Those at the Eden Mills Community Hall on June 1 will likely have their toes tapping when Guelph’s House of Good Cheer band comes to set the rhythms and tunes of an old-fashioned Céili.
The evening’s musicians are a mix of folk and classical musicians who have come together around their love of Celtic music.
The band grew out of house sessions in Guelph over the past 12 years and, true to these roots, have a very full sound. Eight players are coming out for the Céili in Eden Mills.
The band will play a wide range of traditional Irish dance music at the Céili in Eden Mills and will add to the mix with vocal pieces between the dances.
For those unaccustomed to Irish dancing, Maureen Mulvey, godmother of Irish dance in Canada, will be calling the dances. She will walk everyone through the dances beforehand.
The concert is a fundraiser for the Eden Mills Community Club.
It is June 1 at 8pm, at the Eden Mills Community Hall, 108 York Street. Tickets are $15. Children under 12 are free. There is a cash bar.
Tickets can be purchased at the door or in advance at 100 York Street, in Eden Mills, or the Bookshelf in Guelph.
For more information, contact Elizabeth Cunningham at 519-856-2259; elizabeth@waterside.ca.
