Watch the video for a chance to win! Aleys is hosting a contest especially for our festival "attendees" (Contest closes Oct. 31, 2020) Aleys is a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist from Minsk, Belarus. He has performed with medieval band STARY OLSA since 2002, on vocals, shawms, gusli (Baltic Psaltery), rebec, hurdy-gurdy and more.

The 2020 Samhain Celtic New Year Festival is excited to welcome The Finns, two brothers from Laois, Ireland who play an exciting brand of original Irish folk music with banjo, guitar, harmonicas, bouzouki and harmonies, and have captured audiences across the world with their sound.

The 2020 Samhain Celtic New Year Festival is excited to welcome Old Man Flanagan’s Ghost for this special virtual session. Old Man Flanagan’s Ghost has been bringing a variety of Celtic music to audiences for years. Based out of Toronto, they are best described as ‘high-energy Celtic folk’, combining the sound of traditional folk instruments with a passionate intensity.