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2009 All Things Scottish CelticFest
was held
Saturday, September 26, from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
 at Ushers Ferry Historic Village, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Adults - $8.00       Age 3 to 14 - $3.00     Under age 3 - free

STAGE SCHEDULE (subject to change)

   

The Black Hawk Pipes & Drums have been performing in the Quad Cities area since 2000.  Through hard work and dedication of its members, the band fields 12 core pipers, 4 sides, and a bass, performing in approximately 10-12 parades and 2-3 concerts a year. It is currently is a non-competitive, performance band, that strives for excellence in musicianship in the tunes they play.  www.blackhawkpipeband.com
Wylde Nept  is more than just another band with a satchel full of Irish songs. It is a cast of colorful characters that specialize in charging up a crowd with raucous pub tunes from all over the Celtic and sea-faring world. Wylde Nept has always made each show more of an event than a concert, drawing the audience into the music and making the crowd part of the entertainment.  In addition to playing the traditional music of the Celtic lands, Wylde Nept plays their own original songs in the Celtic style, and has released three albums.  www.myspace.com/wyldenept
Orckes & Trolles  is a vocal and instrumental music group that specializes in Medieval, Renaissance, and Celtic songs.  Their music can best be described as "alternative madrigal," mixing madcap stage antics with vocal and instrumental music. The group has released 2 CD recordings.   http://members.aol.com/orckes/
Brotherhood of Steel Historical re-enactment troupe, performing fierce battles with real weapons of the renaissance, such as the Long Sword and Great Axe.
Irish Touring Ensemble Performs Irish Ceili Dances & Traditional Dances;  from The Ballet Academy, Inc. in Cedar Rapids.
H.A.G.G.I.S. Pipers   Our own society member pipers will pipe on stage throughout the day.  Glenn Chatfield piped for 13 years with the Tunes of Glory Pipes and Drums of Warrenville, IL, until moving to Iowa. Since then Glenn has played solo and can often be found piping for Maolisa Irish Step Dancers. Jim Jenkins & Marilyn Newton will pipe tunes for us and perhaps sing a song or two!  Marilyn has piped off and on since 1982 as a member of the University of Iowa Scottish Highlanders, bands in England and the St. Louis area. Presently she performs at events for veteran organizations.  Jim has also piped with the U of I Scottish Highlanders as well as other Iowa pipe bands.	Glenn Chatfield Jim Jenkins
Storyteller, Darrin Crow Darrin is a Cedar Raids storyteller who comes from a long line of Scottish and Irish farmers and cola miners.  His tales of wise women, wily leprechauns, and flummoxed fairies are sure to delight adults and children alike.
Agnes Williams  Hailing from the borders town of Galashiels, Scotland, Agnes has delighted audiences with her pure Scottish voice & since she came to the US in the early 1970's.
Marye Wanless, Gaelic Lecturer History of the Scottish Language & Culture.  Marye discusses the travels of the Celts across Europe to the British Isles, talks about Gaelic music & singers, reads a bit of Gaelic poetry and provides handouts of common phrases in Gaelic.
Wayne (Óg ÓSenan) Shannon
Learn the language of our Irish ancestors! Wayne will present the basics of the Irish Gaelic language (one of the six Celtic languages) to give you feel of the flavor and nature of our families back in the Old Sod. Local groups in Iowa are actually learning the language.  We invite you to participate in the workshop and possibly join one of our groups.
KNOBBLY KNEE CONTEST Open to men (or boys) in Kilts - a man with the knobbliest knees is chosen and crowned King of the Knobbly Knees in a hilarious "feeling" ceremony led by the women of HAGGIS.