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Fresh look for The Force
A new web look with new energy. It was time to update the site and we hope you like the new look. We took this opportunity to also update and refocus some of our existing projects to be better suited to meet the challenges of 2013 and beyond. As with all endeavors, it never goes exactly as planned. However we find ourselves with some exciting partnerships and plans that will allow Celtic Force to continue to grow as it offers people the chance to be more connected to their Celtic side. Our network of contacts now spans several countries and...
read moreScottish Singer performs at River House!
His voice has been described by Dirty Linen magazine as “one of those pure warm Scottish voices one never tires of listening to”. He was the 2004 Scots Trad Music Awards Songwriter of the Year and a 2008 nominee for Scots Trad Music’s Singer of the Year. For seven years he was the front man for the legendary Scottish group the Old Blind Dogs. On Thursday November 17th, Jim Malcolm brings his witty style and one-man show to the intimate setting of River House Inn in Ashe County for a special concert and dinner. Jim Malcolm will be stopping...
read moreHeaded back to Scotland!
We’re headed back to Scotland! We will be going on a tour of Scotland from March 5 through the 13 and want you to join us. We have a great itinerary coming together that will include stops in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Stirling, Inverness, Isle of Skye and much more in between. See historical places such as Bannockburn, Culloden and the Royal Mile along with castles and lochs that are a part of this wonderful landscape. We will be creating some special once-in-a-lifetime experiences in a magical place, meeting great people and enjoying some...
read moreThe “Grandaddy of Highland Games”
It’s one of the best-known and most unique Scottish festivals in the world. It has all the elements, Celtic music, athletics, Highland dancing, fiddling, piping, vendors, herding, camping, children’s games, clan tents, etc. What makes it different is where it is held and the people that gather there. One of the oldest and most beautiful mountains on the east coast of the U.S., Grandfather Mountain is one of the best preserved nature locations of its kind anywhere. And a festival of this scale in this location separates it from all the...
read moreClanranald Trust’s Duncarron village project gets a big shout out from film star Russell Crowe
Source: http://www.thecourier.co.uk By Leeza Clark The actor is a big fan of west Fife charity the Clanranald Trust, which is building a medieval fortified village in the Fintry Hills just west of Falkirk. As we reported last year, the Oscar winner has in the past arranged for the trust to receive a £60,000 battering ram used in the Ridley Scott blockbuster Robin Hood. READ THE ENTIRE...
read moreCeltic rockers Cutthroat Shamrock bring a little rowdiness
Source: thedailytimes.com By Steve Wildsmith stevew@thedailytimes.com It’s not easy convincing those who think of vinyl albums as a thing of yesteryear just how big a deal Cutthroat Shamrock’s most recent accomplishment is. Group vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Ben Whitehead even had to convince some of his bandmates that signing on with I Hate Punk Rock Records and allowing the label to release a limited-edition, 300-print vinyl album was something to brag about. “I got a record player four or five years back, and I’ve got a good-sized...
read moreNew River Celtic Music Weekend
Looking for a relaxing weekend away from the heat? On June 4 & 5, the sounds of Celtic music flow beside one of the oldest rivers in the world. Located at River House Inn in Grassy Creek, NC (off Hwy 16, north of Jefferson) you will be able to take in the tunes of Celtic inspired music being performed along with a unique menu featuring Celtic dishes and even a Scotch tasting. On Saturday June 4, the event starts at 5pm at River House with music and stories from our guest artists. Dinner will be served at 6:30 followed by more...
read more…and now for something completely different.
We’ve always been a proponent of alternative energy, especially passive solar. Learn what Appalachian State Univ. presented at the Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon in DC. Only 20 groups were invited. Very cool and inspired by the Appalachian Mountains. For more, visit:...
read moreRelevant Magazine: The Story of God and Guinness
Source: Relevant Magazine Picture a young man sitting in a large cathedral in Ireland with his wife and small children. He lives around the time of our founding fathers and is a rising entrepreneur in Dublin. His name is Arthur Guinness, and he is a brewer, and it is hard to exaggerate just how important beer was to the people of Guinness’ day. Guinness lived at a time when no one understood micro-organisms and how disease is spread. They routinely drank from the same waters in which they dumped their garbage and their sewage. Unknowingly,...
read moreCeltic Force working with movie production for Robert the Bruce, King of Scots!
Celtic Force is proud to be associated with this movie project about Robert the Bruce, King of Scots. We hope you will get behind the grassroots effort to get the word out about it. Official Press Release: For Immediate Release… THE BRUS MOVIE King of Scots Subject of Major Motion Picture Trilogy from Athair Entertainment “A noble heart may have no rest if freedom fails.” Athair Entertainment is using this modern translation of a quote from John Barbour’s epic 1375 poem, The Brus, as the theme for their new project, a series of...
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