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Sherwood Celtic Music Festival
and Highland Games
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Join us this September 9th, 10th, and 11th as Sherwood Forest Faire hosts a festival of world-class Celtic Music and Highland Games, with Celtic Clan booths, goods for shopping, Archery tournaments, gourmet foods to feast on, and cold pints of ye favorite brews including Thorin's Mead!
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20 Different Bands!
Andrew McKee ∙ Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead ∙ Blaggards ∙ Breton Fez Noz ∙ Celtica – Pipes Rock ∙ Cleghorn ∙ David O'Leary ∙ Earl Grey in the Morning ∙Ed Miller ∙Emlyn Drake ∙ GoldRing ∙HUP! ∙ James Fitzsimmons ∙Piper Gunn ∙Port O’Thority ∙San Antonio Pipes & Drums ∙Sean Orr's Celtic Texas ∙Shillelagh! ∙ Solar Rain Fire Dancers ∙ The Troubadork Show∙ Thomas "Doc" Grauzer
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The Hawk Walk is an exciting add-on interactive event for Celtic! The Falconer and a small group of no more than 15 will walk the grounds flying the hawks from the trees to the gloved fist of each patron in turn while they experience the historical art of falconry. Patrons will take part in the thrill of a bird of prey interacting with a trusted human companion. The hour long experience ends with all patrons enjoying and meeting birds at the Falconry Stage, where they can share their experiences in a relaxed setting before heading out to enjoy the rest of their festival day.
Click Here to reserve your place in this years Hawk Walk!
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Knights of the Grail Feast | |
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The Knights of the Grail 501c3 are having a feast in the Great Hall Saturday Sept 10th Noon to 2pm. There will be plentiful food, libations, and bagpipes. Get your Celtic Music Festival started right and support our veterans, first responders, and horses. Slainte!
Click Here to reserve your seats for the feast!
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Celtica – Pipes Rock! – Friday, Saturday, & Sunday
Based in Vienna, Austria, the home of W.A. Mozart, this international powerhouse is far from Baroque. With their unique sound of blazing bagpipes, mighty drums, and the power of a metal rock band, CELTICA takes audiences by storm at Highland Games and town festivals worldwide. In addition to their high-energy music and fire juggling, flamethrowers on their instruments guarantee an exciting show: an event that‘s sure to please all the senses! With two world class bagpipers and a kick-ass Rock band to back them up, this unique blend guarantees fiery Rock that brings alive the Celtic spirit. Please welcome these very special guests to this year’s festival; they can be found at the Greenwoode Theatre.
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Blaggards - Saturday
The 2022 Sherwood Celtic Music Festival presents Blaggards (no “the”, pronounced BLA’ GUARDS or BLA’ GHERDS, depending on where you’re from). They like to shred what they call Stout Irish Rock: traditional Irish music mixed with rock n’ roll, influenced by everything from Johnny Cash and Elvis to Thin Lizzy and Black Sabbath. They are most frequently compared to bands like Flogging Molly, Dropkick Murphys, and the Pogues.
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Piper Gunn
Steady as She Goes! Take a trip to the Highlands with the dulcet and robust sounds of the Scottish bagpipes. Jason Gunn, the issue of many generations of pipers, shall take you on a journey to the Highlands of Scotland. Hear Piper Gunn as he visits the various stages at the festival throughout Saturday and Sunday.
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Port O'Thority
Performing on Saturday at the Three Stags Pub, Port O'Thority is a musical journey of Celtic, Pirate and World Folk influences with music and stories celebrating our past, mourning our losses, and looking forward to who we will become. Welcome to the Port O’Thority show! Sláinte!!
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Shillelagh!
Texas Celtedelic Irish jam Band, Shillelagh! has played at Sherwood many times. Sometimes at gatherings and sometimes at the faire on various stages. These gifted artists make music in the living tradition, especially the British Isles and Ireland. Enjoy this unique and various band of true bohemians, dedicated to their musical adventures. Stick to Music!
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Scottish Highland Games- All Day Saturday |
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to toss a telephone pole end over end? Well, we hadn't either until we saw the Scottish Highland Games. Now we can't get enough! These competitions will last all day and include the Scottish Hammer Throw, Shot Put, Weight over the Bar, the crowd favorite Caber Toss, and more. A World Champion may even show up! You never know what will happen in Sherwood Forest.
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Celtic Archery Tournament with Robert de Bowyer - Saturday and Sunday |
Saturday & Sunday
Sherwood Celtic Music Festival proudly presents the Sherwood Archers!
This team travels the country and world year round winning national and world titles and records. Come see the pros at the Sherwood Celtic Festival and Highland Games. Robert de Bowyer will be hosting a tournament in the Pirate Territory behind the King's Swing on Saturday and other events in the Highland Games Arena on Sunday.
The video below (or to the right on desktop) is from Sherwood Forest Faire which runs weekends in March and April. Many of these archers will be competing at the Sherwood Celtic Music Festival.
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Sherwood Forest Summer Camp | | |
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GOOD MORNING SHERWOODCAMPERS! It's time to get those early-bird discounts!
How many of us wonder if we could have been really great at some type of craft or skill, given an earlier start? Sherwood Forest Summer Camp attendees have the opportunity to try their hands at many crafts and skills that are no longer widely taught. Campers will be transported back in time to a world of knights, ladies, and a simpler way of life while learning skills essential to daily living in the medieval era. No modern entertainment devices will be available.
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