Tune in to tomorrow (6PM 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.
ALL items (see details below)
-05/25/13 - Irish Aires on KPFT 90.1 in Houston @ 6PM Central US time
-05/24/13 - Tomfooligans @ The Goose's Acre
-05/26/13 - Constant Billy at MD Anderson Rotary House
-05/30/13 - Jiggernaut at the Mucky Duck
-05/31/13 - Blaggards at the Ashford Arms Pub
*06/01/13 - Chachie Borracho's Birthday/Graduation Party with Dead Rabbits at Walter's (open event)
-06/07/13 - Constant Billy at Waldo's Coffee House
-06/07/13 - Blaggards @ R&R Sports Bar & Grill
-06/08/13 - Ireland/USA Rugby Fanfest w/Blaggards @ Warehouse Live
-06/14/13 - Celtic Voyage at Waldo's Coffee House
-06/14/13 - Blaggards @ Shamrocks Pub in Humble
-06/15/13 - The Dead Rabbits in Seabrook
-07/12/13 - Clandestine at the Mucky Duck
-07/13/13 - The Dead Rabbits at Brickwall Firm's Cook-off
-07/13/13 - The Dead Rabbits with S.S. Web and friends at Union Tavern!
-09/07/13 - Dick Dowling Days Sesquicentennial @ Sabine Pass Battleground State Historic Site
-09/19/13 - Clandestine at the Mucky Duck
-10/19/13 - The Clear Lake Celtic Fest
-10/25/13 - The Dead Rabbits at Vintage Pub
-11/02/13 - Houston Open Platform Feis and Championships
-11/02-03 - Austin Celtic Festival - Headliner Legendary Paul Brady
-11/08/13 - Annual Irish Gala benefiting the William J. Flynn Center for Irish Studies
-11/20/13 - Celtic Thunder at the Bayou Music Center in Houston
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NEW FEATURE: Top Irish Links for last week (in case you missed them):
Sorry, didn't have time to harvest this week's links.
This year is the 97th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Uprising. If you hadn't heard the following, I thought you might be interested. It was done for CBS radio in 1966 for the 50th anniversary. The narrator is Charles Kurwalt (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Kuralt) was the narrator:
Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kvMs74E3Wc
Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5NsMOh_4eE
Part 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCsKBdMee8U
Part 4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDz_tRjkUVs
Part 5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6DM1J83bjY
Part 6 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1JPJ6i_cCY
These were uploaded to YouTube thanks to K Ryan
http://www.youtube.com/user/markev123
There are loads of great pictures & other Irish Stuff. So Join the Irish Aires Page on FaceBook
http://www.facebook.com/groups/35456222064/
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New On Going events & Announcements:
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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 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kvMs74E3Wc
Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5NsMOh_4eE
Part 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCsKBdMee8U
Part 4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDz_tRjkUVs
Part 5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6DM1J83bjY
Part 6 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1JPJ6i_cCY
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-05/24/13 - Tomfooligans @ The Goose's Acre
9:30pm
The Gooses Acre
21 Waterway Ave,
The Woodlands, Texas 77380
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-05/26/13 - Constant Billy at MD Anderson Rotary House
Sunday May 26, 2013 from 3:30-4:30pm
Constant Billy will perform at
The Jesse H. Jones Rotary House International
1600 Holcombe Blvd.
Houston, TX 77030
This is a special performance for patients, their families and any CB fans who happen to drop by!
No cover.
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-05/30/13 - Jiggernaut at the Mucky Duck
Jiggernaut
May 30
730 PM
Advance Tickets: $20.00
Ticket price at the door: $22.00
Preferred seating for dinner guests.
Jiggernaut is not your typical Celtic band, nor are they your typical rock band. Formed in 2000, Jiggernaut is a powerful combination of Celtic, rock and folk music. Drawing from years of experience playing rock and roll, and blues the rhythm section lays down a solid foundation that allows the bagpipes and vocals to soar.
A live Jiggernaut performance is passionate, energetic and always fun. Jiggernaut is the rare band that appeals to audiences from six to sixty, their tunes and songs tell the ancient stories and teach lessons of today's world all in a style that is entirely their own.
