Scottish folk legend Eddi Reader MBE, shot to fame with hit single "Perfect" with the band Fairground
Attraction, awarded best single at the BRIT awards. The recipient of three BRIT awards she has topped the album and single
charts in the UK. Eddi's latest album immortalised the poems of Scotland's national "bard" (poet) Robert
Burns during the 250th anniversary of his birth....and she sang at the opening of the Scottish Parliament. Eddis band included legendary Irish accordian player Alan Kelly, John Douglas and songwriter Boo Hewerdine
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Philip Seven is taking the music industry by storm with his hit single 'Beautiful
Surprise' and after winning the Barbados Music Awards 2008 as the best rock/alternative artist it is looking like he has
a promising musical career ahead of him. He is also lead singer in 'Masala', who were also nominated in the Barbados
Music Awards 2008. The band covers soca, reggae, 60's Beatles tunes, 70's rock classics and of course some of Philip's
original material.
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Fiona Young
Fiona Young does not comply with any of the usual accordion stereotypes. Hailing from Roy Bridge
on the North West coast of Scotland, Young has an exquisite feel for music and unique driving stage presence which has earned
her place as one of the Uk's top Accordion players. Aside from touring America and through out Europe, Fiona has performed
at many major international music festivals including Celtic Connections, Festival Interceltique De L'orient, Pan
Celtic Festival and Falun Folk Festival.
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Piper
Martyn Graves has been playing his bagpipes in Barbados at very many Celtic festivals - and opened the 2011
festival playing "stereo" pipes on Broad Street, Bridgetown. In the past he has surprised newly wed Celts
by turning up at their weddings in Barbados and playing the bagpipes!
Pipe Major Laura Simpson
Laura has been playing bagpipes since the age of nine and has played as Major
in the City of York pipe band. She moved permanently to Barbados and is a traditional bagpiper, playing the highland
bagpipes. Laura has played at weddings, funerals, parties and is available for functions. |
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Traditional
and Contemporary Irish Music
Ireland is just the starting point for this group as they propel their audiences throuhg
the repertoire of the Celts. Performing powerful instrumentals and beautifully arranged songs, skillfully executed and soulfully
delivered "brilliantly talented, effortless and exuberant" says the Irish Times
Fronted by Irelands piano accordion maestro, described by New Yorks Irish Voice as "in league with the best piano accordionists
in the world" Alan Kelly and his band will take to the stage for this Years Celtic festival Barbados. With Steph Geremia
on flute and vocals, Tony Byrne on guitar Alan has invited maestro fiddler JOHN McCUSKER to join his band for this performance.
They will also be joined by vocalist Heidi Talbot a powerful performer in her own right.
"beautiful music
from master musicians" Irish Music Magazine
"a master of the piano accordian" Folk Roots...
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With her self proclaimed brand of 'Dirty Pop', new singer/songwriter Sandra MacBeth from the tiny
Highland village of Glenelg, just over the sea from Skye, has opened for Pink in Glasgow, for the Proclaimers and has shared
the stage with Mumford and Sons and KT Tunstall whilst touring extensively throughout the UK and abroad. A finalist in the
Live and Unsigned area finalists 2010 in Glasgow, Sandra is "one to watch".
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Fiddler John McCusker joins The Alan kelly Gang for one night only in this special event
in Barbados 2012.
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The amazing line up of 25 dancers from Canada which form Celtic Fusion, a dance troupe from Mackenzie
School of Dance in Yarmouth Nova Scotia, join this years Celtic Festival Barbados. Having performed in Hawaii and in DisneyWorld
Florida the team is counting their "sleeps" till Barbados in June, and will perform at several of our events across
the week.
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Fusion of Flavours Head Chef -
Award winning Chef Paul Wedgwood,
chef proprietor of award winning Wedgwood the restaurant on Edinburgh's Royal Mile - has been voted the best
newcomer in the UK, best place to eat outside London and is listed in The Michelin Guide. Paul trained under celebrity chef
John Tovey at Miller Howe and has just won Scottish Licensed Trade News restaurant of the year in the £35 category. Chef Paul demonstrated some delicious flavours fusing Scotland and Barbados on Mornin Barbados on CBC
TV during the festival - from Caribbean Cranachan, using rum and coconut to replace whisky and oats....he delighted the
presenters as well as viewers to this popular programme
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