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Ceili Group Festival September 11-13th 2008 INFORMATION
Three Days of Traditional Irish Music and Dancing
at the Irish Center, Philadelphia, PA
The Philadelphia
Ceili Group’s
34th Annual
Festival of
Irish Music and Dance
September 11-13th, 2008
www.philadelphiaceiligroup.org
for more info and ticket orders
Friday, September 12th, 8pm, two events
Singers: Brian Hart, Terry Kane, Roseleen McGill, Matt Ward, Catherine Crowe,
Kathy DeAngelo, and Eugenia Brennan. Admission $12
Noon to 2 PM - workshops in fiddle, accordion, bodhran, pipes and step / sean nos dancing. Pre-paid.
2 PM to 10 PM - continuous participatory ceili and set dancing followed by a “House Party” in the ballroom with music by Kevin McGillian, Jimmy McGillian and Judy
Brennan, or by Brendan Callahan, Sean McComiskey and friends. Also, musical
performances on the Fireside Stage and The John Kelly Stage.
Performers include: Brendan Mulvihill, Tim Britton, John Brennan, Matt and Shannon Heaton, Brendan Callahan, Sean McComiskey, Kieran Jordan, McDermott’s Handy, Tim Hill, Mary Malone, Paddy O’Neill, Tom O’Malley, Dennis Gormley, Caitlin Finley, Jeremy Bingamen, Kathy DeAngelo, Brian Hart, Catherine Crowe, Roseleen McGill, Terry Kane, Matt Ward, Fintan Malone and many other Philadelphia area musicians.
There will be a one hour workshop in “Tin Whistle for Beginners” led by Dennis
Gormley at 4 PM followed by a performance of “Pipes, Flutes & Whistles” with several performers. There will be a performance of “Singers” at 5 PM, a “Spoken Word”
presentation at 6PM.
When all the performances are over at 10 PM, there will be an open ended music
session in the Fireside room and a singing session in the dining room.
Thursday, September 11th, 8pm
An Irish Circle of Song
In the ballroom, Ceili / Set dance with Danny Flynn’s band The Bog Wanderers
from Maryland.
In the Fireside room, a one hour concert with New York fiddler
Tony DeMarco, followed by a session of traditional Irish music open to all musicians.
Admission to both events $15
Saturday, September 13th, admission to all events is $20
The Philadelphia Ceili Group is a non-profit, tax exempt, educational organization.
There will be a variety of vendors with interesting Irish products for sale, food by Kavanaugh’s Country Kitchen, and two bars of the Irish Center open for your service. There is no smoking permitted in the building.
at the Irish Center, Philadelphia, PA
The Philadelphia
Ceili Group’s
34th Annual
Festival of
Irish Music and Dance
September 11-13th, 2008
www.philadelphiaceiligroup.org
for more info and ticket orders
Friday, September 12th, 8pm, two events
Singers: Brian Hart, Terry Kane, Roseleen McGill, Matt Ward, Catherine Crowe,
Kathy DeAngelo, and Eugenia Brennan. Admission $12
Noon to 2 PM - workshops in fiddle, accordion, bodhran, pipes and step / sean nos dancing. Pre-paid.
2 PM to 10 PM - continuous participatory ceili and set dancing followed by a “House Party” in the ballroom with music by Kevin McGillian, Jimmy McGillian and Judy
Brennan, or by Brendan Callahan, Sean McComiskey and friends. Also, musical
performances on the Fireside Stage and The John Kelly Stage.
Performers include: Brendan Mulvihill, Tim Britton, John Brennan, Matt and Shannon Heaton, Brendan Callahan, Sean McComiskey, Kieran Jordan, McDermott’s Handy, Tim Hill, Mary Malone, Paddy O’Neill, Tom O’Malley, Dennis Gormley, Caitlin Finley, Jeremy Bingamen, Kathy DeAngelo, Brian Hart, Catherine Crowe, Roseleen McGill, Terry Kane, Matt Ward, Fintan Malone and many other Philadelphia area musicians.
There will be a one hour workshop in “Tin Whistle for Beginners” led by Dennis
Gormley at 4 PM followed by a performance of “Pipes, Flutes & Whistles” with several performers. There will be a performance of “Singers” at 5 PM, a “Spoken Word”
presentation at 6PM.
When all the performances are over at 10 PM, there will be an open ended music
session in the Fireside room and a singing session in the dining room.
Thursday, September 11th, 8pm
An Irish Circle of Song
In the ballroom, Ceili / Set dance with Danny Flynn’s band The Bog Wanderers
from Maryland.
In the Fireside room, a one hour concert with New York fiddler
Tony DeMarco, followed by a session of traditional Irish music open to all musicians.
Admission to both events $15
Saturday, September 13th, admission to all events is $20
The Philadelphia Ceili Group is a non-profit, tax exempt, educational organization.
There will be a variety of vendors with interesting Irish products for sale, food by Kavanaugh’s Country Kitchen, and two bars of the Irish Center open for your service. There is no smoking permitted in the building.
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