Céad Míle Fáilte — A Hundred Thousand Welcomes

The Winchelsea Music Season warmly welcomes Celts of the Colony to the historic Globe Theatre for an afternoon of Irish and Scottish Gaelic music, storytelling and tradition.

Local to Winchelsea and Western Victoria, Celts of the Colony are an emerging Celtic folk ensemble devoted to the beauty and preservation of the Gaelic languages through song. Ceilidh Mckinna-Robertson brings Celtic flute, vocals and percussion; Micháel O’Dhonnabháin plays guitar, mandolin, banjo, bouzouki, percussion and sings; and Oliver Macpherson joins on fiddle, accordion and vocals. Their music is shaped by traditional sean-nós singing, rich vocal harmonies and the sounds of the Irish and Scottish folk traditions.

Their programme, Céad Míle Fáilte — One Hundred Thousand Welcomes, takes us on a remarkable journey through Gaelic culture and history. From the ancient Irish hymn Deus Meus and the traditional Brian Boru’s March, through the haunting Scottish Gaelic Fear a’ Bhàta and Chì Mi na Mòrbheanna, to songs of Irish identity, memory and belonging such as Mná na hÉireann, Óró, Sé Do Bheatha ’Bhaile and Mo Ghile Mear, the programme reveals the extraordinary breadth of this living musical tradition.

There will be moments of contemplation, longing, dancing, storytelling and plenty of warmth — culminating in An Gloine Slán, a Gaelic version of The Parting Glass, with its beautiful farewell: good night and joy be to you all.

This is precisely what the Winchelsea Music Season is about: bringing exceptional artists and distinctive musical experiences into the heart of our community, while celebrating the character and history of our regional places. The Season seeks to activate heritage spaces, support artists and create welcoming opportunities for audiences to experience music in an intimate and meaningful setting.

And there could be no more fitting setting than the Globe, now in its centenary year.

So come along, bring a friend, settle into the warmth of this beautiful old theatre and let Celts of the Colony take you somewhere far beyond the ordinary.

Céad Míle Fáilte - One Hundred Thousand Welcomes!

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