February 3, 2024
Mid-Winter Celtic Festival
Mid-Winter Ceilidh featuring performances by Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira (2024 Canadian Folk Music Award nominees for "Traditional Album of the Year"), and The City of Regina Pipe Band & Friends.
7:30 pm - Doors open
8:00 pm - Show Starts
Tickets for the Mid-Winter Ceilidh are $25 in advance or $30 at the door.
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Free Afternoon Workshops
We're offering some great sessions for anyone interested! We'll have opportunities to learn about Celtic guitar and cello, uilleann bagpipes, Scottish Gaelic, and more!
Workshops:
12:00 pm - Fiddle & Cello Workshop with Jocelyn Pettit and Ellen Gira.
See description.
1:30 pm - Learn a simple song in Scots Gaelic with Fraser Gandy! If there's enough interest, singers with a ticket to the ceilidh can perform the song that evening!
2:45 pm - Learning Your First Scottish Country Dance - The Regina Scottish Country Dancers will introduce to this fun and social form of dance! No experience needed.
3:30 pm - Uilleann Bagpipes 101 - Learn about the mechanics, music and traditions of this soulful instrument.
Free Afternoon Performances
We'll have performances throughout the afternoon, displays, and information from local Celtic groups.
Performances:
12:30 pm - The Boys Of Barr Na Sraide
1:00 pm - RCMP Pipes & Drums
1:30 pm - Flatland Fiddlers
2:00 pm - Regina Police Service P&D
2:30 pm - Living Skies Irish Dance
3:00 pm - Conservatory of Performing Arts Pipe Band
3:30 pm - Prairie Gael Irish Dancers
4:00 pm - Regina Highland Dancing Association
We are really excited to again be part of the FROST Festival and we have a full day of performance, education and fun lined up!
This year's ceilidh will feature JOCELYN PETTIT & ELLEN GIRA.
Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira are a dynamic North American fiddle & cello duo. As 2024 Canadian Folk Music Award nominees for “Traditional Album of the Year”, their album All It Brings is hailed as “dazzling” (FolkWorld), and “simply exquisite” (Folk London).
Catch them on tour for an evening of high-energy tunes and soulful songs, with nuanced fiddle-cello interplay, vocal harmonies, lively step dancing, and French Canadian foot percussion.
"Wonderful, captivating... the most joyous and uplifting album in the entire galaxy.” - FolkWales Magazine
About the Exchange
Proof of vaccination is no longer required.
Masks are encouraged.
The Exchange is wheelchair accessible and offers 2 non-gender/wheelchair-accessible washrooms.
The Exchange is an all-ages venue that supports the Safer Spaces Initiative. We do not tolerate any form of harassment, abusive and/or discriminative behaviour. Such behaviour is grounds for immediate removal from the event/venue. If you are experiencing any harassment please ask to speak to a manager.
Ticket price plus taxes and fees - lineups subject to change - no refunds or exchanges
