Dolmen Entertainment Group

04/08/2026

Delighted to share some super talent with you. Vote now! ✍️✅

🎶 Announcing the Finalists – 2026 Robinson Emerging Artist Showcase! 🎶

✨ Dane Pederson (Canada)
✨ Irish Millie (Canada)
✨ Oceanique (Australia)
✨ Sinéad Willox (Ireland)
✨ Swinging on Birches (Scotland)

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who submitted this year, and to our incredible panel of judges for helping us narrow it down to these five artists.

Now it’s your turn to help choose the winner! 👇

HOW TO VOTE:
🎥 Watch the finalist videos on our website – get to know their sound and style
🗳 Click the link beneath the videos to cast your vote
📅 Vote once per day until Tuesday, April 21st at 11:59 PM ET

The artist with the most votes will receive a spot in our Artist Development Program and perform live at the 2026 Goderich Celtic Roots Festival this August 🎻

Don’t miss your chance to support emerging talent in the folk and Celtic music community - your vote makes a difference!

Cast your vote below and help decide who takes the stage this summer!
https://www.celticfestival.ca/robinson-emerging-artist-finalists

Let the voting begin! 🎉

Irish Millie Music Oceanique Sinead Willox Music Swinging on Birches Irish Music Magazine official Dolmen Entertainment Group SoundBox Music

02/24/2026

Robinson Emerging Artist Application. Goderich Celtic Roots Festival, an event from Goderich, ON

08/13/2025

05/22/2025

🎉 Introducing the 2025 Robinson Emerging Artist Showcase Winner! 🎉

A huge congratulations to Arthur Coates & Kerran Cotterell - the winners of this year’s Robinson Emerging Artist Showcase! 👏

Thank you to everyone who took the time to vote and support these rising talents.

With world-class fiddle tunes, sparky guitar arrangements, and songs that range from introspective to downright joyful, Arthur & Kerran are turning heads and capturing hearts. Their shows blend dazzling musicianship with tall tales, comic flair, and an energy that’s impossible to resist.

“One of the very best live acts I’ve ever seen – and I’ve seen a lot!”
– Mike Blackburn, KCR FM

We can’t wait to welcome them to the Goderich Celtic Roots Festival stage this August. 🌊🎻🎶
Dolmen Entertainment Group SoundBox Music Irish Music Magazine official

05/16/2025

03/31/2025

03/31/2025

The Goderich Celtic Roots Festival is now accepting applications for the 2025 edition of its Robinson Emerging Artist Showcase, a four-year-old showcase program

03/16/2025

Tag your favourite rising talent and share!

Home page of Goderich Celtic Roots Festival, an event from Goderich, ON. The Goderich Celtic Roots Festival is an annual celebration of the music, craft, and culture of the seven Celtic nations, immigrants of which form a strong historic background to Hur

09/16/2024

The Robinson Emerging Artist Program was a huge success this year at the Goderich Celtic Roots Festival!

A heartfelt thank you to Michael Patrick Farrell from Dolmen Entertainment Group, Sarah Atkinson and Caroline Murphy from SoundBox Music, and the amazing Roz Elliott, who all worked so closely with Apolline, even during those early morning Zoom calls (late in Australia!) 🌍💻

This marks three incredible years of the Emerging Artist Showcase, and we couldn’t be more grateful for all the dedication and support that make this program possible. Here's to nurturing the next generation of talent! 🎶

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