Celtic Festival Schedule

2024 Ceili at the Roundhouse Celtic Festival Schedule

To find the kind of events you are interested in, look for the corresponding color from this key:

*Green- Live Performance

*Orange- Lecture and/or Demonstration

*Blue- Hands-on workshop or activity. Be ready to participate!  Spectators are also welcome

*Pink- Activities especially for kids

*Purple- Hands-on craft, activity or tasting workshop, requires registration and an additional fee, may have age restrictions

Friday, March 22

2:45 pm: Doors Open, 3 pm:  Festival Opens

3:15 – 3:45 pm: Storytelling w/ C. David Belt – “The REAL Braveheart, Mack Jack, & the Impossible Longbow Shot”, Roundhouse, Portland Rose Rm

3:15 – 4 pm:  Salt Lake Scots Pipe Band, Machine Shop, Water of Life Main Stage

3:15 – 4 pm:  Irish Guitar Workshop – all skills welcome! w/Thom Dudley, Roundhouse, City of Los Angeles Rm

3:15 – 4 pm:  Medieval Fighting Demo w/ The SCA, Roundhouse, Main Area

3:15 – 4 pm:  Children’s Crafts – Blarney Stones: Decorate Your Own! (best for ages 3+) Roundhouse, Loft

3:15 – 6 pm:  Instrument Petting Zoo, Roundhouse, Front Hallway

3:30 – 4:15 pm: Intro to Traditional Instruments Workshop w/Skerryvore, Superintendent Building

4 – 6 pm: “Swords and Spears and Axes, Oh My!” (Medieval Weapons) w/ C. David Belt, Roundhouse, Portland Rose Rm

4 – 5:15 pm: Children’s Renaissance Games, presented by the Utah Renaissance Faire, Roundhouse, Loft

4:15 – 5 pm: Katie Jane Band, Machine Shop, Session Stage

4:30 – 5:15 pm:  Medieval Fighting Demo w/ The SCA, Roundhouse, Main Area

4:30 – 5:15 pm: Bagpipe Workshop w/ Salt Lake Scots Pipe Band members, Superintendent Building

5- 6 pm: Discover the Fine Art of Pyrography w/gNj Design, Visitors Center.  Workshop fee $30 (advance reg. required @ Info Booth, ages 16+ OR 12+ with a parent)

5:15 – 6 pm: Skerryvore mini-concert w/Q&A, Machine Shop, Water of Life Main Stage

5:15 – 6 pm: Whistle Ornamentation Workshop w/ Christopher Knorr

5:15 – 6 pm: Children’s Crafts – Children of Lir: Swan Craft (best for ages 8+),  Roundhouse, Loft

5:30 – 6:15 pm: Irish Fiddle Workshop – learn traditional Irish fiddle tunes by ear! w/Katie Jane Lubiens, Superintendent Building

6:15 – 7 pm: Avourneen, Machine Shop, Session Stage

6:30 – 7:15 pm: Scottish Gaelic Song w/Eliza Mei Pedersen, Superintendent Building

7:15 pm: Doors Open for headline concert, Roundhouse (join in on the Fake Scottish Accent contest!)

8 pm: Headline Concert with Skerryvore, Roundhouse, Best Western Dunmar Inn Headline Stage

10 pm: After-Hours Session, @ Festival Hotel Best Western Dunmar Inn. Bring an instrument or just hang out! Bar & kitchen will be open. 1601 Harrison Dr.

Saturday, March 23

9:30 am:  Doors Open, 10 am: Festival Opens

10:15 – 11 am:  Avourneen, Machine Shop, Water of Life Main Stage

10:15 – 11 am:  Medieval Fighting Demo w/ The SCA, Roundhouse, Main Area

10:15 – 11 am: Fibers & Spinning Workshop w/Warped & Twisted Fiber Guild, Roundhouse, City of Los Angeles Rm

10:15 – 11 am: Fiddle/Mandolin/Whistle/Flute Youth Workshop w/Wildwing, Superintendent Building. For middle/high school ages (adults welcome). Some

         experience required. Superintendent Building.  Students who attend will be invited to perform on Water of Life Main Stage with Wildwing @ 12:15 pm.

10:15 – 4 pm:  Children’s Games presented by 1^st Bank of Wyoming, Roundhouse, Front Hallway

11 – 11:45 am:  Music of World Cultures – World Music lecture/demo w/ Sam Bryson, Roundhouse, Portland Rose Rm

11 am – 12 pm:  Children’s Renaissance Games presented by the Utah Renaissance Faire, Roundhouse, Loft

11: 15 – 11:45 am:  Music for Wee Lads & Lasses, ages 2-5, Roundhouse, Loft

11:15 am – 12 pm:  Katie Jane Band, Machine Shop, Session Stage

11:15 – 12 pm:  Morning Irish Session. Join the party with your instrument! Led out by  Dunmore Lassses, Roundhouse, Main Area

11:15 – 12 pm:  Storytelling w/ C. David Belt – “The REAL Braveheart, Mack Jack, & the Impossible Longbow Shot”, Roundhouse, City of Los Angeles Rm

