The Celt

Times Irish Music Session Wednesdays
2023-12-13 19:00 - 22:00, 2023-12-20 19:00 - 22:00, 2023-12-27 19:00 - 22:00, 2024-01-03 19:00 - 22:00 (America/Chicago) | The Celt, 100 N Tennessee St, McKinney, TX, 75069, United States
TIMES Session Players perform @ The Celt on Wednesday nights from 7:30PM-10:30PM. The Wednesday Sessions include a rotating ensemble of local musicians (typically 10+) playing Traditional Irish music.

Hudsy
2023-12-14 19:00 - 22:00, 2023-12-21 19:00 - 22:00, 2024-01-04 19:00 - 22:00
Hudsy is a singer/songwriter musician originally from Dauphin, Manitoba. Praised by Popwrapped magazine as being a creator of “…accessible pop music infused with hope and positivity” Hudsy is considered by his audiences one of the most entertaining nights of their lives. With catchy hooks, positive vibes, and a quirky charm, Hudsy has proven himself across the southern states as the one you want to hang with.
Acoustic / Pop Music
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/hudsymusic
Website: http://www.hudsymusic.com/

McLeod Nine
2023-12-15 20:00 - 23:00
McLeod Nine, the dynamic man-woman duo from Texas, plays swingy, stringy, funky, folky acoustic music, with roots deep in their Americana past and a backbeat straight from the gut traditions of blues, swing and string-band soul. Their award-winning songwriting is front and center in their shows and draws from a deep well of musical and life experience. Gordon and Christy McLeod’s music is nothing if not eclectic, spanning a wide range of musical worlds from swing and gypsy jazz to Americana and alternative folk, even Irish, Cajun and American fiddle tunes. Most of all, McLeod Nine want their audiences to be energized, inspired and to have fun!
Americana, Swing, Jazz, Funk, Folk, Irish, Celtic, Cajun, Rock, Bluegrass, and Swing!
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/mcleodninemusic/
Website: https://www.mcleodninemusic.com/

Behan
2023-12-16 15:00 - 18:00
Behan is currently performing Irish Pub Music every third Saturday @ The Celt in McKinney. BEHAN includes brothers Barney, Michael, and Joe Behan with brother-in-law Joe Morris and dearly departed lifelong friend Rusty George. Influences include The Clancy Brothers, The Dubliners, and The Irish Rovers.
Website: https://behanmusic.com/
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/BEHANmusic

Rory Payne & The Medicine
2023-12-16 20:00 - 23:00
Based out of McKinney, TX now gaining notoriety in the musical community, Rory Payne is rearing his be-brimmed head and bringing his continuum of poignant anthems to sweet songs and even some comically angry ballads to an ear and heart near you. Country, Texas Country, Red Dirt, Americana, Folk.
Rory Payne – Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica
Ryan Miller – Guitar
James Allen – Bass
Sean Cotter – Keys
John Hardin – Percussion, Spoons
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/RoryPayneMedicine/
Website: https://www.rpmedicine.com/

Times Irish Music Session Sundays
2023-12-17 15:00 - 18:00, 2023-12-24 15:00 - 18:00, 2023-12-31 15:00 - 18:00, 2024-01-07 15:00 - 18:00
Starting in 2015, the TIMES Session Players began performing @ The Celt on Sunday afternoons from 3:00PM-6:00PM. The Sunday Sessions include a rotating ensemble of local area players with outside guests, typically 4 players in total, playing traditional Irish music.

Not Rocket Science Trivia
2023-12-18 19:00 - 22:00, 2024-01-01 19:00 - 22:00, 2024-01-08 19:00 - 22:00

Open Mic & Free Pool Tuesday
2023-12-19 20:30 - 2023-12-20 00:00, 2023-12-26 20:30 - 2023-12-27 00:00, 2024-01-02 20:30 - 2024-01-03 00:00, 2024-01-09 20:30 - 2024-01-10 00:00
The Celt’s Open Mic Nights provide an opportunity for emerging local musicians to gain experience performing to a live audience without having to go through the process of getting normal music gigs, which can be difficult to do without experience or an already established name.
Artists will typically have 15 minute time slots. Artists can confirm an open spot by calling 972-562-2929 or emailing: info@theceltmckinney.com.
(End times will vary depending on participants.)

The Bodarks
2023-12-22 20:00 - 23:00
“It’s a porch-stompin’, fiddle-sawin’, bass-spankin’ hootenanny!” — Lifestyle Frisco
Described as high-powered “hootenanny,” The Bodarks sprouted up on the North Texas scene in 2012, throwing down “ragtime, jug band, and Western swing, but mixed with punk,” (Lifestyle Frisco). They’ve been compared to genre-twisting folk acts like “Pokey LaFarge, Old Crow Medicine Show, and The Avett Brothers” (KHYI 95.3FM The Range) due to their unique style that has more recently earned them a nomination as “Best Country Act in Dallas” (Ghosty Awards) and even caught the attention of America’s Got Talent (see the Blog story).
Formerly members of rock and country cover bands, the musicians got together (Thank-you, Craigslist!) with the idea of creating something old but new, with no genre borders. The horse-apple bearing bodark (bois d’arc ) tree seemed an apt symbol for these transplants from the farm to the city. No sooner had they formed the band than they were selected as a Shiner Rising Star finalist in 2013. Their blend of styles caught the attention of the judges and press: “You create your own genre,” said Donnie Nelson (GM of the Dallas Mavericks). “You crash through every genre.” And M.J. Farmer of Buddy Magazine described their original songs as proof that they’ve “developed their own unique Americana music.”
The Bodarks’ live performances cross borders as well, “connecting with the crowd and trying to bring us up on the stage,” says Brett Dillon (KHYI, 95.3FM The Range), with “delightful harmonies that had the audience singing along to their songs,” says Sarah Badran (Blitz Weekly). The wide range of ages and musical tastes among their fans reveals the diversity of venues performed – from the House of Blues and Lava Cantina to local pubs and festivals such as Wildflower Fest – as well as in the diverse touring acts for which they have side-staged (Kansas, Pat Benatar, Gary P. Nunn, Randy Rogers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Old 97s, etc.).
After all, hootenanny has no borders.
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/TheBodarks.StringBand
Website: https://www.thebodarks.com/

