All volunteers and anyone interested in volunteering for the Almonte Celtfest are asked to attend a Volunteer Orientation/BBQ on Friday, July 10th at 6:30pm at Gemmill Park (Main Stage site). Volunteers will receive a Almonte Celtfest Volunteer Kit (which includes a free t-shirt, food vouchers, schedules, etc) as well as FREE BBQ food! The BBQ will provide a chance to meet and greet the other volunteers and the Celtfest Organizing Committee. Volunteer schedules will be established and any important information will be provided. Hope to see everyone there!
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.
Check out the Schedule Page to see the most up to date schedule of events for the 2009 Almonte Celtfest! Lots of great entertainment for the entire family!
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.