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.

Sunday, April 16, 2006

Celtic Music in Texas

THIS WEEK'S BIG NAMES: Irish Harper Maire ni Chathasaigh: Dallas 4/18, Houston 4/19 Alasdair Fraser & Paul Machlis: Fort Worth 4/20 Note: These mailings assembled by unpaid volunteers in a sleep-deprivation experiment. All schedules subject to change or perhaps even error. Send listings, preferably in text-only format, to calendar@texcelt.org. The calendar covers Monday to Monday (under normal circumstances) and is mailed over the weekend (under normal circumstances). Submit your listings by Friday. Regular events are listed once a month. *********************** EVENTS IN CENTRAL TEXAS *********************** Thursday, April 20, 2006 Sarah Dinan Cactus Cafe Texas Union UT Austin Campus 24th & Guadalupe Austin, TX (512) 475-6515 8 PM $7 http://www.sarahdinan.com/ # Friday, April 21, 2006 Gilmer & Moore Brentwood Tavern 6701 Burnet Rd. Austin, TX 512-420-8118 6:30 - 9:30 PM outdoor stage, weather permitting http://gilmermoore.com/ ************************************************ EVENTS IN EAST TEXAS, MISSISSIPPI, AND LOUISIANA ************************************************ # Tuesday, April 18, 2006 Thistle & Harp: Celtic Heritage Society of East Texas Monthly meeting Oakland Heights Baptist Church 1607 Judson Rd Longview, TX 7 - 9 PM http://www.txcelt.com/ # Wendesday, April 19, 2006 Irish Harpist Maire Ni Chatasaigh: "The Irish Harp: its History, Repertoire and Role in Irish Society" Cullen Hall 4001 Mt. Vernon University of St. Thomas Houston, TX 7:30 PM The performance is free and open to the public. No RSVP required; no tickets sold or reserved; first come, first-served. Come hear award-winning Irish harpist Máire Ni Chatasaigh perform and provide insight into the history and role of the harp in Irish history! Máire will play examples of Irish harp music from four centuries and will discuss the changing role and repertoire of the harp in present-day Ireland. She is considered the most influential player of the instrument in modern times. Her visit to Houston is part of the Distinguished Irish Studies Cultural Series and is sponsored by Sally and Bill Slick and the Irish American Cultural Institute. For more information, contact Lori Gallagher, Director of the Center for Irish Studies, at 713-525-3592 or irishstudies@stthom.edu # Friday, April 21, 2006 Blaggards Brian O'Neill's Pub 5555 Morningside Dr. Houston, TX 713/522-2603 10 PM http://blaggards.com/ # Friday-Sunday, April 21-23, 2006 Trinity Scottish Festival (Part of General Sam Houston Folk Festival) Huntsville, TX http://www.shsu.edu/~smm_www/FolkFestN/ # Saturday, April 22, 2006 Celtaire String Band San Jacinto Memorial Event La Porte, TX Tony Kenny's Ireland Crighton Theatre Conroe, TX (936) 441-7469 # Saturday-Sunday, April 22-23, 2006 Kilgore Celtic Festival Kilgore Intermediate School Kilgore, TX Performers include Beyond The Pale, Knights of Alba, Trinity River Whalers, Capital City Highlanders Pipe Band, Michael Harrison, Matt Lewis, Scottish Country Dancers http://www.txcelt.com/ # Monday, April 24, 2006 Heather and Thistle Society meeting St. Thomas Episcopal School 4900 Jackwood Houston, TX 7:30 - 9:30 PM For information contact Paul Ross at 713/661-5240 http://heatherandthistle.org/index.html ********************************************** EVENTS IN NORTH TEXAS, OKLAHOMA, AND ARKANSAS ********************************************** # Tuesday, April 18, 2006 Irish harper Maire ni Chathasaigh Southern Methodist University campus Dallas, TX 7 PM 214-351-3890 $15 (students $10) (includes reception) Award-winning Irish harpist Maire Ni Chathasaigh will perform and provide insight into the history and role of the harp in Irish history. Maire will play examples of Irish harp music covering four centuries and will discuss the changing role and repertoire of the harp in present-day Ireland. She is considered the most influential player of the instrument in modern times. Presented by the Irish American Cultural Institute, DFW chapter # Thursday, April 20, 2006 Alasdair Fraser and Paul Machlis Bass Performance Hall 4th & Calhoun Fort Worth, TX 817-212-4325 http://alasdairfraser.com/ # Friday, April 21, 2006 High Plains Scottish Heritage Society meeting & potluck Fellowship Hall St. Luke's Presbyterian Church 3000 South Bell Street Amarillo, TX 7 PM # Saturday, April 22, 2006 Trinity River Whalers Tipperary Inn 5815 Live Oak Dallas, TX (214) 821-6500 8 PM - midnight http://www.trinityriverwhalers.com/ Irish TIMES Band fundraiser for the Traditional Irish Music Education Society Trinity Hall Irish Pub and Restaurant 5321 East Mockingbird Lane #250 Dallas, TX 214-887-3600 8 PM - midnight http://www.irishtradmusic.org/irishtimesband.htm Boru's Ghost Full Circle Books 50 Penn Place Oklahoma City, OK http://www.borusghost.com/ # Saturday-Sunday, April 22-23, 2006 Kilgore Celtic Festival Kilgore Intermediate School Kilgore, TX Performers include Beyond The Pale, Knights of Alba, Trinity River Whalers, Capital City Highlanders Pipe Band, Michael Harrison, Matt Lewis, Scottish Country Dancers http://www.txcelt.com/ # Sunday, April 23, 2006 Celtic Cheer Irish American Club of Tulsa meeting Knights of Columbus Hall 5226 E. 41st North (across from Mohawk Park Golf Course) Tulsa, OK 918/425-3233 2 - 6 PM ********************* EVENTS IN SOUTH TEXAS ********************* # Tuesday, April 18, 2006 Scottish Society of South Texas Upper Valley meeting First Presbyterian Church McAllen, TX 7 PM http://www.scotsrgv.com/ - Texas Celtic Music Network http://texcelt.org calendar@texcelt.org If you had this forwarded to you, sign on at http://texcelt.org/Subscribe.html BEWARE OF ATTACHMENTS CARRYING VIRUSES! 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