Submitted on November 23rd 2006 by ecidralla.

Celtic Connections features artists from around the globe alongside the very best Scottish talent. Now entering its 14th year with a new Artistic Consultant, Capercaillie's Donald Shaw.

Held in several venues(http://www.celticconnections.com/celtic/index.cfm?&pid=58)

Features the following program:

Wed 17th
05:00pm
George Square Celtic Connections Torchlight Procession 2007

07:30pm
Concert Hall : Auditorium Hands Across the Water

Thu 18th
05:00pm
Concert Hall : Exhibition Hall Danny Kyle's Open Stage hosted by Gibb Todd : : Winners 2006

07:30pm
Concert Hall : Auditorium Mary Chapin Carpenter with Support

08:00pm
The National Piping Centre Ceolraidh: : Ewan MacPherson with Séamus Egan and Jenna Cumming with Mary Ann Kennedy

08:00pm
The Tron Theatre Jim Lauderdale with Maeve O'Boyle

08:00pm
St Andrew's in the Square Matt McGinn Night

08:00pm
Concert Hall : Strathclyde Suite Orkney Night with The Wrigley Sisters

08:00pm
ABC Richie Havens with David Ferrard

08:00pm
The Classic Grand Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3 (featuring Peter Buck, Scott McCaughey & Bill Rieflin)

10:00pm
City Halls : Old Fruitmarket Phil Cunningham and Friends with Dòchas

10:30pm
Holiday Inn - City West Celtic Connections Festival Club hosted by Gibb Todd

Fri 19th
05:00pm
Concert Hall : Exhibition Hall Danny Kyle's Open Stage hosted by Gibb Todd

07:30pm
Concert Hall : Auditorium Clannad with Support

07:30pm
Holiday Inn - City West Friday Night Blues : with Ernie Hawkins

08:00pm
St Andrew's in the Square Barra Night with Maggie MacInnes & Cathy-Ann McPhee

08:00pm
ABC Bruce Cockburn with The Alison Brown Quartet

08:00pm
The National Piping Centre Madviolet with GiveWay

08:00pm
Concert Hall : Strathclyde Suite Maura O'Connell with Heidi Talbot Trio

08:00pm
The Tron Theatre Mindy Smith with The State Broadcasters

08:00pm
The Classic Grand The Ukrainians with Rise Kagona & "Champion" Doug Veitch

10:00pm
City Halls : Old Fruitmarket Session A9 with The Duhks

10:30pm
Concert Hall : Exhibition Hall Celtic Connections Ceilidh with The Scott Harvey Ceilidh Band

10:30pm
Holiday Inn - City West Celtic Connections Festival Club hosted by Gibb Todd

Sat 20th
11:00am
Concert Hall : Exhibition Hall Kids Percussion Workshop

11:00am
Concert Hall : Buchanan Suite Opening Your Voice 1

11:00am
Concert Hall : Lomond Foyer come&try : Mandolin Workshop

11:00am
Concert Hall : Clyde Foyer come&try : Traditional Scots Singing Workshop

01:00pm
Concert Hall : Auditorium Celtic Connections Youth Concert

01:00pm
Concert Hall : Strathclyde Suite Island Tapes with David Allison

01:30pm
Concert Hall : Lomond Foyer come&try : Fiddle Workshop

01:30pm
Concert Hall : Exhibition Hall come&try : Samba Workshop

01:30pm
Concert Hall : Buchanan Suite come&try : Whistle Workshop

05:00pm
Concert Hall : Exhibition Hall Danny Kyle's Open Stage hosted by Gibb Todd

07:30pm
City Halls : Grand Hall Scotland's Music Live

07:30pm
Concert Hall : Auditorium Solas with Iarla Ó Lionáird

08:00pm
The National Piping Centre Ceolraidh: : Peter Tickell with Adam Sutherland and Siobhan Miller and Gordeanna McCulloch

08:00pm
The Tron Theatre Daniel Lapp Trio with Andrea Zonn

08:00pm
ABC Justin Currie with The Poems

08:00pm
Concert Hall : Strathclyde Suite Uncle Earl and John Spillane

10:00pm
City Halls : Old Fruitmarket Shooglenifty and Tanya Tagaq with Skolvan Big Band

