CELTIC VOICES @ CRAWLEY FOLK FESTIVAL 2005

Sunday 26 June 2005: 2.30pm - 6:30pm, The Hawth Theatre - [locate]
In association with Crawley Borough Council, the Hawth theatre and Crawley Folk Festival, the Celtic and Irish Cultural Society will be supporting a fantastic fusion of Celtic music and vocal tradition from Cornwall, Ireland, Scotland and Wales at the Hawth Theatre, Crawley.

The 14th Crawley Folk Festival features musicians and scores of dancers on five stages plus music and dance workshops. Aimed at the many people in the area interested in folk, acoustic, traditional and roots music of Britain, Ireland and North America. Celtic Voices forms an integral part of the event.

Featuring established acts from throughout the Celtic nations, Celtic Voices promises a fusion of acts featuring traditional instruments, incredible voices and talent that has shown itself on television, radio and achieved due critical praise.

Tickets: £6.50 / £5.50 (concessions) - additional options also available.

CELTIC VOICES LINE-UP

Dalla - cutting edge Cornish music
[website]	Dalla are a band that has ignited the traditional music of Cornwall with their boundless imagination and irrepressible, infectious approach to the music. Their love of native Cornish culture combined with an intimate familiarity with this unique tradition and over 45 years of combined experience means there are no better equipped Cornish musicians to do its music justice. The line up includes clarinet, bouzouki, fiddle, guitar, accordion, mandolin and vocals, and the repertoire is a mixture of instrumental pieces and songs in both English and Cornish (a Celtic language similar to Breton or Welsh).
Siân James - celebrated Welsh harpist and vocalist
[website]	Siân's pedigree speaks for itself, she has been performing at musical events since she was three and her talent shows through. In recent years, she has extended her talents appearing in television drama such as "Iechyd Da" for S4C. Siân feels passionately about the beauty of traditional Welsh music. Many of the more upbeat songs were lost during the religious revivals of the last century, yet many survive and are different in their style from the Irish jigs and reels and have a recognisable style of their own. Siân is one of the most celebrated and modern of traditional singers in Wales: S4C (Channel 4 in Wales) produced a five-part television series dedicated to her music.
Martin Furey - a wide talent of Irish traditions
[website]	Martin Furey was referred to as "a vocalist of some might" by Q Magazine yet his talents extend to the whistle, uilleann pipes and guitar. With his father Finbar being a three-time All Ireland champion it was almost inevitable that the pipes would come to play a major role in Martin's life and music.  Martin did try and avoid being "strapped in" but still learnt extensively from his father and another pipes legend, Tommy Kearney.  The hard work paid off and despite being one of the hardest instruments in the world to play, Martin is one its finest exponents. Beyond the pipes he is a master of the modern aluminium low whistle and the varichord device that allows a more robust guitar experience.
Sunhoney - a modern Scottish collision of folk, funk, pop and dance
	Sunhoney was formed from an idea between fiddler Aidan O’Rourke (Blazin’ Fiddles, Tabache) and drummer Fergus MacKenzie (Exhibit A, Chroma). Aidan’s tunes and Fergus’s songs are backed by urban grooves, with elements of trip hop and drum’n’bass. Combine this with the stunning voice of Alyth McCormack (Shine, Alyth McCormack Band) and the result is an infectious, passionate and highly danceable sound, which captures the essence of club culture within the reigns of traditional music. The full line-up includes Donald Hay (Mystery Juice, Pollen and La Boum!) on percussion; Kevin MacKenzie (Keep it Up, Swirler and former Young Jazz Musician of the Year) on guitars; and Quee MacArthur (Mouth Music, Sola and Shooglenifty) on Bass.

TICKETS

There are a number of ticketing options available for the Crawley Folk Festival. Including weekend, full-day and part-day tickets. Should you wish to visit only Celtic Voices, 'Sunday Day Tickets' cost £6.50 and £5.50 (concessions) - accompanied under-12s free on the day. However, you may also be interested in other acts at the Crawley Folk Festival too. Celtic Voices forms only part of the great line-up at the Crawley Folk Festival.

Further information and tickets can be obtained at the Hawth Theatre website.