Don’t miss the Celtic Society of Southern Maryland’s Winter Celtic Music Festival hosted by the students of St. Mary’s Ryken, Saturday, January 28, 2012.

This year’s event will showcase two world class performing artist groups to offer a mid-winter’s menagerie of music ranging in styles from Scottish, Irish, French Canadian and Old Time. Fynesound, traditional Celtic music and songs accompanied by harp, fiddle and cello, comprised of Sharon Knowles (harp), John Knowles (fiddle), Linda Rice-Johnson (vocals) and Ralph Gordon (cello, bass), for the first time ever, will be joining Mist Covered Mountains Trio, Celtic & French-Canadian fiddle music and songs in French and Gaelic, with finger-style guitar comprised of Donna Hebert (fiddle), Max Cohen (guitar) and Molly Hebert-Wilson (vocals).

The musicians will offer afternoon workshop instruction in Celtic & French-Canadian fiddle, Celtic harp, traditional Scottish, Irish, Gaelic and American singing, finger-style guitar and cello, followed by an evening concert that will sweep you away into a new wave of bliss to gently embrace and sustain you through the remaining cold winter months.

Workshops will be held from 2-4pm, followed by evening concert at 8pm at St. Mary’s Ryken High School, Romauld Hall Auditorium, 22600 Camp Calvert Road Leonardtown, Maryland. Email fiddling@cssm.org, or call (301) 375-0534 for more details. Seating will be limited for the workshops, so register early.

Restaurant, Concert, and Hotel - all within walking distance. Make your reservations now for a lovely French gourmet meal before the concert at our sponsoring restaurant, The Cafe Des Artistes. They offer a 3-course Prix Fixe meal with complimentary glass of wine to concert ticketholders.

Are you traveling a long distance? Make your reservations today at the Executive Inn & Suites. Mention your attendance at this event to receive applicable discounts.

Please CLICK HERE to view our calendar event for more information on this event and details about the workshops and concert.