(About 'The Well') "One of the finest recordings of the last 10 years...songs of Deanna's composing that you will agree are sure to become classics in traditional Celtic music." - Jack Baker, Irish American News
"Jiggernaut's music is a confident, brash, fiery mix of Scottish and Irish influences and American blue-collar stadium rock...like a head-on collision of the Tannahill Weavers and Runrig....an outfit worth keeping more than one eye on." - John O'Regan, Irish Music Magazine
"Jiggernaut is that rare band that can have you bopping at a club or jigging on the heath. What's more...they can do it not only on the same song but somehow at the same time." - Houston Press
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-05/31/13 - Blaggards at the Ashford Arms Pub
Friday, May 31, 2013
9:00pm until 11:00pm
Ashford Arms Pub,
13308 Westheimer Rd,
Houston, TX
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*06/01/13 - Chachie Borracho's Birthday/Graduation Party with Dead Rabbits at Walter's (open event)
Saturday, June 1, 2013 9:00pm
Walter's
1120 Naylor St.,
Houston, Texas 77002
Chachie Borracho's Birthday/Graduation Party with performances by:
Dead End Cowboys
http://www.facebook.com/pages/DeadEnd-Cowboys/40665119966
The Dead Rabbits
http://www.facebook.com/rabbitsofrock
Neon Cobra (from Austin)
http://www.facebook.com/NeonCobra
7 bucks @ the door
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-06/07/13 - Constant Billy at Waldo's Coffee House
Waldo's Coffee House –
1030 Heights Blvd,
Houston, Texas 77008
(713) 869-0700
Saturday night from 7:30-10pm enjoy Houston's masters of musical mayhem Constant Billy at Waldo's Coffee House in the Houston Heights. No cover charge- we'll pass the hat. Come early and grab a seat in this relaxed, intimate setting. Delish sandwiches & coffee or if you prefer, it's $5 per head to BYOB. We are there the first Saturday of the month.
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-06/07/13 - Blaggards @ R&R Sports Bar & Grill
9:30pm until 11:30pm
R&R Sports Bar & Grill
3338 FM 528,
Friendswood, TX 77546
281-996-8300
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-06/08/13 - Ireland/USA Rugby Fanfest w/Blaggards @ Warehouse Live
5:00pm until 7:00pm &
10:00PM until Midnight
Warehouse Live
813 Saint Emanuel St.,
Houston, TX
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-06/14/13 - Celtic Voyage at Waldo's Coffee House
Waldo's Coffee House –
1030 Heights Blvd,
Houston, Texas 77008
(713) 869-0700
We are one of Houston's most popular Celtic bands. Our mission is simple: "Give our audience a cracking good time, one that they will talk about for weeks." We do it by taking you for a ride on an emotional roller coaster traveling through time to visit the four corners of the Celtic world. We entertain you with toe tapping jigs and reels and rock you with mighty ballads that tell of times and events long past. We will throw in a few funny stories and some banter along the way, just for good measure. We invite you to come along and spend an evening with us; you will not regret it nor forget it. To contact us via e-mail use "celticvoyage@hotmail.com"
Influences:
Too many to name really but here are a few. The Fureys; The Dubliners; The Clancys; Silly Wizard; Steeleye Span; Ladysmith; Pogues; Wolftones; Battlefield Band; Old Blind Dogs etc. Paxton; McTell; Gibson; Lightfoot ...the list goes on and on.
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-06/14/13 - Blaggards @ Shamrocks Pub in Humble
9:00pm until 1:00am
Shamrocks Pub Humble
228 1st Street West,
Humble, Texas 77338
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-06/15/13 - The Dead Rabbits in Seabrook
Location to be announced
7:00pm
We'll have some more details on the event comin' up!
https://www.facebook.com/rabbitsofrock
https://www.facebook.com/TheTravelingMurphys?fref=ts
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-07/12/13 - Clandestine at the Mucky Duck
Clandestine
July 12 7:30 PM
Advance Tickets: $20.00
Ticket price at the door: $22.00
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.
Piper EJ Jones and fiddler Gregory McQueen return with the full force of their individual musical energies. EJ and Al also join Emily on vocals, with many songs now set in three-part harmony.
Once again, Clandestine is a regular feature at the Texas Scottish Festival and the North Texas Irish Festival, as well as their home pub, McGonigel's Mucky Duck in Houston.
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-07/13/13 - The Dead Rabbits at Brickwall Firm's Cook-off
Brickwall BBQ Fundraiser benefiting Tally Hall & Brad Davis' Banded Brigade
Firkin & Phoenix Pub
1915 Westheimer RD,
Houston, Texas 77098
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-07/13/13 - The Dead Rabbits with S.S. Web and friends at Union Tavern!
Saturday, July 13, 2013
9:00pm
Union Tavern
435 El Dorado Blvd A,
Webster, Texas 77598
Folk Punk At It's Finest!!!
