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Friday, August 31, 2007

Celtic Music in Texas

THIS WEEK'S MUSICAL HIGHLIGHT: CelticFest Mississippi, Sept 7-9 in Jackson, MS. Paddy Keenan and the Fuchsia Band are the headliners. See East listings for details. IN FROM ELSEWHERE: Dublin City Ramblers: College Station 9/8, Dallas 9/9 ON THE ROAD: Danny O'Flaherty: Lake Charles, LA, 8/31; Covington, LA, 9/1; Lafayette, LA, 9/7 Blaggards: Austin 9/1-2 Spot/Albert: Dallas 9/7 Killdares: Austin 9/8 and of course everyone going to CelticFest ANNOUNCEMENT: The O'Flaherty Irish Music Retreat is getting great reviews by instructors and students. Here are some of the details: This year's retreat is October 26-28 at the Hoblitzelle Camp and Conference Center in Midlothian, Texas, about 30 minutes south of Dallas. Classes begin Friday morning and the retreat ends Sunday night. Each day (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) there will be three 90-minute classes and one 60-minute workshop. There's a superb lineup of instructors this year, including such wonderful players as Matt Cranitch (fiddle), Patrick Ourceau (fiddle), Mickey Dunne (uilleann pipes), Tommy O'Sullivan (guitar/singing), Catherine McEvoy (flute/whistle), Pat Broaders (bouzouki/singing), Mark Stone (bodhran), Therese Honey (harp), and many more. Each night there will be instructor concerts and sessions. On the final night, there will be a "Singers Scramble" and "Texas Tune Tussle" which features a friendly competition among ensembles that are formed at the retreat during the weekend followed by a farewell concert. Lodging on campus will be available from Thursday evening through Sunday night with check out by 11 a.m. on Monday the 29th. Meals will be offered Thursday dinner through Monday breakfast. There will be a shuttle to and from DFW and Love Field Airports and the camp. Costs are $150 for tuition, $80 for youth 18 and under and seniors 65 and older. Meals, lodging and shuttle service can be reserved separately. If you're interested, visit the retreat's website at http://www.irishtradmusic.org/retreat or call the retreat office at (972) 238-8724. This is a great way to spend a three-day weekend being saturated in Irish trad music with a community of players. 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 (or as early as you can). Regular events are listed once a month. *********************** EVENTS IN CENTRAL TEXAS *********************** # Friday, August 31, 2007 Campbell & Wilson Sean Patrick's Irish Pub 202 East San Antonio St. San Marcos, TX 512-392-7310 8 PM - midnight http://www.celtictexas.com/ # Saturday, September 1, 2007 Blaggards Fado Irish Pub 214 W. 4th St. Austin, TX 10 PM http://blaggards.com/ # Sunday, September 2, 2007 Blaggards Fado Irish Pub 214 W. 4th St. Austin, TX 10 PM http://blaggards.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. http://www.austinsongsession.com/ # Thursday, September 6, 2007 Austin Celtic Association board meeting Texspresso 2700 W Anderson Ln. Austin, TX (512) 467-9898 7 PM Open to the public http://austincelts.org/ # Friday, September 7, 2007 Pubcrawler B.D. Riley's 204 E. 6th St. Austin, TX 512/494-1335 10 PM - 1 AM http://www.myspace.com/realpubcrawler # Saturday, September 8, 2007 Dublin City Ramblers O'Bannon's Taphouse 103 Boyett St. College Station, TX Call 979/846-9214 for tickets http://www.dublincityramblers.com/ The Killdares Fado Irish Pub 214 W. 4th St. Austin, TX 10 PM http://killdares.com/ # Sunday, September 9, 2007 Craobh Thir na gCnoc (Gaelic League of Austin) meeting La Madeleine 35th & Lamar Austin, TX 3 - 4 PM http://www.austingaelicleague.com/ ************************************************ EVENTS IN EAST TEXAS, MISSISSIPPI, AND LOUISIANA ************************************************ # Friday, August 31, 2007 Danny O'Flaherty Ralph Squires Auditorium McNeese State University Lake Charles, LA 337-905-2358 Silent Auction 6 PM