The Program
The Pipes of Christmas affords a rare opportunity to honor the Sacred and celebrate the holiday season in a reverent, joyful style that found its genesis among our Celtic ancestors.
Now celebrating its 26th year, the Pipes of Christmas brings together musicians, soloists, and performers from across America and the UK for a stirring celebration of the Christmas season and the Celtic spirit. The concert is hosted by the Learned Kindred of Currie, a non-profit cultural and educational organisation dedicated to preserving and promoting Celtic heritage and the arts.
Each performance includes two Acts, with a 15-minute intermission. Much of the program features traditional music, including long-forgotten Scottish, Irish, and Welsh carols, stories and poems told and sung in English, Gaelic, and old Scots. In addition to the much-loved classics of our heritage, the Pipes of Christmas also commissions and presents new works to celebrate more recent contributions to our cultural legacy.
Our performers
The event also offers a platform to musicians and performers specializing in the Gaelic tradition. Past artists have included Braveheart actor James Robinson (London, UK); Gaelic Mod Champion harpist Jennifer Port (Golspie, Scotland); fiddle champion Paul Woodiel (Maplewood, NJ); the Solid Brass Ensemble (New York); guitarist and composer Steve Gibb (Inverness, Scotland); and the Kevin Ray Blandford Memorial Pipe Band (Redlands, CA), which was named in honor of the late co-founder of The Pipes of Christmas.
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And to all our supporters
Hosting the Pipes of Christmas each year is a massive undertaking that includes significant upfront production costs. Your support allows us to cover our costs and reinvest as much of the concert’s proceeds as possible into our programming and outreach.
All donors who give over $300 will also receive recognition by name as Pipes of Christmas Patrons on our email newsletters, digital programs, and global webcast.
Our Patrons
Glenorchy Campbell
Adrianne Simeone
Gene Schaefer
John Hover
John Odin
Richard & Joanna Hahn
And a very special thank you to our Founding Patron of our Boston concert, Brady Brim-DeForest, for his generous support!
