Past Events

Concert: 2 p.m. Sunday, July 24, 2011
Helen Gubbins, Tim Langen and Jesse Langen

Unity Center of Columbia, 1600 W. Broadway
$12 admission at the door.  $10 students/seniors.
Free for kids 14 & under
PDF flyer about the event

March 25, 2011, 8 p.m.
Concert with
Bruce Molsky
Fiddle, banjo, guitar and voice.  Old-Time American and Celtic music.
Location: Unity Center, 1600 W. Broadway 
Bruce Molsky concert flyer (PDF)
Website: www.brucemolsky.com

Saturday, October 16, 2010 8 p.m.
House concert with 3 Pints Gone
$12 suggested donation per adult

Celtic-American vocal group from Milwaukee offer favorite traditional songs from Ireland and Scotland and the maritimes with great harmonies and a side dish of good humor and fine company.

They are performing at the Central Mo Renaissance Festival near Kingdom City this weekend, and agreed to do this house concert in Columbia for us!

The house concert will be at the home of Joe Vancil, north of the Columbia Mall.  Space is limited, so reservations are required. If you would like to attend, please make a reservation by sending an e-mail to kakers@moceltic.org with the number of people attending.  I will send you directions with your confirmation. Kids are welcome, but it will probably run until close to 10 p.m., so plan accordingly.

Audience members are invited to bring treats to share.  Coffee and other beverages will be provided.

Sunday, July 25

Paddy O'Brien and Pat Egan
7 p.m.  at Orr Street Studios, 106 Orr St.
$12 adults, $10 seniors and students, kids  14 & under attend free

Welcome back Paddy and Pat, two members of traditional band "Chulrua," who have performed in Columbia many times over the years.  Paddy O'Brien is considered one of the finest box players and a treasured source of tune knowledge.  He has published two volumes of 500 tunes each with recordings and sheet music, including many regional variations of well-known tunes.  This huge effort is a gift to Irish traditional music as significant as Chief O'Neill's collection.

Pat Egan is a lovely singer and versatile guitar player who complements Paddy's melodic tunes with the deftness that comes from playing with someone for many years. 

YouTube video of Paddy and Pat (Paddy explains that he tried to preserve the "old style" of playing traditional dance tunes.)
YouTube: Pat Egan sings A Wing and a Prayer
YouTube: Another set of dance tunes from Paddy and Pat

web sites:
www.chulrua.com
www.paddyobrien.net
www.patrickeganmusic.com

Saturday, July 10, 2010, 7 p.m.
Tim Langen and Helen Gubbins
CD release concert
Orr Street Studios, 106 Orr St., Columbia MO
Admisison:
$12 adults / $10 students & seniors / free for 14 & under
Beverages provided at the break, you're invited to bring goodies to share (not necessary, though!)
PDF flyer for the concert

What a treat to welcome Helen back to Columbia! She was one our of artists-in-residence in summers 2003 and 2004. (past events)

The Brock-McGuire Band
Wednesday, Nov. 4, 7 p.m.
      
Unity Center of Columbia, 1600 W. Broadway
$15 adults, $12 students/seniors w/ID
kids 14 & under are free
Read more...
Printable poster for this show (PDF)

Friday, September 11, 2009
Scottish singer and songwriter Jim Malcolm
8 p.m. Orr Street Studios,
106 Orr St., Columbia
$15 adults, $10 students/seniors w/ID
kids 14 & under are free

In honor of the250th anniversary this year of Robert Burns birth, Jim released an album of all Burns songs. The second half of his concerts this year are performed in costume (dressed as Rabbie Burns) and are all songs, recitations and anecdotes of Burns' poetry and life.  Very enjoyable for anyone even remotely interested in Scottish history, poetry, song and culture.

Printable poster for this show (PDF)

Gerry O'Beirne   --  Sunday, April 5, 7 pm

Gerry O'Beirne, singer/ songwriter and guitarist returns. Gerry was last here performing alongside Scottish singer Andy M Stewart in March 2008.    
Performing at Orr Street Studios, corner of Orr and Walnut Streets in Columbia. 7 pm concert
$14 / $10 students & srs. / kids free
Read more...
and print the PDF flyer for this event

Saturday, March 14, 7 pm
Concert with Julie Henigan, traditional singer and multi-instrumentalist
Followed by a ceili dance and dessert potluck at 8:30 pm.   Coffee and other beverages provided.
Unity Center of Columbia, 1600 W. Broadway

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.

After the concert we’ll have a dessert potluck and Irish folk dancing for everyone and with local musicians playing for the dancing.

