Check out our great 2025 Entertainment Lineup!
Whether you enjoy Celtic rock, folk or something in between, we have a band for you. Come out to one of our three entertainment stages for a rockin’ and toe-tappin’ good time.
Welcome our 2025 Entertainers!
Eireann’s Call
Eireann’s Call takes listeners on a journey that is new and timeless all at once. Racing fiddle tunes, powerful bagpipe melodies, soaring vocals, rocked up tribal drumming and wicked grooves – are all set into enchanting arrangements that transport audiences to ancient places of magic and myth. If all you’ve heard are drinking songs on St. Pats – prepare to be swept away by a rocking soundscape that invokes the spirit of Ireland, Scotland, and everything Celtic. Follow the Call!
Ghosts of Bannockburn
Formed in the winter of 2013, Ghosts of Bannockburn set out to bring Scottish and Irish music to a new audience by combining traditional Celtic, Gaelic, and Pictish music with a folk/punk feel. Their high energy style continues to engage audiences and and carry on the traditions of old with an updated style.
Raglan Road
Raglan Road is the duo of Celtic music veterans Neil Anderson and Trip Rogers. Neil is well known for his years with Seven Nations and Rathkeltair. Trip has played with Stirling Bridge, Thistledown Tinkers, and as a solo performer for over two decades. Together they play a progressive mix of traditional Celtic tunes and songs, some great originals and have also been known to put a Celtic spin on some rock classics.
Additional Live Music!
Colin Grant-Adams
Colin Grant-Adams is an award-winning touring singer/songwriter/guitarist, originally from Oban Scotland, now living in Glasgow, KY. His sound includes traditional and original songs from Scotland and Ireland intermixed with bluegrass and Americana, old time and bluegrass music. With his tenor voice, fiery guitar work and good humor, Colin is sought after professional entertainer, with 11 CD recordings, including his new CD “Scotland to Americana.” As a result of his popularity, Colin is one of two entertainers who hold a “continuing contract” with the Smoky Mountain Scottish Festival and Games!
Celtic Conundrum
Celtic Conundrum are known for creating new traditional music, exceptional harmonies, and heart stopping vocals! Hailing from a Florida town with Celtic roots, the band’s music is further influenced by rock, folk, and the world! The members of Celtic Conundrum, have toured throughout most world before joining together to develop a unique style, coined as American Celtic. The band’s original music and their arrangements of traditional songs has been very well received worldwide!
Red McWilliams
Combining a percussive guitar with a rich baritone voice and a positive attitude has created the perfect blend of “entertainer.” Always ready to perform, Red keeps his calendar full. He will be the emcee of the Glasgow tent. However, don’t be surprised if during a break in the action, he doesn’t grab his guitar. Red is very happy to make his return and renew acquaintances with his Tennessee and southeast family and friends!
Kinnfolk
The husband and wife duo of Josh and Julie Kinn weave octave mandolin, bodhrán (Irish drum), and smooth vocal harmonies into their Celtic folk music from the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains. From sea shanties and working songs, to trad tunes and Old Time favorites, Kinnfolk’s fresh take on classics blends seamlessly with their original compositions. They share stories as enduring as tartan, spinning yarns steeped in Appalachian charm and enjoying playful banter with the audience. Their shows feel like a kitchen party, where everyone is family, and there’s always room for a dancer.
Bill Mullen
Bill is a travelling entertainer, musician, singer, storyteller and songwriter. He brings music to life for his audiences as he involves people with his stories in a huge variety of songs and their rich Celtic backgrounds. Inspired by great Scottish and Irish folk music in his home town of Dundee, Scotland, Bill has played guitar and performed in bands since the age of sixteen. With infectious good humor and mastery of bringing an audience into his world to enjoy, absorb and embrace his uplifting style, Bill leaves people feeling enriched and entertained
Bob Valentine
Bob is the official master of ceremonies for the Smoky Mountain Scottish Festival and Games, and has performed in this role at Scottish heritage events across America. His stock of stories and ready wit are well suited for hosting musicians on our Edinburgh Stage as well as our whisky tasting seminars. A veteran of stage and film, his CD titled, “I’ll Tak the Lo Road” was rereleased in 2020.
Culture and History Presentations 2024 – Stay Tuned for 2025 Info!
Join us for entertaining and educational presentations from experts eager to share their knowledge of Scottish and Scottish American history, culture and lore.
Bill Caudill
Bill Caudill is a native of Waxhaw, NC and is descended from both Highland and Lowland Scots who settled in the Carolinas. Professionally he is the founder and director of the Scottish Heritage Center at St. Andrews University in Laurinburg, NC, where he is a resident historian and folklorist as well as instructor of the St. Andrews Pipe Band. He is a retired professional competing piper and current president of the Eastern United States Pipe Band Association. He has lectured on topics relative to Scottish immigration and cultural retentions in the Carolinas and the greater South to countless civic, historical, genealogical and professional groups as well as at universities from the University of Glasgow, Scotland, to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, from which he received his graduate degree in Folklore and American Studies.
amelia galvas
Amelia has been making brooms for six years. A former art teacher, she took on a full apprenticeship from a retired broom maker on House Mountain. From the first broom she was swept away! The educational aspect is still a very important factor in the process. She visits schools, museums and other organizations demonstrating and teaching brooms. On the weekends, you can find her at the Farmers Market in Knoxville .She offers classes both online and in person. The brooms are all different,each one has its own story. Amelia believes that it should be an organic process. With only a rough draft in her mind, she sets out to make the broom. “They really come to life, it’s always exciting to experience it!.” Find her on Etsy, and socials @aviarybroomco.
Haggis Mcleod
Let Haggis Mcleod regale you with his enchanted Celtic stories. Haggis Macleod is the stage name for Jay McClure. He has performed as a storyteller for over 23 years including with the Brevard (FL) Theatrical Ensemble telling a wide variety of stories. He is a member of the Clan Macleod society and specializes in Celtic stories. He was given permission to wear pheasant feathers as a clan baird by the past Chief Macleod of Macleod. He is currently a storyteller with Ghost Walk of Gatlinburg.
Johnny Gauld – Caledonian Cowboy
Johnny ‘Caledonian Cowboy’ Gauld is an engaging piper, poet, writer, adventurer and Scottish raconteur. His tales, songs, stories and poems are performed in Scottish dress with bagpipes and focus on fairy folklore and celebrating the rich tapestry of auld Scotia. Johnny has nearly 40 years of performing under his belt for audiences throughout the world. He is regularly invited to host whisky tasting events and to perform the works of Robert Burns, often coupled with contemporary humorous work and annually toured as the Pistols of Patter.
Stages
All stages are sponsored by Boyd’s Jig and Reel.
Edinburgh Stage
Features headlining performers who tour internationally and have translated their deep knowledge of Scottish music onto some of the largest Celtic festival stages in the world. This is music that you will feel in your bones.
Glasgow Stage
Features traditional music that is such a vital part of our community, and the Scottish folk music we are so proud of!
St. Andrews Stage
Gives you an opportunity to learn more about Scottish history, culture and lore with a smaller, close-up experience.