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.
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.
Sunday February 22, Showtime 7:30 p.m. (doors open 6:45 p.m) - Almonte Old Town Hall
Tickets $20.00 at The Miller’s Tale (613-256-9090) Mississippi MusicWorks (613-256-7464) Couples Corner (613-256-1171)
Almonte’s Celtfest 2009 (July 10-12) is proud to host the exceptional trio Strung in a fundraising concert that will warm the heart and soul on a February night.
Strung is April Verch, Doug Cox and Tony McManus Read the rest of this entry »