Thank you to Comhaltas New Brunswick!!
Thank you to Comhaltas New Brunswick for their support and generous donation to Celtic Discovery Performing Troupe!! The Troupe leave for France on July 27th!!
Thank you to River Jam!!
Thank you to River Jam for their support and generous donation to Celtic Discovery Performing Troupe!!
Thank you to Isaac’s Way!!
Thank you to Isaac’s Way for their support and generous donation to Celtic Discovery Performing Troupe!! Everyone eat at Isaac’s Way! The food is delicious!! Personally, I’m a big fan of their sweet potato bisque!
Market Busking ~ 11 June 2011
Thank you to the Market patrons who show their support! Celtic Discovery Performing Troupe is
determined to fundraise enough money to send them to France at the end of July! They are enrolled for a week at the Celtic College, Amzer Nevez, where they will learn Breton style fiddle with Fred Samzun, Breton Dance and Irish music with Kevin Burke! They will be performing at the College and will later attend the Festival Interceltique de Lorient where they will be exposed to some of the world’s most talented Celtic musicians and dancers!
The Troupe will be busking one more time before their trip, so if you hear them, stop by and support their fundraising!! In the meantime, they have a few more private shows and a BIG performance in Officers’ Square on July 5th!! So please, join them for some foot stompin’ music!
Don’t forget … or in case you don’t know … we are selling tickets on a Maurice Gamblin wood turned salad bowl!! We have more tickets to sell, so if you want to buy one, please let us know. The tickets are $5 each and we will be drawing the lucky winner at the end of June at the Tobique Fiddle Camp!! Thank you Maurice for donating the bowl!
Celtic Discovery Performing Troupe Busking at the Boyce Farmers Market (11 June 2011)
Celtic Discovery Performing Troupe Busking at the Boyce Farmers Market (11 June 2011)
Thank you to the Irish Canadian Cultural Association Capital Branch for your support and generous donation to our fundraising!
Market Busking ~ 28 May 2011
Celtic Discovery Performing Troupe Busking at the Boyce Farmers Market (28 May 2011)
Another Saturday, another opportunity to entertain Market fans!! The Troupe loves to busk at the Boyce Farmers’ Market but this was another cold morning! It’s a busy weekend for the young musicians. Last night they gave a very energetic show at the Nashwaaksis Middle School Theatre, today they busked from 6am until 1pm and tonight they are playing at a wedding!!
They will be busking again later this year so if you hear them, drop by, say hello and throw your change into the fiddle case! The Troupe is fundraising for a trip to France this summer where they will be studying Breton fiddle and dance at Amzer Nevez and then they are going to attend the first part of the Festival Interceltique de Lorient!!
Some photos for you to enjoy!!
Celtic Discovery Performing Troupe Busking at the Boyce Farmers Market (28 May 2011)
Celtic Discovery Performing Troupe Busking at the Boyce Farmers Market (28 May 2011)
Celtic Discovery Performing Troupe Busking at the Boyce Farmers Market (28 May 2011)
Celtic Discovery Performing Troupe Busking at the Boyce Farmers Market (28 May 2011)
Celtic Discovery Performing Troupe Busking at the Boyce Farmers Market (28 May 2011)
Celtic Discovery Performing Troupe Busking at the Boyce Farmers Market (28 May 2011)
Celtic Discovery Performing Troupe Busking at the Boyce Farmers Market (28 May 2011)
Fundraising Concert Pictures!
Sound check .....
The Celtic Discovery Performing Troupe Fundraising Concert went very well! We sold lots of concert tickets, had a 50/50 draw and sold tickets on a Maurice Gamblin wood turned salad bowl! We have more tickets to sell on the bowl, so if you want to buy one, please let us know. The tickets are $5 each and we will be drawing the lucky winner at the end of June at the Tobique Fiddle Camp!!
We were very fortunate to have some special guests who helped open the show! Thanks you!!
Special Guests
Nicole Odo –
Highland Dancer
A Few Younger Fiddlers (perhaps future CDPT members):
Jessica Wilcox, Alicia Ingalls, Charlotte Toner and Katie Staples
Members of the Stanford School of Irish Dance:
Robyn Patterson and Chantal Beriault
A few more pictures for you …
Sound check ...
A bite to eat just before going on stage! Thank you Jane for feeding the performers!! Jane was the MC for the show. She not only looked great in her sparkly outfit but she did a great job!!
Troupe members on stage getting ready for the show!! Matt Carter volunteered for the troupe and did the sound and lights!! Thanks Matt!
The show went for about an hour! I wish I had pictures of our guests but I was looking after the door and missed the first part of the show!!
Sidney's little sister, Spencer, was the official 50/50 ticket seller!
Maurice Gamblin Turner of Wood Salad Bowl - Thanks for the donation of the beautiful bowl Maurice!!
I will be posting Youtube videos later so stay tuned by subscribing to our blog!!
Troupe Member: Rusty Blakely
Rusty
Fiddle and Irish Dance
2006-present
Rusty loves to spend his spare time playing his fiddle and dancing. He’s been with Celtic Discovery since the beginning when a group of musicians and performers travelled to Ireland to learn and discover Celtic culture and heritage. He is currently in grade 12 and vows to never attend a school of education that doesn’t involve the arts or Celtic teachings as a law.
Fundraising Concert ~ 27 May 2011
- Celtic Discovery Performing Troupe is hosting a fundraising concert to raise funds for their trip to France!
Tickets can be purchased from Troupe members, at the Fredericton Region Museum (571 Queen Street) or by contacting us by phone or e-mail (see poster). We plan to attend workshops at Amzer Nevez and then the Festival Interceltique de Lorientin August 2011! We have a lot of fundraising to do so if your organization can help then please let us know!
To donate to Celtic Discovery, please contact a Troupe Board Member at celticdiscovery at gmail dot com. We will gladly place a link on our Supporters page in recognition of your donation. Thank you.
Busking at the Boyce Farmers Market
The troupe will be busking at the Boyce Farmers Market on 14 May, 28 May, 11 June and the 2 of July! If you are visiting the Market, please drop by, listen, chat with the troupe members and show your support! The troupe is raising funds to study and play in France this summer!!
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