The 4th Dandridge Scots-Irish Festival

CEILIDH

 In modern usage, a céilidh (Irish pronunciation: [ˈceːlʲiː], Scottish Gaelic pronunciation: [ˈkʲʰeːli], English pronunciation: /ˈkeɪli/) is a traditional Gaelic social gathering, which usually involves playing Gaelic folk music and dancing. It originated in Ireland and Scotland, but is now common throughout the Irish and Scottish diaspora. Before discos and nightclubs, there were céilidhs in most town and village halls on Friday or Saturday nights; they are still common today.  (Source: Wikipedia)

Our Scheduled entertainers for the Dandridge Scots-Irish Festival Ceilidh are:  Colin Grant-Adams, The Martin Family Band,  Coyote Run, Highland Dancer Claire Macmillan and The Knoxville Pipes & Drums.  See below for more information.  

Photo upper left:  Claire Macmillan, Champion Highland Dancer  - Scroll down for info on Claire.

The Ceilidh by the Loch will be at 6:30pm, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011, at the Main Highland Stage behind Town Hall on Main Street in Historic Downtown Dandridge, Tennessee.  Each of the entertainers shown below will be performing during the day on various stages, however, Colin Grant-Adams, Claire McMillan, Martin Family Band & Coyote Run will be featured at the Ceilidh Saturday evening.

There is no charge for the street festival, nor for the Ceilidh.  Free seating is available under the spectators tent and on the grass either side of the tent or on the dike for those who bring their own chairs or want to sit on the grass.  Reserved seating will be maintained at the front of the tent for Thistle Club Patron Contributors.

Listen to live board feeds of festival entertainers courtesy of SharpSound: