Schedule:

Thursday, August 18, 2022

Honeysuckle Restaurant at Churchill

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM: Opening night of the 13th Berea Celtic Fest at Berea Arts Council featuring regional and local musicians, readers and singers. Including Randy Clepper and John Sherman, The Missing Goats, Kelly Caldwell, John Skelton, and several accomplished local folks.

Host: Chip Bailey.

Sound: Kelly Caldwell, Howard Carlberg.

Co-partner: Dee West, Honeysuckle.

Fee: Donations. Food and cash bar. Doors will open at 5:00 PM.

Friday, August 19, 2022

Kentucky Artisan Center

1:00 - 2:00 PM: The Missing Goats.

Russel Acton Folk Center, 212 Jefferson Street

7:00 PM - 9:30 PM: concert. Excellent Celtic music from Kansas, Ohio, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi. Admission: FREE. Donations accepted. Doors will open at 6:00 PM.

Sound: Jeremy Wade.

10:00 PM - midnight: Session for musicians.

Saturday, August 20, 2022

Berea Farmers Market, 428 Chestnut St.

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM: Hosted by Turlach Boylan and Eddie Jones. Donations.

Kentucky Artisan Center

1:00 - 2 :00 PM: Mrs Doyle (Jannelle, Cathy and Mark) of Louisville. Donation.

Union Church, Cowan Chapel

1:00 - 1:45 PM: Modern traditional Celtic music - Dogwood Road (Karl/Tyler).

1:50 - 2:20 PM: Love, Laughter and Lament Irish songs - Kathy Tully Schneider .

2:30 - 3:15 PM: Bagpipes - John Skelton

3:25 - 4:10 PM: Renaissance Celtic music - Na Skylark (Lorinda, Cathy, Jannelle).

4:15 - 5:00 PM: Song circle - Mark Rosenthal - songs and bouzouki tunes of Ireland.

Tickets $5 and up.

Madison Co. Public Library, Berea branch

2:00 PM: Family friendly presentation of instruments from the Celtic tradition - Rebecca Baumbach and Skip Cleavinger.

Union Church community room.

1:30 - 3:00 PM: Bodhran workshop hosted by Jeremy Wade.

3:30 - 4:45 PM: Irish step dancing hosted by Allison Duvall and Amelia Gardiner.

Donations, please.

5:45 - 7:00 PM: Free supper for volunteers and musicians.

Sessions, Short Street, the garden behind Boone Tavern.

12:00 - 1:00 PM: Randy Clepper and John Sherman.

1:00 - 2:00 PM: Jeni Balcom and Justin Bridges.

2:00 - 3:00 PM: Bella Issakova and Russell Hopper.

3:00 - 3:50 PM: Dogwood Road

3:50 - 4:30 PM: Turlach Boylan and Eddie Edwards.

Boone Tavern patio

4:30 - 5:30 PM: Nashville gang leads the session

Union Church Lawn

7:00 - 7:30 PM: Na Skylark

Union Church

7:30 - 9:45 PM: Gala Concert

featuring Skip Cleavinger/Rebecca Baumbach, Dogwood Road, Jeni Balcom/Justin Bridges, Randy Clepper/John Sherman, Turlach Boylan/Eddie Jones, Bella Issakova, John Skelton, Mrs Doyle, Jeremy Wade, Cathy Tully Schneider, and more.

Sound support: Jason Herrera.

Admission: $20, students $5. Priority seating first row $50. Kids under twelve free.

10:00 PM - 2:00 AM: Honeysuckle Restaurant, Churchill.

Session for musicians, roadies and volunteers only.

For the Saturday workshops and presentations, we would like the audiences to donate on a sliding scale from $3 and up.

Sunday, August 21, 2022

Union Church

10:30 AM: Celtic/Irish inspired service w/Jeni Balcom on Irish harp.

Hotel Boone Tavern

12:15 PM: Jeni Balcom on Irish harp at the Boone Tavern brunch.

Kentucky Artisan Center

1:00 - 2:00 PM: Clepper/Sherman

Hotel Boone Tavern

7:00 PM - 8:45 PM: A Celtic evening: Irish Beef Stew and Celtic music, Clepper and Sherman. Dinner begins at 5:00 PM. $50.

Concert tickets will be sold separately at the door. Reservations, call Boone Tavern at 859-985-3700 or use EventBrite.

Health information: The Folk Circle Association encourages everyone to use common sense, if you want to participate in Berea Celtic Fest and Gathering.

If you are sick or feeling sick, please do not attend our events. Especially, if your sickness can be carried over from one person to another. Use mask in doubt.

Personally, I've had my second booster shot, but it is not mandatory to have been vaccinated.

Remember that we need to take care of one another in one way or another.

?Sune Frederiksen

Date:

August 18-21, 2022

Location:

Various Venues,
Berea, KY.

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