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Now in its 12th year, CeltFest comes to Victoria for the first time July 14 to 20. It will bring performing artists from around the world in a series of Celtic concerts, workshops and ceilidhs or Celtic jam sessions at the Canadian College of Performing Arts, 1701 Elgin Rd. in Oak Bay.
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The CeltFest concert series kicks off July 16, with Lori and Innes Watson: Scots Kith & Kin.
July 17, Ottawa fiddler/step dancer Stephanie Cadman, takes the stage with former World Champion Irish dancer, Owen Barrington. The festivalB次元官网网址檚 Wacky Jig and Hornpipe Contest Family Night is July 18. Join students and faculty from CeltFestB次元官网网址檚 Summer School in a good-natured contest open to individuals. The only criteria are to play, sing, or dance to a jig and/or hornpipe. Entries should be submitted at the CeltFest office on site at the Canadian College of Performing Arts.
In a gala finish, Celtic cultures merge in the festivalB次元官网网址檚 finale, the Sunset and Stars gala, Thursday, July 19, with champion fiddlers, dancers, pipers, and drummers, including Juno Award nominee Eileen McGann and master pipers Rene Cusson and Jamie Troy as well as headliner The Niamh N铆 Charra Trio from Ireland.
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All concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Canadian College of Performing Arts auditorium and the audience is invited to remain after each concert to participate in the ceilidh. Ticket prices range from $10 to $34. Visit CeltFest.ca for full schedule and ticket prices.