10:30pm
Concert Hall : Exhibition Hall Celtic Connections Ceilidh with The Scott Harvey Ceilidh Band

10:30pm
Holiday Inn - City West Celtic Connections Festival Club hosted by Gibb Todd

Sun 21st
11:00am
Concert Hall : Buchanan Suite Opening Your Voice 2

11:00am
Concert Hall : Exhibition Hall Women's Samba Workshop

11:00am
Concert Hall : Clyde Foyer come&try : Bodhran Workshop

11:00am
Concert Hall : Lomond Foyer come&try : Clarsach Workshop

01:00pm
Concert Hall : Strathclyde Suite New Voices: : Nuala Kennedy

01:30pm
Concert Hall : Lomond Foyer come&try : Clarsach Workshop

01:30pm
Concert Hall : Clyde Foyer come&try : Harmony Singing Workshop

01:30pm
Concert Hall : Exhibition Hall come&try : Mandolin Workshop

02:00pm
The National Piping Centre Taste of the Fest hosted by Ishbel MacAskill

05:00pm
Concert Hall : Exhibition Hall Danny Kyle's Open Stage hosted by Gibb Todd

07:15pm
City Halls : Grand Hall Wendy Weatherby "A Scots Quair"

07:30pm
Concert Hall : Auditorium Beth Nielsen Chapman with Teddy Thompson

08:00pm
The National Piping Centre Bob Fox with Siobhan Miller

08:00pm
St Andrew's in the Square Fest Noz with Skolvan

08:00pm
ABC Isobel Campbell with Kathryn Williams

08:00pm
The Tron Theatre Kris Drever & Éamonn Coyne with John Williams & Dean McGraw

08:00pm
The Classic Grand Mystery Juice and Friends with Hazel Morrison

08:00pm
Universal Songs & Music of Scotland: : Glasgow, Hosted by Doris Rougvie

08:00pm
Concert Hall : Strathclyde Suite Tiree Night

09:30pm
City Halls : Old Fruitmarket Frankie Gavin and Hibernian Rhapsody with Berrogüetto

10:30pm
Holiday Inn - City West Celtic Connections Festival Club hosted by Gibb Todd

Mon 22nd
12:30pm
Concert Hall : Exhibition Hall Iain Anderson In Conversation : Karine Polwart

05:00pm
Concert Hall : Exhibition Hall Danny Kyle's Open Stage hosted by Gibb Todd

07:30pm
Concert Hall : Auditorium BBC Radio 2 "Radio Ballads"

07:30pm
City Halls : Grand Hall Dick Gaughan "Handful of Earth"

08:00pm
Concert Hall : Strathclyde Suite Didier Squiban Quartet with Simon Thoumire and David Milligan

08:00pm
The National Piping Centre Harmonica Night with Brendan Power & Donald Black

08:00pm
ABC John Cale with Support

08:00pm
St Andrew's in the Square Robert Tannahill Launch Concert

08:00pm
Universal Songs & Music of Scotland: : Skye & Uist, Hosted by Ishbel MacAskill

10:30pm
Holiday Inn - City West Celtic Connections Festival Club hosted by Gibb Todd

Tue 23rd
12:30pm
Concert Hall : Exhibition Hall Iain Anderson In Conversation : Margaret Bennett

05:00pm
Concert Hall : Exhibition Hall Danny Kyle's Open Stage hosted by Gibb Todd

07:30pm
Concert Hall : Auditorium Songs of Conscience with Tom Paxton and Roy Bailey

08:00pm
The Tron Theatre Anna Wendy Stevenson with Force 10

08:00pm
City Halls : Old Fruitmarket BBC Four - Live at the Festival

08:00pm
The National Piping Centre Ceolraidh: : Angus Lyon with Alan Kelly and Ruaridh Campbell with Douglas Lawrence

08:00pm
ABC Idlewild with De Rosa

08:00pm
St Andrew's in the Square Oliver Schroer (Camino) with Espido

08:00pm
Universal Songs & Music of Scotland: : Wester Ross & Lochaber, Hosted by Ishbel MacAskill

