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Thursday, September 28, 2006

Scottish Country Dancing & More

SEPTEMBER 27, 2006 SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING AND MORE! WEEKLY EMAIL NEWSLETTER IN THIS ISSUE: SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING AND MORE (SCDM) DOUG YOUNG IN CONCERT TEXAS RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL: THEMED WEEKENDS IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCASTS CELTS DESCENDED FROM SPANISH FISHERMEN CALENDAR PAGE SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING AND MORE: TONIGHT: WELCOME to NEW DANCERS: · CAROL McGREGOR (guest of Jack Foster) · FRANCESCA MARQUIS (click for her website) · WELCOME BACK to GENE SHAVER (2nd visit) We had a great time last Saturday at the IRISH AMERICAN HERITAGE ASSOCIATION CELEBRATION; a thank you to HUGH MORRISON for providing wonderful music! TONIGHT WE DANCED: · A Helping Hand · Hospitality Circle · St. Andrew's Fair (H) · Bridge of Athlone · Espie McNab · Davy Nick Nack (H) · Buttered Beans · Culla Bay (2x) (H) · Angus Reel · Lamb Skinnet (H) · Circle Waltz · West's Hornpipe (H) Next week will include Houston ball dances (H) COME DANCE WITH US! WEDNESDAYS SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCINGAND MORE 7-10 pm NEW DANCERS WELCOMEFamilies welcome (children must be accompanied by parent/guardian)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-dancing upstairs) MAPPHOTO OF HALL Cost: $5 for those 14 and over; $2.50 those under 14 ($15 maximum per family) fourth consecutive Wednesday free MEMBER NEWS: GROUP OUTING to hear DOUG YOUNG Saturday Oct. 7 - details below (being organized by Lisa Smith) GROUP OUTING(S) to RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL (details below) being organized by Carolyn Maddox TOUR OF SCOTLAND June 4-13, 2007 - for information: Carol Young DOUG YOUNG & FAMILY (Doug is Ed & Carol Young's son) will be visiting us next week, including 2 year old Carter. CAROLYN MADDOX: addition otter photos: View Wallisville 2006-09-27 THIS WEEK'S FEATURED DANCER: GEORGE & RISA KEILLER * MEET OUR DANCERS! * THIS WEEK'S FEATURED MUSICIAN: Cor Gaeilge (The Gaelic Chorus of Texas) CHRISTMAS CHRISTMAS PARTY DECEMBER 16, 2006ST. ANDREW'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH (HEIGHTS) - UPSTAIRS IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN PERFORMANCES DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON, LET ME KNOW. ALSO, IF YOU KNOW OF ANY LOCATIONS (examples: retirement homes, nursing homes, charitable organizations) LOOKING FOR PERFORMERS, LET ME KNOW. Dianna L. Shipman DOUG YOUNG IN CONCERT Thursday Oct 5th 7:30 pm HCC Town & Country Performing Arts Center theater 2 (Area Map) JAZZ GREATS ART LANDE, PAUL MCCANDLESS, & KHABU DOUG YOUNGPianist Art Lande; reed player Paul McCandless & guitarist Khabu Doug Young Friday and Saturday October 6th & 7th, 2006 Cezanne’s, 4100 Montrose; 9pm.JAZZ GREATS ART LANDE, PAUL MCCANDLESS, & KHABU DOUG YOUNGPianist Art Lande; reed player Paul McCandless & guitarist Khabu Doug Young Note: Khabu Doug Young, (son of SCDM dancers Ed & Carol Young), graduate of HSPVA, has played & taught the jazz guitar all over the world, is one of the founding members of the newest Creative Music Workshop of New York, & has performed on numerous cd’s with The Russian Dragon Band, Primal Mates, OK/OK, & others. TEXAS RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL: THEMED WEEKENDS Phone: 281-356-2178 1-800-458-3435 November 4th & 5th: Highland Fling November 18th & 19th: Celtic Christmas Ticket Information Directions & Map IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCASTS LATEST IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST SHOWS NEW BANDS with MP3 DOWNLOADS CELTIC MUSIC CD REVIEWS & ARTICLES CELTS DESCENDED FROM SPANISH FISHERMEN Celts descended from Spanish fishermen, study finds --By Guy AdamsDon't tell the locals, but the hordes of British holidaymakers who visited Spain this summer were, in fact, returning to their ancestral home. A team from Oxford University has discovered that the Celts, Britain's indigenous people, are descended from a tribe of Iberian