Rick Weaver
Board of Directors - Member Representative; Program HostRick Weaver is the host of Celtic Faire, WDIY's show dedicated to Celtic music which airs Thursdays from 7 - 9 pm. He is also a musician, playing in the Lehigh Valley-based traditional Irish band Piper's Request along with fellow WDIY volunteer Megan Everett. Rick plays banjo, guitar, mandolin and fiddle! In addition, he currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Lehigh Valley Community Broadcasters Association as a Member Representative.
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Rick Weaver welcomes Addyson Teal and Seth Baliles from the Lehigh Valley-based Celtic band Fig for a Kiss for an interview ahead of the band's performance at ArtsQuest's Irish Pub Night on Saturday, August 30, 2025. -
Self-described student of British popular theater, Chris Simmons, discusses the history of British Music Halls and his British Music Hall show coming to Godfrey Daniels on Friday, May 23 and Saturday, May 24. -
Rick Weaver talks with Ara Barlieb, Trish Cipoletti, and Joey Mutis from the Crowded Kitchen Players' new original production, 'The Revolution,' taking place at the Ice House in Bethlehem from March 14 to 17. -
Rick Weaver sits down with Jayne Ann Recker, the Executive Director of the Celtic Cultural Alliance, to talk about the long-awaited return of the Parade of Shamrocks this Saturday. -
Rick Weaver speaks with Shane Hayes from the Irish band Socks in the Frying Pan about their energetic performance style, music and more ahead of performances in Philadelphia and Blairstown. -
Rick Weaver talks with well-known Celtic performers Seamus Kennedy and Gerry Timlin, as well as Celtic Classic Executive Director Jayne Ann Recker about the upcoming concert at Moravian University’s Foy Hall on June 22nd benefiting the Celtic Cultural Alliance. -
Ara Barlieb, co-founder of the Crowded Kitchen Players joins Rick Weaver to talk about the upcoming production of “Pints, Pounds & Pilgrims”, running from June 2-18 at the Charles A. Brown Ice House in Bethlehem. -
The Bethlehem festival dedicated to Irish heritage returns for its second year from March 16-18, 2023. ArtsQuest programming specialist Addyson Young joins Celtic Faire host Rick Weaver to talk about the music, food, dance, and drinks that are in store. -
Dr. Elizabeth Timberlake-Newell, the Celtic Cultural Alliance's new chairperson of the Cultural Outreach Committee, discusses the organization's events held year-round in the Lehigh Valley. -
Fiona Gillespie from the New York City-based Celtic crossover group The Chivalrous Crickets joins Celtic Faire host Rick Weaver to talk about the group's upcoming Twelfth Night concert at the Ice House in Bethlehem as well as the their Christmas album, 'A Chivalrous Christmas.'
