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Sunday, September 24, 2006

Celtic Music in Texas

BANDS ON THE ROAD: Blaggards in College Station 9/29 Smithfield Fair in Jackson, MS, 9/30 COMING NEXT WEEK Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas at the Cactus Cafe in Austin, 10/4 ANNOUNCEMENT: Congratulations to Austin's Silver Thistle Pipes and Drums won the Grade 3 Band contest at the Oklahoma Scottish Festival in Tulsa this past week! 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 (like this time). *********************** EVENTS IN CENTRAL TEXAS *********************** # Wednesday, September 27, 2006 Gaelic Storm Paramount Theater Austin, TX http://www.gaelicstorm.com/ # Friday, September 29, 2006 Blaggards Pirate Party O'Bannon's Taphouse 103 Boyett St. College Station, TX 979/846-9214 10 PM http://blaggards.com/ # Sunday, October 1, 2006 Ceili (learn Irish social dancing!) Mother Egan's Irish Pub 715 West 6th Street Austin, TX 512-431-6290 noon - 2 PM fundraiser for the Irish Dance Center Booster Club Music by the Tea Merchants; followed by Tea Merchants performance 2 - 5 PM http://www.reelsnjigs.com/ 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. Check out the website to be added to the session mailing list. http://www.austinsongsession.com/ ************************************************ EVENTS IN EAST TEXAS, MISSISSIPPI, AND LOUISIANA ************************************************ # Monday, September 25, 2006 Betty Peters and the Celtaire String Band presented by the Heather and Thistle Society Murray Student Center Auditorium St. Thomas Episcopal School 4900 Jackwood Houston, TX 7:30 - 9:30 PM http://heatherandthistle.org/index.html # Tuesday, September 26, 2006 Irish American Heritage Association meeting Harris County MUD Building off the intersection of Cimmaron Parkway at Hidden Canyon Road Katy, TX 7:30 - 9:15 PM For more information contact Pat McMahon at 713-271-0784. http://www.texirish.com/ # Wednesday, September 27, 2006 Constant Billy Mojo Risin' 600 Shepherd Dr. at Eigel (just south of I-10) Houston, TX (713) 426-1505 8 - 10 PM $5 http://www.constantbilly.com/ # Friday, September 29, 2006 Blaggards Pirate Party O'Bannon's Taphouse 103 Boyett St. College Station, TX 979/846-9214 10 PM http://blaggards.com/ # Saturday, September 30, 2006 Smithfield Fair Fenian's Pub 901 East Fortification Street corner of Fortification and Jefferson Jackson, MS (601) 948-0055 # Sunday, October 1, 2006 Smithfield Fair Baton Rouge International Heritage Baton Rouge, LA ********************************************** EVENTS IN NORTH TEXAS, OKLAHOMA, AND ARKANSAS ********************************************** # Monday, September 25, 2006 Traditional Irish session Sesame's Restaurant 3 Rahling Cir. Little Rock, AR 7 PM Musicians, dancers, and listeners of all ages and skill levels are welcome. Sponsored by the Arkansas Celtic Music Society. Contact Weesa Boyd at 501/602-5508 for information. # Saturday, September 30, 2006 Trinity River Whalers Half Way to St. Patty's Day Tipperary Inn 5815 Live Oak Dallas, TX (214) 821-6500 8 PM - midnight http://www.trinityriverwhalers.com/ Celtic Crossroads Harvest Homecoming fest Log Cabin Village 2100 Log Cabin Village Lane on University across from the Zoo Ft. Worth, TX 817-926-5881 1 - 4 PM Traditional Irish session Last Chance Lakeside Cafe 408 Ponce de Leon Dr. Hot Springs Village, AR 6:30 PM Musicians, dancers, and listeners of all ages and skill levels are welcome. Sponsored by the Arkansas Celtic Music Society. Contact Weesa Boyd at 501/602-5508 for information. # Saturday & Sunday, September 30 & October 1, 2006 Tulsa Gaelic Language and Music Weekend John Rogers Hall University of Tulsa campus 3120 E. 4th Place Tulsa, OK Saturday: 9 AM - 6 PM parallel Scottish Gaelic language and music/dance tracks 7:30 PM Ceilidh fees for various sessions range from $10 to $30 Sunday: 10 AM - 4 PM Intensive Scottish Gaelic Language Workshop with Muriel Fisher Open to students of all levels, but material will be focused on intermediate and advanced students. Fee $50 (includes lunch and class handouts) co-sponsored by the Tulsa Gaelic Studies Group and the University of Tulsa Languages department. http://www.owcpress.com/gaelic # Sunday, October 1, 2006 Jenny Glass Trinity Hall Irish Pub and Restaurant 5321 East Mockingbird Lane #250 Dallas, TX 214-887-3600 noon - 2 PM *********************************** EVENTS IN WEST TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO *********************************** # Monday-Sunday, October 2-8, 2006 The Romance of Erin Lab Theatre 18th Street between Flint and Boston Avenues Lubbock, TX 8 PM (2 PM Sunday) $10 Tickets can be ordered at (806) 742-3903 Presented by the Texas Tech University Theatre Department - 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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