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Mailing Address:
PO Box 2009
Breckenridge, CO 80424
Physical Address:
505 South Main Street
Breckenridge, CO 80424
800-661-7604
970-453-4000
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Breckenridge Celtic Festival
Breckenridge is hosting its first annual Celtic Festival August 28, 2010!
Enjoy a wide array of live music, scrumptious food, activities for the kids, Celtic dancing and live performances in the true Celtic fashion. Highlights of the event include music from The Young Dubliners, Potcheen and many other special guests!
The Celtic Festival will be held in the beautiful Main Street Station Plaza and will go from 9am-6pm. Drown your thirst in the Guinness Beer Garden while dancing the afternoon away with live music and entertainment on two different stages.
The Breckenridge Celtic Festival presented by Guinness - Red Bull - and ResortQuest.
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| 9:00 am |
Festival begins with - Bask in her magical Irish and Scottish Gaelic ballads and lilting. She has recently sung for the Rocky Mountain Highland Dance Mother's day Tea, the European festival last summer, and won the Estes Park Vocal competition last summer, and many countless accompaniments with Irish and Scottish dance troops over the years. |
| 10:30am-12:00pm |
- Local & front range dancers from Celtic Steps Dance Academy will perform Irish Step Dance. |
| 11:00 am |
- What is a Celtic Festival without bagpipes? The Colorado Emerald Society Pipe and Drum team will perform complete with bagpipes and drums! |
| 12:45 pm |
- The band weaves flute, guitar, piano, fiddle, and pipes together with the brilliant vocals, working the Irish music with just a touch of the German folk. |
| 1:30 pm |
- Members of Cara perform with members of The Old Blind Dogs. |
| 2:45 pm |
Get ready for all out Celtic rock from this band. |
| 4:30 pm |
- return to Breckenridge for another summer!Their style of music has come to be called Celtic Rock for the fusion of Irish traditional instruments and music with modern rock. |
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Seamlessly blending their rock and Celtic influences into a high energy, anthemic and lyrically poignant mix, the band whose lineup since 2002 includes co-founder Keith Roberts (vocals, guitar), fellow Dubliner Brendan Holmes (bass, vocals), American-born members Bob Boulding (guitar, vocals), Chas Waltz (violin, keyboards, harp, mandolin, vocals) and Dave Ingraham (drums, percussion)--jumps energetically from ballad to barn burner, documenting as they go the vibrant yet chaotic world they find themselves in. See website.
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"Potcheen holds the essence of good Irish music, and package it in what they call “pirate-punk-folk-rock.” And their audience obviously agreed. Everyone from little children to their parents, middle aged and older couples and everyone in between was up and dancing by the end of their performance. For sheer mind-blowing audience interaction, these people are second to none." -denver celtic music examiner See website.
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CARA can handle traditional styles of Celtic music perfectly, while at the same time adding a nicely updated “now” sound to the music. Their female lead singers are perfectly matched to each other, and the fresh original material is unique while at the same time “stay in your mind catchy”. The band magically weaves together flute, guitar, piano, fiddle, pipes and bodhrán. See website |
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So how did two Scottish and two German musicians end up playing music together? A session on the vibrant traditional music scene and a shared passion and love for traditional music was where it all started. Over several years as friends, and with that continued love and passion for the music, we have nurtured and developed a unique and exciting musical relationship. You are holding the result in your hand... see the website. |
This event is still looking for vendors to be part of the 1st annual Breckenridge Celtic Festival. The space allows for a 10x10 tent and licenses need to applied for through the town of Breckenridge.
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