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  • “5 shows in 2 years at The Egyptian. All 5 sold out shows! Incredible energy and musicianship. You will transformed to Ireland for a one of a kind holiday experience.
    Amber Hansen, The Egyptian Theater, Park City, UT
  • “Fastest sellout in our history”
    The Lincoln Center
  • “One of the best shows I’ve seen in a long time”
    Ticketmaster Review
  • “The show could not have been any better. Never a dull moment….”
    Ticketmaster Review
  • “…. Their songs are as carefully crafted as heirloom furniture, their music will be cherished way into the future.”
    Sean Laffey, Irish Music Magazine
  • “The Celts brought our festival to its feet. What a fantastic, high-energy show. Our crowd loved them.”
    Matt Miller, Director Irish Fest of the Fox Cities
  • “Ridgefield Playhouse has enjoyed 10 years of sold-out Christmas With The Celts shows.”
    Jared Shahid, Exec. Dir. Ridgefield Playhouse
  • “We hope to make Christmas with the Celts an annual event…..”
    David Collier Ryman Auditorium Nashville
  • “Want a sellout? Twice? Christmas with the Celts. That’s alI have to say. Lightning can and does strike twice with this crowd-pleasing, easy to work with act. Shall we try for three?”
    BT McNicholl, La Mirada Theater, LaMirada, CA
  • “So contagious you’ll find it hard to resist doing your own little jig.”
    The Salt Lake Tribune
  • “Conceptually taut and flawlessly executed….”
    The Bluegrass Special
  • “Inspired and lively…”
    Chicago Tribune

    • Top Irish musicians have united with the finest Nashville players to create the new sound and energy of The Celts. The Celts (formerly known as The Nashville Celts) perform a fresh hybrid of Irish Americana which combines their own rootsy originals and tight vocal harmonies with fiery Irish Trad instrumentals.

    The Celts are Patrick D’Arcy (U2,Sing,Josh Groban) from Dublin, Ireland on pipes, whistle,mandolin, Fiachra O’Regan (Waterboys, Bill Whelan) from Connemara, Ireland on pipes and tenor banjo, Matt Menefee (Mumford & Sons, Bruce Hornsby) on banjo/mandolin/dobro, Grace Broadhead on Irish fiddle/lead vocals, and band leader Ric Blair on lead vocals, guitars, piano, and bodhran.

    The Celts pack concert halls around the world including The Grand Ole Opry, The Ryman Auditorium, The Lincoln Center, Theaters, and Performing Arts Centers. They have made numerous appearances on WSM Radio, NPR, PBS shows like The Bluegrasss Underground, Music City Roots, and Woodsongs Radio Hour. Band leader Ric Blair credits much of their success to their exposure on PBS. The group has shared the stage with Vince Gill, Cathy Jordan (Dervish), Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh (Altan), Ricky Skaggs, Tim O’Brien, Patty Loveless, just to name a few.

    The new Celts record entitled Traveling On with guest musicians Jeff Taylor (Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello, etc) on Accordion, Byron House (Robert Plant, Alison Krauss) on bass and Natalya Kay (Gaelic Storm) on fiddle is now available on Spotify and all platforms.


    “FIRST THERE WAS RIVERDANCE, THEN CELTIC WOMAN, AND NOW THE POPULAR PBS PLEDGE SHOW CHRISTMAS WITH THE CELTS WHICH IS TOURING ACROSS AMERICA”
    Kevin Crane, PBS

    The original national PBS show Christmas with The Celts aired on over 200 PBS channels across the U.S., Canada and on the BBC in Ireland for three years. This successful TV show was the initial spark, which created a huge demand for the production bringing them into Performing Arts Centers, Theaters, and large casinos every year.

    The first live performance of Christmas with The Celts was in front of a sold-out audience at the original Grand Ole Opry (voted top venue by Pollstar) the world-famous Ryman Auditorium.

    Currently celebrating 14 years of successful national touring, Christmas with the Celts perform a wonderful combination of timeless ancient Irish Christmas Carols and lively Irish dance with modern contemporary songs but with Irish instrumentation. New Christmas hits, Celts originals and fresh Irish Dance tunes are added to the show each year so that no 2 years are the same. Always a pleasant surprise.

