Jackson CelticFest, 2006
September 8, 9, 10
Jackson, Mississippi

Home page for Jackson CelticFest...
http://www.celticfestms.org/

2006 HEADLINERS...

RANDALL BAYES and DAITHI SPROULE

THE FUCHSIA BAND from County Cork, Ireland

NOTE: Mick Heffernan of THE FUCHSIA BAND had to return to Ireland
suddenly following the Kansas City Irish Festival. Kevin Kiley of
Little Rock, Arkansas, filled in for Mick in Jackson.

Other Music Performers for 2006...

McCoy and Avalon, Jackson, MS
Legacy, Jackson, MS/New Orleans, LA
John Burleson, Dallas, TX
Garret McCutchan, Baton Rouge, LA
Celtic Crossroads, Hattiesburg, MS
Peggy Loyd, Little Rock, AL
Celtic Gumbo, Baton Rouge, LA
Betsy McGovern, New Orleans, LA
Mithril, Mobile, AL
Coyne and Reeves, Providence RI/Gainesville FL
New Orleans Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann, New Orleans, LA
Crossroads Ceili Band, New Orleans, LA
N.O. Quarter Shanty Krewe, New Orleans, LA
Father of Waters Pipes and Drums, Jackson, MS
New Orleans Strathspey and Reel Society, New Orleans, LA
Donna Fitch, Bedford, TX
Smithfield Fair, Baton Rouge, LA
Jim Flanagan, Hattiesburg, MS
Slip Jig, Huntsville, AL
Hub City Pipes and Drums, Hattiesburg, MS
Something For the House, Little Rock, AR
Michael Harrison, Dallas, TX
Spirits of the House, Jackson, MS
Iona, Rankin County, MS
SPOT/Albert, Austin/Dallas, TX
Kula, Selmer, TN
The Tea Merchants, Austin, TX
Kulanders, Selmer, TN
Troen, Selmer, TN
Hollis Landrum, Vicksburg, MS
Jim Waters, Bedford, TX

Dance Groups and Performers for 2006...

Birmingham Irish Set Dancers, Birmingham, AL
Jackson Irish Dancers, Jackson, MS
Birmingham School of Celtic Arts, Birmingham, AL
McTeggart Irish Dancers of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA
Crossroads Irish Dancers, New Orleans, LA
New Orleans Comhaltas Performers, New Orleans, LA
The Emerald Coast School of Irish Traditional Dance, Pensacola, FL
Scott-Ellis School of Irish Dance, Nashville, TN
Inishfree School of Irish Dance, New Orleans, LA
WindDance, Selmer, TN

A few PHOTOGRAPHS from the festival...

The Fuchsia Band performing "Barrack Street" on the main stage
at Jackson CelticFest 2006. From left to right (on the stage)...
Brian McGillicuddy, Eoin Verling, Mairtin De Cogain, Kevin Kiley.



Close-up of Mairtin singing "Barrack Street" on the main stage
at Jackson CelticFest 2006.



Mairtin ( on the right with microphone ) gets ready to
call the Ceili Mor at the Jackson CelticFest, 2006.
Brian is in the center of the musicians also getting ready
to play the Ceili. The Saturday Night Ceili Mor at the Jackson
CelticFest is the largest annual Ceili in the entire Southern
United States! Hundreds of couples show up to dance each year!



Mairtin doing the County Cork "Brush Dance" for a delighted crowd
at the Jackson CelticFest Saturday Night Ceili Mor.



Regional band Something for the House from Little Rock, Arkansas, playing the
Tent Stage in Jackson. From left to right... Kevin Kiley, Scott Moye, Judi Warner.



Brian and Eoin of The Fuchsia Band sittng in with The Tea Merchants from Austin,
Texas. Left to right... Rob Forkner, Christopher Buckley, Charles Branch,
Eoin Verling, Brian McGillicuddy.




Another shot of Brian and Eoin sittng in with The Tea Merchants
All 3 dancers are IN THE AIR and still HOLDING HANDS! ( Not easy to do! )