Celtic fest - jackson
roger.b...@sstar.com
NN> In case you might be wondering, the Jackson fest Rick referred to is
NN> the CelticFest Mississippi which takes place in Jackson on the 2nd week
NN> of September. Its a weekend event featuring traditional music, dance,
NN> art, history, etc. of the Celtic nations....
It's been almost a year since the last Mississippi CelticFest...
I know the Armagh Rhymers are scheduled once again.
I was wondering who else was scheduled to perform this year? I
mean other than my children's dance school...
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Don Penzien
CelticFest '96 -- Sept. 13-15, 1996 -- Jackson, Mississippi
at the Jim Buck Ross Agricultural and Forestry Museum
(Lakeland Drive and Interstate 55)
4 stages of music and dance on Saturday, 2 stages on Sunday
3 workshop areas -- music, dance, Gaelic language, literature, history
CelticFest '96 is featuring:
the Uillean piping of TIM BRITTON with ALBERT ALFONSO
traditional Scots ballads by ED MILLER
the theatrics, storytelling and music of the ARMAGH RHYMERS
from County Armagh, Ireland
Plus over 20 additional performers or performing groups including:
Bounds Street Ceili Band (Jackson) -- trad. Irish music
Caledonian Scottish Highland Dancers (Jackson) -- highland dance
The Carmichaels (Jackson) -- Scottish ballads & music
Donna Fitch (Dallas) -- traditional songs
Jim Flanagan (Hattiesburg) -- traditional Irish ballads (English & Gaelic)
Henri's Notions (Tuscaloosa, AL) -- traditional Celtic music
Highlands and Islands Scottish Country Dancers (Gulfport) - highland dance
Nick Kelly (Denver, CO) -- Irish song
The Killdares (Dallas) -- Progressive Celtic Rock
Legacy (Jackson/New Orleans) -- traditional & original Celtic music/song
Lost Tribe (Ft. Worth etc.) -- traditional Celtic music/song
Sean McGuinness (Jackson) -- contemporary Irish ballads
McTeggart Irish Dancers of New Orleans -- Irish stepdance
Red McWilliams (Ft. Worth) -- Scottish & Irish song
New Orleans School of Irish Dance -- Irish stepdance
Poor Clares (New Orleans) -- traditional & original Celtic song/music
Singing up the Moon (Vicksburg) -- Celtic ballads
Smithfield Fair (Baton Rouge) -- Scottish song
Jim Waters (Bedford, TX) -- traditional songs
and more.
On Saturday, CelticFest will host the first ever "Progressive Celtic Rock
Concert" in Mississippi featuring THE KILLDARES from Dallas along with
Nick Kelly from Denver and Sean McGuinness from Jackson.
CelticFest begins Friday night at 7:00 pm with Dr. Ed Miller, a leading
Scottish folklorist, presenting "Robert Burns: Folklorist, Linguist,
Poet" with discussion and musical illustration of Burn's contributions.
The Burns presentation will be followed by our annual Friday session/ceili
at the Ag. Museum, with admission free and open to the public.
One of the best features of CelticFest has always been the Saturday night
ceili with Irish set dancing (led by Mary Ann McGrath Swaim, T.C.R.G., of
the New Orleans School of Irish Dance) and the playing of the "CelticFest
Ceili Orchestra."
Also: a variety of great children's/family activities, craftsmen and
artisans with their works on display, and Celtic specialty items on sale.
The host hotel for CelticFest is the Cabot Lodge Millsaps. The Cabot
Lodge is offering room rate discounts for CelticFest attendees. For
reservations, call 800/874-4743 or 601/948-8650. Reserve asap!
NEW, LOWER ADMISSION RATES FOR 1996!
General Admission: $9 weekend, $7 Saturday only, $6 Sunday only
Seniors: $8 weekend, $6 Saturday only, $5 Sunday only
Children: $6 weekend, $4 Saturday only, $3 Sunday only (5 & under free)
Gates open 10am Saturday and noon Sunday.
CelticFest '96 is supported in part by a grant from the
Mississippi Humanities Council.
For more information about CelticFest, contact:
Don Penzien, CelticFest '96 Co-Director 601/992-2054
e-mail: pe...@fiona.umsmed.edu
Sean McGuinness, CelticFest '96 Co-Director 601/957-7394
Jim Flanagan, CelticFest '96 Co-Director 601/266-4307
e-mail: james_f...@bull.cc.usm.edu
Vendors and Volunteers should call: 601/856-8716
Don Penzien
Don Penzien
On September 13, leading Scottish folklorist Dr. Ed Miller, will present
the 2nd Annual "Celtic Humanities Lecture" in Jackson, Mississippi.
Commemorating the 200th anniversary of the death of the famous Scot, this
year's presentation is entitled
"Robert Burns: Folklorist, Linguist, Poet,"
with Dr. Miller discussing and musically illustrating Burns' many
contributions.
The Burns presentation will be followed by an Irish ceili dance. Both the
presentation and the ceili are free and open to the public. This event
will begin at 7:30 pm at the Jim Buck Ross Agricultural and Forestry
Museum (1150 Lakeland Drive), and it is supported in part by a grant from
the Mississippi Humanities Council.
Robert Burns is widely regarded as Scotland's greatest poet, and he made
extraordinary contributions in the collection, interpretation, and
preservation of Scottish cultural traditions. This presentation will
explore of the broad impact of Scottish traditions on cultural life in
America today (with special referecne to the south). Also contributing to
this presentation will be Carolyn Ware, Ph.D. (Department of Oral History,
Univ. of Southern Miss.), James Flanagan, Ph.D. (Department of
Anthropology, Univ. of Southern Miss.), and David Gleeson, M.A. (History
Department, Miss. State Univ.).
The Humanities Lecture is a prelude to the 5th annual Mississippi
CelticFest, a celebration of the music, dance, and other traditions of
Ireland, Scotland, and other Celtic nations. CelticFest '96 will take
place at the Agricultural and Forestry Museum in Jackson on September 14h
& 15, and will feature Ed Miller along with a host of other Celtic
musicians and dancers performing on 4 stages, children's' activities,
workshops (dance, music, Gaelic language, literature, history, etc.),
artisans, and more.
For more information, contact The Celtic-American Heritage Society at
601/992-2054 or the Ag. Museum at 601/354-6113.