Furnace Town Living Heritage Museum Snow Hill, MD The CORDOROY ROAD connects all of the sites at Furnace Town, handicapped accessible. Plenty of free parking and shuttle service. For site information email or call 410-632-2032. Site information and lodging possibilities Attention Genealogists and Genealogy Searchers! Representatives of The Genealogical Society will be on hand to assist you with your research. Flowers of the Forest Flowers of the Forest is a very special part of the Opening Ceremony each day when we remember our departed loved ones. The names of the departed are read, silent prayers are offered, and the bagpipes play 'Amazing Grace'. Representatives from all Celtic Nations Ireland   Scotland   Wales   Isle of Man   Cornwall   Brittany   Asturias & Galicia The Performers *Seamus O'Reilly *Iona *Moch Pryderi *Cheryl Blackman *Footsteps Irish Dancers *OC Pipes and Drums *Highland Athletics *Scott Morrison *Jeanne du Nord * *The Society for Creative Anachchronisms * Awesome men in skirts hurl extremely heavy objects! The brawny lads of Mid-Atlantic Scottish Athletics perform amazing feats such as hurling the caber and other events of the Highland Heptathlon Wine Tent - Woodhall Wine Cellars present a tasting of Maryland wines of the Celtic spirit. Clan Tents: Sinclair, Stewart, O'brien Society Tents:  Gaelic Language; St Andrews Celtic Breed Dogs: Society for Creative Anachronisms: Ancient Lifestyles Re-Created Ethnic Food and Culinary Delights & Imported Historic Ales Taste of Celtic Spirit: Whisky Tasting (uisge beatha) & Wine Tasting Celtic Marketplace Artisans in Period Garb: Blacksmith, Broom Maker, Printer,   Weaver, Gardener, & Woodworker Ocean City Pipe & Drum Band Highland Athletics: The hard-to-find spectacular caber toss Historic Martial Techniques CEILIDH! - Informal Jam Session The Ceilidh (kay-lee) Saturday will be a time to sit among friends and think of all the adventures and thrills of the day. Many will want to sing along or dance one more jig as the musicians will gather for an informal jam session. The Festival welcomes back several familiar acts that guests have come to expect and also adds a new lineup of venues to keep the Festival fresh and lively. ON STAGE -There is continuous entertainment on the Festival Stage, The Ceilidh Stage, and in the Pub Tent and in several other locations around the Festival grounds. SEAMUS O’REILLY, Master of Ceremonies, announces the events and performs as the Irish Pub Comic. IONA is a unique acoustic weave of the traditional music of Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Cornwall, Brittany (France), Isle of Man, Asturias and Galicia (Spain) and our own American Celtic cultures, blended into a stunningly rich tapestry of vocals, instrumentation, and dance. Visit IONA at www.ionamusic.com MOCH PRYDERI, (Welsh for Pryderi's Pig) perform the exciting and haunting music of Wales with occasional excursions into the other Celtic nations of Brittany, Galicia, Cornwall, Ireland, and Scotland. Among Moch Pryderi's exotic instruments are Breton bombardes, pidgorn, uillean pipes, Celtic bouzouki, small pipes, bodhran, dumbek, Welsh biwbo, highland pipes, whistles, flute, fiddle, guitar, and harp. They can be seen and heard at www.mochpryderi.com AROUND THE FESTIVAL GROUNDS - HIGHLAND HEPTATHALON at Braemar Field. Athletic events, including the spectacular caber toss, will be demonstrated by Mid-Atlantic Scottish Athletics. CELTIC DOGS - Dogs have always been an important part of Celtic life. PAT AND CHAT - The Canine Ambassadors from the Salisbury Kennel Club will be on hand for a Pat and Chat with Celtic breed dogs. CLANS - Representatives from the Clans and the Gaelic Language Society will be on hand to talk with visitors about genealogy and to teach them a few words in one of the Gaelic languages. BAGPIPES - The festival would not be complete without the Ocean City Pipe and Drum Band. THE SOCIETY FOR CREATIVE ANACHRONISMS is always a popular attraction at the festival with their creations of ancient lifestyles and arts that include fighting in armor. MEDIEVAL EUROPEAN MARTIAL ARTS GUILD Under the direction of Cory Winslow, the Guild focuses attention on historical accuracy and will offer free lessons to the public, as well as giving sparring and cutting demonstrations. COSTUMED ARTISANS from the Furnace Town Living History staff will demonstrate their crafts. