Celtic Spring
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Celtic Spring is an Irish-American dance and fiddle band from California
, United States
. The family band combine Irish Traditional Music with Irish and Cape Breton
step dancing. The members of Celtic Spring are all members of the Wood family.
They appeared as finalists on NBC
's variety show, America's Got Talent
. In the finale of the show, Celtic Spring were in the Top 5 with the then 11-year-old solo singer and eventual winner Bianca Ryan
, cloggers
All That, music duo The Millers, and yodeler Taylor Ware
(then also 11 years old).
Prior to appearing on America's Got Talent, Celtic Spring appeared on EWTN's Life on the Rock, Good Morning America
, PBS
, The Today Show, The Steve Harvey Show
, and Nippon TV in Japan
.
In 2004, the band completed a two month European tour and released a debut album titled At The Source. In 2005, they toured in Canada
, and in 2009 the band toured extensively, including a noted appearance at World Youth Day in Sydney, Australia.
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The family band combine Irish Traditional Music with Irish and Cape Breton
Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia
Cape Breton Regional Municipality often shortened to simply CBRM, is a regional municipality in Nova Scotia's Cape Breton County.According to the 2006 Census of Canada, the population within the Cape Breton Regional Municipality is 102,250...
step dancing. The members of Celtic Spring are all members of the Wood family.
They appeared as finalists on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
's variety show, America's Got Talent
America's Got Talent
America's Got Talent is an American reality television series on the NBC television network, and part of the global British Got Talent franchise. It is a talent show that features singers, dancers, magicians, comedians, and other performers of all ages competing for the advertised top prize of...
. In the finale of the show, Celtic Spring were in the Top 5 with the then 11-year-old solo singer and eventual winner Bianca Ryan
Bianca Ryan
Bianca Taylor Ryan is an American singer and guitarist, who won the debut season of NBC's America's Got Talent at age 11....
, cloggers
Clogging
Clogging is a type of folk dance with roots in traditional European dancing, early African-American dance, and traditional Cherokee dance in which the dancer's footwear is used musically by striking the heel, the toe, or both in unison against a floor or each other to create audible percussive...
All That, music duo The Millers, and yodeler Taylor Ware
Taylor Ware
Taylor Marie Ware is an American singer and yodeler from Franklin, Tennessee, a suburb of Nashville.Before Ware knew how to yodel, she performed at a county fair at age four. Her talent was singing and playing a violin. When she was six she decided to sing to seniors, so she started an...
(then also 11 years old).
Prior to appearing on America's Got Talent, Celtic Spring appeared on EWTN's Life on the Rock, Good Morning America
Good Morning America
Good Morning America is an American morning news and talk show that is broadcast on the ABC television network; it debuted on November 3, 1975. The weekday program airs for two hours; a third hour aired between 2007 and 2008 exclusively on ABC News Now...
, PBS
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
, The Today Show, The Steve Harvey Show
The Steve Harvey Show
The Steve Harvey Show is an American sitcom that aired for six seasons from August 25, 1996 to February 17, 2002 on The WB Television Network. It was created by Winifred Hervey and directed by Stan Lathan.-Synopsis:...
, and Nippon TV in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
In 2004, the band completed a two month European tour and released a debut album titled At The Source. In 2005, they toured in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, and in 2009 the band toured extensively, including a noted appearance at World Youth Day in Sydney, Australia.
Band members
- Mary (mother) - keyboards
- Greg (father) - bodhránBodhránThe bodhrán is an Irish frame drum ranging from 25 to 65 cm in diameter, with most drums measuring 35 to 45 cm . The sides of the drum are 9 to 20 cm deep. A goatskin head is tacked to one side...
, percussion - Deirdre - fiddle, step dance, vocal
- Elizabeth Wood - fiddle, step dance, octave fiddle
- Seán - octave mandolin, fiddle, step dance, octave fiddle
- Patrick - octave fiddle, fiddle, step dance
- Máire - fiddle, step dance
- Aidan - step dance, fiddle
External links
- Official website
- Celtic Spring’s radio blogBlogA blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
- Wikinews: Wikinews interview with America's Got Talent finalists Celtic Spring