Events and Entertainment

OUR HEADLINERS THIS YEAR ARE "7 NATIONS" & "NEEDFIRE" !

Returning after a long break from Tulsa, our friends the

7 NATIONS

The Orlando-based five-piece Seven Nations encompasses a wide variety of diversity in music, but the love for creating their own musical sound remains a common goal. Seven Nations pushes American trad rock and Celtic roots rock while intertwining the brooding beauty of the mandolin, violin, bagpipes, and horns for a worldbeat seascape of rock & roll. Independent success has been entirely on the band's own terms, for Seven Nations has had their own ESPN, PBS, and CNN specials and sold more than 125,000 copies of their countless releases without ever being promoted and signed by a major label. Seven Nations, who formed in 1994, is comprised of vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Kirk MacLeod, fiddle player Dan Stacey, bassist Struby, mandolinist/bagpiper Scott Long, and drummer Ashton Geoghagan. They have played to over 40,000 people at the Edinburgh Festival in Scotland, and in fall 2000 Dewar's Scotch signed on to promote the band's mainstream self-titled debut. After a few high profile appearances (including shows at the New York City Marathon and the 2002 Winter Olympics Torch Arrival Ceremony,) they stepped back into the studio.

The new album is the longest album we’ve ever done. It came out at 55 minutes with 16 tracks. There’s no electric guitar in it at all, which is cool and different. I got to play bagpipes on two of the tracks myself, for the first time since our very first CD.

NEEDFIRE

Needfire's high-spirited, powerhouse live shows and original sound are praised by music fans of all ages and critics worldwide. "One of today's most popular Celtic rock bands" (WBKO TV- Bowling Green, KY); "...furious toe-tappers that owe as much to the Beatles as to Celtic music" (Ink 19); "...just at ease in the rock songs as in the ballads, Needfire is fresh and explosive!" (Highlands Magazine, France); "...uplifting, invigorating" (Shotgun Reviews).

To learn more about Needfire please visit www.needfire.com.

CELTIC CHEER

 Local favorites Celtic Cheer will be gracing the stage once again as well.  First performing on Tartan Day April 2003, during the last four years, the band has performed for a variety of audiences and venues.  From the traditional ballads and folk songs of the Highlands and Emerald Isle, to the more Celtic contemporary sounds of today, Celtic cheer has proven to be a "Celtic band for all occasions".  So come listen to the joyous noise that is Celtic Cheer.

TULSA YOUTH ORCHESTRA

The heart and soul of the Tulsa Youth Orchestra consists of the very talented violinists/fiddlers Jocelyn Rowland Hughes and Patricia McCrery. Both are veteran musicians whose talents are in high demand whether they are working together or separate. This year they return to the Oklahoma Scottish Festival to enchant and spread grace as they perform on the Edinburgh Entertainment Stage.

FLOWERS OF EDINBURGH

The Flowers of Edinburgh features Laura and Rachel Bennett on fiddle, with their mother, Malia, on guitar. Laura and Rachel, who are 16 years old, started playing fiddle in the fourth grade, and just one year later had won gold medals at the American Kids National Competition in Branson, Missouri. Past performances have included Dan McGuinness Pub in Moore, the Paseo Arts Festival in Oklahoma City, the Iron Thistle Festival in Oklahoma City, the Pryor Tartan Day Celebration, Robert Burns Night in Tulsa, McNellie’s Public House in Tulsa and the Oklahoma Scottish Festival.

ANAM CRONAN

Anam Crónán presents an eclectic mix of traditional songs from Scotland, Ireland eastern Canada and Appalachia in a style all their own.  Blending Celtic harp, flute, whistle, concertina and bodhran with winsome vocal harmonies, this duo have an ever-growing following of enthusiastic fans.

The duo has been featured in concert at many venues including the Tulsa Performing Arts Center, Tulsa Historical Society, the American Heritage Music Festival, and the Oklahoma Celtic Festival.  In addition, they appear monthly at Tulsa’s historic Spotlight Theatre.  They also perform with fiddler Julia Harris as the Celtic trio Crossroads.   

CELTIC PRIDE

The Celtic Pride, from Moore's School of DanceBroken Arrow, Oklahoma under the direction of Cathy Moore, has been a part of the Tulsa Scottish Games since the90's.Through the many years of entertainment at the Scottish Games The Celtic Pride has become a growinganticipated tradition of the Oklahoma Scottish Festival.The performers range fromseven to adult, and these talented performers showcase not only the traditional Jigs, Reels, and Hornpipes of the Celtic culture, butperform traditional dances with a modernand original step dance choreography.

SHOCKWAVE CLOGGERS

The Shockwave Cloggers, under the direction of Cathy Moore, demonstrates the many facets of traditional and modern clogging (also called "step dancing").They have performed throughout Oklahoma as well as many of the other states from theto thecoasts, and evenandin international waters on Carnival Cruise Lines.If you would be interested in sponsoring or booking Celtic Pride or Shockwave Cloggers,or taking lessons at Moore's Dance Studio, please feel free to contact Cathy Moore at (918) 251-6685 or cathy@mooresdance.com.