A Festival of Contemporary and Traditional Irish Music!
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10.7.08
• It's official! The band schedule is now up! Please visit the entertainment page to schedule your time at Celtic Rock '08!
10.6.08
• Even more sponsors have been added! We sincerely thank them for their involvement! Please support our sponsors! Also, the performance schedule will be up and available shortly. Check back here often!
9.19.08
• More sponsors added! Our most sincere gratitude goes out to all of our sponsors for helping us send our kids to the Championship Games! Please visit TCB Bar & Billiarsds, Art and Annmarie Kelly of West Haven, Woods Electric Company LLC, Clarke’s Complete Carpentry, Inc., Advanced Endodontics Of Connecticut, Dr. Marianne Urbanski DMD, MScD, LLC, First Student Inc., Horizon Music Group, and United Mortgage Finance Group Inc. on our sponsors page.
8.29.08
• New sponsors added, including Pharmacy Direct, Pawson Insurance, Aquatic Pool & Spa Services, Calcagni Associates Real Estate and Judd Jewelry Design. These are the folks that make this whole thing happen.
Please support them!
8.28.08
• Fergus has been added to the list of entertainment.
Celtic Rock ’08 takes place on Saturday, October 18th at the Irish American Community Center (IACC), 9 Venice Place, East Haven Connecticut. The event offers an eclectic assortment of Irish music in all its forms and varieties from 12:00pm until 8:00pm.
Headliners at this first annual gathering include Black 47, with its unblinkingly political and thoroughly Irish form of rock n’ roll. Its songs cover topics from conflict in Northern Ireland to civil rights and urban unrest in contemporary New York.
A wildly diverse act that manages to sew threads of punk, country and cabaret into an astonishingly cohesive sound... showcasing a star-powered front man in
Joe Hurley & Rogue's March. - Billboard Magazine
The Highland Rovers Band fuses popular rock percussive rhythms, bagpipes and vocal harmonies to create an intricate and fresh sound. The band’s danceable music showcases its universal appeal to both modern rock lovers and audiences searching for a distinct Celtic flavor.
Unforgettable Fire brings the very best U2 tribute possible to the stage. They do everything in their power (from wardrobe to lighting) to recreate the live U2 concert setting.
Michael Lombardi of the popular television series Rescue Me will serve as emcee for the Festival, and that’s not all! Renowned Donegal fiddler P.V. O’Donnell will regale the crowd with jigs, reels, and hornpipes played in his own authentic traditional style. Organizers are still signing up bands, and more will participate. Additional local Irish musicians will also perform.
There will be kids’ activities on offer, and children under 16 will be admitted free of charge. Food, beer, wine and refreshments will be available. Tickets are $40 and benefit the New Haven Youth Gaelic Football Program as they prepare for national competition in San Francisco next July. Your ticket purchase also includes an entry to win an Epiphone Les Paul Special electric guitar, signed by the members of Aerosmith!
PLEASE NOTE: PARKING - COOLERS - PETS
Secure, monitored parking will be available at Wal-Mart on Rt. 80 in East Haven.
Shuttle buses will be running between the venue and parking lot all day
to transport you and your family to and from the event.
No coolers are allowed at this event.
No pets are allowed at this event.
For information, visit www.iacc-ct.com
Contact: Bill Hylton 203.494.5802 • Sonny Ryan 203.494.7531 • Dennis Regan at 203.399.5107
About Gaelic Football
Gaelic football is a national sport of Ireland and has been described as a mix of rugby and soccer although it predates both games by many centuries. Over a hundred children from ages six to sixteen are involved in the sport in the New Haven area alone, competing regionally with clubs from New York to Boston. Every year they travel to the Continental Youth Championships for competition against teams from major US cities such as Chicago, Philadelphia and Denver. Next July the tournament will take place in San Francisco, California and Celtic Rock ‘08 is raising funds for the trip. Families interested in learning more about New Haven Gaelic Football may contact the team registrar at wendy.mackey@yale.edu© 2008 Celtic Rock '08 • Site design by SADesigns