Carolina Ceili hosts an evening of music and dance in celebration of the summer solstice on Sunday, June 21. The event, held at White Horse Black Mountain, doubles as a benefit for Roots + Wings School of Art and Design.
Press release from event organizers:
Ceili (pronounced kay-lee) is the Irish word meaning a gathering of friends to celebrate with music and dance, and both will be on offer at the Celtic Solstice Celebration on June 21. Come join Carolina Ceili for an evening of celtic music, dance, and art to celebrate the longest day of the year. On display will be art from the students of the Roots + Wings School of Art and Design, as well as art by local Asheville artist Sundara Fawn, and celtic jewelry by Anaistaisscia Warner. Special guests include Connell Sanderson on bagpipes, flutes, and whistles, and Cristina “Rainflower” Holt, owner of Rainflower Hoops in Atlanta, GA, providing amazing lighted hoop dancing in lieu of the traditional celtic bonfire.
The Summer Solstice is a time of celebration, of honoring the light and our connection to the sun and the earth. Every culture has festivals to honor this day, and our ancestors around the earth built numerous monuments to commemorate this time, the most well known being Stonehenge. In ancient times, solstices and equinoxes were important in guiding people to develop and maintain calendars, as well helping to understand the seasons and weather, which would help maintain crops.
Tickets are $12 in advance and $15. A percentage of all ticket and merchandise sales will go to benefit the Roots + Wings Student Scholarship Fund.
Carolina Ceili consists of Maggie Anderson on bodhran (Irish frame drum), pennywhistle, and vocals, Laurie Fisher on fiddle, pennywhistle, and vocals, Darlyne Cain on guitar and vocals, and Marcos Harkness on mandolin and vocals.
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