CELTIC HOUSTON
 


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ANNUAL EVENTS

HOUSTON:

MUSIC DANCE HISTORY, CULTURE & TRAVEL

CELTIC CHORUS OF HOUSTON

BAGPIPERS - HOUSTON AREA

"Irish Aires" Radio Program
Playlists
 Irish Aires Blog
Past newsletters archived at
 IRISH AIRES EVENTS & INFO
IRISH AIRES PAST RADIO SHOWS
 Listen Live KPFT

Good place to buy music
CD BABY.COM
(many of the musicians listed here are on CD Baby)
 

BANDS

INDIVIDUALS, DUETS

HARPS

Houston Folklore and Folk Music Society


SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING
AND MORE

GOOD TIME SCOTTISH DANCERS

ROYAL SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE SOCIETY: 
HOUSTON & DISTRICT BRANCH

McTeggart School of Irish Dancing

Cass Academy of Irish Dance

O'Maoileidigh Irish Dancers of Houston

Men of Houston - Morris Dancers

Kilderkin International Dancers

More Houston dance groups
(not Celtic, but fun):

Houston International Folk Dancers

Victorian Ballroom Dance (League City)

The Swedish Club of Houston

Sirrom School of Dance

Houston Area Traditional Dance Society

Rainbow Rockers

Rhythm Cloggers

Houston Swing Dance Society

Houston Swing Out

Southwest Whip Club

Society for Creative Anachronism Dancing

SSQQ Dance Studio

Tango! Tango! Houston

HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE CENTRAL DANCE DEPT

Rice Dance Theatre

University of Houston Dance Division


Gathering of the Celts,
(as part of St. Andrews' Celtic Festival)

Houston Highland Games Association

SCOTTISH HEAVY GAMES PRACTICE

Heather and Thistle Society

International Space School Foundation

British Consulate General

St. Thomas Episcopal High School

Irish American Heritage Assoc - Katy, TX

Irish Society of Houston

University of St. Thomas -
Center for Irish Studies

Gaelic Language Lessons

Houston Irish Development Association

Houston St. Patrick’s Parade
Irish Aires parade page

Rory Miggins Memorial Irish Stew Cookoff

Clear Lake Celtic Festival

Scottish History Online

Britannia Social Club

Yorkshire Society

SHOPPING & PUBS


ROBERTLEY
(Scottish online store- Houston)

BRITISH ISLES
(HOUSTON STORE)

Melody's Traditional Music & Harp Shoppe

Goodwood's British Market

Griff's Shenanigans Cafe & Bar

Brian O'Neill's Pub

McClellans Scottish Pub
2107 N. Houston Ave
Humble TX
 (281) 548-7273

Kelvin Arms Scottish Pub - Houston, TX

Mucky Duck

Stag's Head

Red Lion Pub

OTHER VENUES
THAT SOMETIMES FEATURE CELTIC MUSIC:

Mojo Risin’
 

ELSEWHERE IN TEXAS:

MUSIC DANCE HISTORY, CULTURE & TRAVEL

 

IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCASTS

TEXAS A&M RADIO: EUROPEAN NATIONS

North Texas Irish Festival

Texas Celtic Music Network

Austin Song Session

Jed Marum

Cor Gaeilge (The Gaelic Chorus of Texas)

Carl Peterson

Sarah Dinan

Gilmer & Moore

Campbell & Wilson

Brobdingnagian Bards

IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCASTS

Poor Man's Fortune

MARK KENNETH, Accordion

THREADNEEDLE STREET

BEYOND THE PALE

ED MILLER

TRINITY RIVER WHALERS

JALAPENO HONEY

Arlington: Spriggan

Dallas: Trinity Hall Session Players

Austin: Silver Thistle Pipes & Drums

Dallas:  Jenny Glass, Harpist

Fort Worth: Jayleta Heflin, Cowtown's Celtic Cowgirl

Lubbock:  Texas Tech University Celtic Ensemble

 

 

AUSTIN: 
Austin Scottish Country Dance Society
 Member Site (requires sign up)

AUSTIN:
Scottish Country Dance Alliance

CORPUS CHRISTI: 
Celtic Menagerie Scottish Country Dancers

DENTON:
Denton Celtic Dancers

FT. WORTH AND DALLAS:
Scottish Country Dancing in the Metroplex
Celtic Ceili Dances

LUBBOCK: 
Tartan Scottish Country Dancers;
contact Darla Granberry

MIDLAND: 
Thistle and Rose Scottish Country Dancers; contact Faith Vedder

SAN ANTONIO:
Bluebonnet Scottish Country Dancers  

Texas International Folk Dancers

Huntsville: 
Sam Houston State University:
Dance Dept.

