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Genres
  
Celtic

Labels
  
Woodpile Records

Record label
  
Woodpile Records

Years active
  
2002–present

Genre
  
Music of Ireland


Origin
  
California, United States (2002)

Members
  
Deirdre Wood, Sean Wood, Aidan Wood, Elizabeth Wood, Marie Wood, Mary Wood, Patrick Wood, Greg Wood

Albums
  
Cornerstone, At The Source

Similar
  
Clayton Miller Band, Rappin' Granny, Taylor Ware, Corina Brouder, The Passing Zone

Profiles

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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.

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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.

Celtic spring finale


Band members

  • Mary (mother) - keyboards
  • Greg (father) - bodhrán, 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
  • Discography

  • At The Source (2004)
  • Cornerstone (2007)
  • Songs

    Sleeping TuneCornerstone · 2007
    Trip to PakistanCornerstone · 2007
    Chorus JigCornerstone · 2007

    References

    Celtic Spring Wikipedia