Celtic Spring at Benedictine College, Atchison, KS
Celtic Spring are performing at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas on Thursday, March 12, 2009 at 7 pm. (Doors open 6:30 pm)
The Celtic Music Club and Campus Activities Board at Benedictine College are hosting the Celtic Spring Band as a St. Patrick’s Day event for the entire family.
Admission:
Public - $10 for adults (12 and older); $5 for children
BC Students/Faculty/Staff and their families – Free.
All patrons will need tickets to attend this Concert. Advance tickets for both BC Students/Faculty/Staff and the Public available at the BC Student Life Office.
Online Public Advance Tickets: Available from Brown Paper Tickets
Location:
OMalley-McAllister Auditorium
Benedictine College
1020 N 2nd Street
Atchison, KS 66002
Local Contact: John Bunch, Benedictine College, Jbunch@benedictine.edu, 913-426-3445
The following is a Press Release about the Celtic Spring event:
A burst of energy. Driving music. Riveting dancing. Youthful exuberance. Unparalleled talent all in one family. Celtic Spring is six siblings who play the fiddle and step-dance, backed by their mom on the keyboard and their dad on percussion.
· In 2002, Celtic Spring was named Grand Champion of the World at the World Championships of the Performing Arts, in Hollywood.
· In the summer of 2007, 12 million people watched Celtic Spring on the #1 rated TV show of the season, NBC’s America’s Got Talent, produced by Simon Cowell. The band was one of the top five finalists.
· Celtic Spring has also been featured on The Today Show, ABC’s Good Morning America, WB’s Steve Harvey Show, the TomJoyner Show, P.B.S., E.W.T.N, and Japan’s Nippon Television.
· This past summer, the band brought its enthralling show to yet another continent. They performed at the international festival, Catholic World Youth Day 2008, in Sydney, Australia.
Celtic Spring’s music hails from Ireland, Scotland, and Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. While firmly grounded in the traditions of their ancestors, Celtic Spring’s style is all its own.
The 6 Wood family siblings have spent their lives on stage, bringing their unforgettable performance to live and TV audiences in the millions. They each began learning the fiddle and Irish step dancing at the age of four years old; they hardly remember when they did not play the fiddle and dance! The siblings are also classically trained violinists. This influence has brought a certain beauty and clarity to their music.
A defining element of Celtic Spring is the dual expertise in music and dance. The Wood siblings are champion Irish dancers, and they have been influenced by French Canadian and Cape Breton step dancing styles. The tight choreography, powerful footwork, intricacy and precision of the dancing astound audiences. Just when the audience might think that they have seen it all, Celtic Spring erupts into the exceptional feat of dancing and fiddling at the same time! To learn the traditional fiddle styles of Ireland, Scotland, and Cape Breton, the Woods have studied under some of the finest fiddlers today, including Natalie MacMaster, Alasdair Fraser, Martin Hayes, and Liz Carroll.
The band has released two albums, At the Source and Cornerstone.
Celtic Spring is:
· Elizabeth (23)-fiddle, step dance, octave fiddle
· Deirdre (21)-fiddle, step dance, vocal
· Sean (19)-octave mandolin, fiddle, step dance, octave fiddle
· Patrick (17)-octave fiddle, fiddle, step dance
· Maire (13)-fiddle, step dance
· Aidan (8)-step dance, fiddle
· Mary (mom) keyboards
· Greg (dad)-bodhran, percussion
More St Patrick’s Day/Week Events
This Celtic Spring event is posted on the Kansas City Irish events calendar.
See St Patrick’s Day events in Kansas City.
See Also:
• St Patrick Fact #1: Inflatable Shamrock
• St Patrick Fact #2: Black Puddings
• St Patrick Fact #3: The Irish Panda
• St Patrick’s Day 2008 in Dublin, Ireland
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