CELTIC ARTS EDUCATION GROUP (C.A.E.G.)
As Southern Maryland is a rapidly growing area inhabited by a vast majority of descendants of Celtic origins and many others simply intrigued by the rich Celtic culture, it seems to be a fertile area in which to develop a Celtic Arts Educational Group (CAEG). The CAEG provides a regular venue in which folks can gather - -“Air Ceilidh CÒmhla Riuthasan Caraidean” (translated - "A gathering among friends"). Among the society's members, there are many of all ages whose interest in these areas of study lead them out of the area to find regular instruction. Some travel routinely to the Baltimore area, Fredericksburg and Northern Virginia for quality instruction in Irish dancing, bagpiping, fiddling, and hammer dulcimer, to name but a few.
The CAEG was formed as a CSSM committee in 2005 to address the growing need for such quality instruction. Our first event offered a workshop and evening concert with world famous Irish fiddler, Kevin Burke in July 2005. Mr. Burke is a current member of the Celtic Fiddle Festival, and former member of the Bothy band. He was very interested in our efforts to promote the Celtic Arts and hopes to visit us again in the near future. Though the annual Southern Maryland Celtic Festival held at Jefferson-Patterson Park offers a wide variety of Celtic interest for the day, the CAEG strives to continue offering quality events on a smaller scale year round. From the inception of CAEG, many community residents have enjoyed workshops in fiddling, blacksmithing, dancing and hammer dulcimer, as well as the sellout performance of the first annual Winter Celtic Music Festival in 2006.
We are already in the planning stages for the second annual Winter Celtic Music Festival and hope to offer many other exciting events to the community at large. (Click on the links below for current CAEG events)
If you are interested in learning more about the Celtic arts, including, Highland dancing, Irish dancing, bagpiping, fiddling, Gaelic language, Gaelic song, folklore, Celtic crafts and design, then you'll want to save this site in your favorites. Please send comments/inquiries to caeg_somd@verizon.net
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