This site includes the postings from the Irish Aires email list. This includes a listing of Irish/Celtic events in the Houston area and other information that the Irish Aires radio program posts.

Saturday, April 19, 2014

Current Events

Current Events

Tune in tonight (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 playlists go to: 
http://confessor.kpft.org/playlist/pl_shows.php

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

ALL items (see details below)

-04/19/14 - Irish Aires on KPFT 90.1 in Houston 
*04/25/14 - The Jig is Up at the Boulevard Coffee  – Date Corrected 
-04/26-27 - Houston Celtic Festival and Highland Games
-05/01/14 - Look Behind You! At the University of St. Thomas
-05/03/14 - Houston Gaels GAA Tournament Schedule
-05/03/14 - Old Man Marley & the Dead Rabbits at Walters Houston
*05/03/14 - Blaggards @ Dan Electro's Guitar Bar
*05/15/14 - Flying Fish Sailors at the Mucky Duck
-05/23-26 - Rabbits at The 2014 Comicpalooza
*05/30/14 - Blaggards at the Ashford Pub
-06/07/14 - The 2014 Houston Beer Fest w/ The Dead Rabbits 
*06/20/14 - Blaggards at the Ashford Pub
*07/04/14 - Blaggards 10 year Anniversary at the Ashford Pub
-08/21/14 - Blaggards at T-Bone Tom's Steakhouse in Kemah
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Sia Beaton: Got my diploma this week - FIVE years CANCER FREE !!

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Kelly Devlin (aka 
Married Patrick Blaggard Devlin) has Inflammatory Breast Cancer. She & Patrickneed our help. Our prayers & helping out (volunteering to drive OR run some errands for her) would be great. But they also could use financial support. To volunteer to help send her a message on FB;  To donate to financially, send her a check to Irish Aires, KPFT, 419 Lovett Blvd, Houston, TX 77006. Thanks!

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Informal Irish Language Lessons at Jason's Deli

We are located at Jason's Deli. As you enter turn to your left we are at the table by the window to the outside patio.

2611 S Shepherd Square 
Houston, TX 77098
(713) 520-6728

Classes are held each Wednesday evening between 6pm-8pm

Informal group who get together and learn Irish at their own pace. Vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar, song, stories and other fun stuff tailored to suit the curious traveler. 

$10.00 donation for time and materials 

Tim Theisen
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Austin is trying to start a chapter of the AOH. They need a few more members to make their chapter official. If you have any interest contact Mike Joyce at 
mpjoyceli@gmail.com ORAOHTexas@yahoo.com

They are the oldest & largest Irish Catholic group in the US. The AOH is a place to meet like minded Irish Americans who share the same values & beliefs.

Their mission is to promote Friendship, Unity, and Christian Charity in Austin, TX

This is a local, provisional organization as they recruit new members in Austin, TX and the surrounding communities. The timeline for the organization is to become recognized by AOH nationals by summer 2014; apply for 501(c)3 status; and become a recognized, tax-exempt, charitable organization by no later than 2015.
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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 (Preview) 
Part 2  
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5NsMOh_4eE (Preview) 
Part 3  
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCsKBdMee8U (Preview) 
Part 4  
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDz_tRjkUVs (Preview) 
Part 5  
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6DM1J83bjY (Preview) 
Part 6  
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1JPJ6i_cCY (Preview) 

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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*04/25/14 - The Jig is Up at the Boulevard Coffee  – Date Corrected 

The Jig Is Up! will be making a rare coffee house appearance at 

Boulevard Coffee, 
1080 Heights (was Waldo's, now skillfully and beautifully remodeled).

April 25 (Friday, 7:00 pm)

Come on out and here what we have up our sleeves!
The time of the show has been moved up to 7:00 pm, because they close at 9:00 pm!

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-04/26-27 - Houston Celtic Festival and Highland Games

The Celts "invade" Houston April 26 & 27, 2014 for a weekend of music, competitions, food and fun at the Houston Celtic Festival and Highland Games. 

The Festival is held at the Houston Farm & Ranch Club and presented by the Houston Highland Games Association. Three stages of rock and traditional Celtic music run continuously throughout the weekend, including a special entertainment stage for kids featuring our own Irish Faerie, Willow and her Giant and storyteller Rickey Pittman. The McAnelly main stage features Scottish singer/songwriter Brian McNeill, international super group Rathkeltair, Houston's own Murder the Stout and Dallas traditional Irish band Flashpoint. 

The Ceilidh Stage features local and regional bands Celtic Voyage, Constant Billy, Wyndnwyre, The Traveling Murphy's, The Pirates of Bedlam, Earl Grey in the Morning, Dene Foy and, making their debut at the Festival, the Dead Rabbits. 

