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Performers 2008
Brother!
Brother has toured internationally for over a decade including performances at the Festival Interceltique in Lorient, France. The band has performed alongside some of the biggest names in music, from the Eagles', Joe Walsh and Jon Entwhistle of The Who, to superstars Alicia Keys and Linkin Park. Angus Richardson and his brothers first came to Los Angeles from Australia as little more than farm boys after leading their high school pipe band to successive Australian championships. Today, their band has released 12 albums, sold more CDs in the USA than any other independent Australian act and is now regularly cited as a role model within the independent scene. We're excited to welcome Brother back to Houston, Texas, for their first time appearance at the 11th Annual Clear Lake Celtic Music Festival. Click on photo to visit their website!
Each with deep roots in the Celtic scene, Jed Marum, Mason Brown, and Hugh Morrison are bringing a new sound to festivals in Texas and Louisiana . We're delighted to have this talented and visionary trio for the first time in Clear Lake. Check out their new website!
Clectic!
A daughter of Wales, Annette is one the area's most inspriational singer songwriters and has been entertaining in the Houston Celtic scene for more than a decade. She always has something new and inspirational to share on her guitar and djembe.
Cass Academy of Irish Dance!
These kids are great! They dance, fiddle and win the crowd
wherever they go.
Check out their website!
Kilderkin International Dancers!
This incredible group performs Irish, Scottish, and Breton folk dances with a 50-year age range among them! You'll be delighted! For more information on performances, email CJ!
Good Time Scottish Dancers
Audience participation is welcome when this group struts its stuff!
They're always a good time! Check them out on their website.
The Celtic Chorus of Houston
Join in on all your favorite songs with this fun and talented
group!
Check out their website
for a calendar and join in!
Performers
From Past Fests
Troy MacGillivray!
Grandson of fiddling pioneer Hugh A. MacDonald (Hughie #11) and 2004 Auleen Theriault winner, Troy MacGillivray, earned ECMA and Music Nova Scotia nominations for all 3 of his solo releases, displaying a comprehensive mastery of fiddle, piano, viola and bass. Entertaining from a young age, MacGillivray captivates audiences with his unique fiddle stylings and inspiring piano arrangements.
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NeedFire!
Clear Lake Celtic Fest 2007 welcomes back NeedFire, a nationally-touring five-piece Celtic-rock band from Dallas that brings traditional Celtic into a modern rock context with original lyrics and hard-hitting performances. Bassist Ed Walewski, bagpiper Brad Madison and award-winning singer/songwriter/guitarist John Cleghorn have joined forces with the energetic fiddling of Dylan Cleghorn and driving percussion of Gabriel Martinez. We've been waiting for this show! Visit their website for performance calendars and more information.
Clan Ceilidh!
Traditional Welsh/English/Irish melodies played with guitar, djembe, cello, and harmonica. This clan knows how to have fun and welcome your participation for special performances at Molly's Pub in Kemah. All proceeds donated to the International Space School Foundation.
Paisley Close!
A group that bridges folk, pop, and traditional Celtic with an exciting blend of rhythm, stunning female vocals, and awesome fiddling. A compelling show of "Folk with a Twist!" Cidnie MacNamee, Amy Price, Bernard Schreiber and Rabbit Boyett are long-time Houston favorites! We missed these guys last year. Don't miss them this time! Check out their website.
Bandella!
Chris Hadfield, Micki Pettit, and Steve Robinson have come together with acoustic and vocal talents producing an experience of global proportion. Don't miss this act!
Murder the Stout
Hugh Morrison rocks on the squeezebox! This five piece clan is Houston's most up and coming talented and dynamic Celtic act! Email them for more info or visit their website!
Blaggards
Patrick Devlin, Brian Vogel, Turi Hoiseth, and Chad Smalley ganged up from Dublin, Boston, New York, and the Midwest to create their own brew of Stout Irish Rock! A favorite at the Clear Lake Celtic Fest. We're glad your back, Patrick! Visit their website for more info!
Constant Billy
Bill Galbraith and Emily Standish are traditional favorites at the Clear Lake Celtic Music Festival! As they put it, in a greatly understated phrase, "Music fom Britain and Ireland shaken and stirred into a Rock, Swing, and Classical cocktail." Visit their website!
Lucy Fulton
and Ken Valentino
No, this is just Lucy! Ken is sitting in the Pontiac behind her left shoulder. If you missed the brewer's festival this year and haven't been to the Duck, then you're missing a lot of great stuff played in a unique style that's only by Ken and Lucy! They'll play late, see ya!
McTeggart Irish Dancers of South Texas
What a colorful show! Superb precision Irish dance steps
done in marvelous
and authentic traditional costumes. These kids are great! Check their website!
For more information
contact
visualeyes@msn.com