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS - Half hour Celtic Humanities Presentations in the Chapel have been very popular and they will continue this year with a series of half-hour discussions: EAT, DRINK, AND BE MERRY! - FOOD COURT - Several specialty vendors purvey ethnic foods as well as Eastern Shore delicacies that can be enjoyed at tables set under trees, in the Wren and Titmouse Tea Room or in the Pub Tent, where the entertainment is lively. DRINKS THE BOTTLE AND CORK will offer a taste of Celtic spirit at the afternoon whisky tasting. WINE TASTING - Celtic inspired wines produced in Maryland THE TEMPTING TAP serves up historic imported ales. Experience the ancient, the unique, the mystical!  NEW - Dark Island, ruby red with silky chocolate and coffee flavors,     followed with tastes of dark plums, bitter mocha, and dates.  Black Cat- Dark and mild with a distinct chocolate malt flavor & slight hint     of sweetness. Gold medal winner.  Black Douglas- A dark ruby colored ale with a rich full-bodied malt flavor     and overtones of roast fruit. Named after Sir James Douglas.  Dragonhead Stout- Classic stout brimming with roasted malt flavors     balanced with a complex hop blend.  GUINNESS Stout- Rich flavor with a smooth creamy head.  Harp- Crisp full-but-simplistic lager flavor. Clean & light with a bit of citrus.  Heather Ale- Ancient Gaelic recipe brewed since 2000 BC using heather     flowers. Spicy herbal flavor, dry wine-like finish.  O'Hara's Celtic Stout- Toasty, roasty, hoppy enervation. A true stout; nutty,     buttery with a weighty body and tart crispness.  Old Jock- Slightly sweet, dark copper, full-bodied with malt and complex     fruit. Named after a famous Scottish soldier known as 'Jock'.  Skullsplitter- Viking ale named after Thorfin Hausakleif, the 7th Viking Earl      of Orkney.  Smithwicks- Extremely smooth; has Irish pride written all over it. Well     balanced between the hops and the malts. Beginning 2010 the Chesapeake Celtic Festival will begin an on-line newsletter with news of the planning for the 2010 (Oct 2 & 3) Festival and notes from our vast and ever-growing Festival Family. Sign up in the Visitor Center or send a note. TICKETS, PARKING, AND OTHER INFORMATION TICKETS – Special discounts apply for Furnace Town Adult Members Adult: $15 per day Child: $5 per day CEILIDH Saturday Night: $5 FREE PARKING - At Furnace Town and in nearby Snow Hill with shuttle service. Separate area for cycles. Furnace Town is handicap accessible. LOCATION - Old Furnace Road west from Rt 12, five miles north of Snow Hill. GATE OPENS AT 11:00 Vendors: contact us for special advertising. For production information (vending information or entertainment proposals) contact Arcadia Productions http://www.usexpos.org Events across the US Schedule 2010 SPONSORS Shenanigan's Irish Pub Whiskers Bar & Grill Footsteps Irish Dance Academy Eastern Shore Physical Therapy Chesapeake East Robert J. Landsman, D.D.S., P.C. Maggie Magazine Atlantic General Hospital ON STAGE Seamus O’Reilly IONA Moch Pryderi Footsteps Irish Dancers SHEEPHERDING Wine Tasting Scotch Whisky Tasting Medieval European Martial Arts Guild Athletics Clans Societies Bagpipes SCA Artisans Humanities Presentations Market Wares A Message to CLANS  CELTIC WEDDING CELEBRANT Festival highlights SCRAPBOOK consider becoming a SPONSOR Flowers of the Forest Please send the names of loved ones you want remembered during Flowers of the Forest memorial service. Send email to celticfest. Patricia Mansfield - (Clan Douglass) Anthony Santin Clyde & Shirley Mowrey Joseph, Mary, Ingrid, and Nicholas Monico Clifton E. Moore, Jr. Dustin Thomas Hastings Percival Mayo