We see lots of Highland games attendees, Celtic music fans, families, Ren-Faire fans, and generally anyone who might be intrigued by the Celts. We like to have fun and want the community to enjoy what our group has to offer on a larger scale. This festival is the culmination of our events that we have throughout the year, and we bring in national music acts that perform alongside our local Celtic music acts as well – adding a flavor of other things that compliment the event for our attendees. Sarasota has many Celtic groups that do various things in the community, including monthly events such as kilt nights, whisky tastings, etc. Why is it an important event for the community? And, also, it is beyond rewarding to host an event that preserves and promotes our Celtic heritage and way of life – both currently and from hundreds of years ago. I love that sense of accomplishment when everything runs as smoothly as possible. We want to make it a total Celtic experience, with music, vendors, Celtic food etc. There are many organization of the festival process, funding, booking bands, accommodating many other activities, and more. I am the President of the Sarasota chapter of New World Celts. My role in the festival and organization involves fundraising. What are your roles and responsibilities there? ![]() ![]() Our executive board said ‘why not’? – so we did it! Hopefully it will carry on for many years to come. ![]() We started a New World Celts Chapter here in May 2016 and wanted to start our own local event after attending many other festivals and Highland Games throughout the Southeast U.S. When and why did you get involved with the festival? I was born and raised in Kentucky – 60% Scot, 25% Irish, 10% Scandinavian. Recently we spoke with the event’s co-organizer Michael Ward about what attendees can expect to experience. Celts of all ages and backgrounds will go south this weekend for the Sarasota Celtic Music Festival.
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