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Friday, May 05, 2006

Celtic Music In Texas

THIS WEEK'S BIG NAMES: Cherish the Ladies in Spring on May 13 (see East listings) Glengarry Bhoys in Dallas May 12 and at the Houston Highland Games May 13-14 TEXAS BANDS ON THE ROAD: Blaggards: College Station May 5, Austin May 6 Killdares: Austin May 6 Various bands at the Houston Highland Games May 12-14 Jed Marum in Louisiana May 12-13 COMING NEXT WEEK: A talk in Dallas by Seamus Heaney on May 16. Call 214/922-1220 for tickets & info. 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 *********************** # Friday, May 5, 2006 Blaggards O'Bannon's Taphouse 103 Boyett St. College Station, TX 979/846-9214 10 PM $2 Over 18 admission only http://blaggards.com/ # Saturday, May 6, 2006 Blaggards Fado 214 W 4th St. Austin, TX 512/457-0172 10 PM $3 http://blaggards.com/ The Killdares 1st Annual Texas Community Music Festival Central Market 4001 North Lamar Austin, TX 6 - 8 PM (festival runs 10:30 AM - 9 PM) free admission http://www.killdares.com/ http://tcmfest.org/ Celtaire String Band May Day Festival Seguin, TX http://www.celtaire.com # Sunday, May 7, 2006 Austin Celtic Association membership social Mother Egan's Irish Pub 715 West 6th Street Austin, TX 512-431-6290 noon - 3 PM It's the Tea Merchants' regular brunch performance! and some Board of Directors business will be conducted at 11:30 AM http://austincelts.org/ Celtic Song Session Things Celtic 1806 W. 35th Street (just east of Mopac, on the north side of the street) Austin, TX 512-472-CELT 2:30 - 5 PM The space is outdoors but sheltered (though sometimes we can sing inside). Please bring a folding chair as seating is limited. Also, bring some water or a non-alcoholic beverage to wet your whistle. Please kindly observe the no-smoking policy for the benefit of the singers. Everyone who comes will have a chance to sing. Any song that is Irish, Scottish, or otherwise Celtic will do. Songs tend to be solo round-robin, but singalongs are great too. A cappella singing is preferred in the Irish tradition. Just bring your voice. You may also bring a guitar or other instrument if you prefer to accompany yourself. # Tuesday, May 9, 2006 Scottish Society of San Antonio Monthly board meeting Covenant Presbyterian Church Roleta Drive San Antonio, TX 7 PM http://www.scottishsociety-sa.org/ # Wednesday, May 10, 2006 Austin Celtic Association membership meeting on May 7 this month # Sunday, May 14, 2006 Craobh Thir na gCnoc (Gaelic League of Austin) meeting Mother Egan's Irish Pub 715 West 6th Street Austin, TX 512-431-6290 3 - 4 PM http://www.austingaelicleague.com/ ************************************************ EVENTS IN EAST TEXAS, MISSISSIPPI, AND LOUISIANA ************************************************ # Friday, May 5, 2006 Blaggards O'Bannon's Taphouse 103 Boyett St. College Station, TX 979/846-9214 10 PM $2 Over 18 admission only http://blaggards.com/ # Saturday, May 6, 2006 Beyond the Pale Crossroads Coffeehouse 216 N. Main Winnsboro, TX 903-342-1854 7:30 PM (doors open at 6:30) $8 http://www.beyond-the-pale.com/ # Wednesday, May 10, 2006 Emily and the Occasional Musicians McGonigel's Mucky Duck Pub 2425 Norfolk Houston, TX 713/528-5999 7 - 9 PM Session starts at 9 PM # Friday-Sunday, May 12-14, 2006 Houston Highland Games & Celtic Festival Houston Farm & Ranch Club Bear Creek Park 1 Abercrombie St. (off Highway 6, between I-10 and Clay Road) Houston, TX Performers include Glengarry Bhoys, Ed Miller, NeedFire, Sarah Dinan, and Tartanic # Friday, May 12, 2006 Blaggards Molly's Pub 901 N Loop 336 West Conroe, TX 936/441-6167 10 PM http://blaggards.com/ Jed Marum Noble Savage Tavern 417 Texas St. Shreveport, LA 318/221-1781 http://www.jedmarum.com/ # Saturday, May 13, 2006 Cherish the Ladies The Centrum 6823 Cypresswood Dr. Spring, TX 281-440-4850 8 PM $30 - $60 http://www.cherishtheladies.com/ http://www.cypresscreekface.org/ Blaggards Molly Maguire's 15945 Kuykendahl Road Houston, TX 281/580-6167 10 PM http://blaggards.com/ Jed Marum Finnegan's Wake Pub 812 3rd St. Alexandria, LA 318/619-9622 http://www.jedmarum.com/ ********************************************** EVENTS IN NORTH TEXAS, OKLAHOMA, AND ARKANSAS ********************************************** # Friday, May 5, 2006 Jed Marum Trinity Hall Irish Pub and