Born in the wild unspoiled lands of Connemara, Ireland, back in 2001, Celtic Legends was created by a small team of young talents from Galway with a huge reputation for their contribution to Irish music and dance. 

The music is traditional at its raw and unique base, uniting some of Ireland’s most loved national instruments. The fiddle driving frenetic reels, the Bodhran beating out the driving rhythms of the band, the plaintive Uilleann pipes calling back with beautiful and haunting slow airs, and not forgetting those slow and moving ballads sung like a whisper on the wind.

The dancers take the stage with brilliant flashes of speed.  All have performed from an early age, winning many world championships and having toured with shows like Riverdance and Lord of the Dance. 

Irish dance has enjoyed a spectacular revival in recent years  but Celtic Legends is not just another Irish dance show, it is a true atmospheric and Irish cultural experience with a tiny bit of bling.  

Celtic Legends prides itself in respecting core traditions of Irish music and dance culture with a team of talented and highly respected musicians and dancers, who give a truly harmonised performance. 

The choreographer, Ger Hayes, has a wealth of experience and is indeed revered by dancers worldwide dancing as lead soloist in Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance. 

After touring the world with the show Ger wanted to create a more essential, vital and exciting style of Irish dance so he jumped at the chance to join Legends in its early days. He has created traditional pieces that merge perfectly with the live on stage sound that the band creates. 

Celtic Legends has brought a taste of the Emerald Isle to more than one million people worldwide and it will be at The Capital in Bendigo on Tuesday, October 28.

Anne Henshall is The Capital’s marketing manager.