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BARBADOS has declared 2011 the year of Culture and History
23rd – 30th May 2011
The Celtic Festival celebrates the culture of the
early Barbadian settlers, many of whom were
Scottish, Irish and Welsh. For the last week in May,
Barbadians join with Celts from all over the world in
sharing the culture, the heritage and music shared by
these countries.
We celebrate our celtic connections in Barbados with
a festival full of music and dance, a fusion of flavours
of food, and share culture, history and heritage
through concerts, expeditions and sporting events.
Monday 23rd May
LAUNCH OF FESTIVAL – Guest Delight at Almond Casuarina Resort hotel
Host hotel for the festival 6.30pm our celtic musicians (residents only)
PIPING IN STEREO – Broad Street, Bridgetown – Ryanne’s restaurant 12 noon
PIPERS ON THE BOARDWALK – south coast 5.30pm FREE
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Tuesday 24th May
CELTS AT SEA – Five hour snorkel and lunch cruise on board luxury
Catamaran Cool Runnings
with our musicians. $160 BDS including drinks and lunch – call (001)
246 – 436 0911 to book
IRISH NIGHT at McBrides Pub in St Lawrence Gap
From 7pm Irish music from Black Jack Davey and others… Tickets at
door
GUEST DELIGHT at Almond Casuarina from 7.30pm (FREE FOR HOTEL
GUESTS)
Wednesday 25th May
JEEP SAFARI TOUR AROUND THE ISLAND – visit Scotland district and St Andrews Parish – five hour
tour including lunch and music from our celtic musicians. $180 BDS including lunch and drinks
call (001) 246 – 429 5337 or email info@islandsafari.bb – Please quote ‘Celtic Tour’
SUNDOWN AT JUJU’S BEACH BAR with music from Sandra Macbeth – 5.30pm
FREE event – west coast near Lone Star restaurant food on sale
EXCLUSIVE MOONLIGHT DINNER with Scottish music at St Nicholas Abbey
Call for further details – tel (001) 246 – 432 6392 or 422 8725
or email Heritagetourism@stnicholasabbey.com
Thursday 26th May
– explore a 50 acre tropical forest
TALK AND WALK AT FLOWER FOREST IN SCOTLAND DISTRICT
University Graduate
and hear all about the local flowers from David Spieler an Edinburgh
chef Paul Wedgwood
DINNER AT THE GRILLE, HILTON – a la carte with Scottish award winning
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CELTIC MUSICIANS Moon Town and Speightstown piping events –
Friday 27th May
CONCERT WITH EDDI READER legendary Scottish musician. Supported by Irish dancers formerly with
Riverdance at The Plantation Theatre, St Lawrence Main Road, Christ Church (opposite Divi South Winds)
Tickets $50 BDS tel (001) 246 – 826 2210 or (001) 246 – 266 1426
Email: donovanbagwell@caribsurf.com
OISTINS FISH FRY – at Oistins – all evening – with Scottish bagpipers – FREE
Saturday 28th May
CARIBBEAN CEILIDH – musical extravaganza at Harbour Lights beach front night club
with all our musicians and dancers and pipers – jump up to Scottish music… featuring
Barbados own Philip 7 and his band Masala
From 7pm till late – Tickets $75 BDS including drinks till midnight – from
Tel (001) 246 – 436 7225 or email contactus@harbourlightsbarbados.com
Sunday 29th May
from award winning
SUNDAY LUNCH at Atlantis Hotel, Tent bay on east coast with dishes
Scottish Chef Paul Wedgwood
from Donna Moiciacia
$100 BDS – call (001) 246 – 433 9445 to book 12 – 3.30pm with music
MUSIC at Almond Casuarina hotel for guests 12 – 1.30pm
Garrison Savannah –
GAMES AT THE GARRISON – Highland Games event from 3pm at The
FREE event with beer tent from Banks…
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The line up …
Scottish folk legend EDDI READER MBE, shot to fame with hit single
‘Perfect’ with the band Fairground Attraction, awarded best single at the
BRIT awards. The recipient of three BRIT awards she has topped the album and
single charts in the UK. Eddi’s latest album immortalised the poems of Scotland’s
national “bard” (poet) Robert Burns during the 250th anniversary of his birth …
and she sang at the opening of the Scottish Parliament.
