Central Missouri Celtic Arts Association News, October 21, 2003
Central Missouri Celtic Arts Association Newsletter
October 21, 2003 www.moceltic.org
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In this issue:
- Tunes by ear, tonight 8:30 p.m.
- CMCAA Céliís coming up on Friday November 14 and Friday December 12
- Irish music this week at Summit Lake Winery and Cherry Street Artisan
- Fall classes under way
- Accordions and fiddles looking for players
- CMCAA Book fair - order from Music Sales Catalog and save
- Local and regional calendar
Recent newsletters:
January 7, 2008
Nov. 28, 2007
October 31, 2007
October 10, 2007
August 30, 2007
August 10, 2007
July 31, 2007
June 6, 2007
May 11, 2007
April 13, 2007
March 29, 2007Ya wanna see more?
Here's the whole archive.Tunes By Ear, an informal drop-in class/session is happening every Tuesday evening from 8:30 - 10:00 p.m. for traditional musicians of all levels. Deirdre Harnedy, our artist-in-residence teaches several new tunes and you can come with tunes that you want help polishing up, or whatever. Stay for dessert. $5 suggested donation. Bring a tape recorder.
Kate and Jeff Akers' house, 1411 Anthony St., Columbia. phone: 442-2048CMCAA hosts Céliís on Friday Nov 14 and Friday Dec 12
Two Céilís, or Irish music and dance evenings, are on for the second Fridays of November and December. Local and guest musicians will play music for céilí (kay'-lee) and set dancing. Come to dance, or just to listen, watch and hang out.
Time: 7:30 - 10 pm
7:00 pm - instruction for beginners on basic footwork and moves. (come to the dance early if you've never done this before)
Location: First Christian Church fellowship hall, corner of Walnut and Tenth Streets, Columbia
Admission is $5 for adults, kids are freeThe first half of the evening will be céilí dances, which are most similar in structure to American contra or line dances. After the break will be set dancing, which is the somewhat more complex type of dance with sets of four couples. (Similar in structure to American square dances.)
We'd like to make this an ongoing monthly event if the first two are successful. All dances will be taught and called. Don't know much about Irish social dancing? We have classes every Thursday evening that you can join, and we've linked to a few web resources about ceili and set dancing on our web site: www.moceltic.org/dance.html
Here is an informal analysis of Irish Set dancing vs. Contra and square dancing. http://www.nmc.edu/~hmorgenstein/Essays/Irish.html
As you read this, keep in mind that in IRELAND, the set dance moves are not called out at céilís -- people "just know" how they go because there are a limited number of dances and folks learn the sequence of moves after dancing them for years. But we intend to call (yell out the moves for) all the dances at our céilís in Columbia.-------------------------------------------------------------------
Luck Penny at Summit Lake Winery, Wednesday 5 – 7:30 p.m.
Summit Lake Winery is just north of Jefferson City on Highway 54. For directions, see http://summitlakewinery.com/Deirdre Harnedy and Heinrich Leonhard at Artisan Thursday
CMCAA artistt-in-residence Deirdre Harnedy (flute, whistle) and local guitarist Heinrich Leonhard will be performing at Cherry Street Artisan on Thursday from 11:30 am to 1 p.m.-----------------------------------------------------------------
Fall music, dance and language classes are underway
Due to visa processing delays, Helen Gubbins has not been able to return to Columbia yet to teach classes, so we have had to reorganize/reschedule many of our fall classes. The schedule is as follows:
Monday evenings: 6 - 7 pm Fiddle 1 class (beginner)
7 - 8 pm Fiddle 3 class (intermediate)
8 - 9 pm Whistle 2 class (adv. beginner)
Tuesday evenings: 5:30 - 6:30 beginning Irish language
6:30 - 7:30 pm Whistle 1 class (beginning)
7:30 - 8:30 pm whistle 3 class (intermediate)
8:30 - 10pm Learn Tunes By Ear drop-in session
(bring a recorder, come once or come every week. $5 suggested donation. )
Thursday evenings: 6:30 - 8 pm Set dancingEnrollment has been low for these classes. We were unsure everything would work out, so publicity for the classes was minimal. You can still join any of these classes, though; we'll get you caught up if necessary!
Contact Deirdre with questions: deirdre@moceltic.org--------------------------------------------------------------------
Accordions & fiddles need players!
CMCAA currently has 3 button accordions, 1 piano accordion and 2 fiddles that are looking for beginning players.
If you are interested in learning one of these instruments, we'd like to help. There is a small (very reasonable) rental fee for instruments and we ask you to commit to taking a class or lessons on the instrument.---------------------------------------------------------------------
Music Sales is a publishing and distribution company that carries LOTS of books and other instructional media for traditional music. CMCAA can order wholesale from them and since we are a non-profit, do not have to pay or collect sales tax. Hey - it's a fund raiser and you get great music books!
We will be placing an order for products from the Music Sales catalog on Friday, October 24. Anyone who would like to order any music or song books, CDs or videos from Music Sales can send me their order by noon on Friday (Oct 24). Pay just the list price, no shipping and no sales tax. If your order totals at least $50, take a 20% discount.
The only catch is that I need your payment WITH your order. You can give me a check (to CMCAA), or pay online through PayPal (moceltic@chivalry.com).