    An Irish Christmas would not be complete without the unpredictable Irish jokes (craic) and banter that occurs between band members and the audience every year and the always crowd pleasing fiery Irish dancers.

    The high-stepping spirited musical selections have audiences clapping along from the first lively renditions of popular contemporary Christmas classics. The show presents a perfect combination of modern Christmas hits, lively ancient Irish Carols, hilarious spontaneous humor, thrilling Irish dancing, a children’s choir and meaningful Christmas ballads with lush string arrangements giving audiences a most memorable interactive Christmas experience.

    Show founder and Producer Ric Blair says, “You can’t listen to Celtic music and not be happy. Christmas with the Celts isn’t just a concert; it is a spiritual experience of music and dance uniting communities. It’s about bringing young and old together. It is a music of the people. I think that is why this unique melding of modern Christmas hits and organic Celtic instrumentation continues to resonate and grow in popularity every year with audiences.”

    The inspiring story of the Irish Journey to America told through Song & Dance!

    The Celts are proud to announce the new, captivating, highly anticipated show DANCING WITH THE CELTS. The rich story of the Irish journey to America is told with electrifying dance, under the backdrop of rousing lively Irish music, featuring heart wrenching ballads, captivating storytelling, whimsical Irish humor and an enchanting multimedia
    presentation.

    The show is not only terrifically entertaining throughout but it also has a fascinating educational element as well. Perfect for Performing Arts Centers and Theaters.

    You will laugh, you will cry, but you won’t be able to sit still when you experience DANCING WITH THE CELTS.

    Tour

    2025

    Nov 12 Millersburg OH Amish Country Theater

    Nov 14 Chillicothe OH Majestic Theater

    Nov 16 Johnson City TN ETSU Martin Center

    Nov 17 Nashville TN City Winery

    Nov 20 Chicago IL Ramova Theatre

    Dec 1 Colorado Springs CO Pikes Peak CPAC

    Dec 2 Denver CO Paramount Theater

    Dec 3 Des Moines IA Hoyt Sherman Place

    Dec 4 Springfield MO Gillioz Theatre

    Dec 5 | 6PM Kansas City MO Madrid Theatre

    Dec 5 | 9PM Kansas City MO Madrid Theatre

    Dec 6 Omaha NE The Admiral Theatre

    Dec 8 Scottsdale AZ Arizona Music Fest

    Dec 10 Chattanooga TN Walker Theatre

    Dec 11 | 4PM Newberry SC Newberry Opera House

    Dec 11 | 8PM Newberry SC Newberry Opera House

    Dec 13 Reading PA Miller Center For The Arts

    Dec 14 Beverly MA The Cabot Theater

    Dec 15 Waterville ME Waterville Opera House

    Dec 16 Ridgefield CT Ridgefield Playhouse

    Dec 17 Ridgefield CT Ridgefield Playhouse

    Dec 18 Riverhead NY Suffolk Theater

    Dec 19 Derry NH Stockbridge Theatre

    Dec 20 | 6PM Plymouth MA Spire CPAC

    Dec 20 | 8:30PM Plymouth MA Spire CPAC

    Dec 21 East Greenwich, RI Greenwich Odeum

    Dec 23 Laconia NH Colonial Theater

    2026

    Mar 5 Cincinnati OH Memorial Hall

    Mar 6 Millersberg OH Amish Country Theater

    Mar 8 Peekskill NY Paramount Hudson Valley Theater

    Mar 10 Washington D.C. Warner Theater

    Mar 11 Bethlehem PA MusikFest Café

    Mar 12 Old Saybrook CT The Kate C.A.C.

    Mar 13 Medford MA Chevalier Theater

    Mar 14 Portland ME Aura Theater

    Mar 16 New York NY Sony Hall

    Mar 17 Homer NY Center For The Arts of Homer

    Mar 18 Rochester NY Theater at Innovation Square

    Mar 20 Harrisburg PA Whitaker Center for the Arts

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