Celtic Links
Click here to find other Celtic Gift Shops in Kentucky and across North America that belong to the North American Celtic Trade Association.
Click on the following for various types of information about:
Area Celtic Societies
Area Festivals
Area Pipe Bands and Music Groups
Publications
International Scottish Groups
Advice on various items
Click on each of the following for information on travel to the seven Celtic nations:
Scotland Ireland Isle of Man Wales Cornwall Brittany Galacia
Click on the "images" below to go to the respective web sites.
Franklin, North Carolina
Celtic Radio – National Public Radio
Scotland on TV, the place on the web for videos all about Scotland. It’s absolutely free and all you need to watch the videos is a broadband connection. We also have a wealth of written information about Scotland including Scottish castles, Scottish recipes, and Robert Burns.
And there are three features here to help you make the most of Scotland on TV - a guide to the Scotland on TV video player, a link to the ’most recent videos’ channel where you can see at a glance what’s new and a place to register to receive our weekly newsletter.
Ring of Scottish Sites
Area Celtic Societies:
Ancient Order of Hibernians – Louisville, KY
Bluegrass Irish Society – Lexington, KY
The Caledonian Society of Cincinnati – Cincinnati, OH
Irish Society of Kentuckiana – Louisville, KY
Lexington Celtic Association – Lexington, KY
Ohio Valley Scottish Society – Cincinnati, OH
The Scottish Society of Louisville – Louisville, KY
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Area Festivals:
Kentucky:
Central Kentucky Highland Games: Eminence, KY (October 10-11, 2009)
Glasgow Highland Games: Barren River Lake State Resort Park, Glasgow, KY
(May 28-31, 2009)
Highland Renaissance Festival: Eminence, KY (Weekends: May 30 thru July 19, 2009
Kentucky Celtic Festival: Eminence, KY (September 26-27, 2009)
Kentucky Scottish Weekend: General Butler State Resort Park, Carrollton, KY
(May 8-9-10, 2009)
Louisville Irish Fest: Bellarmine University, Louisville, KY (September 26-27, 2009)
Western Kentucky Highland Festival: Murray, KY (October 17, 2009)
Indiana:
Columbus Scottish Festival: Columbus, IN (September 12-13, 2009)
Indiana Highland Games: Fort Wayne, IN (June 13, 2009)
Indianapolis Irish Fest: Indianapolis, IN (September 18-20, 2009)
World on the Square: Corydon, IN (August TBA, 2009)
Ohio:
Cincinnati Celtic Festival: Cincinnati’s Yeatman’s Cove (September 11-13, 2009)
Dublin Irish Festival: Dublin, OH (July 31, August 1-2, 2009)
Ohio Renaissance Fair: Harveysburg, OH (Weekends: September 5 thru October 25, 2009)
Ohio Scottish Games: Wellington, OH (June 27, 2009)
Other:
Grandfather Mountain Highland Games: Lynville, NC (July 9-12, 2009)
Stone Mountain Highland Games: Stone Mountain, GA (October 16-18, 2009)
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Area Pipe Bands and Music Groups:
Cincinnati Caldonian Pipes & Drums, Cincinnati, OH
Kentucky United Pipes & Drums, Lexington, KY
Louisville Fire & Rescue Pipes and Drums, Louisville, KY
Louisville Pipe Band, Louisville, KY
Colin Grant-Adams – Glasgow, KY
Margaret Lyle Gravitt – Midway, KY
Liam’s Fancy – Lexington, KY
The Mink Run Consort (email only) – Frankfort, KY
Robert Tincher – Lexington, KY
Jack Twombly – Frankfort, KY
The Fiddler’s Companion, – A Descriptive Index of North American and British Isles Music for the Folk Violin and Other Instruments. Compiled and edited by Andrew Kuntz.
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Publications:
The Irish Echo – the oldest and biggest-selling newspaper in Irish America
The Scottish Banner – the Scottish community’s favorite international monthly publication
The Ulster-Scot – official publication for the Ulster-Scots Agency, Belfast
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International Scottish Groups:
The Council of Scottish Clans and Associations: For information on various Scottish Clans and Associations.
The Association of Scottish Games and Festivals: For information and a calendar of when and where events are being held.
The American-Scottish Foundation, Inc.
The Heraldry Society of Scotland
Society of Scottish Armigers, Inc
National Tartan Day U.S.A.
Advice:
Scottish Tartans Museum:
Introduction to Tartans
Patented advice for the first time kilt wearer
Pre-Culloden Tartans
Dr. Nicholas J. Fiddes book "Kilts & Tartan Made Easy"
