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Toe tapping live Celtic music by musicians Rennie Pearson and Bob McNeill

Toe tapping live Celtic music by musicians Rennie Pearson and Bob McNeill

Sat 06 Jan 2024, 6:30 AM - 8:30 AM

Central Stories 21 Centennial Avenue, Alexandra

Tickets $25.00 and are available for purchase at Central Stories over the counter, phone or online.


Ticket price includes tea, coffee & a Celtic sweet treat. Refreshments are available for purchase.


Half Light take a mixture of original and traditional folk tunes and songs and arrange them in new and exciting ways, drawing inspiration from both old and modern musical styles to weave a tapestry of rhythms, melodies and

songs that will transport the listen to faraway lands at one moment and have their toes tapping and hands clapping at another. Soaring flute and whistles, sonorous guitars, great songs and thumping rhythms take the music to

unusual places. Two virtuoso players with a new slant on live folk music, full of dark energy; but at the heart of their show is the “lift” – Celtic music at full tilt.


January 6th is quite a special day in many Celtic countries


In Ireland we celebrate Little Christmas or Nollaig na mBan (Women’s Christmas) where the men would do all the work and prepare a special meal for the ladies of the house.

In Wales and Cornwall and other parts of Britain, January 6th (Twelfth Night) was the time to go wassailing.

Wassail comes from the Old English, was hel, Be whole, and was a very old drinking toast. A wassail bowl is made from warmed spiced ale or cider, with roasted apples floating in it, and was often served in a special ornately decorated bowl.


In Cornwall, the farmer and his workers took the bowl to the orchard and sang a toast to each of the trees in turn.

In Scotland Catholic’s observe the Feast of the Epiphany - but it’s also known as Little Christmas, or Là Challuinn in Gaelic.


So get your kilt and lets Celebrate Celtic Style!!