Revised Celtic Schedule

Just a very small revision to the schedule, Dan Emery and Carl Peterson are switching spots in the morning, and Carl will be taking Dan's place in the afternoon. The revised schedule is below, with links to the performers and embedded videos so you can check out just how awesome they all are:

Flag Raising
11:00—Pipe and Drum Bands


Keith House Stage
11:30-12:15—Bagpipe Demo (Dan Emery)

12:30-1:15—Carl Peterson
1:30-2:00—Pipe and Drum Bands
2:00-2:45—The Celtic Martins



3:00-3:30—Pipe and Drum Bands
3:30-4:15—The Celtic Martins
4:30—Athletics Awards & Haggis Trophy
5:00-5:45—The Barley Boys
5:45-6:00—Pipe and Drum Bands
6:00-6:45—The Barley Boys



Keith House Courtyard
House Tours
Kilt-Maker (Bonnie Heather Greene)
Blacksmith
69th Irish Civil War Regiment
Hearth Cooking

Festival Tent
12:30-1:00—Sabo School of Irish Dance
1:30-2:15—Celtic Stories & Songs (Ruthanne Ankney)
2:30-3:15—Carl Peterson
3:00-3:30—Sabo School of Irish Dance
4:00—Haggis Eating Contest

Field 1
11:30-3:30—Highland Athletics

Field 2
1:00-1:45—Border Collie/Herding Demo
3:30-4:15—Border Collie/Herding Demo

Here is a preview of the sheep herding from the Celtic Classic a few year's ago.



Barn Yard
Ongoing
Moonbounce
Children’s Crafts & Games
Carl Peterson
The Kilted Juggler
2:15—Celtic Dance Demo/Lesson
2:30– Kilt-Making Demo
3:00—Celtic Instrument Demo/Show and Tell

Visitor’s Center
3:15—Celtic Language Instruction (Casey O’Connor)

2012 Celtic Heritage Festival - Get Ready to Be Entertained!

With the 16th Annual Celtic Heritage Festival only a month away, its about time for an update on the entertainment we've been hard at work booking and scheduling over the last weeks and months. We're excited to be bringing back Highland Athletics this year, and with women athletes too!

We've also scheduled border collie demonstrations again this year and they'll be herding sheep and I think ducks.

Some of the new things we have in store include a haggis eating contest, Celtic language instruction, the Barley Boys,

Ruthanne Ankney doing interactive storytelling and songs,

a blacksmithing demo, the 69th Irish Civil War regiment, and Dan Emery who not only plays the bagpipes but demonstrates the technique and the different types of pipes.

Of course we have old favorites too like the Celtic Martins (formerly the Martin Family Band),

Bucks Caledonia and MacGreggor Pipe and Drum Bands,

Carl Peterson playing folk songs from Scotland, Ireland, and England,

Bonnie Green demonstrating the art and science of creating the traditional kilt,

the Kilted Juggler, the Sabo School of Irish Dance and a moon bounce and games and crafts area for the kids.

The schedule, as it is currently shaping up, looks like this:

Flag Raising11:00—Pipe and Drum Bands
Keith House Stage
11:30-12:15—Carl Peterson
12:30-1:15—Bagpipe Demo (Dan Emery)
1:30-2:00—Pipe and Drum Bands

2:00-2:45—The Celtic Martins
3:00-3:30—Pipe and Drum Bands

3:30-4:15—The Celtic Martins
4:30—Athletics Awards & Haggis Trophy
5:00-5:45—The Barley Boys
5:45-6:00—Pipe and Drum Bands

6:00-6:45—The Barley Boys

Keith House Courtyard
House Tours
Kilt-Maker (Bonnie Heather Greene)
Blacksmith
69th Irish Civil War Regiment
Hearth Cooking

Festival Tent
12:30-1:00—Sabo School of Irish Dance
1:30-2:15—Celtic Stories & Songs (Ruthanne Ankney)
2:30-3:15—Bagpipe Demo (Dan Emery)
3:00-3:30—Sabo School of Irish Dance
4:00—Haggis Eating Contest

Field 1
11:30-3:30—Highland Athletics

Field 2
1:00-1:45—Border Collie/Herding Demo
3:30-4:15—Border Collie/Herding Demo

Barn Yard
Ongoing
Moonbounce
Children’s Crafts & Games
Carl Peterson
The Kilted Juggler
2:15—Celtic Dance Demo/Lesson
2:30– Kilt-Making Demo
3:00—Celtic Instrument Demo/Show and Tell

Visitor’s Center
3:15—Celtic Language
Instruction (Casey O’Connor)

Please plan to join us for a jam-packed day of fun and entertainment, shopping, food, history, and Celtic heritage. The festival is July 21 from 10-6 and the cost is $10/adults and $5/kids,

Historical News and Notes: The Strawbridges are having a Party

The following notice ran in the "gossip column" of the June 2, 1922 Evening Public Ledger:

Mr. and Mrs. Welsh Strawbridge of Graeme Park, Hatboro, have issued invitations for a dance on Saturday evening, June 17.

The Library of Congress has made historic newspapers, dating from 1836-1922, available in their Chronicling America Series. Papers are easily searchable by keywords and location.

First Friday Fotos - June 2012

Can anyone believe it is June already? Our annual Celtic Festival on July 21 will soon be upon us and we're working diligently on finalizing the entertainment and some other new ideas that we we hope will make this year's festival the biggest and best yet. We'll have details on that soon, but before we get to that it is time for First Friday Fotos!

Our little kitchen garden is currently blanketed with weed killing tarps in order to get the beds ready for planting. The photo was taken about 1 pm today, in kind of weird, overcast light. It still look stormy out there but so far no rain. For review you can view the photos we took in May, April, March, February, and January.