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Celtic Ceilidh: featuring Appalachian Highlanders; the BorderCollies; Barleyjuice; Sharon Knight; Tuatha Dea
Full Lineup
The Appalachian Highlanders (1:00-1:30)
The BorderCollies (1:30-2:30)
Barleyjuice (3:00-4:00 and 6:00-7:15)
Sharon Knight (4:30-5:30)
Tuatha Dea (7:45-9:00)
The Appalachian Highlanders: Based in Abingdon, VA, the Appalachian Highlanders Pipes & Drums bring together enthusiasts from all over southwestern Virginia and northeast Tennessee who share a common love for the thrilling sound of the Great Highlands Bagpipe.
The BorderCollies: The BorderCollies are a contemporary Celtic band, featuring a unique blend of traditional Celtic and folk influences in their music. Their latest CD, "Sticks and Stones", showcases the band's original compositions and their ability to interpret and arrange traditional material. Based out of Duluth, Georgia, the band performs regionally around the southeast at concerts, festivals, highland games, pubs and clubs.
Barleyjuice: With six studio albums and a double CD collection in their sporrans to date, these five spirited yanks are currently one of the most beloved celtic rock bands in the USA. Frontmen Kyf Brewer and Keith "Swanny" Swanson lithely cover lead vocals, guitars, accordion, harmonica, mandolin, bouzouki, and bagpipes. Both originally piped in the Loch Rannoch Pipe Band, and performed in Edinburgh's Millennium March for Prince Charles. While Swanson was once a member of New York's legendary Flailin' Shilaleghs, Kyf's been a pro performer since his first band, The Ravyns, produced the hit "Raised on the Radio" for the 1982 film Fast Times At Ridgemont High.
Backing Brewer & Swanson are a mad trio of characters: captivating fiddler Alice O'Quirke, whose classical roots stray to Irish & bluegrass in the middle of the most authentic jigs & hornpipes; drummer Barnes, a powerhouse of driving decadence; and hopping bassist Eric Worthington, musical snake-charmer of the deep and dulcet. The ayes have it - Barleyjuice is a grand group of talented tunesmiths and prodigious performers, and the absolute best time you can have at a concert without removing your kilt.
Sharon Knight: Sharon Knight and her longtime collaborator Winter are internationally touring musicians in the mythic-Celtic vein. Their penchant for combining fierce and gutsy bravado with ethereal beauty, a hearty dose of fantastical lyrics, and an obvious love of storytelling has inspired their own style, "Neofolk Romantique". This often sounds less Celtic and more "Folktales that ran away with the Faeries at the turn of the century and took cover in an old trunk bound for the circus, which was then commandeered by pirates." This suits them fine.
Romantic and fanciful with a little bit of rock and roll grit, the music of Sharon and Winter remind us that we can all see the world through the eyes of enchantment.
Tuatha Dea: CELTIC TRIBAL GYPSY ROCK! Tuatha Dea is "pure primal energy" with a Celtic and World twist. Hailing from the Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee, the Clan has been described as "The Appalachian Fae" organically blending their Celtic, Native American and Tribal roots into a Gypsy Rock vibe that transcends category and genre! The band's eclectic sound blends the tribal vibe of primitive drums with conventional and non-conventional instruments such as guitar, bass, modern and Native American flutes, Didgeridoo and more as well as a myriad of vocal styles to create a truly unique sound.
From the beginning, the band has embraced its Celtic heritage and meshed the traditional music of Scotland, Ireland and Great Britain with the pulse-pounding heartbeat of the drums to produce unique versions of traditional favorites like Aillien Duinn, "Danny Boy", "Whiskey In A Jar", "Loch Lomond" , Skye Boat and others. The group's eclectic nature also incorporates a rock, blues, new age, world and even punk edge into their repertoire of material to further widen their appeal. Recently, Tuatha Dea released their 4th CD, inspired by and based on the novels of recognized published Sci-Fi- Fantasy Author Alex Bledsoe. {The band is set to be featured as characters in his unreleased 3rd book in the series in Spring of 2015 }
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LocationMarket Pavilion (View)
100 Remsburg Dr.
Abingdon, VA 24210
United States
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| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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