Cecile Corbel
Hi guys , I have compiled a list of tour dates which you might be interested, depending on which part of the world you are:
There are more artists out there so I will be adding more of this soon.
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Frankly I am glad that there’s something going on with Connie Dover and the Chieftains. I think for people who haven’t heard miss Dover sang they should hear it. She has the purest emotional voice around. As for the Chieftains, well these guys introduced me to the who Celtic genre.
Band: Tonnua
This year is a good year for music. A lot of festivals are being set up. One of them is Yachats Celtic Festival.The official site is still on the making . I am however sure that more news are coming as the month of November moves closer. Check out the design on the website. Isn’t that beautiful? I will keep my eyes open for this one. The originating place is in Oregon. If you want to get further details then you can check out the myspace page. That way you can listen to the list of friends making the kind of music that fits this festival. Or listen to the YC radio
and hear what’s playing.
Good news Canadian fans! Loreena McKennitt will be at the hometown this July for her Canadian summer tour. Quinlan Road website confirms:
Following a highly successful Mediterranean & middle Eastern tour, Loreena McKennitt has added two more concerts to her Canadian summer festival tour — she and her band will present two performances in her hometown of Stratford, Ontario.
The concerts, will be held on Wednesday July 22 and Thursday July 23, will be held at Knox Church, 142 Ontario Street, Stratford.
The Stratford shows come in the middle of a brief Canadian festival tour that’s due to start at Le Festival d’été de Quebec in Quebec City on July10, followed by appearances at the Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest and the Winnipeg Folk Festival.
The two Stratford concerts will be followed by appearances at the Hillside Festival in Guelph and the Calgary Folk Festival.
“We’ve toured extensively throughout Europe & North America these past few years and yet have not performed in Stratford since 1995. Many people I run into in my everyday life in Stratford have not seen us perform, and they have kept cajoling me, ‘When are you going to perform here?’ Although the church sanctuary is not a concert hall, it is a very beautiful space and one I have been very fond since I first came to Stratford in 1981.
Her band includes Brian Hughes (guitar, bouzouki), Jon Pilatzke (violin), Caroline Lavelle (cello), Donald Quan (keyboards), Ben Grossman (hurdy gurdy), Clive Deamer (drums), Simon Edwards (bass) and Rick Lazar (percussion).
More information here
Never Mind the Bocs
If you are travelling to the Isle of Man this July then something awaits you.Yn Chruinnaght (meaning ‘the gathering’) has been held in its original form in 1924. Manx is another Celtic language just like Welsh and Gaelic and it is spoken widely in this island. Since this is to celebrate the Isle of Man’s relationship to the rest of the Seven Celtic Nations then we will be expecting visiting artists . The Isles of Man has its own unique tradition. While still being Celtic, its music, language and art are different from the rest . That is why this gathering is one of a kind because this will showcase the brand of music from that island which is really beautiful.
Scotland: July is the month that the whole Hebrides will be rejoicing as Celtic bands from all parts of the world gather to celebrate the Celtic legacy of music. Check out http://www.hebceltfest.com for more info. The News section offers updates of what to expect. The Festival 2009 tab will give the the overview of this event. All these can be found on the tabs located on the left.
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