No Ceili this Friday -- go to the Tionol if you can!

We've decided to cancel the ceili this Friday because there is a big ceili in St. Louis Friday night at The Taproom as part of the St. Louis Tionol and Mississippi River Celtic Festival. (see www.tionol.org ) Many Columbia folks are going over to St. Louis for the ceili and other parts of the event this weekend.  Our monthly ceilis will resume on May 13.

Christine Harker will be teaching and calling the dances at the .St. Louis ceili and she will also be teaching a set dance workshop on Saturday.

The centerpiece of the Tionol is 6 hours of music, song and dance workshops on Saturday, given by master musicians, some coming from Ireland just for this event.  Every year the lineup of musicians for this event gets more and more impressive -- this year is no exception.  The classrooms of Nerinx Hall will be filled with a who's-who selection of traditional music greats.  These teachers will all be performers as well at the evening concert at the Sheldon Concert Hall, an exceptional venue for hearing acoustic music. Tickets for just the concert are $20 in advance/ $24 at the door (if there are any left).

Teachers/performers this year:
Joanie Madden - whistle (of Cherish the Ladies)
Tommy Peoples - fiddle  (
John Skelton - flute
Ged Foley - guitar
Chris Weddle Bodhran
Albert Alfonso- Bodhran (he is also a premier Bodhran maker)
Kevin Henry - Session playing
Tommy Martin - pipes
Mickey Dunne - pipes
Patrick Hutchinson- beginning pipes
Dale Russ - fiddle
PJ Gannon - Recitation
Bryan Kelso Crow - Whistle
Mitzi MacDonald - Song writng workshop
Eileen Gannon - harp
John Carty - banjo/mandolin
Pat Sky - Reedmaking -make sure to bring your
own tools.
Katie DeGreef - whistle
Christine Harker - set dance

www.tionol.org

NB:  If you plan to stay overnight, I suggest using priceline.com or hotwire.com to book a room at a downtown hotel.

Open traditional music session at The Chez tonight

7:30 pm til whenever. Bring your instrument, dance shoes or just your ears and enthusiasm!
Beginners are welcome.   100 Hitt Street, downtown Columbia

This is a monthly event held each first Thursday.

Welsh-born classical harpist performs at Jesse Aud Friday night
University Concert Series www.concertseries.org
Tickets are $18, $16, $14
box office phone: 573.882.3781 or 1.800.292.9136

At the age of just 23, Welsh-born Catrin Finch is already considered one of the finest classical harpists in the world. She also holds the Royal Appointment as Harpist to HRH the Prince of Wales, an honor that was last granted in 1871 and revived when Prince Charles heard her play at his 50th Birthday celebration. Catrin?s repertoire includes new, original pieces by artists such as Pat Metheny and Dave Grusin, as well as imaginative interpretations of popular and Welsh folk classics. Setting the traditional gilded harp aside for a sleek modern version, Catrin works hard to incorporate a modern sound and feel to the oldest instrument in the world.

New Member

CMCAA's newest member, Margaret (Mara) McKenzie Akers, was born on March 23, weighing in at 8 lb 1 oz and 20.5 inches long.  She's already showing a strong interest in Celtic music, falling asleep to it regularly!

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