Irish Aires

Tune in tonight (6PM CST or Midnight Irish time) for the Irish Aires show.  To hear a live streaming show go here.  To hear it in the KPFT archives go here

To see our playlist as we play it, go to: http://www.kpft.org/studio/playlist.php

Find On Going Irish Events in the Houston area by clicking here.

*Announcement: IRISH AIRES relaunches their WEB PAGE at:
www.IrishAires.us  NEW WEB ADDRESS

ALL items (see details below)

-04/30/11 - Bill & Emily hosts Irish Aires at 6PM on 90.1FM in Houston (kpft.org)
-04/30/11 - Blaggards at Molly Malones in Spring Texas
-04/30/11 - Dead Rabbits at the Meridian
-04/30/11 - The Tomfooligans at the Shamrock Pub in Spring, TX
*04/30/11 - Celtic Voyage & Chorus at Waldo's Coffee House
-05/04/11 - Irish Society Pub Crawl
-05/06/11 - Blaggards at Big Johns
-05/07/11 - Blaggards at Houston International Festival
-05/08/11 - Poor Clares Play at the New Orleans Jazz Fest (date Corrected)
*05/08/11 - Constant Billy at Lynn's Longbranch Saloon
-05/14/11 - Susanna Campbell & Emily Klein (Harpists) at St Luke's Presbyterian Church
*05/14/11 - Constant Billy Triumphantly Returns to Waldo's Coffee House
*06/16/11 - Irish Society Bloomsday Party
-05/18/11 - Celtic Women at Toyota Center
*05/20/11 -Tomfooligans at Molly's on Westheimer
*05/21/11 - Clandestine at the Mucky Duck
*06/05/11 - Danny O'Flaherty at the Mucky Duck
-07/29/11 - Blaggards at R&R Sports Bar
-10/21/11   Blaggards at R&R Sports Bar
-11/04/11 - Annual Irish Gala Benefiting William J Flynn Center for Irish Studies

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New On Going events & Announcements:

In case you missed our 1916 Uprising show, I found the whole recording the album on YouTube (Click here). Our links for lyrics & other interesting stuff regarding this show can be found at Part 1 and Part 2.

We are going to Ireland on May 25^th & we might get a little behind in our current events this summer.  Another good source to check is Dianna Shipman's Calendar of events

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-04/30/11 - Blaggards at Molly Malones in Spring Texas

Molly Malone's
7824 Louetta Rd, Spring, TX 77379  
281-370-4949

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-04/30/11 – Dead Rabbits at the Meridian

The Meridian
1503 Chartres,
Houston TX (Downtown/Midtown Houston)
713-225-1717

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-04/30/11 - The Tomfooligans at the Shamrock Pub in Spring, TX

Time Saturday, April 30 at 9:30pm - May 1 at 12:30am

Shamrock Tavern
16150 Stuebner Airline Rd. Suite F
Spring, TX

The Tomfooligans will be playing 3 sets at a great place with great beer. There is no cover.
We go on at 9:30pm. Hope to see you there.

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*04/30/11 - Celtic Voyage & Chorus at Waldo's Coffee House

Hey.......just wanted to let you all know that Celtic Voyage is playing at Waldo's Coffee House this coming Sat. 30th April, 7-30pm till 10-30pm.
 
We are sharing the evening with Celtic Chorus so we should have a very eventful & musical time.  So bring your voices for singing, your hands for clapping and your feet for tapping.
 
Great music, coffee, sandwiches and goodies to eat.  Very informal.  BYOB or wine. $5 corking charge. 
 
Waldo's Coffee House....1030 Heights Blvd., Houston. Tx 77008.  Tel. 713-869-0700
 
Look forward to seeing you there.

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-05/04/11 - Irish Society Pub Crawl

May 4, 2011 - Wednesday --

Irish Society Pub Crawl

We will begin at Molly's Irish Pub Downtown at 6:00PM
Then on to McElroy's across the street at 6:30PM
and we will stroll 2 blocks to Market Square Grill
at 7:00PM for the finale.
Please contact Pat Sharkey at 713-752-4266.

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-05/07/11 - Blaggards at Houston International Festival

Chron.com Stage @ Houston International Festival
901 Bagby St., Houston, TX 77002
713.654.8808     

Set: 4:00 PM

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-05/06/11 - Blaggards at Big Johns

Friday, May 6, 2011

Big John's
6150 Wilcrest Drive, Houston, TX 77072

(281) 498-3499  Set: 10:00 PM

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-05/08/11 - Poor Clares Play at the New Orleans Jazz Fest (date Corrected)

Poor Clares (Patrick O'Flaherty, Betsy McGovern, Beth Patterson & Justin Murphy) reunited on the
20^th anniversary of their first gig at New Orleans Jazz Fest.