 

TEXAS SCOTTISH HERITAGE SOCIETY

SCOTTISH CLANS OF TEXAS

Austin Area:
Austin Celtic Association
Gaelic League of Austin
Austin Celtic Meetup Group
Irish Sessions in Cedar Park
Austin Celtic Festival
Salado Scottish Clan Gathering & Highland Games

Dallas Area:
Scottish Society of Dallas
Arlington: Texas Scottish Festival & Highland Games
Bedford: Celtic Heritage Festival
Lake Dallas:  Celtic Cultural Assn of Texas
Dallas:  O'Flaherty Irish Music Retreat

San Antonio:
Harp & Shamrock
Irish Cultural Society of San Antonio
Inishfree School of Irish Dancing Dance Plus Inc.
Scottish Society of San Antonio
San Antonio Highland Games

Huntsville: 
General Sam Houston Folk Festival

Kilgore:
Celtic Heritage Festival

Longview:
Thistle & Harp: Celtic Heritage Society of East Texas

Amarillo:
League of Celtic Nations

TEXHENGE
SHOPPING & PUBS

 

Scotland Forever

Loch, Stock and Barrel
(Texas)

Texas Body Hangings

LINDA McMULLEN MARCY: CELTIC GLASS
(Art Is Alchemy)

AUSTIN: Fado Irish Pub
DALLAS:  Tipperary Inn
DALLAS: Trinity Hall Pub & Restaurant
FRISCO: Lochrann's Irish Pub & Eatery


 

ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD (other than Texas):

MUSIC DANCE HISTORY, CULTURE & TRAVEL

ROBERT BURNS

NATIONAL TARTAN DAY: APRIL 6

TARTAN TV

SCOTTISH POETRY LIBRARY

The Urlar Journal of US Branch, Clan MacPherson
Editor: Jack Raines

National Geographic: The Celtic Realm

DATE A HOT SCOT

ACCENTS & DIALECTS OF THE UK

Clan MacLeod

X Marks the Scot Kilt Forum

Gulfport, Mississippi:
Highlands and Islands Association
(Nov. 10-11, 2008: Scottish Games)

Tulsa, Oklahoma:
Scottish Club of Tulsa

Oklahoma Celtic Heritage Association

Eureka, Arkansas:
Celtic Connections Eureka

Arkansas:
Arkansas Celtic Music Society

Scotland on TV

Scottish History Online

SHOPPING & PUBS


CALEDONIAN KITCHEN
(includes sale of haggis)

PLACES TO BUY MUSIC:

MORE LINKS:

FESTIVALS & GAMES

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX, South Texas Celtic Music Festival

Dallas/Ft. Worth:  North Texas Irish Festival (Feb. 29-Mar 2, 2008)

Dallas/Ft.Worth, TX: Scarborough Fair Renaissance Festival (Apr 5-May 26, 2008)

San Antonio TX Highland Games (usually 1st weekend in April)

Houston, TX: Houston International Festival (Apr 19-20, Apr 26-27, 2008)

Huntsville, TX: General Sam Houston Folk Festival (May 2-3-4, 2008)

Houston Highland Games and Celtic Festival (May 17-18, 2008)

Arlington, TX: TX Scottish Festival & Highland Games (June 6-8, 2008)

Texas Renaissance Festival (usually Oct/Nov)
Houston: Gathering of the Celts Oct. 5, 2008 past years: 2003   2004  2006

CLEAR LAKE CELTIC MUSIC FESTIVAL (Oct. 18, 2008)

Austin Celtic Festival (Nov. 1-2, 2008)

Salado, TX: Scottish Gathering (usually in November)

Kilgore, TX: Celtic Festival (tentatively in November 2008)

Revels Houston (December)

North Carolina: Grandfather Mountain Highland Games (July 10-13, 2008)

ALSO SEE:

Texas Celtic Music Network Celtic Festivals List

Council of Scottish Clans and Assns: List of Games and Festivals

Directory of Renaissance Festivals

 


MORE CALENDARS:

 


NOT EXACTLY CELTIC, BUT WORTH CHECKING OUT!

HOUSTON AREA TRADITIONAL DANCE SOCIETY

Men of Houston - Morris Dancers

Houston Folklore and Folk Music Society

THE QUEBE SISTERS

Sam Houston's Friends of Traditional Music

East Texas Dulcimers

North Harris County Dulcimer Society

Brian Herod - Celtic Storytelling

TX: Crockett: Camp Street Cafe

SEBASTIAN WHITTAKER, Drummer (HOUSTON, Texas)

Josie Travlos (Hula, Polynesian Dance)

Gulf Coast Folk Digest

TEXAS MUSIC OFFICE

MASON BROWN (Kansas City)

Baby Boomer Registry

 

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