Re: the second poster's interest in Fiddlers' Sons dates, their own website(fiddlerssons.com)has yet to post their summer schedule, but they have a facebook page that shows the 2009 schedule for the Close to the Ground concert series at Kaylee Hall, Poole Corner. It runs Thursdays from 7/2 to 9/24. Each show consists of Fiddlers' Sons playing a set and then a special guest playing a second set. I've been several times and have always enjoyed it greatly. Fiddlers' Sons also appear a couple of times each season at the Ceilidh at the Irish Hall, which runs Fridays from roughly May to late September at the Benevolent Irish Society Hall in Charlottetown.

Thanks. I finally located an up-to-date concert and event site for PEI. Looks good for finding the ceilidhs!

http://www.buzzon.com/

As a follow-up, I would highly recommend the Fiddler's Sons ceilidh in Poole's Corner on Thursdays. In addition to their own talents, they are bringing in good acts for the second set. Get there early because the locals LOVE this one: it's a big hall, but it was standing-room-only 20 minutes before showtime.

I was actually a bit disappointed by the ceilidh at Orwell Corner. It was culturally interesting (they tried to recreate a bit of the PEI "house party" atmosphere, with audience participation), but the acts were not top-notch. Different from my previous visits.

The oddest thing about the celidhs I saw was how they attracted mostly folks over 60 -- and many of those were American. Relatively few younger people in the audience. Are young people on PEI not interested in local "roots" music? For example, the Fiddler's Sons played with the Grass Mountain Hobos. Nobody would call that bad "old people's music." But that's who showed up for their performance in Poole's Corner. It would be a shame if this music "died off" because younger people are uninterested.

I caught the Close to the Ground series at Poole Corner for the last 3 years in a row, late September each time. It was packed the first 2 times I went, but last year when I went it was less than a full house. I don't know if perhaps the economy played a role in that, as this was just after the financial meltdown. I would have to agree that the crowd tends to the older side; I'm in my 40s and I was a young whippersnapper compared to most of the people there. But I'd still recommend it to anyone who'd like to see some good music at an affordable price, played in a friendly setting by people who clearly love what they're doing.