2010 Entertainment

Enter the Haggis

We are pleased to announce that the CELTIC ROCK band, Enter the Haggis will be returning for an EIGHTH year!

Enter The Haggis plays a unique version of Celtic rock that blends elements of rock, bluegrass, jazz and even Latin music with traditional Celtic fare. The band’s oeuvre darts effortlessly from the traditional strains of The Chieftains and The Pogues to the frenetic pop of early Elvis Costello and even to the Latin-tinged spirit of the Buena Vista Social Club and beyond. Recorded in February 2006 at the Clubhouse in Rhinebeck, NY, the band’s recent release on UFO, Soapbox Heroes, features 10 superb and diverse songs produced by 4-time Grammy winner Neil Dorfsman (Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Sting, Dire Straits) A workhorse group that tours nearly 150 dates out of the year, the band has amassed an ever-growing, devoted tour following of fans that travel from show to show.

They have performed locally many times at the Iron Horse to sold-out shows. Glasgow Lands Scottish Festival is a great opportunity to hear this first class band, as well as all the Festival events for only $16! Discount tickets are available on-line on our home page. To find out more, visit their web site at: www.enterthehaggis.com

They will be playing after closing ceremonies and into the evening. Celtic Pub and food available.
 

CLANDESTINE

Welcome Back!! Clandestine played at Glasgow Lands for several years when we were at Stanley Park, Westfield. We are very pleased to have them back!

Clandestine was well-known and well-loved from 1992 to 2003 for their particular brand of Texas Celtic music. They were regulars at the Texas Scottish Festival and the North Texas Irish Festival for many years and had full houses at McGonigel's Mucky Duck in Houston, the Cactus Cafe in Austin and Poor David's Pub in Dallas. The band toured the US extensively and had successful stints in Canada and France before breaking up in February 2003. Now Clandestine has re-formed with percussionist and singer Emily Dugas, fiddler Gregory McQueen, piper EJ Jones and a new member, Al Cofrin. (Former member Jen Hamel is pursuing her Ph.D. in Behavioral Ecology at University of Missouri-Columbia.) Al adds his cittern, voice, and another set of bagpipes to the mix. Al and EJ are joining Emily on vocals, with many songs now set in three-part harmony. Most of the group's blasting tune sets remain the same, complemented by some new ones in similar style.
Visit their web site at: www.clandestineceltic.com


 

The Bell Family

A Fiddling Family – a family show about Scottish Fiddling.

Both Nancy and Jerry play the fiddles their grandparents played! Their children have also taken up the instrument and play everything from Scottish reels to Strathspeys.

They will explain the history of the Scottish fiddle and tell a wonderful children’s story about ‘The Boy Who Couldn’t Play the Fiddle’
 

Charlie Zahm

Charlie Zahm is one of the most popular soloists at Celtic music festivals, Maritime and Early American music events anywhere east of the Mississippi. With a baritone voice some have described as "coming along once in a generation," Charlie has become one of the most successful performers on the Celtic festival circuit, weaving magical moments of Scottish and Irish history for the listener and viewer, with passion for the performance and a chosen repertoire pleasing to all members of the family. A master of the guitar as well, Charlie brings an authentic love and respect for the music he sings. Since he's been old enough to sing, Charlie has been entertaining audiences with the beautiful Celtic songs and melodies he first heard in the largely Scottish province of his mother's birth, Ontario, Canada. Keenly aware of his own heritage, which includes healthy doses of Scottish and Irish blood on both sides of his family, Charlie has collected several hundred popular (as well as beautiful and obscure) selections and performs them for thousands of fans up and down the Eastern Seaboard and across America. Today, as one of the most sought-after Celtic singers on the East Coast (he is one of the few singers in the world to be invited to sing live with Scotland's “Black Watch”), Charlie performs regularly everywhere from concerts and festivals to television shows and Celtic-themed Caribbean cruises, where his 6'4" frame and powerful baritone make him one of the most memorable performers around. Charlie has released two DVD projects: “Out of the Mist,” was released in 2002 and was entirely filmed in Scotland; “Charlie Zahm – An Evening of Classic Melodies” is a live concert DVD with Charlie and his band that was produced in 2007 in cooperation with Franklin Springs Family Media of Nashville. These projects, in addition to his many CDs, again demonstrate that Charlie’s vocal ability is rarely matched inside or outside Celtic music, and his mastery of the guitar is the perfect complement to his vocal performance. To learn more about him visit the Charlie Zahm web page.
 

Boston Blackthorne

Boston Blackthorne (at the Newport RI Irish Festival in 2003) is from left to right:
Rob Griffin , fiddle, from Belchertown, MA, has played with several country and Celtic bands.
Evan O'Connor (special guest and son of Jim ) is an accomplished flute and sax player at 11 years of age.
Pete McAvoy , fiddle, mandolin, bouzouki, and bass is a regular on the Boston sessiun circuit.
Jim O'Connor , vocals, bouzouki, banjos, guitars, mandolin. Jim has been playing Celtic and Irish music for over 20 years. In New York City in the 1980's Jim toured with the Paddy Noonan Band. His experiences as house guitar player at Tom O'Reilly's Pub on Lexington Ave. accompaning Irish music luminaries Joe Burke, Johnny Cronin, and Andy McGahon are detailed in the song "Back When the Craic was Grand".
Dale Monette , drums, bodhran. Dale is a well known touring and sessions percussionist and has played with the John Coster Band and John Sheldon's Bluestreak.
Jon Lees , vocals, 6&12 string guitars, harmonica. Jim and Jon toured New England in the 1980's as the folk duo "O'Connor and Lees." As a member of the Tom Willits Band, Jon opened for acts including Maria Muldaur, Jonathan Edwards and Billy Joel.
Jim "Chetz" Keegan , vocals, bass has played bass and guitar in numerous rock and roll bands

Visit their website at: www.bostonblackthorne.com.
 

 

Plus

• Historic Highlanders
  Recreating everyday life of Highland society from 1314 to 1746
• The Bell Family - Variety Entertainment
• 2010 EUSPBA BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS - watch the competition!!
• Highland Dance Competition
• Highland Athletic Games
• Pioneer Valley Harper’s Guild
• Julie MacNayr Pike
• and More!