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This site includes the postings from the Irish Aires email list. This includes a listing of Irish/Celtic events in the Houston area and other information that the Irish Aires radio program posts.
Friday, December 03, 2004
[Irish Aires] - Irish Aires Pre-Empted Tomorrow Night Only
BIG NEWS BIG NEWS BIG NEWS
KPFT & The Pacifica Network REGRET To Inform You
THAT The Best (And Only) Hour Of 100% IRISH/CELTIC Programming in
Houston - The Irish Aires Show
Will Be PRE-EMPTED This Saturday, December 4, 2004 In Order To
Bring You Special Pacifica Coverage Of The Ohio Election
Irregularities (See Detail Below)
Irish Aires Will Return To The Air(es) On Saturday(12/11/04)
At Their Regular Time (6:30PM)
On That Show We Will Have Two Special Guests Who Will Discuss The
Blight Of Irish Born American Residents & Policing In The North Of
Ireland
In Return For The Pre-Emption Of This Weeks Shows, The Management
Is HAPPY To Announce That Irish Aires Will Have Extra Programming
Time On Saturday, December 18, 2004 To Present, LIVE & IN PERSON
THE STARS OF THE CELTIC CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION AT THE MERIDIAN (See
Below). Our Guests Are Scheduled To Be:
The Lovely BETH PATTERSON,
The Talented TRINITY RIVER WHALERS,
The Hilarious FLYING FISH SAILORS (with jay lee), AND
The Lovely, Talented & Hilariously Aging GODFREY'S RANGERS.
Stay Tuned To This Email List For Further Details
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12/19/04 - A Celtic Christmas Festival @ The Meridian - The
popular blend of traditional and alternative Celtic music
and dance with craft vendors, traditional food & drink.
http://www.meridianhouston.com/ ?
After a two year hiatus, the Celtic Festival Series has returned to
Houston. This is the series that was held for years at Garden in
the Heights, and is produced by the same team that created the
series and ran it. There will be the same mix of great Celtic music
and dance, traditional Celtic food and drink, exquisite Celtic
crafts and wares that made these events such a memorable.
Times
Door: NOONPM
Show: 2:00PM
Admission
Advance: $8
Day of Show: $12
Advance Tickets Available
713.629.3700
:: Beth Patterson: World-renowned bazouki player from New Orleans
melding trad. Celtic with World Music
:: The Trinity River Whalers: Members of the Blarney Brothers
:: The Flying Fish Sailors: Ren-Fest favorites mixing trad. Celtic
with comic original songs
:: Godfrey's Rangers: Houston's longest running Celtic group
:: The McTeggart Irish Dancers: The lively Irish step dancing made
famous in "Riverdance"
:: The Battle of the Oak King & The Holly King: Re-enactment of the
ancient Celtic mythological struggle between Winter & Summer
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Saturday December 4, from 5 PM to 8 PM, special Pacifica coverage
of the Ohio election irregularities with Larry Bensky, Jesse
Jackson, Greg Palast and others.
Pacifica Radio will Webcast a community forum from Columbus, Ohio
focusing on gross irregularities and improprieties which occurred
in that state during the November 2 presidential election.
Featured speakers include Rev. Jesse Jackson, journalist Greg
Palast, Ohio elected officials and attorneys who have filed suit
charging voter fraud in Ohio.
The Internet broadcast will be from 6--9 pm (Eastern time. 5 PM to
8 PM Central) and will be streamed on Pacifica's Internet station
at
http://www.wbai.org/tuner/html