Appalachian-Celtic Festival in Chickamauga continues Sunday Aug 31, 2008
Vendors include Celtic jewelry, Celtic ironwork, medieval clothing, Appalachian pottery, and woodcarving. Festival hours are Saturday, Aug. 30, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 31, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission each day is $5 for adults; $3 for children age 6-12; under 6 will be admitted free. (WWalker County Messenger, GA)
Celts are coming to Chickamauga for Labor Day weekend Aug 20, 2008
They are coming from Florida, South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi and throughout the region to compete," Ball said. On Sunday, Hatch plans to have a segment where attendees can participate and learn more about the games. The Celtic band Highland Reign will headline the event, said Christina Liner, festival director. She added that Ringgold performers the 1859 Band, featuring bluegrass music, and Frettin on Faith Dulcimer Club, featuring mountain dulcimer music, will appear. Gospel group Got... (WWalker County Messenger, GA)
The Celts Are Coming to Lee & Gordons Mill Aug 19, 2008
Christina Ball, vendor and Scottish clan tent coordinator, said she already has several vendors scheduled for the festival such as Celtic jewelry, Celtic ironwork, medieval clothing, Appalachian pottery, and woodcarving. Food vendors will include Scottish, Appalachian and more, she said. (Catoosa County News, GA)
Book Review: 'The Lace Reader' Jul 29, 2008
So "The Lace Reader" unfolds against a backdrop where entrepreneurial witches set up a booth for selling Celtic jewelry to tourists. The town's most sporting avowed witch, a direct descendant of a married couple executed in 1692, seems to be acting out a one-woman family protest. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Going Gaelic in the Buckeye State Jun 1, 2008
This green party, which is about 20 miles from Columbus, attracts up to 100,000 visitors for the storytelling, the hurling (as in, the sport), the shopping (Celtic jewelry, etc. and contests such as "reddest hair." But music is the big draw. (Boston Globe)
A small town with a whole lot to offer Nov 24, 2007
Celtic jewelry displays and other Irish, Scottish and Welsh collectibles make the store an interesting place to explore. A few steps away, a tall hand-carved Indian greets patrons in front of Buzzard's Roost Woodcarving Shop. (Camdenton Lake Sun Leader, MO)
The golden rule Nov 1, 2007
Choyt and Chantler own , a Santa Fe company that designs contemporary Celtic jewelry and sells it retail and wholesale. As their small firm has grown over the last nine years, they have gradually added more benefits for their employees. (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)
Tour, with 28 stops, an annual celebration of Allegany art Oct 13, 2007
Lynn Brennan Stephen Walker of Andover works on a piece of Celtic jewelry in his studio Thursday afternoon in Andover. Walker Metalsmiths is one of the stops on the Allegany Artisans Tour this weekend. (Hornell Evening Tribune, NY)
