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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.
Saturday, July 16, 2005
Current Events
Irish Current Events in the Houston Area
What's New?
07/21/05 – Celtic Chorus Meetings Move To Thursday Nights
10/11/05 – Andy Stewart & Gerry O’Beirne at the Mucky Duck
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Community Annoucements:
:: Irish Aires Has A Brand New Blog!! (actually we have two!)
http://irishairescurrentevents.blogspot.com/2005/01/irish-aires-has-brand-new-blog.html
:: Michael Davitt, Irish performer & AOH activist, is continuing
to undergo treatment for cancer. Reports are that he is doing well.
:: George Morrissey passed away 07/08/05
George had been very active in the Ancient Order of Hibernians in
Houston and at the State of Texas level. He was a founding
member of the Texas Irish Association. George was instrumental
in the passing of a McBride Principles Bill in the state of
Texas.
On Monday, July 11, 2005, there will be a family & friends
visitation at the Froberg Funeral Home (281 331-3194; 115 N Hill
St, Alvin, TX 77511) from NOON until 9PM. At 7:PM a rosary will
be recited.
On Tuesday, July 12, 2005 at 10:00AM, a mass will be celebrated
in George's memory at Mary Queen Catholic Church (281 482-1391;
281 482-4886; 606 Cedarwood Dr, Friendswood, TX 77546).
George's family can be reached at 281-482-0633.
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Other Irish Celtic Calendars for the Houston Area:
Scottish Country Dancing & More:
http://home.att.net/~diannashipman/Calendar.htm
Houston Irish Development Assoc:
http://www.houstonirish.org/calendar/calendar.shtml
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07/21/05 - Celtic Chorus Meetings Will Be On Thursdays Instead Of
Tuesdays! There will be No Celtic Concert & Ceilidh This Month!
Celtic Chorus - Thursday, July 21
Knights Of Columbus, Council 803
2616 Louisiana, Houston, Texas
Celtic Chorus - Thursday, July 28
Knights Of Columbus, Council 803
2616 Louisiana, Houston, Texas
This change in time was due to scheduling changes by the Knights of
Columbus which we only found out about today :-)
Dianna
Dianna Shipman
Vice President
Celtic Chorus of Houston
website:
http://home.att.net/~ceilidhmusic/chorus/CelticChorus.html
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07/23/05 - Celtic Voyage
Bayview Duck
8.00 PM.
located on Highway 146
two miles south of the Kemah Bridge
in Baycliff
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07/23/05 - Sat - St. Looney (3 Piece)
Stag's Head Pub, 10pm
Houston, TX
2128 Portsmouth St.
Houston, Texas 77098
713.533.1199
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07/30/05 - Melody's Traditional Music and Friends Present:
Dulcimers 4 Dawgs
A sweetsong musical fundraiser benefiting three dog rescue groups in the Houston area:
Golden Beginnings Golden Retriever Rescue,
Afghan Hound Rescue of Greater Houston, and
Pals for Pooches!
Join us for hours of great
dulcimer music, volunteered by Suzanne Campling,
Mary Radspinner, the North Harris County Dulcimer Society,
Peggy Carter, Kay Martin, St. Brigid's Flame, Fair and Forty and
more!
Location:
Melody's Traditional Music
9410 FM 1960 W
Houston, TX 77070
281-890-4500
3 PM - 9 PM
Contacts:
Suzanne Campling
281-259-5029
scampling@direcway.com
Mary Radspinner
281-890-4500
gentryroad@hotmail.com
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08/26/05 - Sat - Blaggards: Brian O'Neill's, 10pm
5555 Morningside, Houston, TX 77005, 713.522.2603
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09/07/05 - Wed - Old Blind Dogs at the Mucky Duck, 8pm, $15
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09/12/05 - Monday, St. Paddy's Irish Open - Quail Valley Country
Club
The Irish Society supports the annual Houston St. Patrick's
Parade, in which we march every year. This golf tournament benefits
the Houston St. Patrick's Parade Commission.
The annual St. Paddy's Irish Open at the Quail Valley Country
Club will take place on Monday, September 12. Starts at 11 AM with a
shotgun start.
