Parade Plaza, New London, CT
Rain Location: 165 State Street in the Atrium at Harris Place

1:30pm – 2:00pm:Celtic Ceol & Chris Neilan
2:00pm – 3:30pm: Trouz Bras
3:30pm – 3:45pm: Spirited Soles Irish Step Dancers
3:45pm – 5:15pm: Danny Quinn
5:15pm – 5:30pm: Spirited Soles Irish Step Dancers
5:30pm – 7:00pm: MacTalla Mor

The region's premiere Celtic music and dance festival! Featuring the hot, young band, MacTalla Mor! (See mactalla.com) Enjoy Irish step dancing, Breton line dancing, and much more! Bring along your lawn chair!

MacTalla Mor
‘The Pipes Are Calling; Resistance is Futile’

From Caesars Palace Las Vegas, Montreal Canada, Central Park New York, and Pete Seeger’s Clearwater Revival to ABC, NBC, CBS and ESPN TV, Celtic Radio’s Roots Traditional Music Award Winner MacTalla Mor Band is taking America by storm! Gaelic for Great Echo, MacTalla Mor is a hard driving band whose dynamic rhythms pack festivals with earth shaking, ground breaking Celtic roots music. With Jesse & Levon on bagpipes, drums, flutes & whistles, Mom Patty on bodhran & Celtic drums, Ilana on piano, organ and singing Gaelic songs and MageErik playing bass and performing magic, this family band creates a Celtic-Roots musical extravaganza at festivals and concerts throughout North America.

“Splendidly eclectic” ---Dirty Linen Magazine
MacTalla Mor YouTube

Danny Quinn
‘Irish & American Folk Music from the Heart’

Danny Quinn is an Irish-American musician who toured for over twenty years with the legendary Tommy Makem. He brings the joy and spirit of traditional Irish music to our stage with amazing guitar work and an abundant energy. He has performed at schools, concerts, festivals, and pubs in the U.S. and in Ireland, England, and Canada, and has shared the stage with The Clancy Brothers, The Chieftains, The Wolfe Tones, John Prine and many others. Besides traditional Irish and American songs, he adds contemporary and original numbers tailored to his audience and a most engaging stage presence.
Danny Quinn YouTube
Danny Quinn Website

Trouz Bras

'Trouz Bras,' (pronounced "Trooz Brazz") means "Great Sound" in the Celtic language of Brittany, the ancient country that now finds itself in the northwest region of France. It also translates as "Big Noise" - a reference to the loud Breton bagpipes and bombard that make up the duo's sound. Trouz Bras is a Sonerion (in Breton) or Sonneurs de Couple (in French). Barry Hall is the talabarder or bombard player and Ray Price is the biniaouer or biniou (bagpipe) player. They have performed all over the USA, and remain the only Sonerion in the country. Audiences have marveled at their ancient, mezmerizing sound. Barry and Ray will be playing lively and haunting Breton dance songs, both ancient and traditionally-inspired contemporary melodies, and will be providing instruction as well in the traditional Breton spiral dancing which has been a major part of any fest noz or night festival since medieval times. These hypnotic dances, easy to learn and no partners required, are performed by all ages and abilities linked together, and go winding through the dance area or an entire village.
Trouz Bras YouTube
Trouz Bras Website

Spirited Soles Irish Dance Academy

Spirited Soles Irish Dance Academy, based in Oakdale, CT, includes every level of student from pre-novice through elite competition. They will bring an array of dancers of different ages to dazzle with their intricate dance, colorful costumes, and both traditional and contemporary arrangements.
Spirited Soles Irish Step Dancers YouTube

Celtic Ceol

Celtic Ceol was formed when three Waterford High orchestra students discovered that they shared an unusual interest in the music of their ancestors. This purely acoustic group has captured the ancient sounds of traditional Celtic music. Selena Roy, Baird Welch-Collins, and Gabe Morosky have performed this past year for school and community events, including Sailfest 2010. (Ceol is pronounced 'kyol' and means 'song.')

Don't miss other great events happening downtown on the same day! There's something for everyone! Check out the following:

Secrets of a Locked Trunk: A Visit with Miss Jane Perkins at the Shaw Mansion
Tag Sale at Custom House Maritime Museum
Special Evening with David Amram with Rare Screening of Pull My Daisy at Hygienic Art Park

For more information, call (860) 444-2489

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