Michael O'Neal Band
2023-12-23 20:00 - 23:00
Songs are life, and life is a song. This is what Michael O’Neal might say if you were to ask him about his music. Michael is a 20 year independent artist and veteran of running up and down the roads of Texas and Oklahoma. To the tune of 6 studio records and 2 live records, all while maintaining his day job the entire time. You could say he’s a workingman’s songwriter who only writes what he knows. Picking up a guitar for the first time when he was 25 years old, he will tell you he has a passion for the lyrics and the detail. Michael’s songs are heartfelt and true with the stories to match, he’s been quoted as saying “to me, the story is more important than the rhyme”. Michael’s songs are documents of life’s events, from quitting school in the 3rd grade (only to be forced to return) to watching his Mom iron his shirt before his grandmother’s funeral.
Very heavily influenced by the writing styles of Guy Clark and John Prine, Michael has steadily progressed at selling records and building an audience in his region. He has shared the stage with some of the heaviest hitters in his genre, Fred Eaglesmith, Chris Knight, Steve Earle, and Ray Wiley Hubbard to name a few. His tunes have won the respect of peers and music lovers worldwide. Songs and stories of laughter, tears, disappointment and hope…just like the life we live.
Website: https://michaelonealmusic.com/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/michaelonealmusic5/

Rainy Parade
2023-12-29 20:00 - 23:00

Back Talkin' Johnny
2023-12-30 20:00 - 23:00
Back Talkin’ Johnny is a Classic Rock & Blues, Country cover band playing the DFW metroplex. A unique mix of favorites and deep cuts.
Mike Wiginton – Lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Don Brunton – Lead guitar
Bob Brady – Bass guitar
Jamie Miller – Drums
Website:
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/BackTalkinJohnny

The Divebar Boombox
2023-12-31 20:00 - 23:00
The Divebar Boombox was born of a simple idea; how do you bring new life to classic songs of era’s past? Factor in love for the sounds Americana & a desire to be the best bar band in the world & you begin to understand the heart of The Divebar Boombox!
Consisting of six musicians, with instrumentation that includes the vocals, guitars, percussion and bass most people expect from a bar band. But the “secret sauce” comes in when classic sounds of Americana are introduced. At any given time The Divebar Boombox will stir in a fiddle, a banjo, a ukulele, a piano, a mandolin and more to complete their true sound.
Website: https://www.dbbbx.com/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/dbbbx
Instagram: http://instagram.com/thedivebarboombox

Chi Tex Irish Bagpiper
2023-12-31 23:45 - 2024-01-01 00:15
I’m Steve Coyne. I’ve been playing the Bagpipes since 2001 all around the Chicagoland area in my off time for the Chicago Police Department. From 2002-2011, I participated in the Pipes & Drums of the Chicago Police Department, playing with fellow officers to honor our fallen brothers and sisters as well as numerous other civil servant events. From 2011-2016, I was a member of Bagpipes and Drums of the Emerald Society -Chicago Police Department. I also played with the hottest south side Irish cover band, Red Rebel County from 2011-2017. We covered Dropkick Murphy’s, The Real McKenzie’s, Flogging Molly, along with our own tunes.
I retired from the Chicago Police Dept on December 15, 2021 with almost 24 years of service. I moved to North Texas in December of 2021.
Website: https://chitexirishbagpipers.com/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/CelebrityPiperNTex

Buzz Andrews Band
2024-01-05 20:00 - 23:00
Buzz Andrews has been performing 57 years and has rambled through 60’s Rock and Roll, 70’s Bluegrass, 80’s Country and Western Swing, 90’s Country and into the current century of music. You can expect a diverse combination of Classic Rock, Blues, and Country at all his shows. Come see Buzz with his band as he teams up with Brad “Magic Brad” Silwood on the Sax, Captain Bill Capshaw on the bass, and Moonshine Jack Moore on the drums. It’s an event you don’t want to miss.
Website: http://buzzandrewsband.com/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/BuzzAndrewsBand

Harber Row
2024-01-06 15:00 - 18:00
A Dallas based Folk Duo.
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/HarberRow/
Music: https://harberrow.hearnow.com/

B4rking Spyders
2024-01-06 20:00 - 23:00
A band originating from McKinney, Texas playing unusually cool music.

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/theb4rkingspyders/
