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On the radio...
Strike the Gay Harp Celtic music radio show with Carol Goodnick
Every Sunday, 3 - 5 p.m.on KOPN, 89.5 FM Columbia
Celtic Connections radio show, every Sunday on KBIA 91.3FM, 7 - 8 p.m.
Central Missouri
LOCAL CELTIC CALENDAR
Saturday Mar. 14
7pm Julie Henigan concert followed by a ceili dance
Unity Center of Columbia, 1600 W. Broadway
Irish music at Paddy Malone's Pub in Jefferson City. Time ? 573-761-5900
Tuesday, March 17 5:30 - 8 pm
Live Irish music at Coley's American Bistro
15 S. Sixth St. (used to be Grill One-5) in Columbia. FUN!
Sat., March 21
Irish-style Road Bowling Tournament in Rocheport.
Friday, April 3
Ged Foley and Michael Cooney (Irish music) perform at The Big Muddy Festival in Boonville.
Sunday April 5
7 pm Gerry O'Beirne concert in Columbia, venue TBA
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St. Patrick's Day Celebration!
Concert and Céilí dance this Saturday, March 14, 7 pm
Concert with musician/singer Julie Henigan followed by Irish social dancing, music and a dessert potluck!
Unity Center of Columbia
1600 West Broadway, Columbia MO
$12 adults / $7 students & seniors, kids free
 Julie Henigan
Traditional singer, musician and folklorist from Springfield, MO. Julie's avid interest in the folk music of Ireland, Scotland and England and the music of the Ozarks come together in her repertoire of songs and tunes exhibiting the immigrant connection between the folk traditions.
Julie will perform a concert of traditional Irish songs and tunes, focusing on the themes of migration and emigration. She will complement her Irish material with American (and in some cases Missouri) counterparts, illustrating the impact Irish music and song has had on our own tradition. The concert will feature Julie singing, both accompanied and unaccompanied in English and Irish Gaelic, and playing the guitar, fiddle, and five-string banjo.
Julie holds a Masters in Folklore, a Masters in English Literature and recently completed her PhD in Enthnomusicology from Notre Dame University. (There's a strong possibility we might learn something interesting during the course of this concert.)
After the concert (about 8:30 pm) we'll have a dessert potluck and Irish folk dancing for everyone and with local musicians playing for the dancing. You're invited to bring a treat for the dessert potluck. |
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Paddy's Day - March 17 - Traditional Music Session
Irish traditional music session
5:30 pm til 8:30 or so
Tuesday, March 17
Coley's American Bistro
15 S. Sixth St., Columbia (formerly Grill One-5)
Many's the keg of green beer to be found in Columbia on Tuesday, but if you want to raise your glass to the sound of traditional Irish music and raise your voice in a song or two, then Coley's, 15 S. Sixth St. is the place to be on the 17th. Local musicians will play traditional dance tunes and songs of Ireland. Maybe even a bit of set dancing if we have a smidgeon of space.
Coley's has happy hour drink and appetizer specials. Mon-Wed dinner -- buy two entrees and get a bottle of wine for the price of a glass. |
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Rocheport Road Bowling, March 21
"Road bowling" is a proud tradition in rural Ireland that has found it's way to Rocheport Missouri.
The new owners of The Rocheport General Store, Dan and Sherrie Ingram, have been convinced to continue the annual event, to be held this year on Saturday, March 21.
You may be asking yourself, "What the heck is road bowling?!?!" Well, the best description I can give you is it's like golfing with a cannonball and a good sense of humor.
The tournament will begin at 10 a.m. on the 21st. Teams of four people compete on a course winding around Rocheport.
Team registration is $40 and includes t-shirts, lunch and trophies of some description for the winners. Local Irish musicians (the usual suspects) will add to the festive mood with a traditional music session at the General Store.
To register your team or get more information, call Dan and Sherrie, Rocheport General Store: 573-698-2282 | |
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Notes from the Chief Troublemaker (aka Kate)
I owe a great debt of thanks to various people who helped bring the Tommy Sands and Family events to fruition last month.
When I was offered the opportunity to bring them in, I went into overdrive looking for a way to make it possible.
