This was a great home town gig loads of fun with everybody dancing the night away
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Our Hurdy-Gurdy player Quentin Budworth’s application to the Arts Council to develop his creative practice has been successful. He will be working on his Hurdy-gurdy playing and developing a new body of work. #DYCP #developingyourcreativepractice #quentinbudworth #hurdy-gurdy #gurdylife #olddognewtricks #gurdy https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/DYCP
Celtarabia at the Mercian Gathering
We had a fantastic time at the Mercian Gathering playing for dancing for the delighted audience. We took our 1K rig and Rich Duffy-Howard’s photographs tell the story of what happened next visually. The set was a wild fusion of Arabic, Andalusian, Celtic, Medieval music and contemporary beats designed to get bodies dancing – part ritual, part trance, part shamanic journey featuring Hurdy-Gurdy, Hammered Dulcimer, Vocals, Cittern, Drum kit and Bass Guitar.
The Spirit Of Awen Camp Magical Healing & Divination Camp
We had a fantastic time at the Spirit Of Awen Camp Magical Healing & Divination Camp playing a two hour set for dancing for the delighted audience. Rich Duffy-Howard’s tell the story visually. The set was a wild fusion of Arabic, Andalusian, Celtic, Medieval music and contemporary beats designed to get bodies dancing – part ritual, part trance, part shamanic journey featuring Hurdy-Gurdy, Hammered Dulcimer, Vocals, Cittern, Drum kit and Bass Guitar.
Headline the Cottingham Springboard Festival
Celtarabia played a storming set at the Cottingham Springboard Festival on Saturday night. To book the band call 07877434739.
Celtarabia Headline Gig At Beulah Festival
We had an awesome time at Beulah Festival
The word Beulah (pronounced BYOO-lah) is of Hebrew origin and means ‘to join’. In William Blake’s mythology it is ‘the realm of the subconscious, the source of poetic inspiration and of dreams.’
Beulah Gatherings are drug and alcohol free seasonal celebrations, bringinglike-minded people together. Celebrating without drugs and alcohol allows more authentic connections to be made between people, which helps create good vibes. Partying in a conscious way is about getting out of your head in a different way. It’s about moving in to the full vividness and beauty of now.
BEULAH FESTIVAL is a family friendly celebration with a deep-rooted sense of community. We are in our third year and would love to welcome you to the beautiful Lime Tree Farm near Ripon.
Photographs by Rich Duffy Howard.
Celtarabia Headline Gig At Hull Folk Festival 2016
Celtarabia played a storming headline gig at Hull Folk Festival Mark Pollard organiser of The Hull Folk Festival described the performance in this way:
Hull Folk Festival Film
A lovely film about this week’s Hull Folk Festival with somegreat footage of Celtarabia playing and the crowd dancing on this film made by Mark Richardson for The Hull Folk and Maritime Festival – we had an amazing time playing there and get a mention mention towards the end of the film.
Celtarabia at Hull Folk Festival 2016
Another storming Celtarabia gig – this time headlining Saturday night at the Hull Folk and Maritime Festival. Such a terrific end to a glorious day at Hull Marina with an awesome audience who…
Hull Folk Festival Headliner gig and the great news is it’s free to the public!
Get yer dancing shoes it’s party time in Hull – Hull’s best kept secret – Celtarabia are headlining on saturday night at Hull Folk Festival here are the details The GMB Main Stage, 10.00pm – 10.45pm, Saturday 16th July 2016. The stage is just outside The Minerva Pub in the marina. This gig is free to the public so bag a bargain!