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Pre-Festival Events
Smithfield Fair in Concert
Thursday, Oct. 15
7:30pm
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 Smithfield Fair has never chosen the obvious musical path. The members of this unusual acoustic and vocal quartet consider their music to be song-driven – songs with messages of hope and insight. Songwriters and composers in their own right, Smithfield Fair presents critically-acclaimed original compositions bearing strong imagery and message as a perfect compliment to more traditional selections. Their approach to traditional Scottish songs is fresh and brings an evolving and evocative presence to already timeless material.
Sponsored by the University of Louisiana, Monroe, and the School of Visual and Performing Arts. |
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Máirtín de Cógáin -
Brown Bag Concert
Wednesday, Oct. 21
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 Máirtín is a founding member of The Fuchsia Band that has taken many a festival by storm in America, and will be appearing at the NELA Celtic Festival with Captain Mackey's Goatskin and String Band. A consummate story-teller, actor, singer and musician, Máirtín can be seen and heard in the hit movie, The Wind that Shakes the Barley. He hails from the rebel county of Cork in Ireland and now calls the U.S. his home.
Sponsored by CenturyLink, Chase and the City of Monroe, Best Home Health, and First Baptist Church of Monroe. |
On Site Festival Events
 John Lennon Tribute
Did you know John Lennon was Irish? John Lennon was named after his paternal grandfather, John 'Jack' Lennon. The name Lennon is an anglicized version of O'Leannain, or O'Lionnain, names which historically have been prevalent in Fermanagh and Galway, Ireland. However, Dublin was the birthplace in 1858 of John's grandfather, John (Jack) Lennon who, like many men of his time, immigrated to Liverpool to seek better prospects of employment.
The tribute to John Lennon, with music provided by Kenny Bill Stinson and Special Guests, has been a tradition at now “festival headquarters” Enoch’s Irish Pub and Cafe since 1980, and became a part of the NELA Celtic Festival in its first year, owing to the proximity of the event to Lennon's birthday. Now it's a much appreciated tradition!
 Highland Games
This is an amateur event. Learn more about the Highland Games at the NELA Celtic Festival on the Highland Games page.
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