BeogaBeoga are a five-piece traditional band based in County Antrim. The band was drawn together after ‘jamming’ in a ferocious music session at the All-Ireland Fleadh in August 2002. Their unique sound features the twin duelling accordians of Seán Óg Graham and Damian McKee, along with four times All-Ireland bodhrán champion Eamon Murray and pianist Liam Bradley. In 2005, Beoga were nominated by Irish Music Magazine for the best traditional newcomer’s award. With the addition of one of Ireland’s premier young singers, Niamh Dunne, Beoga look set to confirm their reputation as one of the most exciting acts to emerge from Ireland in recent years.[www.beogamusic.com] |
CaraCara is a newly formed band, rooted in Irish and Scottish traditional music, but with ambitions to create a new and unique sound. Each of the four musicians has made a name for themselves at home and abroad through their involvement in various projects and got together in this line-up to create the music of their dreams. The list of bands in which the CARA members have played with reads like a "who-is-who" of the local folk scene: More Maids, Adaro, DeReelium, Steampacket, La Marmotte - not including countless guest studio and stage appearances. CARA has got everything it takes to for a folk band to connect to it's audience.[www.cara-music.com] |
MalinkyRanked among today’s foremost young exponents of Scottish song, Malinky combine an array of vocal talent with a highly distinctive instrumental palette, in fresh yet timeless arrangements of both traditional and contemporary material. Their fast-track progress on the international Celtic scene, since forming in 1998, has been underpinned by outstanding musical prowess, fruitful artistic evolution and a maturity well beyond their years.[www.malinky.com] |
TempestIt wouldn't be the Celtic Faire without Tempest! Lief Sorbye and company have been a staple with the Celtic Faire ever since the beginning. You can count on Tempest to rock the crowd and get people up off their feet and dance. Don't miss the grand finale on Sunday, always a highlight of the weekend![www.tempestmusic.com] |
Wicked Tinkers (Saturday Only)Prepare yourself for a wild ride with Wicked Tinkers! Pioneers of the growing Tribal Celtic movement, the Tinkers have been playing haunting, heart-pounding bagpipes and irresistible, tribal drums as a professional touring band since 1995. With the addition, several years back, of the mesmerizing drone of the Australian didgeridoo and Bronze Age Irish horn, the magic was complete. Sit back and be transported to an earlier time in Scotland and Ireland, when battle cries filled the air and strange, unheard-of creatures roamed the night. Or better yet, get on your feet and let your body move to ancient rhythmsand forgotten sounds.[www.wickedtinkers.com] |
Black IrishThe Black Irish Band, also known as the Hooligans of Jamestown, have been together for 19 years and have released 17 Cd albums to date. The band has a musical style that is as timeless as the rugged landscape of the west, a tribute to the people whose lives were spent building the world we now take for granted. From the Singapore World Music Festival to the Kennedy Center they have perform for thousands of music lovers.The band has a large compliment of traditional maritime and railroad music, as well as ethnic tunes in their repertoire. They commonly play Irish, Scot's, Italian, and American folk music with an assortment of original songs and traditional western ballads.The bands musical style captures the spirit of the immigrants of this land, the men and women who tamed the Wild West.
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Golden BoughRooted in the traditional Celtic music of Ireland and Scotland (as well as Wales, Cornwall, The Isle of Man, French Brittany and Spanish Galicia), this trio of modern day minstrels has expanded upon these ethnic styles through the development of intriguing arrangements and original compositions. In this way, they have created a sound unique unto themselves. Since their formation in 1980, Golden Bough has traveled great distances to numerous countries, to bring their music to enthusiastic folk fans the world over. [www.goldenboughmusic.com].Reunion SetGolden Bough will perform a reunion set on Saturday at 4:30 with the line-up that played at the very first Sonora Celtic Festival in 1986. Paul, Margie & Kathy will be joined by Lief Sorbye and Florie Brown for a rollicking set of some of Golden Bough's most requested, fan-favorite music! |
Cooking With TurfCooking With Turf, traditional Celtic dance tunes and songs. A local Northern California band featuring Richard Ferry, formerly of the band Golden Bough, flutes, whistles, vocals, Steve Kenworthy, guitar, fiddle, vocals, Julie Horner, hammered dulcimer, vocals, and Dave Chadwick, fiddle, tenor banjo and guitar. They will be joined by guest Nic Caciappo on bodhran (Irish hand drum). |
Michael Lucey GroupLong time favorite of the Celtic Faire, the Michael Lucey Group, seem to be recruiting awfully young these days, but the young lass is only Mic's granddaughter, also known as the apple of his eye. Mic and company have been providing jigs and reels for the faire ever since the early days of the festival and we are pleased to have his lot back again. Be sure to pick up Mic's CD, a grand lifetime in the making. |
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Black 47 ~ New YorkBlack 47 espouses an unblinkingly political and thoroughly Irish form of rock 'n' roll, with songs covering topics from the Northern Ireland conflict to civil rights and urban unrest in contemporary New York. Black 47 earned their chops playing the pub scene in Manhattan and self-producing their first indie record, Black 47, before converting The Cars' Ric Ocasek to the cause and gaining mainstream attention with their second album.Black 47 VideosCheck them out on You Tube or visit their website and you can listen to a few of their songs, they're awesome!
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