08:00pm
Concert Hall : Strathclyde Suite The McDades with the Tim Edey Trio

10:30pm
Holiday Inn - City West Celtic Connections Festival Club hosted by Gibb Todd

Wed 24th
12:30pm
Concert Hall : Exhibition Hall Iain Anderson In Conversation : Matthew Fitt

05:00pm
Concert Hall : Exhibition Hall Danny Kyle's Open Stage hosted by Gibb Todd

07:30pm
Concert Hall : Auditorium Kate Rusby with Roddy Woomble

07:30pm
City Halls : Grand Hall Tune Up on tour with Burnsong

08:00pm
The National Piping Centre John Doyle & Anna Massie with Heeliegoleerie

08:00pm
The Tron Theatre Rab Noakes with Mick Hanly

08:00pm
Concert Hall : Strathclyde Suite Radio 2 Live Broadcast with Mike Harding

08:00pm
Universal Songs & Music of Scotland: : The North East, Hosted by Doris Rougvie

08:00pm
ABC Tejedor with Finlay MacDonald Band

09:45pm
City Halls : Old Fruitmarket Béla Fleck and The Flecktones with Uncle Earl

10:30pm
Holiday Inn - City West Celtic Connections Festival Club hosted by Gibb Todd

Thu 25th
12:30pm
Concert Hall : Exhibition Hall Iain Anderson In Conversation : Glasgow Celtic Society

05:00pm
Concert Hall : Exhibition Hall Danny Kyle's Open Stage hosted by Gibb Todd

07:30pm
City Halls : Grand Hall Boys of the Lough and Friends

07:45pm
Concert Hall : Strathclyde Suite Banjo Night

07:45pm
Concert Hall : Auditorium Showcase Scotland Concert

08:00pm
St Andrew's in the Square Acoustic Affair with The River Detectives and Kieran Docherty

08:00pm
ABC Crooked Still with Eivør Pálsdóttir

08:00pm
The Tron Theatre Gordie Sampson with Laura Boosinger and Josh Goforth

08:00pm
The National Piping Centre Ian Carr & Niklas Roswall with Mike & Ali Vass

08:00pm
Universal Songs & Music of Scotland: : Lothian & the Borders, Hosted by Doris Rougvie

10:00pm
City Halls : Old Fruitmarket Four Men and a Dog with Corquiéu

10:30pm
Holiday Inn - City West Celtic Connections Festival Club hosted by Gibb Todd

Fri 26th
12:30pm
Concert Hall : Exhibition Hall Iain Anderson In Conversation : Simon Thoumire & Shona Mooney

05:00pm
Concert Hall : Exhibition Hall Danny Kyle's Open Stage hosted by Gibb Todd

07:30pm
Concert Hall : Auditorium Fiddlers' Bid International

07:30pm
Holiday Inn - City West Friday Night Blues : with Spencer Bohren & Scott Ainslie

07:30pm
City Halls : Grand Hall Lloyd Cole with Astrid Williamson

08:00pm
The Tron Theatre Anna Massie Band with Gwenan Gibbard

08:00pm
The Garage Crash My Model Car with Attic Lights

08:00pm
ABC Dervish with Luka Bloom

08:00pm
Concert Hall : Strathclyde Suite Gordon Duncan Tribute with Paddy Keenan

08:00pm
The National Piping Centre Jim Malcolm with Fribo

08:00pm
CCA Na h-Oganaich

08:00pm
St Andrew's in the Square The Scottish World

10:00pm
City Halls : Old Fruitmarket Karine Polwart and Seth Lakeman

10:30pm
Concert Hall : Exhibition Hall Celtic Connections Ceilidh with The Scott Harvey Ceilidh Band

10:30pm
Holiday Inn - City West Celtic Connections Festival Club hosted by Gibb Todd

