Celtic Festival Schedule

Please check back in January for the 2025 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