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Friday, March 18, 2005

03/18/05 - Scottish Dancing & More

To receive these postings via email, click HERE No Message is necessary. Back to Irish Aires Table of Contents ---- March 16 & 17, 2005 SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING AND MORE (SCDM): WEEKLY EMAIL NEWSLETTER http://home.att.net/~diannashipman OR http://diannashipman.home.att.net ******* REMINDER: CELTIC CONCERT, CEILIDH & CHORUS BIRTHDAY PARTY THIS SUNDAY! Mar 20 - Knights of Columbus 2 - 6 pm featuring CONTRABAND! and anyone who'd like to perform there will be an open mic time! (see article below) ******* IN THIS ISSUE: SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING AND MORE (SCDM) CELTIC CONCERT & CEILIDH & BIRTHDAY PARTY: THIS SUNDAY MARCH 20 CALENDAR PAGE: Current month: http://home.att.net/~diannashipman/Calendar.htm for upcoming months: http://home.att.net/~diannashipman/Calendar2.htm HUGH MORRISON & FRIENDS: FAR AWAY FROM HOME (NEW CD) ST. PATRICK'S DAY DIANNA'S MISCELLANY * HHGA: ENTERTAINMENT UPDATE: * FOR THOSE COLLEGE STUDENTS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO SPEND THEIR FREE TIME * DARK CHOCOLATE MAY LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE INFO ON DANCING WITH SCDM ON WEDNESDAYS ******** SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING AND MORE: WEDNESDAY NIGHT: We danced the second half of the San Antonio ball plus a couple more: Machine Without Horses, Sauchie Haugh, Dunnatar Honours, Garry Strathspey, Balgeddie Reel, Blue Bonnets, Monymusk, J. B. Milne, Black Mountain Reel, Elinor of Briarlea, and Mrs MacLeod. ST. PATRICK'S DAY: Hope you've had a happy one - I know I have! I went to Brian O'Neal's this afternoon for the debut of Hugh Morrison's new band "Murder the Stout" - excellent - and then on to Griff's Pub 40th Anniversary! PHOTOs on the website: Myself (Dianna Shipman) with Irish face painting (thank you to Sean Collins); photo from our Treemont demo. MEMBER NEWS: VICKI & GEORGE HAMILTON recently attended the Toronto Ball; photos can be viewed at the RSCDStoronto.org website: http://www.rscdstoronto.org/news01.html MARILYN JOHNSON writes in part: I'll miss you next week. I'll be in Washington DC at the NRCC 2005 Tax Summit. The American Academy of Actuaries (I've been a member for 29 years) sent me a package of brochures mostly about Social Security, (a defined benefit pension plan and my specialty), to deliver to participants at the Summit. Then I'll relax a few days in Williamsburg Va. See you all week after next, hopefully with pictures of the President and some of the members of congress. We dance on Wednesdays in the Heights and always welcome new dancers and musicians. For more details see the end of this newsletter. ************* CELTIC CONCERT & CEILIDH & BIRTHDAY PARTY: THIS SUNDAY MARCH 20 http://home.att.net/~ceilidhmusic/CelticConcert.htm FEATURED PERFORMERS: CONTRABAND Lucy Fulton, Ken Valentino, & Zac Their song list ranges from country (done with a jazzy flare), jazz (done with a touch of celtic flare) and of course the crowd favorites, the original funny stuff and they encourage the audience to sing along! plus Birthday Party for THE CELTIC CHORUS OF HOUSTON plus open mic 2:00 pm - 6:00 p.m Admission: free (donations for performers appreciated) snacks/beer, wine & soft drinks available for purchase. We welcome anyone who would like to perform! for more info contact Dianna Shipman diannashipman@att.net Location: The Knights of Columbus Council 803 2616 Louisiana, Houston, Texas MAIN ROOM - NO SMOKING; ANCHOR ROOM - SMOKING COMING UP NEXT: (subject to change) April 10 Peggy Carter & Strings & Things May 22 Jed Marum Note: if you're interested in performing or know of anyone who is, let me know. Dianna Shipman diannashipman@att.net ************* CALENDAR PAGE details on all items listed below can be found on the webpage at: current month: http://home.att.net/~diannashipman/Calendar.htm for upcoming months: http://home.att.net/~diannashipman/Calendar2.htm THE COMING WEEK: 18 FRIDAY * PATIENCE (Gilbert & Sullivan) Rice University Light Opera Society 10 pm show 19 SATURDAY * Bayou City Arts Festival, Memorial Park, Houston (Revels Ensemble, EJ. Jones & Randy Wothke of 'The Rogues', The Hibernia Irish Step Dancers, and Pilar McKay Scottish dancer.) * Celtic Voyage, My Le Restaurant, Hwy 249 at Spring Cypress * HOUSE CONCERT hosted by Kim Knudsen for two acoustic guitarists, Erich Avinger and Michael Mandrell. * PATIENCE (Gilbert & Sullivan) Rice University Light Opera Society 10 pm show 20 SUNDAY * CELTIC CONCERT & ceilidh & Celtic Chorus Birthday Party (see article above) * Men of Houston Morris Dancers * Houston Folklore and Folk Music Society Pickin' Party * YOUTH ACTIVITIES: St. Andrews Youth Venturing Group * IRISH SESSION Brian O'Neill's Pub * BARN DANCE Oaks Presbyterian Church, 1576 Chantilly. * SHAPE