2010 Entertainment Line Up
Brollachan
Performing Saturday July 24th, 11am in the Ceilidh Tent
Brollachan is a group of talented musicians whose mandate is to preserve and promote Celtic Culture through music. Each has a long standing career with excellent reputations provincially, nationally, and internationally. Prior to the band's formation they were involved in many of the various Celtic cultural activities here in Fredericton and beyond. So Brollachan is really a natural culmination of Fredericton's Celtic cultural community.
Website: www.brollachan.ca
Oran
Performing Saturday July 24th, 12pm in the Ceilidh Tent
Ask any follower of Folk music in New Brunswick what the word ORAN means and those who have heard these wonderful singers and musicians will invariably say "great music" and "great entertainment."
Taking their name from the Scots Gaelic word for song, ORAN was formed in 1983 out of a mutual interest in Gaelic and Celtic music. As one of the first Celtic groups of its kind in New Brunswick, their early success was met with extensive travel throughout the Maritimes, most notably at the Lunenburg Folk Festival, the Festival by the Sea, as well as appearing twice at the internationally renowned Indian River Concert series in Burlington Prince Edward Island and the Miramichi Folk Festival.
They have performed nationally on Vision TV and CBC radio as well as ATV and have shared the stage with such noted performers as the Irish group Barley Bree. The Barra McNeil’s of Cape Breton and Juno aware winner James Keelaghan. ORAN has three recordings; Folk Songs of Scotland, Common Folks Digest and what Boston radio WHDH called the spectacularly beautiful; For Kith and Kin which featured former group member and now CBC Ottawa producer Laurence Wall on cello. In addition to these fine recordings, the ensemble was honoured as well by contributing to the collection of the National Archives of Canada with a compilation of Gaelic Songs for nationally recognized recording producer Kevin Herring.
Now in their 27th year of performing, ensemble musicians Doug Carter and Doug Gallant will team up with the brilliant voices of Geri Carter, Ardith Kerr and sisters Mary Anne and Margaret VanOostwaard to perform a repertoire of traditional songs and music from the British Isles as well as performances of many modern folk song favourites to provided any music fan with a wonderful and enjoyable musical experience.
Stanford School of Irish Dancing
Performing Saturday July 24th, 1pm in the Ceilidh Tent
The Stanford School of Irish Dance opened in September 2001 in Fredericton, New Brunswick. It is New Brunswick's first Irish Dance school registered officially with An Coimisiun le Rinci Gaelacha in Dublin, Ireland. An Coimisiun serves to preserve the standards and quality of Irish Dance worldwide. Only the students of registered schools are eligible to attend any sanctioned competition. The Stanford School of Irish Dance will focus on encouraging all of its students to reach their full potential in this dynamic and exciting art form, through both solo and team dancing.
Katherine Moller
Performing Saturday July 24th, 2pm in the Ceilidh Tent
A recipient of a grant from the Canada Council for the Arts, Katherine is a versatile musician who is equally comfortable performing fiddle, classical, and baroque music. As well as performing regularly with Symphony NB, the Atlantic Sinfonia, Collegium Musicum and the Seasons Baroque Ensemble, Katherine can be heard as a fiddler, either performing solo or as a member of Pinch O’Celt, at many civic events and summer concert series.
She has released one solo recording (Take the Happy Road) of fiddle music on which she performs not only tradition music from Cape Breton, Ireland, Scotland, and New Brunswick but also original composition.
Originally from Fredericton, NB, Katherine now resides in Harvey and teaches violin and fiddle in both areas. An active member of the musical community Katherine founded Moller Music, the York Early Music Ensemble, and the NB Fiddle Camp. Katherine is also co-founder of the Fredericton Early Music Festival and Early Music Fredericton.
Website: www.katherinemoller.ca
Sébastien Boudreau
Performing Saturday July 24th, 3pm in the Ceilidh Tent
Born in the small village of Nigadoo in the North Eastern part of the province, inspired by his uncle, Sébastien starts to play guitar at the age of 13. At 14, he participates in his first performance contest where he sings and plays guitar for the first time in front of a live audience. 5 years later, he forms a band with a few of his friends called "Insomniak" which will perform at local pubs and Festivals for 3years. The band unfortunatly breaks up as everyone gets too busy with post-secondary education. He now lives in Fredericton where he performs at the 5 à 7 organized by the Saint Anne Community Center, at the Franco-Buzz in Saint John organized by the "Affaires Culturelles de Saint Jean", multicultural events, at the lighthouse here in town, in Pubs in the Chaleur Region, etc
HATBand 
Performing Saturday July 24th, 4pm in the Ceilidh Tent
A great Maritime sound rising from the roots and strengths of its members, the HATBand plays a bouncy mix of traditional Celtic and Maritime fiddle tunes, original songs and ballads and even a little rock and roll. They have been together for seven years but, individually, they have been entertaining and honing their skills for decades.