Cost is $125 per person and $500 per foursome, which includes
lunch, dinner, and green fees. You or your company can sponsor a hole
for $100. For information, call Sean Kearns at 832-978-4192 or Email
Irishmkk@aol.com
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10/06/05 - 5th Annual Irish Society Gala will be held on
Thursday, October 6, 2005 at the Houstonian, 111 North Post Oak Lane.
The Gala honors Dr. Joseph McFadden and his wife, Norma McFadden.
Dr. McFadden is a former president of UST, a professor of Irish and
American History at UST, a former president of The Irish Society,
and a member of the Center for Irish Studies Advisory Board and The
Irish Society Board of Directors. Norma is a Friend of the Center for
Irish Studies and a loyal supporter of UST and a member of The Irish
Society.
Ginny and Dennis Malloy will chair this event. For information
call Lori Gallagher at 713-525-3592 or Email dmalloy@malloys.com
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10/11/05 – Andy Stewart & Gerry O’Beirne at the Mucky Duck 8PM $11
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ON GOING Events:
Wednesday Nights at 8ish PM. The Mucky Duck continues a twenty-
five year tradition, hosting Houston's Irish Session. The Mucky Duck
incarnation of the Session, if for no other reason than the
frequent participation of younger musicians, gives a very real
sense of tradition passed on and history handed down. The most
visible Celtic-influenced traditional bands around Houston --
make participating in the Session a regular, energy-charging part of
their regular routine.
What is celebrated is the whole of Celtic culture, and a musical
tradition that, over the centuries, has become as much American
roots music as bottleneck guitar. The drums of western Africa are
what gave American music its rhythm; more often than not, though,
the melody is Celtic. The popularity of Celtic folk music is
either a testament to the timeless appeal of these sometimes haunting,
sometimes hilarious, sometimes jig-inspiring tunes, or perhaps an
argument in favor of the nebulous theory of racial memory.
Celtic blood-ties real, suspected and imagined have given many
the impetus to learn the folk-arts of the ancient tribes; that's just
one reason why the Wednesday night Session at the Mucky Duck is
as much a school and tribal gathering as a musical event. This is a
great way to explore Irish music and tradition.
Music starts at 8pm, and there is no cover charge.2425 Norfolk
Houston, TX 77098 713.528.5999 Phone
Be sure to check our calendar in case we have booked a special
show that might preempt our regular Irish Session
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Ar mhaith leat Gaeilge a labhairt?
Would you like to speak Irish?
Beginning Irish Conversation
Brian O'Neill's
5555 Morningside
(Rice Village, near the intersection of University and Morning
side) Brian O'Neill's Restaurant and Irish Pub: brianoneills.com
If you are interested in learning a little Irish then come join
us at Brian Ó Neill's on Wednesday evenings at 7:00 P.M.
This Irish class is tailored to the beginning student who has had
no prior exposure to Irish. You will learn basic conversational
greetings, helpful phrases, informative tips for traveling
through the Gaeltacht such as common signage, asking directions and
most important of all how to pronounce those mystical Irish words.
Pocket phrase books do the tourist no good unless they know how
to pronounce what they are reading! This course provides the
beginning student with phonetically spelled out Irish words, something
most beginning tape and book courses fail to offer.
If you have any questions please contact Tim Theisen (tyson) at
Jeaniebotl@aol.com or phone me at (713) 263-9691
If you are interested please come join us on Wednesday evenings
at 7:00 P.M.
There is a $5.00 donation to cover cost of the handouts.
Labhraímis Gaeilge is linne í !
Speaking Irish is cool!
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Learn Irish Gaelic! (Katy Class)
SATURDAY - Beginning Conversational Irish (and every Saturday for
the next few months) Katy, TX 10 AM - Noon Self-Study Group
Using Interactive CDs, Books, Tapes, and other materials for
spoken and written Irish.
Class moderated by an advanced American student of the language.
$7 per class to cover costs.
$5 for Irish American Heritage Association members.
Call Pat McMahon at 713-271-0784 for location and directions, or
e-mail patpmcmahon@aol.com location: The Carriage Inn, 1400 Katy-
Flewellen Road in the Computer Room
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Wednesdays, 7-10 pm
SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING AND MORE
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
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Houston Highland Games Association has regular meetings at the
Holiday Inn SW-Sugarland (11160 SW Frwy. Houston, TX 77031-3698
281-5301400) on the first Thursday of each month. We gather in
the
lounge around 6:30 or so and prime the pump for the 7:30
meetings.
