Haven’t been to the Almonte Celtfest before? Check out our “Introducing Celtfest” page to find out what it’s all about! You can also see some of highlights over the years from these YouTube videos:
Celtfest 2009 in association with the Ottawa Valley School of Traditional Music is pleased to offer a variety of music and dance workshops this year. A prerequisite for all workshops will be some fundamental working knowledge of your instrument such as basic notes and scales or basic chord patterns.
Workshops are $15 for the first plus $10 per workshop for each additional one.
For the first time at Almonte Celtfest, camping will be available! Click Here for all the details about the camping site and to reserve your site today!
Don’t miss Almonte Celtfest 2009! Each year seems to get better and better and this year should be no different! Showcasing many local, amateur as well as renowned professional entertainers! Be sure to keep checking the website for updates and information on this year’s events as there will be lots to see and do.
The Almonte Celtfest is one of the best family events in the Ottawa Valley!
Here is this year’s schedule of events:
Here is a collection of videos from YouTube.com of some of the entertainers who will be on stage at the 2009 Almonte Celtfest!
Strung is releasing their debut CD “Band of Gypsies” this month (January 2009), and will bring their contemporary acoustic roots music live to the Almonte Town Hall on Sunday February 22. Showtime is 7:30 p.m (doors open, 6:45). Tickets are $20.00, available by calling The Miller’s Tale,(613-256-9090), Mississippi MusicWorks (613-256-7464) or Couples Corner (613-256-1171). This concert is part of a tour that brings Strung to Ontario and Quebec immediately following a January performance at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall in Scotland, a BBC TV shoot, and a BBC Radio live appearance.