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Shadowood Entertainment
1521 Twin Lake Dr.
Holly Springs, NC 27540
919-522-5840
fax 919-762-8888
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Celtic Wind
Best in Irish Music
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Celtic Wind
Celtic Wind
North Carolina's only virtuoso traditional Irish Band, Celtic Wind plays the great traditional songs of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and England. Typically playing in session style, the play jigs, reels, marches, hornpipes, slipjigs, and ballads. In addition, they play many traditional bluegrass songs that have their roots in the music of Scotland and Ireland. Performances feature the Irish Penny Whistle, the Bohran or “ traditional Irish drum”, guitar, banjo, fiddle, and piano. The band features the music of young fiddle sensation Ashley Martin. Audience participation makes you think you are in the old villages of Ireland. Songs such as: McNabs Hornpipe, Rakes of Mallow, What do You do With a Drunken Sailor, Danny Boy, Fields of Athenry, the Girl I Left Behind Me, as well as more contemporary songs from Riverdance and others.
Celtic Wind has performed at festivals and fairs, special concerts, weddings and for international folk societies.. They play not only Irish but traditional jazz, rock, and dixieland . They have performed throughout the U.S. Often groups of Irish and traditional dancers perform to their music. Recently they returned from a highly successful tour of Ireland.
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