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Sat Dec 1, 7pm
Paddy Keenan concert in Columbia
(Record the football game!)
Irish ceili dance in Columbia
Monday, Dec 31
First Night Columbia New Years Celebration through
the arts
Friday, Feb 22
Concert with The Brock McGuire Band
Saturday, March 15
Just added!
Concert with Andy M Stewart and Gerry
O'Beirne
Thursday, April 3
Concert with Len Graham
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Concert Saturday, Dec 1, 7 p.m.
Paddy Keenan and Patsy O'Brien
 
Preface: I am delighted that
Mizzou is
playing for the Big 12 championship! The timing
could be better, though. I realize it's tough
competition for a concert, but we're
contractually obligated to the artists to go on
with the show. So
please consider coming to the concert!
You can record the first half and run home for
the second half of the game. We'll check the
score at intermission.
Special offer: If you bring a footall-ambivalent
friend who's never come to one of our concerts,
they get in for $8!
Raffle -- We'll have a
raffle for a CMCAA logo tote bag stuffed
with goodies: hand-spun and -knitted scarf,
Celtic music CDs and more! $1 raffle tickets
on sale before the show and at intermission;
drawing before the second half.
7 p.m. , Saturday Dec
1
Paddy Keenan and Patsy O'Brien
Irish traditional music with Uilleann pipes,
tin whistle, low whistle, guitar and vocals
$14 adults / $12 CMCAA members
$8 students (with student ID), seniors, and
youth ages 13 -18
Pay at the door with cash or check,
from BrownPaperTickets.com
It's a party!
You are invited to bring goodies to
share at the break. We will provide
beverages.
About the artists:
In 2002 Paddy Keenan was awarded the
prestigious Traditional Musician of the Year
award by TG4, Ireland's Irish-language and
culture television channel (similar to PBS)
. His music vocation started young,
learning the pipes from his grandfather and
father, in a family of "travellers" (a
sub-culture of itinerant Irish people)
steeped in their Irish heritage. He was a
member of The Bothy Band in the 70's and
80's, a band at the forefront of the folk
and traditional music revival in Ireland.
His solo and collaborative recordings have
brought him further acclaim; he is generally
acknowledged as the most accomplished
uilleann piper performing today, and is
certainly one of the most brilliant
traditional musicians of his generation.
Performing with him will be Patsy O'Brien,
singer/songwriter and guitarist whose jazzy
flare brings a freshness to old favorites.
His jazz version of Star of the County Down,
with Paddy on low whistle, is fantastic.
This arrangement of the old Irish ballad
inspired Irish music critic Paul Dromey to
declare Patsy "Ireland's best - kept musical
secret," and has recently been featured on
NPR's "All Songs Considered."
Read more:
www.paddykeenan.com
LISTEN! Two tracks to tempt you!
Star of the County Down featuring Paddy
Keenan on low whistle, from Patsy's album,
"What You KNow"
Johnny's Tune by Paddy Keenan, on low
whistle (From the album Live ath the
Catherine Cornell Theater)
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Special Ticket Package Offer
FOR A VERY LIMITED TIME
Package offer for tickets
to the next 5 concerts and your 2008 membership
dues, PLUS additional discounts for gift tickets
and a special members-only discount. Read on...
Family membership package: $120
- 2 tickets to each of our next 5 concerts
($116 value)
- 2008 family membership to CMCAA ($20)
- Option to buy up to 6 gift(adult) or youth
tickets at $5 each to any of the concerts
listed below (max 4 per any one show)
- Option to buy 1/2 price tickets to University Concert
Series shows: Natalie McMaster (Feb 4)
and Magic of Ireland (Feb 25)
Individual membership package: $60
Same package as above, but one ticket for each of the
next 5 CMCAA concerts and 2008 Individual Membership
dues.
Shows included:
Dec 1: Keenan and O'Brien
January 11: Boylan and Hamel
February 22: Brock McGuire Band
March 15: Andy M. Stewart and Gerry O'Beirne
April 3: Len Graham
You can buy either of these packages at the Paddy
Keenan concert (pay by check or cash) OR you can order
online and pay by credit card via PayPal.com (small
transaction fee applies with online sales.)
To order, see:
http://www.moceltic.org/2007/ticket-sale.html
Celtic concert tickets make great gifts!
Printed tickets in a gift envelope with an information
sheet about the concert and performers. Call or e-mail
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CMCAA news items
A few things to note!
Dec. 6 Irish music session at Kayotea is
CANCELLED. Kayotea is having a private
function that night. We'll try again in January.
Next Irish ceili is Friday, Dec. 15
at First Christian Church activity room, corner of
Walnut and Ash Streets in Columbia. Enter through
the back door facing the parking lot.
Beginners' lesson at 7 p.m., dancing starts at
7:30. $5 admission for adults.
CMCAA Board Openings
We are requesting nominations for board members for
CMCAA. There are two board positions open. We are
especially looking for someone who might be willing
to serve as a treasurer. To nominate yourself or
someone else, please e-mail Kate Akers. The bylaws
and current list of board members are posted on the
web site:
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Music at Paddy Malone's in Jefferson City
Jefferson City pub hosts trad sessions on first
and third Mondays and occasional concerts.
Mon. Dec 3, 7 pm: Traditional
Irish session
Sat. Dec 8, 9:30 pm: Lucky
Charms (Irish folk & pop)
Mon Dec 17, 7 pm: Traditiona
Irish session
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Regional music events
Sunday & Monday, Dec 9 & 10:
Boys of the Lough perform at The
Focal Point, St. Louis
Saturday, January 12: Winter Storm 2008
"This concert is the must-see event of the year"
-Jim Kilpatrick, MBE - 16 time World Champion
Scottish Snare Drummer
Location: 7:15 p.m. at Community Christian
Church, 4601 Main Street, Kansas City,
Missouri. Admission is $30.00 for adults,
$15.00 for children under twelve, free for under
5.
dates: April 4 - 6, 2008
Awesome lineup!
Kansas City Irish events calendar
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Central MO Celtic Arts Assoc is a 501(c)3 nonprofit
organization and member of the North American Folk
Alliance
www.folk.org
For the full list of upcoming
concerts, events, classes and regional Celtic music
events, please visit our web site:
www.moceltic.org
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