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*05/08/11 - Constant Billy at Lynn's Longbranch Saloon

Sunday May 8 2011 from 4-8pm Something new on a Sunday- we'll perform at the venerable Lynn's Longbranch Saloon SUNDAY May 8. This longtime Houston landmark has a honky-tonk feel inside and a live music stage outside. The folks are friendly, the beer is cold and the live music can't be beat! We're playing outside 4-8pm on the backyard stage. No cover.

Lynn's Longbranch Saloon
5505 Pinemont Houston, TX 77092-2619
(713) 686-8668 NO cover.

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-05/14/11   Susanna Campbell & Emily Klein (Harpists) at St Luke's Presbyterian Church

Milligan Collegiate Co-Winners
Susanna Campbell & Emily Klein
Saturday, May 14, 2011
5:00 p.m., Sanctuary, Reception Following
St. Luke's Presbyterian Church
8915 Timberside Drive
Houston, 77025
713-667-6531

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*05/14/11 - Constant Billy Triumphantly Returns to Waldo's Coffee House

Saturday May 14 2011 from 7:30-10pm Constant Billy will bring some new sounds to

Waldo's Coffee House
1030 Heights Blvd,
Houston, TX 77008-6914
(713) 869-0700
in the Houston Heights.

Getchew a sandwich and a some fine coffee and relax while we serenade you!. Come be a part of a hidden neighborhood treasure in Houston's Heights. No cover; $5 per head to BYOB.

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-05/18/11 - Celtic Women at Toyota Center

Time: 7:30 PM

Doors Open: 6:30 PM

Ticket Prices:

$65 and $35

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*05/20/11 -Tomfooligans at Molly's on Westheimer

Molly's on Westheimer
11128 Westheimer
Houston, Texas
713.789.95

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*05/21/11 - Clandestine at the Mucky Duck

Saturday, May 21
Mc Gonigel's Mucky Duck
2425 Norfolk Street
Houston, TX 77098-4113
(713) 528-5999
www.mcgonigels.com

Clandestine
Showtime 730 PM

Clandestine is hard-driving, toe-tapping Texas Celtic sound. They re-formed in 2006 after a four-year break, with the same brand of blasting tune sets and new songs. Al Cofrin, the newest member, brings cittern and another set of bagpipes to the mix.

Percussionist and singer Emily Dugas captivates with her original song collaborations with Al, as well as her singular interpretations of songs in the Celtic genre.

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*06/05/11 - Danny O'Flaherty at the Mucky Duck

Sunday, June 05
Mc Gonigel's Mucky Duck
2425 Norfolk Street
Houston, TX 77098-4113
(713) 528-5999
www.mcgonigels.com

Danny OFlaherty
Showtime 6 PM

This talented musician switches seamlessly from guitar to accordion to tin whistle to harmonica.  His repertoire is extraordinary.  Haunting ballads of loves lost and found, songs of the sea and glen, aching calls for tolerance and peace, jigs and reels; Gaelic favorites - traditional tunes interspersed with original hit recordings from his popular CDs - all this and a bewitching personality that has audiences young and old calling for more.

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*06/16/11 - Irish Society Bloomsday Party

FOR WHOM: Irish Society Members (membership info)
WHEN - Thursday, June 16th from 6 PM to 9 PM
WHERE - The Olde City Pub
located at 14124 Steubner Airline,
just 1/8th mile north of FM 1960.

TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC will be the featured entertainment and the O'Maoileidgh Dancers will perform at 7 PM.

CRAIC - A brief "reading" of some of James Joyce's famous work ULYSSES. Participation welcomed.

HOSPITALITY - A welcoming drink & the food is on us.  The rest of the evening is cash bar.

RSVP to Lyn Brogan at 281-531-0656,
David O'Keefe @ Dfokeefe@Aol.com,
Pat Sharkey @ 713-752-4266,
Pete Little by phone at 832-722-3788
or PeteLittle@Comcast.net.

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-07/29/11 - Blaggards at R&R Sports Bar

R&R Sports Bar & Grill
3338 FM 528, Friendswood, TX 77546
281-996-8300    
Set: 10:00 PM

Tickets: Call venue for info

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-10/21/11 - Blaggards at R&R Sports Bar

R&R Sports Bar & Grill
3338 FM 528, Friendswood, TX 77546
281-996-8300    
Set: 10:00 PM

Tickets: Call venue for info

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-11/04/11 – Annual Irish Gala Benefiting William J Flynn Center for Irish Studies

Friday, November 4, 2011
Annual Irish Gala benefiting the William J. Flynn Center for Irish Studies
Houstonian Hotel, 111 North Post Oak Lane, Houston, TX 77024
7 p.m.

