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All about CMCAA 
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Membership
Why and how to become a member!

Feb 16, 2008
Annual letter for CMCAA members (PDF)
Member info form (PDF)

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Upcoming events

Columbia

Traditional music session at 44 Stone
Every first and third Thursday of the month
Upcoming dates: Nov. 17, Dec. 1, Dec. 15, Jan. 5, Jan 19 
7 - 10 pm
Where: 44 Stone Public House
3910 Peachtree Drive (near Nifong & Providence, behind Panera and Sophia's,)

Vox article about the  pub

44 Stone website

Celtic Soul Experience

7 p.m., Tues. Nov 29
Broadway Christian Church,
2601 West Broadway, Columbia MO
Tickets: $20 advance, $25 at the door

World-renowned vocalist Noirin Ni Riain with her musician-sons Owen O’Suilleabhain and Moley O’Suilleabhain perform Irish traditional and spiritual music.

Owen and Moley will hold a traditional Irish music workshop on Wed. Nov 30 from 10:30 a.m. to noon.

Local musician Margaret Waddell and Broadway Christian Church have organized and are hosting this concert.  The group is also performing in Kansas City and St. Louis, and will be holding a Celtic spirituality retreat and traditional music workshops.

For full details, please see:
http://www.celticsoulexperience.com 

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 Clare Connors.

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.

List of Celtic venues and events in the Midwest US

List of local Celtic musicians, dance callers for hire

Missouri Folk Arts Program

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 ahead of time. 

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.