Bring yer Rabbit lovin' arses on down to Webster and join in on some proper hell raisin' with our brothers in arms from Wayward Parade Records!
https://www.facebook.com/pages/SS-WEB/115275818521973?fref=ts
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Wayward-Parade/219134891450961?fref=ts
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-09/07/13 - Dick Dowling Days Sesquicentennial @ Sabine Pass Battleground State Historic Site
Civil War Living History & Battle Re-enactment Commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Sabine Pass.
Irish historian & author, Timothy Collins will be at the event to sign copies of his new book,
"Dick Dowling: Galway's Hero of Confederate Texas".
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-09/19/13 - Clandestine at the Mucky Duck
Clandestine
September 19
7:30 PM
Mc Gonigel's Mucky Duck
2425 Norfolk Street
Houston, TX 77098-4113
(713) 528-5999
www.mcgonigels.com
Advance Tickets: $20.00
Ticket price at the door: $22.00
Preferred seating for dinner guests.
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.
Piper EJ Jones and fiddler Gregory McQueen return with the full force of their individual musical energies. EJ and Al also join Emily on vocals, with many songs now set in three-part harmony.
Once again, Clandestine is a regular feature at the Texas Scottish Festival and the North Texas Irish Festival, as well as their home pub, McGonigel's Mucky Duck in Houston.
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-10/19/13 - The Clear Lake Celtic Fest
All Celtic all day! Music, food, booze, beer, dancers, vendors, art, etc. etc.
Details as they come!
Get Ready Seabrook!
Landolt Pavillion,
Clear Lake Park,
Seabrook, TX
Houston, Texas
https://www.facebook.com/events/185903998231274/
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-10/25/13 - The Dead Rabbits at Vintage Pub
Friday, October 25, 2013 9:00pm
Vintage Pub
13245 Jones Rd,
Houston, Texas 77070-4439
Bringin' our version of Celtic mayhem to the North Side
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-11/02/13 - Houston Open Platform Feis and Championships
Tew Academy of Irish dance is pleased to announce our first feis.
The Houston Open Platform Feis and Championships will be held November 2, 2013 in Houston, TX. (exact venue to be announced soon).
Come join us for a dance of Irish dance competition, camaraderie and fun.
Our Feis is sanctioned by the North American Irish Dance Federation, an open platform organization, which means that everyone is welcome to compete regardless of school affiliation or teacher certification. Retired dancers are also encouraged to register as well!
All dance entries will be handled through NAIDF's online registration and feis system, FeisKeeper.
NAIDF Member Schools
Registration Fee: $20.00 (per dancer)
Per Dance: $11.00
Junior and senior championships $20 inclusive.
Non-NAIDF Member Schools
Registration Fee: $23.00 (per dancer)
Per Dance: $13.00
Junior and senior championships $25 inclusive.
Registration Opens January 1, 2013 · Registration Closes October 1, 2013 · Register atFeisKeeper.com
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-11/02-03 - Austin Celtic Festival - Headliner Legendary Paul Brady
The Largest Gathering of Celts in Central Texas
Multi-stage and programming of all things Celtic on the shores of Ladybird Lake. In its 16th year of production with estimated crowds nearing 10,000 for the weekend. A friendly family event, fun for all ages and opened to all. More information on the website atwww.austincelticfestival.com
Started: October 1997
Location: 2102 Jesse East Segovia St, Austin, Texas 78702
Fiesta Gardens on Ladybird Lake in Austin, Texas
Noon to 7:30pm Sat. & Sun.
Contact Info: austincelticfestival@gmail.com
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-11/08/13 - Annual Irish Gala benefiting the William J. Flynn Center for Irish Studies
SAVE THE DATE
Friday, November 8, 2013
Annual Irish Gala benefiting
the William J. Flynn Center for Irish Studies
The Houstonian Hotel,
111 North Post Oak Lane,
Houston, TX 77024
6:30 pm reception; dinner following reception
Honorees: Members of the international community who have been instrumental in building and maintaining peace in Northern Ireland:
Rev. and Mrs. Harold Good
Join us for an enjoyable evening with delicious food, lively entertainment and great company! We are delighted to honor Rev. and Mrs. Harold Good of Belfast, Northern Ireland. Rev. Good has served as the President of the Methodist Church in Ireland (for the entire island) and has received many awards recognizing his contributions to peace around the world. The Goods also have played a significant role as mentors to our students on the Flynn Center for Irish Studies' study abroad program in Northern Ireland. Help us raise scholarships to enable our students to enroll in Irish Studies courses at UST as well as to study abroad in Ireland and Northern Ireland. Through the funds raised by the Gala, we also raise scholarships to bring Irish and Northern Irish students to study at UST.
