Mick McHugh & The Gathering present
CELTIC KIDS SHOW
ABOUT CELTIC KIDS SHOW
The Celtic Kids Show is a toe-tapping sing-a-long experience for all the family to enjoy. An exciting educational fun show tailored to children and families. Fronted by award winning Irish artist Mick McHugh and The Gathering Irish Band, audiences can look forward to a stirring mix of fun-lovin’ classic traditional Celtic songs, jigs and reels; featuring popular hits from Mick McHugh’s ABC Kids Celtic Music For Children: ‘Traditional Irish and Scottish Folk Songs’, ‘Nursery Rhymes’ and ‘Classic Popular Singalongs’ - The Rattlin Bog, Michael Finnegan, Homeward Bound, Miss Molly, Old King Cole and Walking on Sunshine.
TOUR SCHEDULE
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES:
NORTHERN TERRITORY IRISH FEST 2026, MAIN STAGE 3:15PM SATURDAY 11th JULY 2026 AT DARWIN SKI CLUB.
PAST PERFORMANCES:
AUSTRALIA CELTICFEST - SUNDAY 3rd MAY 2026 https://www.australiancelticfestival.com.au
PORT FAIRY FOLK FEST 6th-9th MARCH 2026
CELTICFEST WARWICK 4th & 5th October 2025 https://www.celticfestqld.com.au
Listen to ABC Kids Music presents ‘Celtic Music for Children’
Irish and Scottish Folk Songs
A sixteen-track recording of classic Celtic songs with a contemporary lift. The album features well known upbeat Celtic sing-a-longs such as ‘I’ll Tell Me Ma’, ‘The Rattlin Bog’, ‘Galway Girl’, Irish-Australian historical songs like ‘The Black Velvet Band’ as well as favourites such as ‘Molly Malone’ and ‘Danny Boy’, and toe tapping instrumental tunes - an album for all the family to enjoy
Nursery Rhymes
A collection of fun-lovin’ classic Nursery Rhymes ‘Michael Finnegan’, ‘Homeward Bound’, ‘Miss Molly’ and ‘Old King Cole’, blended with Traditional Celtic instruments Banjo, Accordion, Flute and Fiddle for a toe-tapping sing-a-long experience for all the family to enjoy. The EP also features a moving rendition of Scottish anthem ‘Loch Lomond’ set to Uilleann Pipes and string quartet.
Popular Singalongs
A collection of fun-lovin’ classic Popular Songs 'Country Roads’, ‘Sweet Caroline’, ‘Hey Baby’, ‘Wake Me Up (Avicii)’ and ‘Walking On Sunshine’, blended with Traditional Celtic instruments Banjo, Accordion, Uilleann Pipes, Flute and Fiddle for a toe-tapping, sing-a-long experience for all the family to enjoy.
All songs have been re-interpreted by the Irish/Australian Troubadour Mick McHugh, founding member of the hugely successful band The Gathering, mixed by Stuart Stuart (credits include The Veronica’s and Sheppard) and produced by ARIA award winning Damien Leith.
‘Celtic Music for Children - Classic Popular Songs’is the third instalment in the Celtic Kids series from ABC Kids / Mick McHugh, following on from 2022 release ‘Celtic Music for Children - Traditional Irish and Scottish Folk Songs’ which has amassed 4 million streams on Spotify, featuring the hit song ‘The Rattlin Bog’, and ‘Celtic Music for Children - Nursery Rhymes’.