Unity Center of Columbia, $12 adults, $7 students, kids free

February 18 -19, 2009
Tommy Sands with Moya and Fionan Sands

Dec. 30, 2008
Special pre-First Night concert for CMCAA members and FN volunteers
7:30 pm in the Lounge at Stamper Commons, corner of Broadway and College Ave in Columbia.
Free-will donation only, no admission fee
Scottish guitarist Tony McManus, Italian guitarist Beppe Gambetta, and traditional singer Brian Hart

They all performed at First Night Columbia on New Years Eve, but we were delighted to hold a pre-event concert for CMCAA members and FN volunteers.

CONCERT:  Sunday, September 7, 2008
Scottish singer/songwriter/instrumentalist Jim Malcolm brings traditional and original songs of Scotland
PDF flyer for this event
7 p.m. Unity Center of Columbia, 1600 W. Broadway
$14 adults / $12 CMCAA members
Free for ages 14 & under

Eight Annual Summer Arts Program
June 12 - August 8, 2008

Classes for adults, teens and children in Irish music, dance, language & more! Jam sessions, ceili dances & more!

Guest artist-in-residence Conor Caldwell from Belfast, NI and returning instructor Brian Hart will teach a great selection of classes for adults and children, and share their talents in mid-Missouri this summer!
Read all about the classes!

Friday, August 8, 2008
End of summer celebration, 7 pm
1-hour concert with our guest instructors, Conor Caldwell and Brian Hart, and our summer music and dance students.  Followed by a music and folk dancing for everyone at 8 pm.
First Christian Church, 101 N Tenth St.
Silent auction fundraiser -- Celtic-themed knick-knacks and handmade arts & crafts.  Have a donation? Contact Kate -- kakers@moceltic.org or 573-442-2048

LAST Concert of the season!

Sunday, May 4, 2008   7:30 p.m.

Bua
Brian Hart, Jackie Moran, Chris Bain, Sean Gavin, & Brian Miller

A quintet comprised of some of America’s most talented, young musicians, Bua have been described by Irish Music Magazine as “the essence of a superb band,” their sound “a throwback to the playing of the 1960s and 1970s, keeping the music down the path of tradition” and their 2006 release, Live at Martyrs’, “a work without gimmicks, where the musicianship is of the highest quality.” It is no surprise then that Bua, lending to its Irish Gaelic meaning of ‘innate gift,’ have quickly risen to the status of America’s premier traditional Irish music ensemble.  more info...

Print a PDF flyer -- hang a couple up for us, and share with friends!

Sunday, May 4, 7:30 p.m.
Unity Center of Columbia, 1600 W. Broadway
$14 / $12 CMCAA members / $10 students & seniors

Thursday April 3, 2008
 7 p.m.
Len Graham

A Song-Catcher's Journey

Read more about this event

Download a flyer (PDF)

Ahh... what a treat and a privilege it was to have Len here in Columbia for a few days.   The concert at Unity was under-attended, but a rare, fine evening for those who braved the rain.  Len also made appearances at Lee Elementary, Columbia Independent School, and Grant Elementary, receiving warm welcomes and praise from students and teachers.  His appearance at The Big Muddy was also great fun. He set the tone for the evening with unaccompanied songs -- they seemed to be the theme of the night, with Leela Grace, Dave Para and David Grimes all contributing unaccompanied songs, too. A great night.   Thanks for visiting, Len!

Monday, March 17, 5 - 8 pm -- Irish traditional music at Grill One-5, 15 S. Sixth St. in Columbia.  Tim Langen, Tom Schultz & friends performing as "Luck Penny"
here's a flyer (PDF)

Saturday, March 15, 2008

Andy M Stewart and Gerry O'Beirne
Songs from Scotland and Ireland

It was great to have the lads back in Columbia again, 6.5 years later.  Andy was in fine form and Gerry's guitar playing is as exquisite as ever. His new album is gorgeous.  You can get it on CD Baby

read more...
PDF poster for this concert

Friday, February 22, 2008  7 pm

The Brock McGuire Band with Irish music legends Paul Brock and Manus McGuire  read more...
PDF poster for this concert

Wow! this was an excellent, wonderful, fantastic concert! Watching Paul and Manus' playing is auditory Olympic ice dancing... how do they make it look/sound so easy and so beautiful? Enda must have an extra set of hands hidden there somewhere, given the impossible things he can do on banjo. Denis glued it all together with enviable alacrity. I hope they pass this way again some time!