Children and parents alike will have the opportunity to explore the Celtic Nations by visiting our clans and societies and getting their Celtic Passport stamped. At the end of their "journey" a special gift from Walkers Shortbread will be waiting. Arts and crafts featuring the culture of the Celtic Nations will provide take home art. With golf being a product of Scotland, what could be more appropriate than a round of putt putt golf? 

The Festival features competitions in bagpipe, Highland dance, and Scottish heavy athletics, including the tossing of the caber, or, as Americans like to say, throwing the telephone pole. The children have their own athletic competition with a wee caber to toss (fence post). For fun, the Festival will host a shortbread competition on Saturday with celebrity judges. On Sunday, to the ladies' delight, we have the Bonniest Knees contest. Blind folded lady judges will determine the beauty and form of kilted gentleman's knees. 

Exhibitions include the clans (Scottish families), genealogists, historians, and artists. The Celtic Market holds a treasure trove of shopping with everything from kilts and tartan sashes to musical instrument and jewelry. Food vendors offer the delights of Scottish cuisine with haggis, Highland Beef burgers, and meat pies, as well as American festival favorites. 

Sponsoring the Festival this year are The British School of Houston, Granite PR, Matt Carter, Steve McIntyre and Walkers Shortbread. 

For more details and ticket information see 
www.HoustonHighlandgames.com  or e-mailpresident@houstonhighlandgames.com 

About the Houston Highland Games Association: 

HHGA is 501 (c) 3 charitable organization dedicated to promoting the culture, history and arts of Scotland and the other Celtic Nations. HHGA and its partners will donate over 350 Festival tickets to risk children through a partnerhip with Texas TicKids as well as sponsoring school and community presentations on the effect of the Scots Irish on the development of the US.

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-05/01/14 - Look Behind You! At the University of St. Thomas

Thursday, May 1, 2014
 
Look Behind You!
A Father's and Son's Impressions
of "The Troubles" in Northern Ireland
Through Photograph and Song
With Steafán Hanvey

When: 7:30 pm
Where: University of St. Thomas
Scanlan Room, Jerabeck Center
4000 Mt. Vernon St.
Houston, TX 77006
 
Look Behind You! is a multi-media performance by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Steafán Hanvey that details how a father and son (both artists) have negotiated the personal and political landscapes of Northern Ireland. 
 
Using image and voice, anecdote and memory, the performance showcases the prize-winning photojournalism of Steafán's father, Bobbie Hanvey, along with radio-edits of his interviews with some of Northern Ireland's best-known figures. 
 
Steafán's storytelling complements and contextualizes his father's work.

View the Center's Website:  
www.stthom.edu/irishstudies 
or visit the University's and Center's Calendar,
 
www.stthom.edu , under About UST.
 
Parking and Maps: Parking is available for $2 in the Moran Center at West Alabama St. at Graustark St. Campus Maps are available online 
www.stthom.edu, under About UST, Maps and Directions, or use the search box on the top right corner of the Web site and search Maps.                       

Physical address:
William J. Flynn Center for Irish Studies
University of St. Thomas
4206 Yoakum Blvd.
Houston, TX 77006
 
Mailing Address:
 
Lori Meghan Gallagher, JD, Director
William J. Flynn Center for Irish Studies
University of St. Thomas
3800 Montrose Blvd.
Houston, TX 77006

Website Address:

www.stthom.edu/irishstudies

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-05/03/14 - Houston Gaels GAA Tournament Schedule

Here are the details of this year's Houston Based Tournament just so you have them in writing.

Date: Saturday May 3rd   

Eclipse Soccer Fields  
1700 Glenn Lakes  
Missouri City 77459

Games Schedule: 12pm – c.5.30/6.00pm

Houston A vs. Dallas A
Austin A vs. San Antonio A
Houston B vs. Dallas B
Austin B vs. San Antonio B

After-party: McElroys on Sandman from 7.30pm
Irish Rock Band to play (Band TBC)

Awards Ceremony for Man of the match in each game

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-05/03/14 - Old Man Marley & the Dead Rabbits at Walters Houston

8:00 PM

Walters Houston
1120 Naylor St
Houston, Texas 77002

More band announcements soon….

All Ages
$10 Ticket Link Available Below
Doors at 8:00pm

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*05/03/14 - Blaggards @ Dan Electro's Guitar Bar

Saturday, May 3 at 9:00pm

Dan Electro's Guitar Bar
1031 E. 24th, 
Houston, Texas 77009

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-05/23-26 - Rabbits at The 2014 Comicpalooza

George R Brown Convention Center
1001 Avenida de las Americas
Houston, Texas 77010

It's true kids! We'll be playing every night of the convention this year folks!

