Terri-Lynn Mahusky and Kyle Felhaver have been added to the very talented list of instructors at this year’s Celtfest Workshop Program (Saturday July 10th). Terri-Lynn will provide instruction for the Cape Breton Fiddle style, while Kyle will provide instruction for the regional/Ottawa Valley Fiddle style!
Please pre-register for the classes on the Workshop Program page (online registration form is located at the bottom of that page).
Due to construction at the Almonte Arena, one of the main access points into the park has been cut off. Parking around the Arena has become limited as well. Please reference the Parking Map in this post or on the Directions page to find nearby parking lots. Read the rest of this entry »
The July 2010 edition of The Humm will include a special Almonte Celtfest Insert that will double as our program for this year’s event. Inside the 8 page insert, you will find performer profiles, schedule of events, photos, and our many sponsors that help us put on the annual event.
To get a sneak peak of the insert, you can download a PDF version here: celtfest2010web
The Pre-Registration Form is now available on our Workshops Program page! Read all the details about the this year’s Celtfest College Workshop Program. Beginner and Intermediate classes are available for most instruments.
Here are this year’s Gemmill Park Main Stage performers (Performer Bios to be updated soon on Performers Page):
Saturday Night
The Monday Night Fiddlers
The Skirmish
Herringbone
The Kyle Felhaver Band
Sunday Afternoon
The Barley Shakers
The Lyon Street Celtic Band
Elly Squared
Heather Dale
Matt Pepin & Paul Hawtin
The Ryans Band
The Glengarry Bhoys
plus many more!
With the support of the Ottawa Valley School of Traditional Music and Mississippi Mills Music Works in Almonte, Celtfest 2010 will again be offering a variety of Celtic music workshops on Saturday, July 10, from late morning to late afternoon. Because you asked for it, workshops will be longer. This year, workshops will be 1½ hours in length and will be $15.