For more details, please contact Lori Gallagher
at 713-525-3592 or irishstudies@stthom.edu
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-11/20/13 - Celtic Thunder at the Bayou Music Center in Houston
Bayou Music Center
520 Texas Ave.
Houston, TX 77002
Doors open: 19:30
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Venue Info
Alley Theatre
615 Texas Avenue,
Houston, Texas
(713) 220-5700
Ashford Arms Pub
14605 Perthshire,
Houston, TX 77079
(281) 497-5316
Barnevelder Movement Arts Complex
2201 Preston Street
Houston, Texas, 77003
Big John's
6150 Wilcrest Drive,
Houston, TX 77072
(281) 498-3499
Bohemeo's,
408 Telephone Road,
Houston, Texas
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
Concert Pub Galleria Houston
5636 Richmond Ave
Houston, TX 77057
(713) 278-7272
http://www.theconcertpub.com/GALLERIA.html
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.
Deans Credit Clothing
316 Main Street,
Houston, Texas 77002
Echo Lounge
1515 Pease St.
Houston, TX
713-659-2000
Foundry United Methodist Church
8350 Jones Road at Highway 290,
Houston, Texas
The Goose's Acre Bistro & Irish Pub
21 Waterway Ave,
Spring, TX 77380
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
Griff's
3416 Roseland Street
Houston, TX 77006-4307
(713) 528-9912
Highland Village Farmer's Market,
2720 Suffolk Dr.
Houston, Texas
House of Blues
1204 Caroline St,
Houston, TX 77002
(888) 402–5837
Houston Amateur Sports Park.
12131 Kirby Drive,
Houston, Texas, 77045
Irish American Heritage Assoc.
Municipal Utility District Building
Cimmaron Pkwy at Hidden Canyon Rd (just west of S Mason Rd)
Katy, Texas
http://users.hal-pc.org/~triolamj/
Jesse H Jones Hall for the Performing Arts
615 Louisiana Street
77002
Houston, TX, US
(713) 227-3974
http://www.houstontx.gov/joneshall/index.htm
JP Hops House\
2317 South Highway 6
Houston-
(one block north of Westheimer on Highway 6)
Call 281-496-0623
Kenneally's Irish Pub
2111 S Shepherd Drive
Houston, Texas 77019
713-630-0486
Khon's
2808 Milam Street
Houston, TX
77006 (713) 523-7775
(click HERE for map)
The Last Concert Cafe
1403 Nance St.
Houston, TX. 77002
713 226-8563
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.
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
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 Malone's Pub
7824 Louetta Road
Spring, TX 77379, United States
(281) 370-4949
FaceBook Page
Molly's on Westheimer
11128 Westheimer
Houston, Texas
713.789.95
Olde City Pub
14124 Stuebner Airline Road,
Houston, TX 77069
832-249-6167
Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe
413 20th Street
Galveston, TX 77550
(409) 762-9199
R&R Sports Bar & Grill
3338 FM 528,
Friendswood, TX 77546
281-996-8300
Scout Bar
18307 Egret Bay Boulevard
Houston, TX 77058
(281) 335-0002
http://www.scoutbar.com/home.php
Shamrock Tavern
16150 Stuebner Airline Rd. Suite F
Spring, TX
Sherlock's Baker Street Pub
10001 Westheimer
Houston TX 77042
Shoeshine Charley's Big Top Lounge,
3714 Main St
Houston, Texas
St. Luke's Presbyterian Church
8915 Timberside Drive
Houston, 77025
713-667-653
Stats Sports Bar & Grill
10480 Louetta Rd,
Houston, TX 77070
Tremont House, A Wyndham Grand Hotel
2300 Ships Mechanic Row,
Galveston, TX 77550
Union Tavern
435 El Dorado Blvd # A,
Webster, TX 77598
(281) 486-6644
Urban Harvest Farmers Market
In the Parking Lot behind
3000 Richmond at Eastside
Houston , Texas
The Vanishing Point
2411 Strand,
Galveston, TX.
(409) 750-9101
Verizon Wireless Theatre
520 Texas Avenue
Houston, TX 77002
(713) 230-1666
Waldo's Coffee House.
1030 Heights Blvd ,
Houston , TX 77008
(713) 869-0700
West Chase Tavern
10630 Westheimer @ Blue Willow
Houston, Texas 77042
713-785-5567.
White Swan
4419 Navigation
Houston , TX
Winedale in Round Top, Tx
3738 FM 2714
Round Top, TX 78954
(979) 278-3530
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