Dancing onto Whitaker’s stage just in time to keep your St. Patrick’s Day celebration going!
An all-star cast of top Irish musicians has united with the finest Nashville players to create the new sound and energy that is Dancing With the Celts!
Join us when The Celts perform at Whitaker Center, delivering a fresh hybrid of Irish Americana, combining their own rootsy originals and tight vocal harmonies with fiery Irish Trad instrumentals.
Dancing With the Celts is composed of award-winning lead singer/fiddler Maggie Lander; Ric Blair on vocals, guitar, piano, and bodhran; Patrick D’Arcy (U2, Sting, Josh Groban) from Dublin, Ireland on pipes, whistle, mandolin; Fiachra O’Regan (Waterboys, Bill Whelan) from Connemara, Ireland on pipes and tenor banjo; and Matt Menefee (Bruce Hornsby, Mumford & Sons) on 5 string banjo/mandolin, dobro, and vocals.
Featuring local student performers from McGinley School of Irish Dance!
March 19, 2026
The Celts pack concert halls around the world including The Grand Ole Opry, The Ryman Auditorium and The Lincoln Center, and have made numerous appearances on WSM Radio, NPR and PBS shows like “The Bluegrasss Underground,” “Music City Roots,” and “Woodsongs Radio Hour.”
The new record, entitled “Traveling On,” features guest musicians Jeff Taylor (Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello) on accordion, Byron House (Robert Plant, Alison Krauss) on bass and Natalya Kay (Gaelic Storm) on fiddle, is now available on Spotify and all platforms.