Friday, January 11, 2008  Turlach Boylan and Jen Hamel (concert and ceili)
    Turlach's bio        Jen's CD, Fine Small Storm
    This will be a special concert before our regular monthly ceili dance. 
    7:00 p.m. at First Christian Church, corner of Walnut and Tenth Streets in Columbia.  One-hour concert followed by Irish social dancing at 8:15 p.m. 

Note: Enter FCC through the back door, facing the parking lot and Ash St.

Refreshments provided, all ages are welcome.

$10 adults
$8 members who have paid dues for 2008
$5 students/ seniors
Free for kids 14 & under

more info about our dances

PDF poster/flyer for the event

Saturday, Dec 1 , 7 p.m.
Paddy Keenan
and Patsy O'Brien
Uilleann pipes, whistles, guitar and terrific vocals.

Location: Unity Center of Columbia, 1600 W. Broadway
Read more about this show

Friday, November 2 2007
Patrick Street

Performing at Richardson Auditorium in Jefferson City.  Presented by Lincoln University Share in the Arts
After the concert -- Irish ceili dance on the stage, sponsored by CMCAA.  Kat Difoxfire will be the caller, Tim Langen and friends playing music.
 

Friday Oct 12
Matt and Shannon Heaton
1-hr concert followed by a Irish folk dancing for everyone
7:00 p.m. at First Christian Church
$5 admision / kids 12 & under attend free
Read more about this show
PDF flyer for this event

Tuesday, Oct 2, 2007
Beppe Gambetta (honorary Celt!)
7:00 p.m. at Unity Center of Columbia map
$10 adults, $6 students/seniors, free for kids 12 & under
ALSO: guitar workshop Oct 1, 7pm at Blue Guitar Music
Read more
Download: PDF flyer for the events

Sunday, September 2, 2007
DIFFERENT DRUMS OF IRELAND
7:00 p.m. at Unity Center of Columbia
$10 adults, $6 students/seniors, free for kids 12 & under
read more about this show
Download: PDF flyer for the event

2007 Summer Arts Program with guest artist-in-residence Brian Hart.

Saturday April 28  2007, 7:00pm
Craobh Rua in concert
Unity Center of Columbia, map
1600 W. Broadway (at the corner of Manor Dr. across from Gerbes shopping center)
Admission: $12 adults / $8 students & seniors / $5 kids 6 - 17 / Free for kids 5 & under
Poster for the show (PDF)

Read more about the band
Band web site: http://www.craobhrua.com/
See a video of their performance at the Kennedy Center

March 31 -- Concert:  Rowan in Columbia, 7 p.m.
Irish and Scottish traditional music
$10 suggested donation at the door.
Venue: The Chez coffeehouse, 100 Hitt St.
PDF poster for the show
You're invited to bring goodies to share. We'll provide coffee, tea and lemonade.
Band web site: www.rowancelticmusic.com

March 17 2007 --
Irish music at Kayotea in Columbia, starting 7:30 p.m.
  Tim Langen and Tom Schultz perform lively Irish tunes and songs
  www.kayotea.com  912 E. Broadway in Columbia
Members of the CMCAA set dancing club will be on hand to dance a few reels and jigs.

March 17 2007--
Irish music at The General Store in Rocheport, 7 - 9 p.m.
Road bowling in the afternoon, Irish food served.
For more info, call (573) 356-7566.

Saturday, March 10, 2007  7:00 p.m.
Connie Dover and Glen Road
Read more about the band
Location: Unity Center of Columbia, 1600 W. Broadway
Suggested donation:
$12 adults / $8 students and seniors / $5 kids 6 - 17
We can accept checks and cash at the door, or you can buy advance tickets online
Concert Poster (PDF)  Please print a few and share them with friends!

Máirtín de Cógáin
Saturday, Feb 10, 2007  7:30 p.m.

at The Chez Coffeehouse, 100 Hitt St., Columbia
Suggested donation: $10 adults / $5 kids 6 - 16
Half-time drawing for a free CD if you pay your CMCAA dues that night!
PDF poster for the show
Read more about Mairtin

December 31, 2006 --  Ceili at First Night Columbia with musicians  Tim Britton, Tim Langen and Jesse Langen.  Christine Harker called the dancing.

October 25 - Concert with Helen Gubbins and Tim Langen at Kayotea Tea Room and Bistro in Columbia
     Voluntary donation at the door.

The Fuchsia Band
Thursday July 20, 2006 7:00 p.m.
House concert at the Akers' house,
1411 Anthony St., Columbia  MAP
donation: $12 adults / $10 CMCAA members / $8 students  / $5 kids 6 - 16

June 2006 -- Summer Arts Program with artist-in-residence Deirdre Harnedy.
Deirdre returned to Columbia  for a month-long regime of classes, lessons, sessions and performances. She taught fiddle, whistle and tunes by ear twice per week, for adults and youth. Thanks Deirdre!