Sat 27th
11:00am
Concert Hall : Lomond Foyer Beginner Fiddle

11:00am
Concert Hall : Clyde Foyer Bodhran for Beginners

11:00am
Concert Hall : Exhibition Hall come&try : Stepdancing Workshop

12:30pm
Concert Hall : Auditorium Annual Piping Concert

01:00pm
Concert Hall : Strathclyde Suite Swedish Young Tradition

01:30pm
Concert Hall : Clyde Foyer Bodhran for Players

01:30pm
Concert Hall : Lomond Foyer Improver Fiddle

01:30pm
Concert Hall : Exhibition Hall come&try : Waulking Workshop

02:00pm
The National Piping Centre Lisa Knapp and Maeve MacKinnon

05:00pm
Concert Hall : Exhibition Hall Danny Kyle's Open Stage hosted by Gibb Todd

07:00pm
Studio One BBC Queen Margaret Drive BBC Take the Floor

07:30pm
City Halls : Grand Hall Julie Fowlis, The Stairwell Sisters and Genticorum

08:00pm
The Garage Chumbawamba (acoustic) with Elin Fflur

08:00pm
The Classic Grand Lau with Angus Lyon and Ruaridh Campbell

08:00pm
Concert Hall : Strathclyde Suite Malinky with Ranarim and Lauren MacColl

08:00pm
The National Piping Centre Mandolin Night with Dagger Gordon and Kevin MacLeod

08:00pm
The Tron Theatre Soig Siberil & Nolwenn Korbell with Lori Watson 3

10:00pm
City Halls : Old Fruitmarket Salsa Celtica with Fred Morrison Band

10:30pm
Concert Hall : Exhibition Hall Celtic Connections Ceilidh with The Scott Harvey Ceilidh Band

10:30pm
Holiday Inn - City West Celtic Connections Festival Club hosted by Gibb Todd

Sun 28th
11:00am
Concert Hall : Buchanan Suite Kist o' Dreams

11:00am
Concert Hall : Lomond Foyer Learn The Irish Pipes in a Day

11:00am
Concert Hall : Clyde Foyer The Big Ballad

01:00pm
Concert Hall : Strathclyde Suite New Voices: : Kris Drever

01:30pm
Concert Hall : Buchanan Suite Introduction to Fiddle - Set Up & Maintenance

01:30pm
Concert Hall : Clyde Foyer Lullabies in Scots & Gaelic

02:00pm
Holiday Inn - City West Gordon Duncan Memorial Solo Piping Competition for Gordon Duncan Trophy

02:00pm
The National Piping Centre The Young Tradition

05:00pm
City Halls : Grand Hall BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year Final 2007

05:00pm
Concert Hall : Exhibition Hall Danny Kyle's Open Stage hosted by Gibb Todd

07:30pm
Concert Hall : Auditorium Songs of Conscience with Odetta and Thea Gilmore

08:00pm
City Halls : Old Fruitmarket Burns Mela

08:00pm
Concert Hall : Strathclyde Suite Fernhill with Breabach and Jenna Reid

08:00pm
The National Piping Centre Gordon Gunn Trio with Rachel Hair

08:00pm
The Tron Theatre James Grant with Support

08:00pm
The Classic Grand Martin Green Machine with Rory Campbell and Corquiéu

08:00pm
St Andrew's in the Square Martyn Joseph with Rosie Doonan and Ben Murray

08:00pm
ABC Railroad Earth with JP Cormier

08:00pm
Universal Songs & Music of Scotland: : The Highlands, Hosted by Ishbel MacAskill

10:30pm
Holiday Inn - City West Celtic Connections Festival Club hosted by Gibb Todd

Mon 29th
12:30pm
Concert Hall : Exhibition Hall Iain Anderson In Conversation : Billy Kay

05:00pm
Concert Hall : Exhibition Hall Danny Kyle's Open Stage hosted by Gibb Todd

07:30pm
Concert Hall : Auditorium John Martyn "Solid Air" with Dan Arborise

08:00pm
St Andrew's in the Square A' the Bairns O' Adam

08:00pm
Concert Hall : Strathclyde Suite Celtic Procession with Genticorum

08:00pm
The National Piping Centre Ceolraidh: : Jarlath Henderson with Paddy Keenan and Rachel Newton with Corrina Hewat

