Entertainment

Zoë Darrow and the Fiddleheads

We are pleased to welcome back these talented, vibrant Celtic performers. Zoë Darrow and the Fiddleheads is a traditional Celtic band from Blandford, MA, featuring fiddle, guitar and piano. Zoë, 18 years old, began fiddling when she was 4 years old and now leads the trio in Scottish, Irish and Cape Breton fiddle tunes. The group has been performing publicly since 1999. Zoë's fiddling, step dancing, and charming persona add up to a show that has been pleasing audiences in New England, Prince Edward Island, and Cape Breton. They have performed as part of the City Block summer lunchtime series in Springfield, at the Northampton Brewery, Agawam Summerfest, Northampton Academy of Music, and the White Church Community Center in Deerfield, just to mention a few. They were also recently featured in concert at the Iron Horse Music Hall in Northampton, MA. This year Zoë Darrow returns to the Glasgow Lands Scottish Festival from a week of music study in Western Ireland.
Visit the Zoë Darrow web site for more information.
 

Enter the Haggis

We are pleased to announce that the CELTIC ROCK band, Enter the Haggis will be returning for a SEVENTH 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 $15! 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.
 

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.
 

The Rising

The Rising plays Irish Trad-Rock, original Irish Rock, and contemporary music. The Seven piece band includes Lead Guitar, Fiddle, Banjo, Mando, Keys, Organs, Tin Whistle, Bodhran, Drum Kit, and Bass Guitar. The Rising played almost 200 shows in 2006, and plans an equally daunting tour schedule for 07. In March, The Rising released UISCA BEATHA (Water of Life), a live album recorded between November of 06 and March of 07. The Rising can be contacted at their website:
www.myspace.com/irishrising.
 

Plus

• Individual Pipe/Drum Competition
• Highland Dance Competition
• Highland Athletic Games
• Pioneer Valley Harper’s Guild
• Julie MacNayr Pike
• and More!