Concert admissions, a $500 grant from the Center for Arts and Humanities, $400 from the Lee School
PTA guest artist fund, $350 in individual donations, and accommodation sponsorship all contributed
to success. I'd like to thank the following folks for their assistance: Mary
Barile, friend of CMCAA, playwright and arts grant writer; Lisa Higgins, Director
of the MO Folk Arts Program;
Annett Richter, professor
of Music History; Kerby
Miller, author and professor of Irish history; John Foley, Director of
the Center for Studies in Oral Tradition;
Gera Burton, Associate Director of the
MU Center for Distance and Independent Study; Bill Bondeson, Director of the MU Center for Arts and Humanities,
Susan Altomari and Ann Mehr, music and art specialists at Lee Expressive Arts Elementary School, Rob Tucker, owner of Taylor House Inn B&B, and "the usual suspects" including our board members and core volunteers. They all saw the artistic and social value in this program and their support was invaluable. Thank you all so much!
On a related but somber note, today in the news we
can see the significance and fruits of Tommy Sands' and others' struggle for peace and
understanding in Northern Ireland. Last weekend there were two tragic incidents of political violence;
a reminder of "the bad old days." Today there were massive peace vigils in towns across the North and
vehement expressions of public sentiment against a reprise of violence.
The dam of peace appears to be holding.
Musical food for thought
Anyone who is a musician of any degree, admires musicians, loves a musician or simply loves music will be
heartwarmed by this essay, a speech given by Karl Paulnack, pianist and director of the Boston Conservatory to parents of incoming freshmen.
Green House
On March 17, 2009, Liz Carroll & John Doyle are scheduled to perform for President Barack Obama at the annual St. Patrick's Day luncheon at the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. The event is hosted by Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, and among the guests is the the new Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland, Mr. Brian Cowen. Previous entertainers at the event have included The Chieftains, Frankie Gavin, The Commitments, and Ronan Tynan.
Speaking of the President...
Have you heard the song "There's No One As Irish as Barack O'Bama"? It's good for a laugh.
or the animated version:
Send a leprechaun
Great Scot! $10 sale!
(Even Paddy's week we're equal opportunity Celts)
Scottish guitarist Tony McManus, who performed at First Night Columbia, has a new CD out now (he was chagrinned that it wasn't ready before First Night). The Maker's Mark was recorded at Dream Guitars, a one-of-a-kind guitar shop near Asheville, SC. Each track is performed on a different guitar.
The CD is on sale now for $10 from Compass Records Check it
out
CMCAA Facebook stuff
I was recently informed that I might possibly be the last person on Earth not to have a
facebook page. This didn't really bother me, but upon exploration, I see a
potential for using it to network with other Irish music afficianados.
To that end i've posted a slew of photos from CMCAA events over the years that folks might enjoy
seeing. It's all just a ploy to get you to be-friend me, really, becasue that appears to be
the goal as far as I can tell. So feel free to have a peek. I think you have to log in
(or create a login if I'm not really the last person) Here's the link to the photos |
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Open Borders Concerts
Singer/songwriter series brings big names
Columbia's Open Borders Concert Series presents great folk music singer/songwriters. Here are the upcoming events:
All concerts take place at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 2615 Shepard Blvd in Columbia
Open Borders is an independent nonprofit concert series.
For more info:
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Regional Celtic events
March 14 -- Irish music at Paddy Malone's, 700 W. Main in Jefferson City. Unsure of the time - possibly all evening.
March 21 -- Celtic guitarist Robin Bullock at The Focal Point, St. Louis www.thefocalpoint.org
April 3 -- Ged Foley and Michael Cooney perform at the Big Muddy Folk Festival, Boonville, MO
Ticket info: http://www.bigmuddy.org/2009
April 3 - 5 -- St. Louis Tionol -- ceili, sessions, workshops, concert and more sessions! www.tionol.org
April 16-19 -- COMHALTAS CEOLTÓRÍ ÉIREANN
2009 North American Provincial Convention
St. Louis, Missouri, Hosted by St. Louis Irish Arts
Music workshops in many instruments, set and ceili dancing workshops with Ultan Mulcahy, master dance instructor from Ireland. See web site for details. Weekend package price and a la carte available.
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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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