Restaurant 5321 East Mockingbird Lane #250 Dallas, TX 214-887-3600 http://www.jedmarum.com/ Alasdair Fraser and Muriel Johnstone Don Reynolds Hall Beatrice Powell Drive Southeast Corner of the campus of University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR 501-602-5508 7:30 PM $20 http://alasdairfraser.com/ http://www.scotscores.com/aboutmuriel.html # Saturday, May 6, 2006 Beyond the Pale Crossroads Coffeehouse 216 N. Main Winnsboro, TX 903-342-1854 7:30 PM (doors open at 6:30) $8 http://www.beyond-the-pale.com/ Trinity River Whalers MacHenry's 7618 Camp Bowie Blvd W. Fort Worth, TX 817-377-0202 9 PM http://www.trinityriverwhalers.com/ Spriggan Tipperary Inn 5815 Live Oak Dallas, TX (214) 821-6500 8 PM http://www.spriggan.org/ Arkansas Country Dance Society workshop & ball Workshop: Fellowship Hall, Park Hill Presbyterian Church Ball: Albert Pike Scottish Rite Temple Little Rock, AR Workshop teacher: Jeff Corrigan of Williamsburg, VA Ball Musicians: Alasdair Fraser and Muriel Johnstone For information contact Judy Robertson at jrobertiii@hotmail.com or Patricia Pennington at pahpennington@yahoo.com http://www.arkansascountrydance.org/ Irish Rogues Trinity Hall Irish Pub and Restaurant 5321 East Mockingbird Lane #250 Dallas, TX 214-887-3600 9 PM http://www.irishrogues.com/ Open Tune Session Trinity Hall Irish Pub and Restaurant 5321 East Mockingbird Lane #250 Dallas, TX 214-887-3600 3 - 6 PM Contact Ken Fleming at ken.fleming@comcast.net for information. http://www.trad-music.com/opensession.htm # Sunday, May 7, 2006 Behan Family Revue Starlight Performing Arts Theatre 201 South Ector Dr. Euless, TX 817-508-9101 2 PM http://www.behanmusic.com/ Celtic Heritage Festival fundraiser Lightcatcher Winery 6925 Confederate Park Road Fort Worth, TX 4 - 8 PM (doors open at 3 PM) $10 donation at the door (children 12 and under free) admission includes one free raffle ticket 4 PM: McTeggart Irish Dancers 5 PM: Michael Harrison 6 PM: Sarah Dinan 7 PM: Beyond the Pale http://www.celticheritagefestival.org/ Jenny Glass Trinity Hall Irish Pub and Restaurant 5321 East Mockingbird Lane #250 Dallas, TX 214-887-3600 noon - 2 PM http://www.texasharp.com/ # Thursday, May 11, 2006 The Killdares 8.0 Restaurant & Bar Sundance Square 111 East 3rd Street Fort Worth, TX 817-336-0880 10:30 PM http://killdares.com/ United Scottish Clans of Oklahoma monthly board meeting Church of the Savior 5600 NW 63rd Oklahoma City, OK 7 PM http://www.uscoscots.org/ # Friday, May 12, 2006 Glengarry Bhoys Poor David's Pub 1313 South Lamar St. Dallas, TX (214) 565-1295 http://www.glengarrybhoys.com/ The Killdares The Iron Horse Pub 615 8th St. Wichita Falls, TX 940/767-9488 10:30 PM http://killdares.com/ Michael Harrison Trinity Hall Irish Pub and Restaurant 5321 East Mockingbird Lane #250 Dallas, TX 214-887-3600 http://www.michaelwharrison.com/ # Friday-Sunday, May 12-14, 2006 Red McWilliams Oklahoma Renaissance Faire The Castle of Muskogee 3400 Fern Mountain Rd. Muskogee, OK http://home.flash.net/~celtsong/ # Saturday, May 13, 2006 Boru's Ghost Tipperary Inn 5815 Live Oak Dallas, TX (214) 821-6500 8 PM http://www.borusghost.com/ Ceili Move Studio corner of Preston & Campbell Rd. 17062 Preston Road, Suite 108 Dallas, TX 7:15 - 9:30 PM Sponsored by the Southwest Celtic Music Association. Dances called by Michael & Susan Harrison. Music played by Mimi Rogers & friends. $5 for SCMA members, $7 for non-members, free for children ages 12 and below. Dancers must be age 13 or older to participate. Younger children may attend with their families, accompanied off the dance floor by an adult throughout the evening. Liquid refreshments (non-alcoholic) will be provided. For questions contact IrishDance@dragonseye.com http://ceili.dragonseye.com/ # Sunday, May 14, 2006 Jenny Glass Weston Gardens Fort Worth, TX 1:30 – 3 PM http://www.texasharp.com/ ********************* EVENTS IN SOUTH TEXAS ********************* # Saturday, May 6, 2006 Celtaire String Band May Day Festival Seguin, TX http://www.celtaire.com/ # Tuesday, May 9, 2006 Scottish Society of San Antonio Monthly board meeting Covenant Presbyterian Church Roleta Drive San Antonio, TX 7 PM http://www.scottishsociety-sa.org/ - 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! THIS LIST DOES NOT SEND ATTACHMENTS!
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