Guelph and area celtic music fans were thrilled that former longtime Fergus resident Nonie Thompson, now living in Penetanguishene, returned to the area this past December with a full band "The Reel Celts", delivering a fantastic Christmas concert. On Wednesday, January 25th at 8pm the whole crew will be back - once again at the Fergus Grand Theatre with a completely different show: "The Reel Rabbie Burns". Come celebrate Burns’ birthday and experience his songs in the spirit in which he wrote them.
The Real Rabbie Burns featuring The Celts is a concert exploring the life and times of Scotland’s most famous son, poet, song-writer, and raconteur - Robert Burns. This concert’s first season in 2016 was a huge hit and the story itself is amazing. Burns was much more than the character celebrated annually on Burn’s Day; colourful, complex, humorous and of course, romantic. From lovesongs to rebel songs, blazing instrumentals to singalongs, The Real Rabbie Burns is sure to entertain. Much of the story is told in Burn’s own words, from letters he wrote, and it highlights many little-known or perhaps suppressed elements of the man known as Scotland’s Bard. Six-piece band The Celts, which includes World Champion Highland Dancer Daniel Carr (also on bagpipes) are a topnotch ensemble. They feature Anne Lederman on fiddle and vocals, Nonie Thompson on guitar and vocals, Tom Leighton on accordion and keyboards, Paul Gribbon on Uillean Pipes and whistles, and, multi-instrumentalist and band-leader Eugene Rea. In 2015, the band were invited to play at the Canadian National Highland Dance Championships in London, and were heard by an estimated 10,000 people.
Tickets $25. Order online from Fergus Grand Theatre's website http://www.centrewellington.ca/beactive/Pages/Fergus-Grand-Theatre.aspx or Purchase at the door at 244 St Andrew St West, Fergus.
For more info, phone: 519-787-1981
More info about the band at: www.facebook.com/thereelcelts Show schedule at: Nonie - Shows
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