Celtic Christmas returns to Moses Lake Dec. 12
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MOSES LAKE — Fiddler Geoffrey Castle will bring his Celtic Christmas show to Moses Lake again Dec. 12.
“This show is all about the magic of Christmas and a time that predates the commercialized Christmas of today,” Castle wrote on his website. “Be ready to be transported back to the Misty Isles.”
The show is part of the Christmas in Washington concert series, which brings Castle and several musical guests to seven cities around the state. Moses Lake has been one of them since 2012, according to Columbia Basin Herald archives.
Castle describes himself as a pioneer of the six-string electric violin. He started out busking on the streets of New York City and Paris, according to his website, and to date has released 14 albums of Celtic, classical and other styles. One of those, “Geoffrey Castle’s Celtic Christmas — LIVE!,” is compiled from past Christmas shows and available at the concert.
Singer Emily McIntosh will accompany Castle for the Moses Lake show. McIntosh has performed with legends like Mavis Staples, Al Green and Huey Lewis, according to her promotional material, and is also a prolific singer of radio advertising jingles.
The Seattle Irish Dance Company will be there as well. SIDC has performed with musicians from around the world, including The Chieftains, The Celtic Tenors, Gaelic Storm, Doolin’, and Celtica Pipes Rock, according to their website, as well as numerous tours and music festivals.
Proceeds from the concert series benefit local charities, according to the Christmas in Washington website. This year’s show will support “A Home for the Holidays,” which helps one family a year to secure their own home.
Tickets are available at the Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce Office, 301 W. Broadway, or at www.christmasinwashington.com.
“We’re inviting everyone to feel the joy and magic of the season – bringing families and communities closer together through the music,” Castle wrote in an email to the Columbia Basin Herald.
Celtic Christmas
7 p.m. Dec. 12
Big Bend Community College
Wallenstien Theater
6989 College Parkway NE
The Seattle Irish Dance Company will perform Dec. 12 in Moses Lake as part of the Christmas in Washington concert series.ARTICLES BY JOEL MARTIN
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