08:00pm
ABC Scott Matthews with Support

08:00pm
Universal Songs & Music of Scotland: : Lewis, Hosted by Ishbel MacAskill

10:30pm
Holiday Inn - City West Celtic Connections Festival Club hosted by Gibb Todd

Tue 30th
12:30pm
Concert Hall : Exhibition Hall Iain Anderson In Conversation : Ian McCalman

05:00pm
Concert Hall : Exhibition Hall Danny Kyle's Open Stage hosted by Gibb Todd

07:30pm
Concert Hall : Auditorium Eddi Reader and Friends with Declan O'Rourke

07:30pm
City Halls : Grand Hall Flutes of the World

08:00pm
Concert Hall : Strathclyde Suite Ballads of the Book

08:00pm
Universal Songs & Music of Scotland: : Dundee and Angus, Hosted by Doris Rougvie

08:00pm
The National Piping Centre Tommy O'Sullivan with Chris Stout and Catriona MacKay

08:00pm
St Andrew's in the Square Troy MacGillivray with Canterach

08:00pm
ABC Wine, Women and Song with Gretchen Peters, Matraca Berg and Suzy Bogguss with guest Dean Owens

10:00pm
City Halls : Old Fruitmarket L'Occidentale de Fanfare with The Stairwell Sisters

10:30pm
Holiday Inn - City West Celtic Connections Festival Club hosted by Gibb Todd

Wed 31st
12:30pm
Concert Hall : Exhibition Hall Iain Anderson In Conversation : Richard Holloway

05:00pm
Concert Hall : Exhibition Hall Danny Kyle's Open Stage hosted by Gibb Todd

07:30pm
ABC Cowboy Junkies with Support

07:30pm
Concert Hall : Auditorium Donegal Connections

08:00pm
The National Piping Centre Ceolraidh: : Norrie MacIver with Julie Fowlis and Shona Mooney with John McCusker

08:00pm
St Andrew's in the Square Jean-Michel Veillon with Jamie McMenemy and Friends

08:00pm
Concert Hall : Strathclyde Suite McCalmans and Friends with the White Hare Band

08:00pm
Universal Songs & Music of Scotland: : Ayrshire, Dumfries & Galloway, Hosted by Doris Rougvie

09:00pm
City Halls : Old Fruitmarket Real World

10:30pm
Holiday Inn - City West Celtic Connections Festival Club hosted by Gibb Todd

Thu 1st
12:30pm
Concert Hall : Exhibition Hall Iain Anderson In Conversation : Angus Peter Campbell

05:00pm
Concert Hall : Exhibition Hall Danny Kyle's Open Stage hosted by Gibb Todd

07:30pm
City Halls : Grand Hall Karen Matheson with James Ross Trio

08:00pm
St Andrew's in the Square Acoustic Affair with Michael Hargan, special guest Mark Geary and support from The Hazey Janes

08:00pm
Concert Hall : Strathclyde Suite Cascade with Neil Yates: New Origins

08:00pm
The National Piping Centre Fred Morrison "Up Close"

08:00pm
The Classic Grand Olav Larsen with William Douglas & the Wheel

08:00pm
Universal Songs & Music of Scotland: : Perthshire and The Travellers, Hosted by Doris Rougvie

10:00pm
City Halls : Old Fruitmarket String Sisters with Box Club

10:30pm
Holiday Inn - City West Celtic Connections Festival Club hosted by Gibb Todd

Fri 2nd
12:30pm
Concert Hall : Exhibition Hall Iain Anderson In Conversation : Sheila Stewart

05:00pm
Concert Hall : Exhibition Hall Danny Kyle's Open Stage hosted by Gibb Todd

07:30pm
Holiday Inn - City West Friday Night Blues : with Harry Manx

07:30pm
Concert Hall : Auditorium Rosanne Cash "Black Cadillac" with Roddy Hart

08:00pm
Concert Hall : Strathclyde Suite Back of the Moon, Dàimh and Buille

08:00pm
ABC Lúnasa with In Taberna

08:00pm
St Andrew's in the Square Spirit, Salm and Sacred Song

08:00pm
The Classic Grand The Peatbog Faeries with Dolphin Boy and Paul Jennings and Fraser Stone

