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Category Archives: Ceilis
Happy New Year to Everyone from RCC!
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Happy New Year to everyone from Riverside Celtic College! We wish everyone a music-filled 2012, and we thank you all for your continued support, great music and friendship. Here are some highlights from 2011: A fun and festive annual tradition … Continue reading
RCC Wrap-up, Ceili & Student Session This Sunday at The Albion in Guelph
You are invited to the Riverside Celtic College End-of-term Fall Wrap-up Celebration! at the Albion Hotel (upstairs) 49 Norfolk St., Guelph (across from the Church of Our Lady) Sunday December 11th @ 7:00 p.m. Come for a fun evening … Continue reading
Two More Great Celtic Events in Ontario!
1.Sunday, August 7 at 2:00pm - August 13 at 11:30 p.m Irish Language Summer Camp Location: Gaeltacht Site, 298 Gilmore Road, Tamworth, Ontario organized by The Harp of Tara Branch – Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann - More Info Visit websites www.srayner.ca/comhaltas, www.anghaeltacht.ca A week of Irish language classes (with teachers from Ireland), … Continue reading
Culture Days 2011 – Riverside Celtic College Cultural Crossroads
This is a great event we’re putting on that we’re really excited for, and part of the great Culture Days series!
What is Culture Days?
“Culture Days is a collaborative pan-Canadian volunteer movement to raise the awareness, accessibility,participation and engagement of all Canadians in the arts and cultural life of their communities. A national Steering Committee, together with provincial committees (known as Provincial Task Forces) self-mobilize at the grassroots level to implement concurrent, annual, province-wide public participation events that take place throughout the country over the last weekend of September. The first annual Culture Days event was held in September 2010 in over 700 Canadian cities and towns and, by all accounts, was a great success. The 2011 Culture Days weekend will take place September 30 to October 2, 2011. Annual, Canada-wide Culture Days events feature free, hands-on, interactive activities that invite the public to participate “behind the scenes,” to discover the world of artists, creators, historians, architects, curators, and designers at work in their community.” – www.culturedays.ca
Make sure to check out the event by clicking on the link for our Cultural Crossroads happening in Aberfoyle on Saturday October 1st, and then mark it on your calendar! Also check out other events that are happening in your area!
Riverside Celtic College Cultural Crossroads
Have you ever wanted to play the fiddle or the bagpipes, or unlock the mysteries of the Irish goat-skinned drum, the bodhrán? Have you ever wanted to explore our rich celtic cultural and musical heritage? Riverside Celtic College is hosting a multi-arts celebration of Celtic music and dance at the Aberfoyle Farmers Market, showcasing the musical talents of Celtic musicians of all ages from the Guelph area. All musicians are affiliated with Riverside Celtic College, and the event will feature a series of acoustic performances, presentations, demonstrations and workshops by traditional Irish/Scottish performers, demonstrating that the ancient Celtic aural/oral tradition is alive and well in southern Ontario! There will be workshops and discussions about the individual instruments (concertina, border pipes, fiddle, mandolin, button accordion, low whistle, the bodhrán, and more!), mini-performances, information about classes, and even a country dance (a ceili) that you can take part in, with easy dance steps described by the caller, so that anyone can easily kick up their heels and do it! Start your day listening to some foot-tapping, lively jigs and reels at 9:00 a.m. while you buy your organic produce at the market, try your hand at playing with a tipper and bodhrán, learn how to do the jig step, and enjoy the musical festivities until 1 p.m. All ages welcome!
ORGANIZER
Riverside Celtic College
DATE(S) & TIME(S):
Saturday, October 1, 2011 — 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
LOCATION
Optimist Recreation Centre, 23 Brock Rd South
Aberfoyle, Ontario
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DIRECTIONS
Optimist Recreation Centre (next to Puslinch Community Centre) 23 Brock Rd South (turns into Gordon St) Aberfoyle (near Guelph) 3km north of Hwy. 401 exit 299, just south of Wellington County Road 34.
LANGUAGE
English
ACCESSIBILITY
This activity is wheelchair accessible.
Posted in Ceilis, Classes, Events & Concerts, Sessions
New Photos!
Hi everyone, just letting you know about some of the new photos that we’ve put up in our gallery! You can find them from the top of our homepage or at http://riversidecelticcollege.ca/gallery/photos/st-patricks-day-ceili-2011/. Please check them out and maybe we’ll see you at our next event!
Posted in Ceilis, Celtic Arts News, Events & Concerts
RCC Annual St. Patrick’s Day Ceili
Put on your dancing shoes and kick up your heels on Sunday March 20th, 7:30 p.m. at the Riverside Celtic College St. Patrick’s Day Ceili, upstairs at the Albion, 49 Norfolk Street, Guelph (519)821-7125 with WhirlyGig (Robin Aggus, Eva McCauley, … Continue reading
Robbie Burns Day!
Displays by:
Riverside Celtic College – Traditional Scottish Music
Fergus Scottish Festival & Highland Games
University of Guelph Scottish Studies Department
Guelph Guild of Weavers & Spinners
Royal City Calligraphy Guild
Enjoy Scottish refreshments, haggis included!
Special Presentations:
1:15 – Piping-in and Address To The Haggis – Don Dewar
1:30 – Talk: “The History Of Scottish Bagpipes” – Robin Aggus
2:00 – Talk: “21st Century Folkways: The Evolution of Transfered Ways” Lynn Boland Richardson
2:30 – Dancing Demonstration – Mary Ellen Cann School of Highland Dance
3:30 – TIME FOR A CEILIDH! Have fun dancing to live music with Ceilidh Caller Kari Kokko
Admission (cash only):
$6 Adults
$4 Children/Students/Seniors
$12 Family
(Guelph Museums Members 1/2 Price)
For more information:
519-836-1221
guelph.ca/museum
Posted in Ceilis, Events & Concerts
RCC Baile Bhurine (Ballyvourney) Jig Set Winter 2010
This video is was taken as part of the Winter Wrap-Up Session 2010.
Now who wants to sign up for next session’s Ceili Dancing classes?