NOTE SINGING : Moore's Music Hall University of Houston 21 MONDAY * ROYAL SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE SOCIETY Houston and District Branch LEAGUE CITY, TX: Class WOODLANDS: Class SUGAR LAND HOMESCHOOL CLASS * International Folk Dancing for beginners.HOUSTON INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCERS * "Early Irish Travel on the Galway Line: Transatlantic Triumph or Heroic Failure?" Lecture by Timothy Collins, Ahern Room University of St. Thomas 22 TUESDAY * ROYAL SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE SOCIETY Houston and District Branch Central Beginner Class contact Judi Hallenbeck 713-721-6743 judi@dancingcatsdesign.com * Celtic Chorus of Houston NO MEETING!! * Strings n' Things 23 WEDNESDAY * SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING AND MORE http://home.att.net/~diannashipman Easter Theme * Wednesday Night Music Circle, Oxford Hall, 1135 Oxford in the Heights March 24–26, 2005 PATIENCE (Gilbert & Sullivan) Rice University Light Opera Society Will Rice College Commons (Alice Rhoades is in the chorus!) 8:00 pm 24 THURSDAY * ROYAL SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE SOCIETY Houston and District Branch Central General Class * CELTIC MYSTERY WRITERS: BOOK SIGNING & MUSIC Edinburgh crime writer Allan Guthrie & Irish writer Ken Bruen 6:30 p.m. traditional Irish & Scottish fiddle music by McKenna Jordan Murder By The Book 2342 Bissonet, Houston, TX 77005 (713) 524-8597 / (888) 4-AGATHA order@murderbooks.com www.murderbooks.com ********************************************* HUGH MORRISON & FRIENDS: FAR AWAY FROM HOME (NEW CD) "friends" include Barbara Downie, Mike Snelling, Tom Jenkins, Don Gabbert, Gerard Bride, Neil DuFore, Sarah Morrison and Lizzy Snelling. Barbara Downie (fiddle) can be heard on tracks 1,2 4,5,7,11,13 and 14. The CD is excellent with a delightful variety of instrumental pieces and vocal selections, and includes Scottish and Irish tunes. Instruments include fiddle, drums, guitars, piano, whistles, bodhran, and of course the accordion! The track list: 1. Siege of Ennis; 2. Wild Mountain Thyme; 3. Highland Schottische; 4. The Blair Set; 5. Salmon Tails up the River; 6. Box & Bohran Set; 7. Canadian Barn Dance;8. The Hills o' Yarrows; 9. Far From Home Set; 10. The Irish Set; 11.Shandwick Bay;12. Foggy Dew; 13. Gaelic Waltz; 14. March/Jig/Reel with a total of 45 +minutes of fun music. The CD is now available online from CDBABY.com at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/hmorrison2 Or it can be ordered from Hugh direct by emailing hugh@hughmorrison.co.uk. ******** ST. PATRICK'S DAY From: "Melvyn Douglass" <meldouglass@yahoo.com> Posted To: <scottishcouncil@yahoogroups.com> St Patrick's Day articles from History News Network http://hnn.us/articles/10757.html * So Who Was St. Patrick? By Mike Cronin and Daryl Adair http://hnn.us/articles/615.html * Myths of St. Patrick's Day By Edward T. O'Donnell http://hnn.us/articles/623.html * St. Patrick's Day in Ireland By Mike Cronin http://hnn.us/articles/630.html ********** DIANNA'S MISCELLANY * HHGA: ENTERTAINMENT UPDATE: Main Stage: Ed Miller, Sarah Dinan, Trinity River Whalers, Tartanic, Gallus, The Churn Saturday evening concert: Bonnie Rideout Ceilidh Stage: confirmed so far: (but still waiting to hear from lots more!) Gilmer & Moore, Ed Miller, Contraband, Good Time Scotish Dancers, RSCDS *FOR THOSE COLLEGE STUDENTS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO SPEND THEIR FREE TIME: Whale hunting in Utah? http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1500532,00.html (sent in by Rebecca Roberts) * DARK CHOCOLATE MAY LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE Click here for more: http://my.webmd.com/content/article/102/106519.htm (submitted by Bud Norton) ********* COME JOIN US: Wednesdays, 7-10 pm SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING AND MORE website: http://home.att.net/~diannashipman NEW DANCERS WELCOME - Families welcome (children must be accompanied by parent / guardian). $5 for those 14 and over; $2.50 those under 14 ($15 maximum per family) - fourth consecutive Wednesday free. Location: Oddfellows Hall, 115 E. 14th St. (Heights), Houston, Texas (3rd building on left traveling east from Heights Blvd. - 2 story red brick - entrance recessed about 15 feet from street - dancing upstairs). LINKS ON WEBSITE with map & photo MAP: http://home.att.net/~diannashipman/MapOddfellows.gif PHOTO OF HALL: http://home.att.net/~diannashipman/OddfellowsHall.jpg *************************** Dianna Dianna L. Shipman diannashipman@att.net Scottish Country Dancing and More Houston, Texas web page: http://home.att.net/~diannashipman phone: 713-522-1212 ---- Back to Irish Aires Table of Contents To receive these postings via email, click HERE No Message is necessary.
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