome enough, Fling favorites Scythian will be the opening act for the evening. This is a powerful combo of Celtic kicks you won’t want to miss!!
| The Music | |
| Barleyjuice Their uncanny ability to pen songs that sound like they came straight off of classic Pogues, Christy Moore, or Ewan MacColl albums and their wit and prowess in performing them is why they're making waves in the Celtic community and beyond...or maybe it's just that they have nice legs for kilts? www.barleyjuice.com | |
| Ceann When their mission in musical life is to take one of the least pretentious styles of music in America - Irish pub drinking songs, and make it less pretentious by adding their own wicked sense of humor and subtracting the fake accents and nostalgic waxing, you can rest assured these guys are out to give audiences a good time. www.ceannmusic.com | |
| Celtic Spring As seen on national television! “America’s Got Talent” finalists, Celtic Spring are an exciting and unique fiddle and dance band composed of the five Wood family children on fiddles and in dance shoes, joined by their father on the traditional Irish drum, the bodhran. www.celticspringband.com | |