Cornish dancing at Celtic Festival at Port Stephens on Australia’s east coast
Known more for its splendid blue waters and sun-drenched beaches Port Stephens (NSW) on Australia’s east coast every year hosts a Celtic festival on the third weekend in September.
Bringing together the many Scottish clans from locally and as far as Sydney, together with representatives of the Welsh, Cornish, Manx, and Irish communities it is in its third year.
As well as a street parade, and parklands dotted with tents containing a wide range of Celtic merchandise and cultural information, there is a heavy emphasis on music and dance during the day.
Three tartan representatives of the Cornish communities head off to take part in the street parade
From the small Cornish gathering there were some taking part in the parade, and a Cornish dance display and tuition, plus singing of popular Cornish songs by the Newcastle Celtic Choir (with enthusiastic support from visiting Cornish).
The Port Stephens coastline, NSW, Australia
Port Stephens Celtic Festival – Clans on the Coast http://www.clansonthecoast.com/
Cornish Association of NSW http://members.ozemail.com.au/~jlsymo/cansw.htm
Celtic Council of Australia www.celticcouncil.org.au
Loaded by: Chris Dunkerley (Kevrenor) for the Celtic Council of NSW
18 September, 2010
Well done again Chris
It is about working together to keep the traditional history of our Celtic Ancestors alive
Australians of Celtic descent, have settled and are settling this great country and contributing so much
Every avenue to expose our youth to and encourage them to acknowledge our past and Future
has great value.
http://www.clansonthecoast.com web site offers genuine submissions of Cornish History,battles, art,music etc
edited and accepted by our committee to be displayed in a Cornish Section . Also any event listings.
Working together for a common cause gives us all broader exposure and many friends.
Regards Ron Swan for Port Stephens Celtic Association Inc.