Be prepared for an action packed week by bringing the following items to CeltFest!
All students
- Pens
- Pencils
- Notebook
- Binder or folder for handouts
- Recording devices for musicians (optional)
- Water bottle
- Wacky costume for those participants in the Jig and Hornpipe Contest
- Shorts
- Long Pants
- Raingear
- Sweater for evening
- Outdoor Sportswear & Sunscreen
- Bathing suit
- Beach towel
- Bug repellent
- Highland Dress/Irish Costumes are Optional
- Your best attitude for a fun-filled week of learning!
Pipers
- Pipes
- Chanter (penny whistle for Irish pipers)
- Solo and band music
- Maintenance items for instruments
Drummers
- Practice pad, sticks, drums, and drum scores
Highland Dancers
Females
- Highland shoes and Jig shoes. (beginner dancers may bring ballet shoes or any soft, form-fitting, flexible slippers)
- Leotard or t-shirt and booty shorts or skort | Light-coloured tights or socks for classwork
- Cover-ups
- Practise skirt--a black skirt is handy for any spontaneous group numbers
- Performance costumes if you would like to perform at the ceilidhs.
- Highland Dress is Optional
Males
- Highland shoes and Jig shoes. (beginner dancers may bring ballet shoes or any soft, form-fitting, flexible slippers)
- Shorts/Sweats & T-shirts
Irish Dancers
Females
- Black leotards, tights and skirt
- Performance Costumes/ Wacky Jig & Hornpipe get-up if you would like to perform
- Irish Costumes are Optional
Males
- Black pants
- White shirt
- Shorts
- T-shirts
- Performance Costumes/ Wacky Jig & Hornpipe get-up if you would like to perform
- Irish Costumes are Optional
Penny Whistlers
- Penny Whistle in the Key of D
Celtic Harpists
- Intermediate Level: Harp, sheet music
- Beginners: Please notify us if you need to borrow or rent a harp
Celtic Singers/Songwriters
- For Singing: Just your voices - songbooks will be provided (Some bring small recorders for the repertoire part of song class)
- For songwriting: notebook or paper
Fiddlers
- Fiddle, bows
- Sheet music optional - instructors will provide what is necessary
Guitarists
- Your favourite guitar, pics, and accoutrements
- Harmonica optional
- Percussion instruments optional
Bodhran and Percussionists
- Bodhran, tippers or other relevant percussion instruments
- Beginner bodhran players may bring a hard-topped binder
- Other percussion instruments optional
Celtic Knotworkers
- Sketchpad
- Pencils
- Colour medium of your choice
Pilates & Health & Wellness People
- Light, loose, flexible clothing
- yoga style mat if you own one
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CONCERTS & COMMUNITY EVENTS
"CeltFest is the highlight of my family's summer" -A.S., Washington state, USA
"What can I say but that one week was not long enough?"- M.S., adult CeltFest student, Austria
