Blending soaring bagpipes and reeling Celtic fiddle with rock guitars, bass and drums, Needfire offers a fresh alternative rock sound to the world of Irish & Scottish Traditional and Folk Music. Headlining festivals coast to coast, Texas-based Needfire invigorates traditional and vintage Celtic music with the heart of Rock & Roll.

Needfire has gained a reputation of delivering highly entertaining live shows, but with the addition of award-winning fiddler Linda Relph, Needfire has been elevated to a highly entertaining live band that offers some of the best traditional music around - and they do it with a modern feel that makes it accessible to all ages and all audiences. Already in 2012, the band has performed at the North Texas Irish Festival to standing ovations, the San Antonio Highland Games where they sold out of all CDs on hand, and travelled to St. Petersburg, Florida for a great show at the Palladium Theatre.

Performing at outdoor festivals, the group is very interactive - often mingling with the crowd while performing - and are high-energy crowd pleasers. The group’s live performance style also translates well to other venues - theaters, colleges, and Irish pubs. In previous years, Needfire has been a nationally-headlining artist at some of the largest Celtic and arts festivals in North America, including the Portland Irish Festival (Oregon), the Sonora Celtic Festival (California), and the Smoky Hill River Festival (Salina, Kansas), to name but a few, and during their summer 2010 Tour they also performed in Canada for the first time.

Shows continue to be booked for the band through 2012. Here are the next few shows:

JUNE 9-10: Kansas City Scottish Festival/Highland Games - Riverside, MO (exact times TBA) - www.kcscottishgames.org

AUGUST 18: ROCKIN' PARRODISE - Lewisville, TX (9pm) - www.rockinparrodise.com

Visit our SEE US LIVE page to view the entire schedule of performances.

After just a few short years Needfire quickly progressed from regional to a nationally-headlining artist at some of the largest Celtic and arts festivals in North America. They headlined one of the largest Irish Festivals in the U.S., the North Texas Irish Festival, in Dallas in 2008 and “… drew huge, wildly enthusiastic crowds, sold more CDs than anyone and were mobbed in our Autograph Alley area for as long as 25 minutes after the end of their set.” (Ceili, Dallas, TX, 2008)

“For Sharon Benson of Salina Arts and Humanities, choosing Needfire to close the festival was a no-brainer. ‘I wanted a good, strong finish for the festival, and they were so popular last year and knew how to work the crowd.” (Salina Journal, Salina, KS).

“The room was filled with Celtic rock and an energy level I have not seen in many years. And it was not only the adults that enjoyed the show but children of all ages” (Frisco Enterprise, Frisco, TX, 2010).

"Wow - that was a great concert! Needfire maintains its Celtic flavor in every song they play. The rock influence is clear and strong, but it never overpowers the Celtic. The energy was terrific. I hope they'll be back again soon." - Sandy C., Caberfeidh Productions, St. Petersburg, FL (April 2012)

"Needfire has proven that they belong to the top acts of Celtic rock." - FolkWorld (Germany)

"...accessible to an audience far beyond its Celtic roots." -  Shotgun Reviews

"Needfire perfects the art of the rock ’n’ roll bagpipe..." - Salina Journal

"...just at ease in the rock songs as in the ballads...Needfire is fresh and explosive!" - Highlands Magazine (France)

"One of today's most popular Celtic rock bands." - WBKO TV, ABC Channel 13 (Bowling Green, KY)

"They are tremendous instrumentally,” said Robert Harrison, president of the Games. “They have great vocals. They are contemporary, but still use a lot of traditional Celtic melodies. I think they are probably one of the top three Celtic bands in North America right now." - Glasgow Daily Times

"Needfire is one of the best in the nation."- Corpus Christi Caller-Times