Celtic Village - Music and Dance Stage

Name: Celtic Village - Music and Dance Stage
Start: 2025-03-01T10:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-03-01T15:45:00-05:00
Location: Slack Plaza

Schedule

Sat Mar 01 2025 at 10:00 am to 03:45 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Slack Plaza | Charleston, WV

Immerse yourself in music, dance crafts and learn some history and genealogy in THE CELTIC VILLAGE at City Center, Slack Plaza and on one part of Summers Street

10 am/Open - 3.45pm/Close

Main Stage:
Music and Dance 10 30am - 3.45pm:
Times and appearance order TBC
- Faire May with dance sets from senior members of our Appalachian Lads and Lasses
- Lincoln County Cloggers
- Tim and Maggie with vocalist Vaughan Gold,
- Savanna Brown - Scottish Dance/Bagpipes,
- Kanawha Valley Pipes and Drums

And also on the stage !!!
- The Pageant for Crowning of Celtic Calling Chieftain, Queen and Court
- Celtic Calling Dog Show for celtic and all breeds, including fancy dress.

Games Field:
Demonstrations by Rutherford Academy of Celtic Arms. Times TBC
- Scottish Broad Sword
- Irish Stick Fighting
- Collar and Elbow Wrestling

Children's Mini Highland
(Age sections 5-8 and 9-12) Times TBC.
- Toss the Sheaf - t-shirt prizes
- Toss the Caber - t-shirt prizes
- Tug O' War - For all Children to participate in.

- Celtic Calling Information Booth and T-shirt Sales
- Clan Tents - Ferguson, Hanna and more to be confirmed.
- Over 20 Crafter's set up on Summers Street.
- Civic Organizations
- Food Trucks
- Mclaughlin Brigade - Jacobite reenactors
- Roaming Musician - Garrett Maner
- Floki the Irish Wolfhound
- Appalachian Willow - Demonstrating crafter
- Annie deBoard - aerialist
- Children's Craft Activities - incl.
- Sockness Monsters
-Appalachian Willows - Children's Pipe Cleaner weaving Craft.
- Scottish Attire from Toledo, Scot and Irish kilts and dress.

4pm: PARADE on Capitol Street, will start at Lee Street Triangle and finish at The Boulevard.

Artist bios:

Faire May

A young high tempo traditional music band based in Wheeling, WV. The band's three members, Zac Gordon, Jariel Henthorn, and Jacob Coughlan, collaborate to bring old-world music to the modern world. You might be singing along with an old favorite or dancing a jig. Since the creation of Faire May in 2019, they have played at various venues around West Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. At a Faire May show you might hear banjo, fiddle, guitar, bodhran, whistle, bagpipes, and more.

Appalachian Lads and Lassies

Applalachian Lads and Lassies are the Scottish/Irish Performance group of the Mountain Dance Studio in Putnam County. The group perform at regional festivals including Vandalia, and Mountain State Craft Fair in Ripley. Principal Chantil McKeny McCormick has been teaching this style for over 25 years having been first introduced to this style by Jane George in 4-H Camps.

Tim Mainland and Maggie Juisel

Tim & Maggie play instrumental folk music. They grew up with it; they have studied it and have traveled throughout the United States, England, Scotland and France looking for it. Their instruments are flutes, bagpipes, whistles, frets, accordion and voice.
https://timandmaggie.net/home

- Vaughan Gold
Naturally gifted vocalist who learnt her first gaelic song at 13 from a you tube video. Her singing will transport you to the rocky shores and mist covered mountains of celtic lands.

- Lincoln County Cloggers:
LCC are a professional clogging dance team, established over 20 years ago from Lincoln County, WV. Appalachian Clogging is closely related to Irish step dancing, and they strive to keep old-time traditions alive for the next generation. The group has performed at Regional Fairs and Festivals and is currently practicing for the National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade
https://www.facebook.com/people/Lincoln-County-Cloggers

- Kanawha Valley Pipes And Drums:
The KVPD are one of West Virginia's premier Bagpipe and Drum Bands. First formed as the 130th Highlanders representing the WV National Guard, they became the KVPD in 1998. They perform at Festivals and Parades around WV and members give solo performances as well.
https://m.facebook.com/100036783561316/

- Savanna Brown:
Traditional Scottish Dance from this dancer (and her sister) who are members of the WV Highland Dance Studio in Elkins WV. Savanna has performed at every Gathering.

“This project is supported with financial assistance from the
West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History and the
National Endowment for the Arts with approval from the West
Virginia Commission on the Arts”, Brewer and Company and the West Virginia Lottery.

Part of the 9th Celtic Calling Gathering, Feb. 26th - March 2nd: https://celticcalling.org/