This is just some of the quality entertainment your Northeast South Dakota Celtic Faire has hosted in the past.
Debi Rogers (2010)
Listen to the enthralling storytelling about Fairie Hills, Lochs, and Braes! Take a magical trip with Debi Rogers as she passes along the oral tradition of the Celtic peoples and learn about legendary and mythical figures of the Celtic culture!
read moreScotty Roberts (2009)
Scotty Roberts, author and illustrator of The Rollicking Adventures of Tam O’Hare, will return and read excerpts from his newest book, Tam O’Hare and the Banshee of Ballyglenbarrow. Mr. Roberts will have prints of his original illustrations from the books available for purchase, along with copies of his books. Be sure to stop by to say hello, and get your book or print autographed!
read moreDebi Rogers (2010)
Debi Rogers is a colorful and talented folk singer, musician and storyteller. A North Dakotan of Scots-Irish-American descent currently living in Mandan, she performs all things traditionally Celtic (KEL-tik) with joyful exuberance. She is a music teacher, actress, director and recording artist performing throughout the region in venues ranging from schools to local clubs to festivals. Awarded grants through the North Dakota Council on the Arts’ Traditional Arts Apprenticeship program, Debi learned traditional Irish...
read moreString Thaw (2010)
String Thaw is a family acoustic trio that has been performing a wide variety of traditional music in the Black Hills area for the past 13 years. The group features Benjamin (fiddle, mandolin, guitar, and accordion), Holly (Irish Whistle, recorder, and guitar), and Michael (mandolin, Irish bouzouki, and bodhran) Lemay and has appeared regularly at area Celtic events as well as at other festivals, community theater productions, and special events throughout the Black Hills . They have also incorporated other musicians over the years to fill in...
read moreThe Brian Boru Irish Pipe Band (2010)
The Brian Boru Irish Pipe Band is one of the oldest existing pipe bands in the Upper Midwest. Some of the music performed by the Brian Boru Irish Pipe Band comes out of the fierce historic eras of Ireland’s past. Other pieces are more modern, and many are much, much older — ancient reels and airs, timeless ballads and war marches, and lively, lighthearted jigs.
read moreAberdeen Fire and Rescue Pipe & Drum Corps
The Aberdeen Fire & Rescue Pipe & Drum Corps has 10 marching members that are all current, or prior, full-time firefighters. The hand-made, custom kilts chosen for these initial performances were made of Nomex, the material used in a firefighter’s protective bunker gear.
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