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Ongoing Scottish Country Dance Classes for children & adults, taught by Patti Tillotson, Brunswick Bagpipe Instruction for children & adults, taught by Sue Mack, Pownal Scottish Gaelic Language & Song Instruction, taught by Holly Morrison, Pownal Fiddle, Whistle, Concertina, Uillean Pipe, & Other Musical Instruction Available Celtic Resource Library Available for Use by Appointment For upcoming events, click HERE!
Past Events 2007 November 2: CELTIC NEW YEAR CEILIDH & OPEN HOUSE: The Ceilidh House Studio hosts a rip-roaring Celtic session with songs, stories, poetry, and tunes galore! October 20: CAPE BRETON PIPING & STEPDANCE WORKSHOPS with BARRY & ALISON SHEARS, Freeport UCC October 19: CAPE BRETON GALA CONCERT: Frank Farrel on Fiddle, Barry Shears on Pipes, Stepdancing by Alison Shears, & lively piano accompaniment by Janine Randall, Freeport UCC October 13: FIDDLE WORKSHOP with LAURA RISK: "What makes a tune dance..." Topsham, ME Website: www.laurarisk.com October 5: SONG CIRCLE at Ceilidh House Studio, Pownal September 21: CANTRIP: Edinburgh-based Celtic roots band brings more musical wizardry to Freeport. Website: www.cantriphq.co.uk September 7: SONG CIRCLE at Ceilidh House Studio, Pownal: The first of many! June 30: SARA GREY & KIERON MEANS: Bound by ballads: mother-son duo shares old tales and tunes, Freeport UCC Website: www.maclurg.com May 19: CELTIC HARP WORKSHOP with NANCY HURRELL: (co-sponsored by Maine Harp Circle) Auburn, ME Website: www.hurrellharp.com April 27: EMILY SMITH:Award-winning Scottish Songster, Winter Street Centre, Bath, ME Website: www.emilysmith.org March 11: BRENDA STUBBERT & MELISSA EMMONS:Cape Breton dance music w/ special guest, Don Roy, Freeport UCC Website: www.cranfordpub.com/stubbert January 26: TANGLEFOOT: Thunderous Canadian folk band, at Bowdoin College's Kresge Auditorium Website: www.tanglefootmusic.com 2006
October 19: CRASDANT: Welsh musical ambassadors: triple harp, flute, fiddle, champion clogging, and more!
October 1: ALISON MCMORLAND & GEORDIE MCINTYRE: Traditional singers & storytellers from Scotland. Website: www.alisonmcmorland.com September 9: CANTRIP: Foot-stompin' Celtic roots band from Scotland. Website: www.cantriphq.co.uk February 2: Jez Lowe & the Bad Pennies: Northeast England's premier singer/songwriter, with his band - Sean Taylor on bass, Kate Bramley on fiddle and Andy May on the Northumbrian Smallpipes. Kresge Auditorium, (Bowdoin College campus), Brunswick, Maine. This performance unfortunately cancelled due to the weather - but they will return! January 21: TANGLEFOOT: Canadian folk-rock band, at The United Church of Christ, Bath. 2005 October 22: BARRY & ALISON SHEARS Cape Breton piping & stepdance workshops & Lecture: "Overview of Cape Breton history and immigration." Dinner followed by a Ceilidh. April 30: Beltaine/ May Day CrossQuarter Concert, Maine Irish Heritage Center, Portland April 14: Gaelic Song Workshop & Milling Frolic; Tweed waulking led by Margaret Williams and Holly Morrison, Curtis Memorial Library, Brunswick March 25: Acadian Showcase Concert. Maine's Don Roy Trio performs alongside Canadian Maritime Musicians Dave Gunning and Samantha Robichaud, Kresge Auditorium, Brunswick (co-sponsored by New England Celtic Arts). Feb. 13-18: Elderhostel Program: Musical Tour of Scotland at Sunday River Inn, Newry Feb. 13: Sunday afternoon show with the Cape Breton trio "Beolach", with the Franklin County Fiddlers� Association. Nordica Auditorium, Farmington (co-sponsored by New England Celtic Arts). Feb. 12: CrossQuarter Concert for Imbolc/ St. Bridgit's Day, Maine Irish Heritage Center, Portland Feb. 11: "Beolach" Cape Breton trio: Wendy MacIsaac, (fiddle, piano, & stepdance), Patrick Gillis (upside-down, backwards guitar), and Ryan J. MacNeil (Highland Bagpipes & Border Pipes), U.U.C., Brunswick (co-sponsored by New England Celtic Arts). Feb. 5: 6th Concert in CrossQuarter series, celebrating Imbolc / St. Bridgit's Day, Skidompha Library, Damariscotta. Jan. 25: Ceilidh House announces partnership with New England Celtic Arts for statewide concert series featuring performers from New England, The Canadian Maritimes, Scotland, & other Celtic Lands. Jan. 20-24: Concerts & Workshops at Robert Burns Weekend, Roanoke, Virginia (Presented by Scottish Foundation of the Virginia Highlands in cooperation with Ceilidh House) Events in 2004Oct. 30, 31: Cross-Quarter Concert for Celtic New Year, Brunswick and PortlandOct. 