10:00pm
City Halls : Old Fruitmarket John McCusker "Under One Sky"

10:30pm
Concert Hall : Exhibition Hall Celtic Connections Ceilidh with The Scott Harvey Ceilidh Band

10:30pm
Holiday Inn - City West Celtic Connections Festival Club hosted by Gibb Todd

Sat 3rd
11:00am
Concert Hall : Lomond Foyer Burns Song Workshop

11:00am
Concert Hall : Buchanan Suite Learn the Small Pipes in a Day

11:00am
Concert Hall : Clyde Foyer come&try : Accordion Workshop

11:00am
Concert Hall : Exhibition Hall come&try : Scottish Country Dance Workshop

01:00pm
Concert Hall : Strathclyde Suite Mark Sheridan: Landscapes

01:30pm
Concert Hall : Clyde Foyer Accordion Techniques

01:30pm
Concert Hall : Exhibition Hall come&try : Gospel Workshop

05:00pm
Concert Hall : Exhibition Hall Danny Kyle's Open Stage hosted by Gibb Todd

08:00pm
The Garage Aberfeldy with Lior

08:00pm
The National Piping Centre Mick West Band

08:00pm
The Classic Grand New From Nashville - featuring Jace Everett and Julie Roberts

08:00pm
St Andrew's in the Square New Irish Tradition

08:00pm
ABC The Jerry Douglas Band with Support

08:00pm
Concert Hall : Strathclyde Suite The Wailin' Jennys with Bruce Molsky & Mary Ann Kennedy

09:00pm
City Halls : Old Fruitmarket Unusual Suspects with David Munnelly

10:30pm
Concert Hall : Exhibition Hall Celtic Connections Ceilidh with The Scott Harvey Ceilidh Band

10:30pm
Holiday Inn - City West Celtic Connections Festival Club hosted by Gibb Todd

Sun 4th
11:00am
Concert Hall : Exhibition Hall Djembe Workshop

11:00am
Concert Hall : Buchanan Suite Learn the Small Pipes in a Day

11:00am
Concert Hall : Clyde Foyer Mandolin for Beginners

11:00am
Concert Hall : Lomond Foyer Whistle for Beginners

01:00pm
Concert Hall : Strathclyde Suite New Voices: : Calum MacCrimmon

01:30pm
Concert Hall : Lomond Foyer Improver Whistle Workshop

01:30pm
Concert Hall : Clyde Foyer Mandolin for Players

01:30pm
Concert Hall : Exhibition Hall come&try : Bodhran and Spoons Workshop

02:00pm
The National Piping Centre Taste of the Fest hosted by Ishbel MacAskill

05:00pm
Concert Hall : Exhibition Hall Danny Kyle's Open Stage hosted by Gibb Todd : Winners 2007

07:30pm
Concert Hall : Auditorium Transatlantic Sessions hosted by Aly Bain and Jerry Douglas

08:00pm
The Classic Grand David Munnelly with Laura McGhee

08:00pm
Concert Hall : Strathclyde Suite Harry Manx and Michael Kaeshammer with Support

08:00pm
The National Piping Centre Kathleen MacInnes with Support

08:00pm
City Halls : Old Fruitmarket Klezmatics with Moishe's Bagel

10:30pm
Holiday Inn - City West Celtic Connections Festival Club hosted by Gibb Todd

# Posted on November 23rd 2006 by ecidralla

Celtic Connections in Glasgow

is anyone going to this in early 2007?

i caught the last one.
my friend scored me a free ticket.
i saw Danu, and they snapped my mind.
got me to start re-exploring some of my old interest in Irish music.

anyway i heard they are having a day devoted to banjoism 25th of Jan.
http://www.celticconnections.com/celtic/index.cfm?&pid=600&EvNum=51757
so i have to go.

# Posted on November 27th 2006 by DubChieftain

Celtic Connections

Hi y'all, I'm going to the Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow next week for the first time. Does anyone out there, who perhaps has been in the past, know of any sessions? I can't believe there wont' be any 'fringe' sessions. Of course if you know of any regular sessions they would also be useful. Thanks in anticipation.

# Posted on January 20th 2007 by vegamad