Alex Beaton

Take a great baritone voice, add a kilt and a guitar and what do you have?

Whether you are at a Highland Games in the wilds of North Carolina, or a Burns Night in California chances are you will hear Alex Beaton.

Alex is the quintessential entertainer who is at home on the concert stage as well as clubs and on the banquet circuit.  His virtuoso guitar playing and engaging stage presence compliments his rich baritone voice.  This winning combination has made him the most popular and successful Scottish folksinger in North America with a large and loyal following all across the continent.

Alex was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and began his professional career with the Cumberland Three, one of Britain's most popular folk singing acts of the sixties.  He launched his solo career in New York in 1968 appearing in clubs and in concerts throughout the United States. During the seventies Alex displayed his versatility performing Country and Pop music to audiences nationwide.

Although he enjoyed his success as an entertainer he recognized that there was a desire among American audiences for traditional Celtic music.  He knew that the natural outlet for his music was the Highland Games that can be found all over the continent, wherever there are people of Scottish heritage.  He founded Glenfinnan Music Ltd. and began to open a market for the traditional singer at the gatherings.  Now, at every one, the folksinger is there along with the athlete and the piper.

Alex has met with international acclaim and has made numerous radio and television appearances both in America and Great Britain.  His repertoire includes a wide range of musical expression from poignant ballads to rousing Celtic classics.

If you want to spend some time immersed in the sounds of Scotland, and know more about the land that gave birth to the ancestors of many Americans, sit in the audience and experience Alex Beaton. 

For further information, contact www.alexbeaton.com

Glengarry Bhoys

Described as bold, unorthodox, vibrant, and evocative, the GLENGARRY BHOYS' hybrid of Canadian Highland Scots and French Canadian musical idioms has evolved into a sound that is weighty, authoritative, and extremely entertaining. Their energy and good humor, as much a part of the show as their musicianship, crosses all cultures and ages.  Many things have been written and reported about this world renown Canadian alt-celt group over that last decade, all depicting their musical and entertaining prowess with varied audiences the world over, but their ability to marshal large enthusiastic audiences show after show is legion and recognized.

Their objective is simple yet evocative, as stated by their lead singer Graham Wright in a CBC "Fresh Air" interview: "if our audience can only get 10% of the satisfaction we get entertaining them - then we surpass objective." Accordingly and repeatedly, they do!!

From a small Scots-French-Canadian enclave in Eastern Ontario, these Celtic-Stompers, always pushing the musical envelope but never straying too far from the traditional whence they came, have earned a reputation as entertainers that challenge you to sit still during their engaging performances.

Go ahead and try!

"With their infectious fusion of rock and Celtic styles, the Ontario based Glengarry Bhoys are making their mark on the Irish American music scene." - The Irish Echo

Coyote Run

Drawing on the poetry of Burns, Yeats, Shakespeare, Kipling, Blake, Carbery and more, this dramatic band has been labeled 'the thinking person's Celtic Rock band.' It is a moniker that they wear with pride as they present music that ranges from the mysterious dangers of the faerie mound, to the ghost train that haunts the rugged Welsh hills, to the legendary battle between the Oak King and the Holly King, to a raging sea battle against Sir Francis Drake, and much, much more. This is a musical experience unlike any other, undeniably Celtic, and completely unforgettable.

"Imagine Jethro Tull on Broadway and you're starting to get the picture." - Sam McDonald, Daily Press Music Editor, Newport News, Virginia

Sterling Swordplayers

Is this how you have imagined yourself lo these many years or as you watch Lord of the Rings, Pirates of The Caribbean, or Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck?  Then the Sterling Swordplayers offers the perfect entertainment for you! 

From the Washington, DC suburbs, the Sterling Swordplayers bring their own brand of unique comedy and entertainment to festivals up and down the Mid-Atlantic.

Professionally trained in the art of stage combat and theater, the Swordplayers combine sword play with comedy, providing fun entertainment for families and children of all ages.  If you are not careful you might just learn a thing or two about sword play and history from the troupe’s performers!

The Swordplayers have something for everyone.  Come one, come all and make ye merry!
 

Fiddle Tent

Please check out the Fiddle Tent for more entertainers.