They usually last for about an hour and a half. More fellowship
follows the meeting.
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The Irish American Heritage Association of Katy, Texas. We meet
the fourth Tuesday of each month at 7:30pm at the Municipal Utility
District Building on Cimmaron Pkwy at Hidden Canyon Rd (just west of S
Mason Rd) in Katy, Texas to enjoy speakers, performances, and
presentations on Ireland and the Irish. We also publish a monthly
newsletter,
The Irish Heritage News.
For more information or directions, please call:
Phil Connelly . . . . 281-492-8780
Mike Long . . . . . . 281-395-3038
Dennis Donlan . . . 281-392-0894
OR
E-mail us at:
info@texirish.com
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Session on Sundays Irish Session
Brian O'Neill's Pub
4:30-7:00 p.m.
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CELTIC CHORUS OF HOUSTON
Do you like to hum or sing along with the music played on Irish
Aires or The Three Irish Tenors? Then join us every Thursday
night at KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS, COUNCIL 803 Officers (elected June 11, 2002):
We will join together in a sing-a-long session and then later those
who wish to learn four part music may stay and learn choral music of
Ireland, Scotland and Wales. If you need more information contact
Richard McGinty 713-943-9600 or e-mail r.e.hourich@excite.com
The mission statement reads in part: "to provide a community
meeting place for those interested in the Celtic heritages." The
first half of the evening focuses on singalong songs and the
second half on choral arrangements. The singalong songs: Will
You Go Lassie Go The Minstrel Boy Sally Gardens Molly Malone (In
Dublin's Fair City) Finnegan's Wake The Foggy Dew Black Velvet
Band Mcnamara's Band Danny Boy When Irish Eyes Are Smiling The
Unicorn Song I'm Lookin' Over A Four Leaf Clover Whiskey In The
Jar The Wild Rover The Bard Of Armagh Choral Arrangements:
Danny Boy The Minstrel Boy An Irish Blessing My Wild Irish Rose
Summer Break - No Meetings July 2 Thru Aug 6 - Chorus Resumes
Meeting Aug. 13, 2002
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Event: Irish Jam Session/Open Mic. Night
Place: The Beverly Pub, 6325A Beverly Hill (one block south of
Richmond, between Hillcroft and Fairview)
Every Wednesday Time: 8:30 - Midnight
More Info: 713-334-3474 or
http://www.beverlypub.net
Join host every Wednesday at the Beverly Pub for an Irish Jam
Session and Open Mic. Night. All performers, professional or
amateur, are welcome to join in or take the mic. for a few songs
in a supportive, fun atmosphere, or just drop by for a pint and
listen or sing along. Host Patrick "Paddy" Devlin of "On the
Dole" fame and frequent guests jam on everything from Irish to blues to Elvis.
The Beverly Pub is a cool place to find good music, good friends,
great drink specials and most of all, it's fun atmosphere. It is
relaxing and friendly, and the jolly good lads 'n lasses who make
up the waitstaff offer good food and an impressive collection of
draught & bottled beer and fine spirits.
Need more information? Give us a call at 713- 334-3474.
(The Beverly won the Guinness trophy in the downtown St.
Patrick's day parade. It is a nice cut glass trophy. Jay)
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Celtic Voyage regularly plays at the Bayview Duck (just two miles
south of the Kemah bridge on Hwy 146) on Sat night at 8pm. So
bring your voices and your good cheer and join in for another song
filled night. 3131 HWY 146, Bacliff, TX 77518, 281/339-3510
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"One hundred thousand welcomes!" This age-old Gaelic greeting is
a timeless expression of Scottish hospitality and goodwill. We
can't think of a better way to welcome you than to invite you to
Houston's Heather and Thistle Society (H&T). The Heather and
Thistle Society was founded in 1953 by Scots living in Houston
who wished to "cultivate an interest in and fond recollections of
Scotland, its history and traditions, its literature and ideals,
its minstrelsy and song, its customs and amusements; and to
provide opportunities for good fellowship and social contact
through typically Scottish functions, so that the blessing of our
Scottishculture may never die in our new homeland". The Heather
and Thistle Society meets 10 times a year, September through
June. Programs include "ceilidhs", lively lectures, slide shows and
movies about Scotland. We are an organization that promotes our Scottish heritage in various ways.