PHILIP 7 is taking the music industry by storm with his hit single 'Beautiful Surprise'
and after winning the Barbados Music Awards 2008 as the best rock/alternative
artist it is looking like he has a promising musical career ahead of him. He is also
lead singer in 'Masala', who were also nominated in the Barbados Music Awards
2008. The band covers soca, reggae, 60's Beatles tunes, 70's rock classics and of
course some of Philip's original material.
MARTYN GRAVES from THE COMBINED BANDS OF THE SOUTH WEST
Martyn and his Scottish pipers have been playing in Barbados at every Celtic
festival the island has organised since 1997 and surprising some newly wed
Celts by turning up at their weddings in Barbados and playing the bagpipes!
And Pipe Major Laura Simpson, formerly with City of York Pipe Band but now
resident in Barbados.
KILLIN THYME Celtic rock band Killin Thyme led by Duncan Mackinnon bagpiper
extraordinaire. Duncan has been playing the bagpipes for over 35 years and comes
from a very musical family. He has played at many celtic festivals. Duncan will run a
bagpipe workshop during our Celtic festival week.
IRISH DANCERS – British National, All Ireland, All Scotland and World Champion
Irish Dancer Jordan Osborne, who is just home from a 5 year touring stint with
both Riverdance, Lord of the Dance and alongside Michael Flatley himself in Celtic
Tiger. She will perform with her World Medalist sister Jocelyn Osborne from the
Irish Jig Shop in Glasgow and World Medalist Gavin Boyle from “Dance Masters”.
Jordan has just launched her own Irish Dance Academy in Glasgow.
With her self proclaimed brand of 'Dirty Pop', new singer/songwriter
SANDRA MACBETH from the tiny Highland village of Glenelg, just over the
sea from Skye, has opened for Pink in Glasgow, for the Proclaimers, and has
shared the stage with Mumford & Sons, and KT Tunstall whilst touring extensively
throughout the UK and abroad. A finalist in the Live and Unsigned area finalists
2010 in Glasgow, Sandra is “one to watch”.
DONNA MACIOCIA (ma-chaw-cha) – originally from Fife, Scotland (with an
Italian surname) is a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and singer who rose to
prominence as the leading light behind Edinburgh cult-legends Amplifico. After
supporting big names like Regina Spektor and KT Tunstall (Donna also provided
backing vocals on KT's album 'Acoustic Extravaganza') at numerous venues across
the UK & Ireland with Amplifico. A one woman juggernaut of sound, layering
vocals, guitars, piano and beat boxing along with the sounds of a cajón, ukulele
and kazoo – all guaranteed to stun a crowd to silence.
Chef PAUL WEDGWOOD, from award winning Wedgwood the restaurant on
Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, has been voted the Best Rated Newcomer in the UK, best
place to eat outside London! And is listed in The Michelin Guide. Paul trained
under celebrity chef John Tovey at Miller Howe and has just won Scottish Licensed
Trade News restaurant of the year in the £35 category.
BLACK JACK DAVEY Irish man Black Jack Davey has been playing music since
the age of 8, and plays seven instruments in his very entertaining solo act including
guitar, mandolin, mandola, bazouki, bodhran, banjo and highland pipes – he has
played with well known names in Celtic folk such as the Chieftans.
www.eddireader.com www.folkmusician.co.uk www.sandramacbeth.com
www.moochacha.net www.wedgwoodtherestaurant.co.uk
Contact:
BARBADOS email: colin@celtsontour.com tel: 001 246 251 4621
UK (SCOTLAND) Carol Anderson tel: 0131 718 6022 or
07836 546 256 email: carola@thebusinesspr.co.uk
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