Tickets: $250 per person 
Tables of 10: $2,500, $3,500, $5,000, $10,000, $15,000 and $20,000

Honorees:  Most Reverend Joseph A. Fiorenza, Archbishop Emeritus of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, Most Reverend John McCarthy, Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Austin, and Most Reverend Vincent M. Rizzotto, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston

Gala Chairs:  Kate and Robert J. Signorelli

2010 Members of the Cultural Outreach Forum are listed below.  Renew your Cultural Outreach Forum membership for 2011 or become a member of the Forum or a Friend of the Center for Irish Studies!  Help us present another stellar line-up of musicians, storytellers, academic scholars and much more!

Contact Lori Meghan Gallagher, JD, Director, William J. Flynn Center for Irish Studies, at 713-525-3592 or irishstudies@stthom.edu.  The mailing address is University of St. Thomas, 3800 Montrose Blvd., Houston, TX 77006.

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Venue Info

Ashford Arms Pub
14605 Perthshire,
Houston, TX 77079
(281) 497-5316

Big John's
6150 Wilcrest Drive,
Houston, TX 77072
(281) 498-3499

Brian O'Neils
5555 Morningside Dr,
Houston, TX 77005
713-522-2603

Bull & Bear
11980 Westheimer Rd # A
Houston, TX 77077-6670
(281) 496-6655

Cactus Music & Records
210 Portsmouth
Houston, TX

Center for Irish Studies, University of St Thomas
Lori Meghan Gallagher, JD
Director, Center for Irish Studies
University of St. Thomas
3800 Montrose Blvd.
Houston, TX 77006
713-525-3592 (direct)
713-525-3866 (fax)
irishstudies@stthom.edu
www.stthom.edu/irishstudies

Continental Club
3700 Main Street
Houston, TX 77002-9504, United States
(713) 529-9899

Dan Electro's Guitar Bar
1031 East 24th Street
Houston, TX 77009.

Dean's
316 Main St,
Houston, Texas

Foundry United Methodist Church  
8350 Jones Road at Highway 290,
Houston, Texas

The Grand 1894 Opera House
2020 Postoffice Street
Galveston, TX 77550
Phone: 800-821-1894
409-763-7173
Fax: 409-763-1068
Email: tickets@thegrand.com

Highland Village Farmer's Market,
2720 Suffolk Dr.
Houston, Texas

House of Blues
1204 Caroline St,
Houston, TX 77002
(888) 402–5837

JP Hops House\
2317 South Highway 6
Houston-
(one block north of Westheimer on Highway 6)
Call 281-496-0623

Khon's
2808 Milam Street
Houston, TX
77006 (713) 523-7775
(click HERE for map)

Late Nite Pie
302 Tuam Street
Houston, TX

Listening Room at Nia Moves-
508 Pecore- in the Heights
Houston, TX  77009
info@niamoves.com

Logon Cafe,
3508 Calder Ave
Beaumont, Texas
409-832-1529
www.logoncafe.net

Lucky's Pub
801 Saint Emanuel Street, Houston, TX 77003
(713) 522-2010

Lynn's Longbranch Saloon
5505 Pinemont Houston, TX 77092-2619
(713) 686-8668 NO cover.

Mc Gonigel's Mucky Duck
2425 Norfolk Street
Houston, TX 77098-4113
(713) 528-5999
www.mcgonigels.com

Millbend Coffeehouse
1370 North Millbend
( @ Northwoods Unitarian Universalist Church )
The Woodlands, TX 77380

Molly Maguires
15945 Kuykendahl Rd,
Houston, TX 77068
(281) 580-6167

Molly Malone's
7824 Louetta Rd,
Spring, TX 77379  
281-370-4949

Mollys Pub Downtown
509 Main
Houston, TX 77002
713-222-1033

Molly's Pub Kingwood
29803 Loop 494,
Kingwood, TX 77339

Molly's Pub Tomball
28107 Texas 249 , Tomball, TX 77375
281-255-2175     

Molly's on Westheimer
11128 Westheimer
Houston, Texas
713.789.95

Olde City Pub
14124 Stuebner Airline Road,
Houston, TX 77069
832-249-6167

R&R Sports Bar & Grill
3338 FM 528,
Friendswood, TX 77546
281-996-8300

Shamrock Tavern
16150 Stuebner Airline Rd. Suite F
Spring, TX

Sherlock's Baker Street Pub
10001 Westheimer
Houston TX 77042

St. Luke's Presbyterian Church
8915 Timberside Drive
Houston, 77025
713-667-653

Stats Sports Bar & Grill
10480 Louetta Rd,
Houston, TX 77070

Urban Harvest Farmers Market
In the Parking Lot behind
3000 Richmond at Eastside
Houston, Texas

Waldo's Coffee House.
1030 Heights Blvd,
Houston, TX 77008
(713) 869-0700

White Swan
4419 Navigation
Houston, TX
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