Southwest Celtic Music Association (SCMA)

05/25/2026

We at the SCMA would like to honor every service man and woman that has died for this county.

05/10/2026

Lá na Máithreacha Sona duit!
Happy Mother's Day to you!

05/02/2026

Happy May Day!

"The flowers they are springing in the May morning dew.”

On Beltane (also celebrated as Beltaine or May Day) people across Celtic traditions welcomed the beginning of summer with music, dancing, flowers, bonfires, and community celebrations. One beloved May Day custom was rising early to wash the morning dew across your face, believed to bring luck, beauty, and good health for the coming year.

That connection between nature, celebration, and music still lives on in Celtic traditions today. From lively sessions to centuries-old songs passed from generation to generation, Celtic music continues to mark the changing seasons and bring people together.

Happy Beltane from the Southwestern Celtic Music Association and the North Texas Irish Festival! May your May morning dew bring a little extra luck this year. ☘️🎻🔥

04/30/2026

The Southwest Celtic Music Association (which produces the North Texas Irish Festival) is participating in North Texas Giving Day to the Arts. Please consider making a donation if you are able.

https://www.northtexasgivingday.org/organization/SCMA

04/22/2026

The latter half of this month gives all of an opportunity to continue to support the spread and celebration of Celtic Culture through Music, Dance, and Art.

Your support is needed more than ever.

03/28/2026

Come visit the SCMA booth out at the San Antonio Highland Games! Come by, learn about our organization, buy quilt raffle tickets or just say hi!

03/13/2026

The SCMA Booth is out at the Choctaw Cultural Center for the Choctaw Irish Friendship Festival. Stop by and say hi and come support another amazing festival today and tomorrow (March 13&14) just outside Durant, Oklahoma!

12/14/2025

Panera Fundraising for SCMA

Hey, friends of SCMA/NTIF and all things Irish! For the month of December Panera is offering non-profits an opportunity for some fundraising. For us, it is also a great chance to get together and catch up with each other. Our “happy hour” will be on Saturday, December 20, from 4-8 PM at the Panera on Park Lane just across from North Park Mall. (So, you can do some Christmas shopping in the same trip if you want. 😊)

Just print out the flyer below and bring it with you; the store will donate 30% of everything we buy there. Definitely a two-fer win.

10/13/2025

There are no words to describe how excited we are to have Eileen bring her full 6 piece band & fabulous Christmas show to Fort Worth for the first time! This rare chance to see Eileen and her band in such an intimate, wonderful setting! Her music will soar in this room and being a part of it will create such amazing moments and memories.

Southside Preservation Hall
Sunday December 7, 2025
Doors @ 3pm
Tickets:$30 advance $35 at the door

https://bit.ly/EIvers

10/07/2025

If you have a chance you should catch this amazing band. So glad to see them coming to Texas!

This December at Sherwood Celtic Yuletide Festival:

*The Byrne Brothers*

The Byrne Brothers are a multi award-winning Donegal band, now electrifying audiences across the USA with their "Next Generation Irish Trad, Folk and Dance Music"!

With over 250,000 followers and well over 50 million music video views, The Byrne Brothers are among the most followed and sought after Irish music bands in the US and Ireland and are ready to take on the world!

This "must see" festival headlining powerhouse band create unforgettable feel-good high energy Traditional Irish Music shows with a modern twist that has audiences dancing on their feet and mesmerized by their talent.

They'll spend all weekend with us from Friday evening, all day Saturday, and Sunday at The Elven Hill Stage!

https://www.thebyrnebrothers.com/

And check out their latest videos here!

https://www.youtube.com//videos