Celtic nations which campaigns for the political, language, cultural and social rights, affecting one or more of the Celtic nations. Established in 1917, the Celtic Congress is a non-political organisation that seeks to promote Celtic culture and languages and to maintain intellectual contact and close cooperation between Celtic peoples. Festivals celebrating the culture of the Celtic nations include the Festival Interceltique de Lorient (Brittany), the Pan Celtic Festival (Ireland), CeltFest Cuba (Havana, Cuba), the National Celtic Festival (Portarlington, Australia), the Celtic Media Festival (showcasing film and television from the Celtic nations), and the Eisteddfod (Wales). Inter-Celtic music festivals include Celtic Connections (Glasgow),
Celtic Fiddle Festival group is still playing and recording. Cunningham, Burke, and LeMaitre were accompanied by guitarist John McGann on that first tour and the first album, "The Celtic Fiddle Festival", was released on Green Linnet Records. The sixth album by the Celtic Fiddle Festival, "Live in Brittany", was recorded in Jan 2013 and is scheduled for release in April on the Loftus Music label. During the group's 20 yr career its accompanists have included Breton guitarist Soig Siberil, Scottish guitar player Tony McManus, Ged Foley from the Battlefield Band and Patrick Street, Nicolas Quemener from Brittany. Each Celtic Fiddle Festival concert begins