Sat, January 18, 2025
A Celebration of Robbie Burns
7:30 pm
Place des Arts, 120 Brunette Avenue, Coquitlam, BC
Celebrate Scotland’s National Bard, Robbie Burns! Fiddler, Rosie Carver, with Celtic band Blackthorn and a special guest piper feature the musical traditions of Scotland with a special focus on Burns’ songs and poems. Heart-wrenching airs and ballads, humorous songs with rousing choruses and lively jigs and reels are brought to life with Blackthorn’s luscious harmonies and complex instrumentation.
Tickets:
Adults: $26 (+ GST & Fees)
Students* & Seniors**: $21 (+ GST & Fees)
*Student pricing applies to all Place des Arts students, regardless of age.
**Age 65+
Buy tickets online or by phone at 604.664.1636
Past Performance Highlights
Old Warson Golf & Country Club, St. Louis, MO;
Focal Point Coffee House, St. Louis, MO;
Northwest Washington State Fair, WA;
Bumbershoot Festival, Seattle WA;
Northwest Folk Life Festival, Seattle WA;
Portland Highland Games, OR;
Pacific Northwest Highland Games and Gathering of the Clan, Enumclaw, WA
International Folk Dance Festival, Ferndale WA;
Irish House 2010 Pavilion, Vancouver
Opening for Irish Descendants, Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver;
BC Highland Games;
Vancouver's First Night;
Canadian Int'l Dragon Boat Festival;
Celtic Festival, Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver;
Timmy's Christmas Telethon, CBC, Vancouver;
Richmond Tall Ships Festival
Fall Harvest Gathering, Quail's Gate Winery, Kelowna;
Kelowna Fringe Folk Club;
Word on the Street -Vancouver Literary Festival;
CityFest, Vancouver;
Country Celebration, GVRD Parks, Langley;
Fraser River Festival, GVRD Parks, Deas Island;
Coquitlam's First Night Celebrations;
Point Grey Fiesta, Discovery Park;
International Bog Day, Delta;
Granville Island's Children's Hospital Benefit;
Festival du Bois, Coquitlam
Guest artists on the World Champion SFU Pipe Band album Do Mo Chara Maith;
Featured performers at the SFU Pipe Band's CD release concert & ceilidh;
Hornby Island Festival, Salt Spring Island;
Celtic Festival, Starfish Room, Vancouver;
Island Folk Festival, Duncan;
Avalon Fair, Salt Spring Island & New Brighton Park, Vancouver
Harrison Lake Concert;
W.I.S.E. Hall;
P.N.E.;
Vancouver Sea Festival;
Canada Day, Canada Place Vancouver;
Burnaby Village Museum; Aberthau Mansion "Coffee House";
Coast Hotel, Penticton; Granville Island Arts Club Lounge;
Ambleside Park "Harmony Arts Festival";
The "Celtic Connection" & Gaelic League Football Party
