Celtic Music Festival 2021

Due to the Coronavirus we are obliged to cancel the festival this year.

This is really a shame as we had such a wonderful lineup ready to perform. 

We would like to thank, and commiserate with, all the artists and sponsors. All arrangements had been made and the 11th Celtic Festival was sure to be one of the best. 

However unfortunate it is that we cannot go ahead, it is far more important to consider the health of our friends and guests and, as we used to say every year about the Irish rugby team, “There’s always next year!!”

Yes, next year the Festival will be back and hopefully the same musicians will also be back. 

Until then keep safe and look after each other.

The Artists

Red Herring

Folk roots - Americana - Kickass tunes

Loes van Schaijk, Joram Peeters, Arthur Deighton, Paul van Vlodrop.

Kniediep in de rootstraditie en met beide benen in het nu; dat is Red Herring. Of het nu om folk, bluegrass of americana gaat, de Haringen voelen zich bij al deze stijlen even thuis. Red Herring breekt de tent af, vertelt verhalen over moord en overspel, verbaast met onnavolgbare solo's en intense meerstemmige zang en doet je misschien zelfs een traantje wegpinken.

The Box o’Bananas

Jock the Box and Stevie Gillies

What can you say about these two that hasn’t been said before? These are, quite possibly, two of the finest musicians you will ever hear and they absolutely bring out the best in each other. From beautiful Scottish airs and songs to Deep Purple and AC/DC they play it all and, by the way, they do it brilliantly.

Marjolein Meijers with Onno and Walter Kuipers

And also a guest appearance from yours truly for a Twangmen reunion. Marjolein and her boys have been very busy (as always) with sold out theatre tours. They are all multi-instrumentalists and put on an extremely well polished show which draws on Marjolein’s 20 plus years as part of the amazing ‘Berinis’ experience.

Claddagh

A quintet of excellent musicians living and playing Irish music on Ameland.

The Islanders pipes and drums

Ameland’s own marching pipe and drum band.

The Sponsors

Wagenborg Passagiersdienst

Hotel and Cantina Dolores

Sier aan Zee

Addeson Holding BV

Thank you all and we’ll see you next year. 

The festival in 2022 will (hopefully) be from 8 - 10 July.