Concert 7 PM $10 Celtic Nations Heritage Festival fundraiser http://www.dannyoflaherty.com/ # Saturday, September 1, 2007 Danny O'Flaherty The Greater Covington Center 317 N Jefferson St. Covington, LA 985-867-1206 7 PM $12 also appearing: Muggivan School of Irish Dance Celtic Nations Heritage Festival fundraiser http://www.dannyoflaherty.com/ # Thursday, September 6, 2007 Houston Highland Games Association meeting St. Thomas Episcopal School Auditorium 4900 Jackwood Houston, TX 281-558-5580 6:45 - 7:45 PM board meeting 8 PM general membership meeting http://houstonhighlandgames.com/ # Friday, September 7, 2007 Blaggards The Continental Club 3700 Main St. Houston, TX 713/529-9899 10 PM http://blaggards.com/ Danny O'Flaherty Cité des Arts 109 Vine St (downtown) Lafayette, LA 337-291-1122 7 PM $10 Celtic Nations Heritage Festival fundraiser http://www.dannyoflaherty.com/ # Friday-Sunday, September 7-9, 2007 CelticFest Mississippi Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Museum 1150 Lakeland Dr. Jackson, MS 3-day pass: Adult $10, Seniors $6, Youth (ages 5-18) $5, Child (ages 4 and under) $1 Friday only: $3 all ages Rain or shine! Headliners: Paddy Keenan & John Walsh and the Fuchsia Band http://www.celticfestms.org/ # Saturday, September 8, 2007 Dublin City Ramblers O'Bannon's Taphouse 103 Boyett St. College Station, TX Call 979/846-9214 for tickets http://www.dublincityramblers.com/ Constant Billy Bayou City Farmers Market 3000 Richmond Ave. at Eastside (enter on Eastside) Houston, TX 9 - 11 AM http://www.constantbilly.com/ Danny O'Flaherty Seasons Steak & Spirits 1398 Front St Slidell, LA 7 PM 985-649-7558 $10 Celtic Nations Heritage Festival fundraiser http://www.dannyoflaherty.com/ # Sunday, September 9, 2007 Danny O'Flaherty LSU School of Music Recital Hall Baton Rouge, LA 2 - 4 PM Celtic Nations Heritage Festival fundraiser http://www.dannyoflaherty.com/ # Monday, September 10, 2007 Highlands and Islands social & business meetings Look Out (function room upstairs) Hwy 49, North of 1-10, near K-Mart Gulfport, MS 6 PM social 6:30 PM meeting http://www.highlandsandislands.org/ ********************************************** EVENTS IN NORTH TEXAS, OKLAHOMA, AND ARKANSAS ********************************************** # Saturday, September 1, 2007 Irish Rogues singalong 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, September 2, 2007 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/ # Tuesday, September 4, 2007 The O'Bobs Pearl Pearl @ Commerce Dallas, TX 7 - 11 PM # Friday, September 7, 2007 Spot/Albert Trinity Hall Irish Pub and Restaurant 5321 East Mockingbird Lane #250 Dallas, TX 214-887-3600 http://www.myspace.com/spotalbert Scottish Country Dance party St. Andrew's Episcopal Church 727 Hill Street Grand Prairie, TX 7:30 - 10 PM Sponsored by the Ceilidh Country Dancers of Fort Worth and the Dallas Scottish Country Dancers Beginners welcome. No partner needed. http://home.mesh.net/sonntag/ Celtic Session Borders Books & Music 300 Norman Center Court Norman, OK 405/573-7907 8 - 10 PM For information, please contact Jacque Rapp at 405-364-4526. # Saturday, September 8, 2007 Behan Trinity Hall Irish Pub and Restaurant 5321 East Mockingbird Lane #250 Dallas, TX 214-887-3600 9 PM http://www.behanmusic.com/ West Fort Worth Celtic and Traditional Session Four Star Coffee Bar 3324 West Seventh Street Fort Worth, TX 1 - 4 PM United Scottish Clans of Oklahoma clan gathering Church of the Savior 5600 NW 63rd Oklahoma City, OK 6 PM http://www.uscoscots.org/ # Sunday, September 9, 2007 Dublin City Ramblers Tipperary Inn 5815 Live Oak Dallas, TX (214) 821-6500 6 PM $25 http://www.dublincityramblers.com/ # Monday, September 10, 2007 Traditional Irish session The Flying Saucer 323 President Clinton Ave. Little Rock, AR 7:30 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. - 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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