fishermen who crossed the Bay of Biscay 6,000 years ago. DNA analysis reveals they have an almost identical genetic "fingerprint" to the inhabitants of coastal regions of Spain, whose own ancestors migrated north between 4,000 and 5,000BC. The discovery, by Bryan Sykes, professor of human genetics at Oxford University, will herald a change in scientific understanding of Britishness. People of Celtic ancestry were thought to have descended from tribes of central Europe. Professor Sykes, who is soon to publish the first DNA map of the British Isles, said: "About 6,000 years ago Iberians developed ocean-going boats that enabled them to push up the Channel. Before they arrived, there were some human inhabitants of Britain but only a few thousand in number. These people were later subsumed into a larger Celtic tribe... The majority of people in the British Isles are actually descended from the Spanish." Professor Sykes spent five years taking DNA samples from 10,000 volunteers in Britain and Ireland, in an effort to produce a map of our genetic roots. Research on their "Y" chromosome, which subjects inherit from their fathers, revealed that all but a tiny percentage of the volunteers were originally descended from one of six clans who arrived in the UK in several waves of immigration prior to the Norman conquest. The most common genetic fingerprint belongs to the Celtic clan, which Professor Sykes has called "Oisin". After that, the next most widespread originally belonged to tribes of Danish and Norse Vikings. Small numbers of today's Britons are also descended from north African, Middle Eastern and Roman clans. These DNA "fingerprints" have enabled Professor Sykes to create the first genetic maps of the British Isles, which are analysed in Blood of the Isles, a book published this week. The maps show that Celts are most dominant in areas of Ireland, Scotland and Wales. But, contrary to popular myth, the Celtic clan is also strongly represented elsewhere in the British Isles.http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article1621766.ece CALENDAR PAGEdetails on all items listed below can be found on the webpage at:CURRENT MONTHUPCOMING MONTHS THE COMING WEEK: 28 THURSDAY Celtic Chorus of HoustonChurchill Room, Black Labrador Pub (Montrose near Richmond)7:00-9:00 pm 29 FRIDAY Friday, September 29 through Saturday October 14, 20067:30 pm Fridays, Sept 29, Oct 6,13 2:00 pm Saturdays Sept 30, Oct 147:30 pm Saturdays. Sept 30 and Oct 7Tickets: Adults $12/ Seniors and Children 12 and under $7.50 a show has been added on Thursday evening, October 5th at 7:30 pm the Saturday matinee on October 7th at 2:00 pm has been eliminatedGODSPELLHouston Family Arts CenterBased on the Gospel according to St. Matthew, and incorporating a whimsical blend of mime, charades, vaudeville routines and impersonations, GODSPELL is one of the most successful musicals in history. Jesus and His followers and disciples re-enact parables and scenes from Jesus' life with great energy. The rock musical was an immediate hit when it opened in the spring of 1971 at an off-Broadway theatre. The show went on to win rave reviews and a Grammy Award for Best Score. Godspell is well suited for general audiences. 30 SATURDAY September 30 and October 1, 2006Tulsa Gaelic Language and Music Weekend co-sponsored by the Tulsa Gaelic Studies Group and the University of Tulsa Languages Department OCTOBER 2006 1 SUNDAY Men of Houston Morris Dancers 2 MONDAY International Folk Dancing for beginners. HOUSTON INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCERS7:30 - 10:00 pm Oddfellows Hall, 115 E. 14th Street in the Heights. 3 TUESDAY Ceilidh jamPoor Michael's The StrandGalveston, TX409-762-19679 PM - midnightAll skill levels welcome. Strings n' Things contact Peggy Carter. 4 WEDNESDAY SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING AND MORE! 7-10 pm · NEW DANCERS WELCOMEFamilies welcome (children must be accompanied by parent/guardian) · COST: $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).MAPPHOTO OF HALL Dianna Dianna L. ShipmanScottish Country Dancing and MoreHouston, Texasphone: 713-522-1212
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