Grab a drink at the bar and settle in for this folk-club style concert hosted by Maeve Gilchrist to kickstart the festival in style!
Led by acclaimed violinist Jeremy Kittel (formerly of the Grammy-winning Turtle Island Quartet), Grammy-nominated Kittel & Co. inhabits the space between classical & acoustic roots, Celtic & bluegrass aesthetics and folk & jazz sensibilities. Some of the greatest musicians in the incredible acoustic scene, the members of the trio have collaborated with Béla Fleck, Sarah Jarosz, Chris Thile and Yo-Yo Ma. Together, Jeremy Kittel, mandolin phenom Josh Pinkham and transcendent guitarist Quinn Bachand coalesce into a singular voice that’s thrilled audiences from the Telluride Bluegrass Festival to A Prairie Home Companion. Grammy-nominated Kittel & Co. Get your toes tapping and hit the dance floor on this fun Festival kick off!
“[Kittel & Co.] takes the string band tradition to marvelously rarefied levels of collective virtuosity…. thrillingly spontaneous”
–Times UK
Location: Third Floor, Shalin Liu Performance Center
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Maeve Gilchrist, artistic director
September 12-15, 2024
In partnership with Rockport Music, Edinburgh-born harpist/composer Maeve Gilchrist proudly presents the 5th annual Rockport Celtic Festival celebrating new and old music from Scotland to Scandinavia! As always, the Festival features an extraordinary variety of new and familiar musicians, singers and storytellers.
FESTIVAL MUSICIANS
Maeve Gilchrist, harp | Jeremy Kittel (artist-in-residence) | Hannah Read Trio, fiddle, guitar, singer | Väsen | Pine Tree Flyers | Katie McNally | Neil Pearlman | Darol Anger, fiddle | Bruce Molsky, guitar, fiddle | David Coffin, vocals | Madelyn Monaghan, voice | Jeremy Kittel Trio | Joey Abarta, Irish piper | Liz Carroll, fiddle, composer | Rasa String Quartet | Logan Coale, double bass
WINDOW NOTICE: Due to the volume level of certain concerts, the curtain may be closed over the window for acoustical purposes. All efforts will be made to keep the view available prior to the concert.
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Thank you to our 2024 Rockport Celtic Festival Corporate Partner!
