UPCOMING EVENTS
JULY 2023
CLEVELAND CELTIC ENSEMBLE
FRIDAY, JULY 21 - 7 pm ST. BRENDAN'S CHURCH 4242 BRENDAN LANE, NORTH OLMSTED OHIO Open to the public, free-will offerings accepted. Born of a desire to marry the best of both Celtic and chamber music in exciting and creative ways, the Cleveland Celtic Ensemble blends Scottish and Irish bagpipes, whistle, flute, fiddle, harp, and dance to create a Celtic style all their own. Revel in blazing bagpipe duets, sublime harp airs, soaring songs, and sweet fiddle tunes -all in an intimate and ethereal chamber music ensemble setting. Featuring: Brian Bigley on uilleann pipes, flute, dance. Kristen Bigley on violin. Ian Crane on Scottish small pipes, vocals. Tiffany Schaefer on Celtic harp, vocals. |
SEPTEMBER 2023
CLEVELAND CELTIC ENSEMBLE
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 PRIVATE EVENT Born of a desire to marry the best of both Celtic and chamber music in exciting and creative ways, the Cleveland Celtic Ensemble blends Scottish and Irish bagpipes, whistle, flute, fiddle, harp, and dance to create a Celtic style all their own. Revel in blazing bagpipe duets, sublime harp airs, soaring songs, and sweet fiddle tunes -all in an intimate and ethereal chamber music ensemble setting. Featuring: Brian Bigley on uilleann pipes, flute, dance. Kristen Bigley on violin. Ian Crane on Scottish small pipes, vocals. Tiffany Schaefer on Celtic harp, vocals. |
LÚNASA
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 - 3:30 pm HANNA THEATRE - PLAYHOUSE SQUARE 2067 E. 14th STREET, CLEVELAND, OHIO Named for an ancient Celtic harvest festival, Lúnasa was formed in 1997 from members of some of the greatest Irish groups of the previous decade. From the start, the band’s complex arrangements and unique sound reshaped the boundaries of traditional music and energized audiences the world over. Having since sold over a quarter of a million records and performed over 2,000 shows, Lunasa has won multiple awards and become one of the most influential bands in the history of traditional music. |
NOVEMBER 2023
CLEVELAND CELTIC ENSEMBLE
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18 - 7:30 pm ST. NOEL CHURCH 35200 Chardon Road Willoughby Hills, Ohio Born of a desire to marry the best of both Celtic and chamber music in exciting and creative ways, the Cleveland Celtic Ensemble blends Scottish and Irish bagpipes, whistle, flute, fiddle, harp, and dance to create a Celtic style all their own. Revel in blazing bagpipe duets, sublime harp airs, soaring songs, and sweet fiddle tunes -all in an intimate and ethereal chamber music ensemble setting. Featuring: Brian Bigley on uilleann pipes, flute, dance. Kristen Bigley on violin. Ian Crane on Scottish small pipes, vocals. Tiffany Schaefer on Celtic harp, vocals. |
DECEMBER 2023
MARCH 2024
AN IRISH RAMBLING HOUSE
THURSDAY, MARCH 14 ADMIRAL THEATRE 515 PACIFIC AVENUE BREMERTON, WASHINGTON An energetic folk music, storytelling and dance production that melds the traditions of American, Celtic, and Baroque. This show features William Coulter on guitar, Brian Bigley (uilleann pipes, flute, whistles and Irish dance), Eimear Arkins (violin and Irish dance), native Irish storyteller Tomáseen Foley, Samantha Harvey on accordion, and Irish dancer Natalie Wagner. Grammy Winning Music. World Class Dancing. |