	{"id":102832,"date":"2025-04-27T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/?p=102832"},"modified":"2025-04-25T04:35:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T18:35:31","slug":"national-celtic-folk-festival-gears-up-for-record-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/news\/national-celtic-folk-festival-gears-up-for-record-year\/","title":{"rendered":"National Celtic Folk Festival gears up for record year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PREPARATIONS are well under way for what organisers say will be the biggest National Celtic Folk Festival yet, with early bird tickets to the not-to-be missed cultural experience now available.<\/p>\n<p>Thousands of locals and visitors are expected the attend the festival, which will take place between June 6 and June 9 across Portarlington.<\/p>\n<p>Festival director Una McAlinden said there will be plenty on offer at this year, with more than 70 workshops and events scheduled to take place over a jam-packed long weekend celebrating music, community and culture.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When people think about our festival, some people think about bagpipes and beer, and some people think that we&#8217;re just music. We are all those things, but we are so much more,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_102920\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-102920\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-102920\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/Boxing-Banjo-Image-1024x821.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/Boxing-Banjo-Image-1024x821.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/Boxing-Banjo-Image-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/Boxing-Banjo-Image-768x616.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/Boxing-Banjo-Image-1536x1232.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/Boxing-Banjo-Image.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-102920\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Irish export Boxing Banjo will perform in Australia for the first time as part of this year&#8217;s National Celtic Folk Festival. Photo: SUPPLIED<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our program is across the yard. There&#8217;s heaps of theatre programs, stories, words, workshops, masterclasses.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As part of the program, renowned Irish chef Declan McGovern, who has worked in restaurants across the globe, including in Sydney under celebrated Australian chef Matt Moran, will host a number of gourmet cooking masterclasses which will teach attendees to blend fresh local produce with traditional Irish flavours.<\/p>\n<p>Participants can expect to see Portarlington&#8217;s mussels on the menu, as well as an &#8220;easy to execute&#8221; Sunday roast-inspired dish that uses locally distilled gin.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_102919\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-102919\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-102919\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/Declan-McGovern-Chef-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/Declan-McGovern-Chef-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/Declan-McGovern-Chef-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/Declan-McGovern-Chef-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/Declan-McGovern-Chef-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/Declan-McGovern-Chef-2048x1367.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/Declan-McGovern-Chef-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-102919\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Renowned Irish chef Declan McGovern. Photo: SUPPLIED<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I just want to show people that you can easily make lovely food,&#8221; McGovern said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It looks great, but the technique behind it, it&#8217;s pretty simple if you just follow the steps.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Raw strength and skill will again be on full display during the festival with the return of the Heavy Games, which will see some of the world&#8217;s strongest athletes take on traditional Highland events, while a special full-scale hurling match, one of the oldest field games in the world, promises a thrilling and high-intensity clash between rivalling teams.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/DSC05903_24349.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">McGovern&#8217;s masterclasses will focus on teaching attendees how to blend fresh local produce with traditional Irish flavours. Photo: ELLIE CLARINGBOLD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This year, the festival has a partnership with Culture Ireland, which will see four Irish acts perform in Australia for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve got singer-songwriter Gr\u00e1inne Hunt, we&#8217;ve got a techno Gaelic singer called Caoimh\u00edn, we have a young band called Tulua \u2013 who are the latest, up-and-coming band, and then we have a wild, Celtic club &#8216;rock your socks off&#8217; trad band called Boxing Banjo,&#8221; Ms McAlinden said.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, or to secure your tickets, head to <a href=\"http:\/\/nationalcelticfestival.com\">nationalcelticfestival.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PREPARATIONS are well under way for what organisers say will be the biggest National Celtic Folk Festival yet, with early bird tickets to the not-to-be missed cultural experience now available. 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