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All about CMCAA
What is this group? What do you do? Can I
participate? READ MORE
Membership
Why and how to become a
member!
Feb 16, 2008
Annual letter for
CMCAA members (PDF)
Member info form
(PDF)
We
need your help!
In order to be successful, CMCAA needs your participation and
support in many ways. READ MORE
Board meetings
CMCAA board members meet on the first Thursday of each month at
Kayotea Tea Room from 5:30 - 6:30 each month. Meetings are
open to anyone. Please bring your ideas!
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Central MO Traditional
musicians
An e-mail discussion list for local trad musicians to keep up on
session news, class information, workshops, and more. Sign up here:
(Note,
this is a separate list from the CMCAA newsletter. Sign up for
both if you want to be on both.)
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Most of our events and classes are
held in Columbia, Missouri, but we occasionally organize or
participate in events in the surrounding communities of
Jefferson City, Ashland, Moberly, Macon, Kirksville, Mexico,
Rocheport and Boonville.
Fred Dittrich, Tom Schultz, Deirdre Harnedy, Helen Gubbins and
Jim Ruth play at Twighlight Festival |
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Newsletter
April 29 newsletter -
summer arts program!
update 5/7/08: Ceili this Friday has
been canceled due to schedule conflicts. Next ceili is June 13.
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EIGHTH ANNUAL
SUMMER ARTS PROGRAM!
June 12 - August 8
Classes for adults, teens and children in
Irish music, dance, language & more! Jam sessions, ceili dances
& more!
Guest artist-in-residence Conor Caldwell from
Belfast, NI and returning instructor Brian Hart will teach a
great selection of classes for adults and children, and share their talents in mid-Missouri this summer!
Read all
about the classes! EVENTS!
Thursday, June 12 -- Irish music with
Conor at Twilight Festival, 6 - 7 pm in front of Bluestem on Ninth
St.
Followed by an Irish music session at Grill One-5, 15 S. Sixth St. 7
pm-ish to whenever.
Friday, July 11 -- Monthly ceili --
folk dance and welcome social to meet and greet Conor. Music:
Conor Caldwell and friends. Caller: Kat DiFoxfire
FREE. No admission charge this month!
7 pm (beginners session) 7:30 dancing starts.
Stoneking Irish Step Dance students will do a short performance at
7:30!
Folks are invited to bring treats to share.
Beverages are provided.
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CONCERTS & EVENTS
Full 2007-2008 concert
schedule
Thank YOU for a fantastic concert season!
Thanks to the artists, the audience and to Stoney Creek Inn for
being our hotel sponsor!
or the Local
and Regional Celtic Arts Calendar
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Dancing
Second Friday
Ceilis!
Irish social dancing, live music and fun
Next dates: Friday, May 9 cancelled
Friday, June 13
7:00 p.m. First Christian Church, Columbia
More info
Set dance club meets
Tuesday evenings from 6:30 - 8 p.m.
For more info, contact Jennifer Kimball --
jk.kimball@mchsi.com
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Jam
sessions
Irish "slow jam"
session meets every
Wednesday night
Are you just learning to play Irish tunes, or maybe you've been
thinking it would be a fun thing to do?
Join us for the "slow jam" session on Wednesday nights from
7:00 to 9. For more
information and directions,
contact Sherry: BorcherdingS@health.missouri.edu
or phone 573-449-1570
Junior
Jam Session - every other Sunday afternoon (approx.)
Traditional music session for young people
Led by fiddler Tim Langen
This music session is a no-pressure, fun environment for
kids to learn traditional music. There is no age restriction
-- it's open to any young person interested in learning
traditional Irish, Canadian and American music. For more
info, please contact Tim:
langent@missouri.edu
Thursday Night
Music
Long-standing regular traditional music session. Location rotates
each Thursday except the first Thursday of the month, when we meet
at Kayotea on Broadway in downtown Columbia at 6 p.m. For
location on any given Thursday, contact Kate 442-2048 or Fred
443-0082.
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List of Celtic venues and events in
the Midwest US
List of local Celtic
musicians, dance callers for hire
Missouri Folk Arts Program |
Stuff for musicians:
Tin whistle fingering chart
We sell Oak brand tin whistles for $12.
These are very good whistles.
We also sell a few books to
musicians:
The Irish Fiddle, by Matt Cranitch (w/ CD) $30
O'Neill's 1001 Irish Tunes $25
These are available from Kate at any event if you send your request
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CMCAA is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and member of
The North American Folk Music and Dance Alliance
Your financial
contributions to this organization are tax deductible.
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