23: Concert & Workshop on Bothy Ballads with Tom Spiers & Peter Shepheard. Tom Spiers is known for his old-style fiddling and fine renderings of Scottish ballads Oct. 9: Barn Ceilidh at PunkinFiddle Festival, Wells Reserve Sept. 22, 2004: Alison McMorland & Geordie McIntyre: Scottish Tradition-Bearers cross the ocean for a return engagement with Ceilidh House! 9/16/04 Fiddle Workshop with Alasdair Fraser 9/5/04 Grey Larson in Concert: 7 PM, Skidompha Library, Damariscotta. 9/5/04 Flute/Whistle Workshop with Grey Larson, Celtic flute & whistle virtuoso. Afternoon, Skidompha Library, Damariscotta. 8/21/04 Maine Highland Games-- harp showcase & Gaelic song workshops 8/14/04 Fiddle workshop with Lissa Schneckenberger- "The Old World/ New World Connection" Bowdoin Campus, Brunswick 7/30/04 4th Concert in our Celtic CrossQuarter series, celebrating the harvest festival of Lughnasadh/ Lunasdal. 7:30 PM, Skidompha Library, Damariscotta. 6/27/04 Ceilidh House Potluck & Brainstorm Gathering, Harpswell May 13-15, 2004: Workshops & Performances at Fiddlehead Festival, Pineland Campus, New Gloucester May 4, 2004: Concert w/ Scottish-American Tradition-Bearer, Sara Grey, Skidompha Library, Damariscotta May 2, 2004: 3rd Concert in Celtic CrossQuarter series, celebrating Beltaine, Skidompha Library, Damariscotta April 17th, 2004: Gaelic Workshop, Curtis Memorial Library, Brunswick Commands, Conversation, & Campfire Conviviality for historic re-enactors of the 74th Regiment/Argyll Highlanders April 3, 2004: Tartan Day, Great Salt Bay School, Damariscotta 
This all-day celebration of Scottish heritage & traditional fiber arts, featured heritage craft demonstrations, workshops, Scottish music & Scottish country dancing. 
March 13, 2004: Scottish Gaelic Song Workshop, DownEast Country Dance Fest, Mt. Ararat School Feb 28, 2004: Volunteer Appreciation Ceilidh, Curtis Memorial Library,Brunswick Feb 1, 2004: Imbolc / Brigit Concert, Saint Lawrence Center, Portland Jan 31, 2004: 2nd Cross-Quarter series concert, for Imbolc / Feast of Saint Brigit, Skidompha Library, Damariscotta Ceilidh friends Julia Lane, Fred Gosbee, Sue Mack, and Holly Morrison present a concert/lecture exploring the Celtic sources of the holiday which has become known as, variously, St. Bridget's Day, Bride's Day, or Groundhog Day. Jan 24, 2004: Concert of Songs & Lore of Robert Burns with Castlebay, Nick Apollonio & Kristen Tescher, B.U.U.C. Jan 5-8, 2004: Elderhostel Program: A Musical Tour of Scotland at Sunday River Inn, Bethel Events in 2003Nov 19, 2003: Ceilidh House featured on Maine Public Radio's program, "Maine Things Considered"Nov 8, 2003: Workshops with Brenda & Melissa, followed by Contradance in North Yarmouth & Ceilidh in Pownal Nov 7, 2003: Concert of Cape Breton Dance Music with Brenda Stubbert (fiddle) & Melissa Emmons (piano), B.U.U.C. Nov 2, 2003: First Concert in Celtic CrossQuarter series, celebrating Samhain (Celtic New Year), Damariscotta Ceilidh House friends Julia Lane, Fred Gosbee, Sue Mack, and Holly Morrison joined forces to present a concert/lecture exploring the Celtic origins of Halloween and many of the customs and beliefs surrounding this ancient holiday. Nov 1, 2003: Fundraiser Concert: 20(!) performers demonstrate a dazzling array of talents & traditions, B.U.U.C. Oct 25, 2003: Concert with Jesse & Donna at Brunswick Unitarian Universalist Church (B.U.U.C.) Oct 24, 2003: Workshops for Irish Trad. Piano & Fiddle with Jesse Smith & Donna Long, Eleven Pleasant Street, Brunswick Sept 21, 2003: Workshop & Sing-Around on Scottish ballads with Geordie McIntyre, Alison McMorland Sept 20, 2003: Concert with Geordie McIntyre, Alison McMorland, & Friends, Skidompha Library, Damariscotta Geordie & Alison are extradordinary singers and story tellers from Dunblane, Scotland. August 24, 2003: Concert with Janet Harbison at Curtis Memorial Library, Brunswick (full house!) August 24, 2003: Irish Harp Workshop with Dr. Janet Harbison, Director, Irish Harp Centre Janet Harbison is the founder and director of the Belfast Harp Orchestra. She tours throughout the world both solo and with the orchestra. She also maintains a harp school in Limerick, Ireland. August 16, 2003: Scots Gaelic Song Workshops and Harp Gathering at Maine Highland Games August 1, 2003: Inaugural CrossQuarter Ceilidh for Lughnasadh |