The Music Sales catalog is online and searchable here:
http://www.msc-catalog.com/mscsearch.htm
Suggested search terms: Irish, Ireland, Scottish, Scotland, celtic, Song, ballad, fiddle, whistle, harp
There are hundreds of non-Celticky titles, too. (Order whatever you want)Deirdre and Kate have made a list of top recommendations:
Reference:
Tunebooks/Instrument Tutors:
- A Harvest Saved: Francis O'Neill and Irish Music in Chicago (Nicholas Carolan) OS10896 $18.95
- note: Nicholas Carolan is the curator of the Irish Trad Music Archives in Dublin
- Folk Music and Dances of Ireland (Breandan Breathnach) OS00123 $14.95
O'Neill's Music of Ireland (over 1,000 tunes) K63206 $22.95
(Collected by Francis O'Neill -- see above) Irish Session Tunes (Red/Green/Blue/Orange) - CDs for each are sold separately. See catalog for all the item numbers and prices The Irish Fiddle Book - with CD (Matt Cranitch) MP10008 $34.95 The Complete Irish Tin Whistle Tunebook - with 4 CDs (L.E. McCullough) Traditional Irish Tin Whistle Tutor - with CDs (Geraldine Cotter) Traditional Irish Guitar - with CDs (Paul de Grae) The Fiddle Music Of The Scottish Highlands (Ceol Na Fidhle, Vols. 1 & 2) (Book and 2 CDs) TT10104 $32.95 Traditional Scottish Fiddling (220 tunes) TT10096 $22.95 Traditional Slow Airs Of Ireland By Tomas O Canainn OS00099 $19.95 Traditional Slow Airs Of Ireland - 2 CDs to accompany book - OS00118 $25.00 The Piper's Chair OS10464 $7.95 The Bodhrán Book By Steáfán Hannigan OS10358 $14.95 The Bodhran Video By Steáfán Hannigan OS10312 $39.95 The Advanced Bodhran Video By Steáfán Hannigan OS70002 $39.95 Carolan: The Life, Times And Music Of An Irish Harper OS10984 $39.95 The Irish Harp Book MP10000 $29.95
Song books:----------------------------------------------------------------
- Songs Of England, Ireland, & Scotland: A Bonnie Bunch Of Roses by Dan Milner OK63883 $22.95
- (Great book. It has detailed backgrounds of all the songs. Dan Milner is highly regarded folklorist who regularly writes for Irish Music Magazine and contributes to the Digital Tradition Forums (www.mudcat.org))
- Soodlums Irish Ballads Book OK64626 $17.95 - All the standards. Great book.
- Moonpenny (Rhymes, songs, and play-verse for and by children, gathered in Ireland) OS10181 $9.95
- 130 Great Irish Ballads FT10003 (with CD) $24.95
- Ceolta Gael (92 songs in Irish) OS00120 $9.95
- Ceolta Gael 2 (72 more songs in Irish) OS00121 $9.95
Local and Regional Calendar of Events
Below are events for the next two weeks. The full calendar can be viewed and printed here:
http://www.chivalry.com/moceltic/calendar.html (hang it on the fridge!)Every Wednesday - 7:30 - 9:30 Irish Slow Jam in Columbia
An open, informal Irish music session for beginners (and folks a little past beginner level) happens every Wednesday evening from 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. For more information and directions, contact Vicki Rightmyre at rightmyrev@missouri.eduTuesdays, 8:30 - 10 p.m. October 14 - December 16, Learn Tunes By Ear
Drop-in session led by Deirdre Harnedy, come once or come every week.
Come polish your tunes and learn some new ones from our artists-in-residence and stay for dessert, too! $5 suggested donation. Bring a tape recorder if you want.
Kate and Jeff Akers' house, 1411 Anthony St. Columbia MO 573-442-2048Every Sunday, 3 - 5 p.m. "Strike the Gay Harp" radio show on KOPN, 89.5 FM with host Carol Goodnick
Second Thursday of every month, "Celtic jam" at Cherry Street Artisan 7:30 p.m. til whenever. Open session led by CMCAA musicians. Bring an instrument, a song, your dance shoes, or just your ears and join us for lots of fun!
Smoke-free, family friendly environment.
Corner of Ninthand Cherry in downtown Columbia. www.cherrystreetartisan.comEvery Monday 9 a.m. - noon, "Ireland in America" radio show on KDHX St. Louis -- you can listen to the show live on the web at www.kdhx.org
Wednesday, Oct 22 - Luck Penny at Summit Lake Winery, 5 - 7:30 p.m.
Holts Summit MO (just north of Jefferson City) www.summitlakewinery.comThursday, Oct 23 - Irish music at Cherry Street Artisan, Columbia 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. www.cherrystreetartisan.com
October 24-25 Kirksville Highland Games, NEMO Fairgrounds, Kirksville
Contact: Kelly Barger: fianna@earthlink.netSunday, Oct 26 - Luck Penny at Summit Lake Winery, 5 - 7:30 p.m.
Holts Summit MO (just north of Jefferson City) www.summitlakewinery.comWednesday, Oct 22 - Luck Penny at Summit Lake Winery, 5 - 7:30 p.m.
Holts Summit MO (just north of Jefferson City) www.summitlakewinery.comWednesday, Oct 29 - Luck Penny at Summit Lake Winery, 5 - 7:30 p.m.
Holts Summit MO (just north of Jefferson City) www.summitlakewinery.comThursday, Oct 30 - Irish music at Cherry Street Artisan, Columbia 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. www.cherrystreetartisan.com
Thursday, Nov 6 - Luck Penny at Summit Lake Winery, 5 - 7:30 p.m.
Holts Summit MO (just north of Jefferson City) www.summitlakewinery.com