Membership in the Heather and Thistle Society is open to all with
an interest in Scottish Heritage and Culture. Annual Dues are
$10.00 for an individual and $15.00 for a family.
H&T meets the fourth (4th) Monday of each month, September thru
June, at 7:30 P.M. Current meeting location: Auditorium of
St.Thomas Episcopal School, 4900 Jackwood, Houston, TX 77096
http://www.stes.org/contact.htm
As of 25 March, 2002, current officers are:
Walter May, Chieftain - 281-493-0016 - waltmaySFA@aol.com
Becci Himes, Sub-Chieftain - 281-498-5746 - bhimes@houston.rr.com
Aaron Buchanan, Sgt-at-Arms - 281-376-9749 -
aaron.buchanan@dal.frb.org
Brenda Barton, Secretary - 713-450-4042
Robert Moore, Treasurer - 713-774-0314
Past-Chieftains Committee:
Wayne C. Barton (Chieftain 2001-02) - 713- 450-4042 -
wcbarton@swbell.net
Edgar W. Biddle (Chieftain 1999-01) - 281- 807-7892 -
edbid@yahoo.com
Paul E. Ross (Chieftain 1996-97) - 713-661- 5240 -
threeoaks@earthlink.net
David N. McLane (Chieftain 1991-92) - 281- 807-7892
W. Alex Munroe (Chieftain 1990-91) - 713-686- 2976
http://www.heatherandthistle.org/
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Royal Scottish Country Dance Society Dancing
General Class Mondays - 7:30-9:30 p.m In progress Classical Arts
Dance Studio, 530 N Illinois, League City - Contact Moon Weiss,
713-465-9650, mland121@aol.com
Basic Class Tuesdays - 7:30-9:30 p.m. In progress DewAnn Cotten
Dance Studio, 9423 Glenfield Court (By S. Braeswood/Hillcroft)
South West Houston For info: Carol Palmer, 713-776-8531,
carolhpalmer@hotmail.com
General Class Thursdays - 7:30-9:30 p.m In progress DewAnn Cotten
Dance Studio, 9423 Glenfield Court (By S. Braeswood/Hillcroft),
South West Houston Teacher: Bill Zobel, For info: Carol Palmer,
713-776-8531, carolhpalmer@hotmail.com
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Stepdancing & Ceili classes
O'Maoileidigh School of Irish Dance
Houston, TX
Sundays starting at 9:30 AM
For more information contact newmembers@omaoileidigh.com
http://www.omaoileidigh.com/
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Step Dancing Lessons
Stepdancing Lessons
McTeggart Irish Dancers
The Woodlands, Texas
More info@
http://www.irishdancehouston.com
936-321-6583
*With over 60 dancers and 21 Championship dancers McTeggart Irish
Dancers of South Texas have a lot to be proud of.
*Last year they had 6 dancers travel to Killarney Ireland for the
World's Championship in Irish Dancing. These dancers faced up to
150 of the world's top dancers in their age groups. Two of the
dancers did very well: Zane Glotzbach placed 24th and was 5th out
of all the U.S. competitors and Annelise Rubbo placed 33rd
overall.
*Last year they had 21 dancers travel to Norfolk, Virginia for
the Southern Region Championships, also known as "Oireachtas". Most
of these dancers placed high in their age groups, with 3 receiving
first place: Annelise Rubbo, Zane Glotzbach and Shannon Powell.
From this competition a dancer qualifies for the World's
Championship and Annelise Rubbo, Jaclyn Rubbo and
Zane Glotzbach achieved this accomplishment.
*Another well-known International competition is the All-
Irelands.
Later in January 2004, Annelise Rubbo and Jenna Pace will be
traveling to Ennis, Ireland to compete.
*Also in 2004 several dancers are heading to Philadelphia for the
North American Nationals Competition, held each July. In
addition,
McTeggart Irish Dancers of South Texas hopes to have over 25
dancers travel to North Carolina for the next Southern Region
Championship.
*A new beginner class started Sunday, Jan. 11.For information on
classes or performances, go to http://www.irishdancehouston.com
or call 936-321-6583.