11:15 am – 12 pm:  Guitar Accompaniment w/ Andy Meaney, Superintendent Building

11:15 am – 12 pm: Band Arrangement Workshop w/ The Reel Folk, Visitors Center

12 – 12:45 pm: Sing Along with Avourneen – Favorite Pub Songs, Roundhouse, Portland Rose Rm

12 – 12:45 pm:  Children’s Crafts – Blarney Stones: Decorate Your Own! (best for ages 3+), Roundhouse, Loft

12:15 – 1 pm:  Wildwing, Machine Shop, Water of Life Main Stage

12:15 – 1 pm:  Ceili Dancing for Everyone. Live Music and Caller w/Katie Jane Band, Roundhouse, Main Area

12:15 – 1 pm: Bodhran w/Sam Bryson, Roundhouse, City of Los Angeles Rm

12:15 – 1 pm: Fiddle Workshop w/Jenna Moynihan, Superintendent Building

12:15 – 1:15 pm: Discover the Fine Art of Pyrography w/gNj Design, Visitors Center.  Wrkshp fee $30 (advance reg. required @ Info Booth, age 16+ OR 12+ with parent)

12:45 – 1:45 pm:  Children’s Renaissance Games presented by the Utah Renaissance Faire, Roundhouse, Loft

1 – 1:45 pm:  “Dublin Songs” Singing Workshop w/ Aoife Scott, Roundhouse, Portland Rose Rm

1:15 – 2 pm:  Dunmore Lasses, Machine Shop, Session Stage

1:15 – 2 pm:  Irish Dance w/ Katie Grennan, Roundhouse, Main Area

1:15 – 2 pm:  Guitar Workshop w/ Kyle Sanna, Roundhouse, City of Los Angeles Rm

1:15 – 2 pm: Lean to Use Digital Music Workshop w/ Sofrona Zane, Superintendent Building

1:45 – 2:30 pm:  Children’s Crafts – Selkies: A Seal and Mermaid Mix! (best for ages 5+), Roundhouse, Loft

1:45 – 2:45 pm:  Handcrafted Fruit, Flower, Vegetable, and Mead Wines w/ Alan Griffin, Visitors Center.  Workshop fee $30 (advance reg. and ID check @ Info Booth, 

         Age 21+)

2 – 4 pm: “Swords and Spears and Axes, Oh My!” (Medieval Weapons) w/ C. David Belt, Roundhouse, Portland Rose Rm

2:15 – 3 pm:  Seamus Egan Project mini-concert w/ Q&A, Machine Shop, Water of Life Main Stage

2:15 – 3 pm:  Mandolin/Tenor Banjo/Bouzouki Workshop w/ Samuel Carmack & Christopher Knorr, Roundhouse, Best Western Dunmar Inn Headline Stage

2:15 – 3 pm:  Weaving Workshop w/ Warped & Twisted Fiber Guild, Roundhouse, City of Los Angeles Rm

2:15 – 3 pm:  Irish Fiddle w/ Cieran Morden, Superintendent Building

2:30 – 3:15 pm:  Children’s Renaissance Games presented by the Utah Renaissance Faire, Roundhouse, Loft

2:45 – 3:15 pm: Music for Wee Lads & Lasses, for ages 6-10, Roundhouse, Loft

3 – 4 pm:  Handcrafted Vinegars & Wines for Your Health Workshop w/ Susan LaFrance, Visitors Center.  Workshop fee $20 (advance reg. and ID check required @

         Info Booth. Age 21+)

3:15 – 4 pm:  Aoife Scott Band mini-concert w/ Q&A,  Machine Shop, Session Stage

3:15 – 4 pm:  Medieval Fighting Demo w/ the SCA, Roundhouse, Main Area

3:15 – 4 pm:  Uilleann Pipes w/ Mark Stevenson, Roundhouse, City of Los Angeles Rm

3:15 – 4 pm:  Children’s Crafts – Children of Lir: Swan Craft (best for ages 8+),  Roundhouse, Loft

3:15 – 4 pm:  Mechanics of Musicality – Musical Memory & Instinct w/ Seamus Egan, Superintendent Building

4:15 – 5 pm:  The Reel Folk, Machine Shop, Water of Life Main Stage

4:15 – 5 pm:  Intro to Scottish Gaelic Workshop w/ Eliza Mei Pedersen, Superintendent Building

4:15 – 5:15 pm:  Handcrafted Fruit, Flower, Vegetable, and Mead Wines w/ Alan Griffin, Visitors Center.  Workshop fee $30 (advance reg.  and ID check required @

          Info Booth. Age 21+)

5:15 pm: Doors Open for headline concert, Roundhouse (enjoy the all-new Trivia Game!)

6 – 9:30  pm: TradGala Double Headline Concert with Aoife Scott Band and Seamus Egan Project, Roundhouse, Best Western Dunmar Inn Headline Stage

10 pm: After-Hours Session, @ Festival Hotel Dunmar Inn. Bring an instrument to play along, or just hang out! Bar & kitchen will be open. 1601 Harrison