Celtic weekend at the Maryland Renaissance Festival highlights the music and dance of both Ireland and Scotland.

The schedule for the Market Stage featured two performances by the Culkin

School dancers.

Backstage before the show, Tammy and Mary take a moment to relax.

How we make our noise -- a bodhran and hardshoes.

Caterina prepares for the show, making sure her shoes are ready to go.

The new and improved Market Stage -- Mary and Robyn dance a slip jig during

the show.

Between the first and second show, Mary, Carrie and Rick chat backstage.

One of the highlights of Celtic Weekend...

A pipe and drums corps parades through the festival.

The "old" and the "new" -- dancers get "jiggy" with it at the Gatehouse Stage.

Robyn and Mary dance their slip jig as the Culkin adults join our musicians

for an encore performance at the Gatehouse Stage.

Jenny (in her Ren Fest dress), Caterina and Robyn dance the Four Hand Reel.

Mary finishes her slip jig step.

Patricia goes airborne in the slip jig.

Now this takes real talent! Jenny steps out to the reel while playing

the bodhran.

The following photos are courtesy of Johnny Bivera. Special thanks to Johnny and Kirsten for supporting our performance!

A lonely pair of hardshoes waits backstage.

Raindrops start falling on our heads... the treble reel finale for the first show.

Patricia and Carrie soar through their reel step.

Dancers complete the "figure eight" in the Glencar Reel

(L to R) Jenny, Rick, Carrie, Mary, Tammy and Megan take a bow after the Glencar Reel.

Dancing a jig: (L to R) Jenny, Mary, Rick, Patricia and Carrie.

Carrie dances a beautiful jig step.

A picture of concentration, Megan slices through the modern hornpipe.

Robyn, Rick, Patricia and Mary go "airborne" in the treble reel finale.

What a crew! (L to R) Caterina, Robyn, Tammy, Rick, Megan, Patricia, Carrie, and Mary. Jenny had to run to another show!

What is a Rennaissance Festival without a knight in shining armor?