COMiCPALOOZA is the largest pop-culture event in the Gulf Coast region.

Held every year during Memorial Day weekend.

We have expanded to a four-day event so we can increase our programming and entertainment.

COMiCPALOOZA now offers over 1,000 hours of programming of all types, including panels, Q&As, workshops, games, concerts, sports matches, demonstrations, performances, and much more.

http://www.comicpalooza.com/register/

Convention Hours

FRIDAY, MAY 23rd
Registration opens at 9 am
Programming starts at 10 am
Dealers Room opens to VIP members at 11:30
Dealers Room opens at noon
Dealers Room closes at 8 pm
Convention closes at 2 am

SATURDAY, MAY 24TH
Registration opens at 9 am
Dealers Room opens to VIP members at 9:30
Convention opens at 10:00 am
Dealers Room closes at 7 pm
Convention closes at 2 am

SUNDAY, MAY 25TH
Registration opens at 9 am
Dealers Room opens to VIP members at 9:30
Convention opens at 10:00 am
www.comicpalooza.com

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*05/30/14 - Blaggards at the Ashford Pub

May 30, 2014 - 9:30 pm

Ashford Pub
13308 Westheimer Rd
Houston, TX 77077
281-679-6112

http://www.ashfordpub.com/

Tickets: $5

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-06/07/14 - The 2014 Houston Beer Fest w/ The Dead Rabbits

Saturday, June 7, 2014
Time: 12:00pm

Houston Beer Fest
Hermann Square Park – 
900 Smith St., 
Houston, Texas 77002101

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*05/15/14 - Flying Fish Sailors & the Rogues at the Mucky Duck

McGonigels Mucky Duck
2425 Norfolk 
Houston, Texas 77098

7:00 PM - FFS
9:00 PM - TR

Flying Fish Sailors
Advance Tickets:  $20.00
Ticket price at the door: $22.00

The Flying Fish Sailors began their journeys in 1988 performing Celtic folk, renaissance music and sea songs, then progressed to original
songs, humor, parody and folk rock. No strangers to diversity, in their early days the band often played in punk clubs, opening for such notables as The Dead Milkmen, Live Skull, and Shoulders. 

In recent times the Fish have opened shows for the legendary British folk  rockers Steeleye Span, Brother, Tommy Makem, and Altan. The bands' influences range from The Chieftains to Devo.

Performing acoustic folk music and original comedy, the Flying Fish Sailors bring together elements from diverse musical styles to create a sound uniquely their own. Their shows combine modern and antique instrumentation, and musical styles from many times and cultures: A place where humorous original songs, Renaissance tunes, American and Celtic folk songs converge with classic rock themes, the blues, and even rap and heavy metal influences.
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The Rogues
Advance Tickets:  $20.00
Ticket price at the door: $22.00

Founded in Houston in 1994, The Rogues created a new genre of Celtic music with exceptionally well-played pipes and driving percussion. From street festivals to Scottish Highland games to performing with a symphony orchestra, The Rogues deliver a commanding performance. 

Starting at the Texas Renaissance Festival in 1994, the band soon began performing out of state and added Scottish Highland Games and Celtic festivals and corporate shows. The band has produced it's own theater show called Celtic Crossroads and performed as a guest artist with the Air Force Symphony Orchestra in Washington, DC and had music featured in the 2011 film "Kill the Irishman.". 

The Rogues have performed in Las Vegas, Scotland, Greece, Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Canada, several cruises and all over the United States. Members of the band have competed all over North America and won 1st place at the World Pipe Band Championships. 

The Rogues have produced 10 albums and 2 DVDs to date and are listed in the official Grammy book for several nominations, though falling short of the final 5. The Rogues have a tradition of supporting charities, sometimes holding their own fundraisers supporting individuals and causes for soldiers. The band even has it's own tartan in the Scottish Register of Tartans.

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*06/20/14 - Blaggards at the Ashford Pub

June 20, 2014 - 9:30 pm

Ashford Pub
13308 Westheimer Rd
Houston, TX 77077
281-679-6112

http://www.ashfordpub.com/

Tickets: $5

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*07/04/14 - Blaggards 10 year Anniversary at the Ashford Pub

July 4th, 2014 – 10:00 pm

Ashford Pub
13308 Westheimer Rd
Houston, TX 77077
281-679-6112

http://www.ashfordpub.com/

Tickets: $5

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-08/21/14 - Blaggards at T-Bone Tom's Steakhouse in Kemah

August 21, 2014 - 6:00 pm

T-Bone Tom's Steakhouse
707 Texas 146
Kemah, TX 77565
United States
281-334-2133
http://www.tbonetoms.com
 
 jay
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