The Once 
Special Guest for the Saturday Night Ceilidh, Saturday, July 24th, in the Ceilidh Tent
Four Time 2009 Music Newfoundland and Labrador Award winners and East Coast Music Award nominees 2010; The Once is a trio of young folk musicians, building on the traditions of their native province.
After their debut release in August of 2009 the demand for the indie folk group grew quickly. The career highlights they have already amassed are impressive. Played the legendary Lunenburg Folk Festival (Where an anonymous patron left a cheque for $5,000 for their recording) and sight unseen they were booked for the National Radio CBC program The Vinyl Café. In addition indie-wave songstress Amelia Curran (Six Shooter Records/Warner), approached them with an original song she wanted The Once to record and to perform with her at her own CD Release early Fall of 2009. 2010 will see them at The Goderich Celtic Roots Festival, in Memphis for Folk Alliance and participating in JUNO festivities in St. John's.
Not only talented musicians but thespians as well, Andrew Dale, Geraldine Hollett and Phil Churchill have significant acting CVs to their credit. Phil is also known for his sketch comedy skills with the popular troupe "The Dance Party of Newfoundland". The troupe was a hit at last year's Chicago sketch festival, and became an overnight success in Toronto, where they won "best of the fest" at the legendary Second City Sketch Festival. Geraldine and Andrew are also very active in Newfoundland's film and theatre industry, having acted onstage in numerous theatrical productions, and several film and TV projects.
The theatrical background of the members, combined with their musical talent, creates a uniquely potent and intimate performance. Traditional music thrives on its ability to connect the past to new audiences, and the members have the ability to become the dramatic characters they sing of, as with Geraldine's traditional ballad "Marguerite". Minutes later, they are using their improv skills to great effect with elaborate and witty stage banter. When you add thoughtful arrangements and Geraldine's heart-breaking voice, you realize just how entertaining The Once really are.
CBC has already recorded a National radio Christmas Concert with them in 2008 and their inventive harmonies and subtle yet haunting folk sound sold out their first batch of their debut CD in six short weeks. Now working with Garrison Hill Entertainment Ltd. (principal Bob Hallett of Great Big Sea/WEA Music), they are currently booking national tour dates for 2010, as well as a series of on going collaborations with notable acts in the roots music world.
Website: www.theonce.ca
Jesse Ferguson
Performing Sunday July 25th, 1:30pm in the Ceilidh Tent
Jesse Ferguson is a folk musician from Cornwall, Ontario, Canada, and his love of Scottish and Irish traditional music was nurtured in the neighbourhood of Glengarry County, home of North America’s biggest Highland Games. He sings and plays several musical instruments including: guitar, mandolin, fiddle, harmonica, bodhran, and pennywhistle. He has performed solo and with other musicians in Cornwall, Ottawa, Miramichi, and in Fredericton, New Brunswick, where he currently resides. He posts videos of traditional music on the website youtube (http://youtube.com/BardofCornwall) under the name The Bard of Cornwalla. His first album, New Old Songs, was released in 2009. Check his website for details.
Website: www.jesseferguson.ca
Different Folk
Performing Sunday July 25th, 2:30pm in the Ceilidh Tent
Different Folk is formed of Kim Moller (vocals and bodhran), Will Toner (vocals and guitar) and Katherine Moller (fiddle). An upbeat group, they perform a mix of maritime and folk-rock with a blend of beautiful vocal harmonies and lively fiddling.
Mason's Tender 
An energetic group from the Maritimes with Irish and Acadian roots, Mason's Tender blends heartfelt originals with traditional and country/rock favorites. Lively and passionate, this group has audiences stomping their feet for all things Atlantic.
Mason's Tender is formed of Bryon Chase (vocals, bodhran, whislte and guitar), Gabriel Caissie (electric and upright bass, guitar and vocals), Chris Daigle (drums) and Stacey Read (fiddle).