Chulrua
Sunday, May 21, 2006
7:00 p.m. at Unity Center of Columbia
$12 adults / $10 CMCAA members
$5 kids/students 6 - 18
PDF Poster

Saturday, March 11, 7:00 p.m.
St. Patrick's Day Celebration!Concert with Tim and Jesse Langen, followed by jam session (all musicians welcome!) and socializing. Bring your favorite green food.  Location: The Chez, 100 Hitt St., Columbia

Cherish the Ladies concert, March 10
presented in Jeff City by Lincoln University Share in the Arts. CMCAA ceili and reception will follow the concert, on the stage in Richardson Auditorium More info on the LU SITA site

Saturday, March 4, 2006
Liz Carroll and John Doyle
7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30)
Unity Center of Columbia
1600 W Broadway
downloadable poster (PDF)
$15 public / $12 CMCAA members
$5 kids 6 - 16

Read more about Liz and John: www.lizcarroll.com
Liz Carroll was featured on NPR's "All Things Considered" on Friday, Feb 24. Listen to the interview here.

December 31, 2005 -- First Night Columbia -- CMCAA hosted the Irish ceili dance. First Night performers Bernie and Barbara McDonald were on the scene to anchor a wonderful pick-up band for the dance.  Members of the St. Louis Irish Sessioneers came all the way to Columbia to play along with Bernie, Barbara, and several Columbia musicians.

October 30, 2005 -- House concert with Gerry O'Beirne

September 14, 2005
The David Munnelly Band

With the might of a steam train and the poise of a gazelle...David Munnelly's
music is good for the soul."
Irish traditional music direct from the West of Ireland
 

2005 SUMMER ARTS PROGRAM
Once again this summer we brought an artist-in-residence from Ireland to teach traditional music and dance classes in Columbia, from June 13 - August 10. Sinead Fahey (pronounced shin-ade'), music education student from University College Cork will teach Irish tin whistle, flute, bodhran, button accordion, mandolin, tenor banjo and Irish step and set dancing.

Teada, Sunday May 22, 2005

7:00 p.m. at Unity Center of Columbia
$14 public/$12 CMCAA members
$5 kids 12 &under, $8 students
Download a PDF flyer

CONCERT

DANU
Download a PDF poster
Sunday, January 23, 2005   7:00 pm
Sacred Heart Church Activity Building
1116 Locust St., Columbia
Advance tix: $14 public / $12 CMCAA members / $5 kids 6 - 16 / 5 & under free.
At the door: add $1 to all prices.
Buy tickets online or at these locations:
Streetside Records in Columbia (on Providence in downtown)
Tiger Tales Books, (THEY MOVED!)
Corner of Nifong and Forum. ph: 449-5996

FIRST NIGHT 2005
Friday December 31, 2004 New Years Eve
firstnight.missouri.org

Irish traditional band Cé will perform at First Night at 9:30 pm in the Tiger Columns ballroom, followed by a ceili at 10:30 pm.  Christine Harker will be the dance caller. Co-sponsored by First Night and CMCAA

Concert: Saturday, December 4
Pat Egan and Patrick Ourceau, 8 pm
Music from Ireland and beyond

House concert in Jefferson City, sponsored by CMCAA and Rosewood Music Store
Location: the home of Tom, Nina and Evan Meeks  (owners of Rosewood Music)
400 Woodlawn Ave, Jefferson City, MO 65101
Reservations required.
8:00 pm, refreshments provided
$15 adults / $13 CMCAA members
READ MORE

Concert: Saturday, November 27, 2004
SOLD OUT
Úna Ní Fhlannagáin and Seán Ó Flannagáin, harp and flute. 
The Chez Chandelle Coffeehouse, 100 Hitt St. Columbia, 8:00 p.m.
$12 public, $10 CMCAA members $5 kids age 6 - 14
RESERVATIONS REQUIRED

Concert: Friday, November 19, 2004
Randal Bays and Daithi Sproule

Unity Center of Columbia, 1600 W Broadway, 8:00 p.m.
 $14 public, $12 CMCAA members, $5 kids ages 6 - 16.
READ MORE about the artists
www.bays-sproule.com

CONCERT: Ged Foley and John Carty
Thursday, April  1, 7:30 p.m. 2004

Traditional and contemporary folk
At The Chez Coffeehouse
READ MORE

Andy Irvine
March 19 & 20, 2003

Well, war broke out on Wednesday, March 19 and Thursday was a day of peace protests and news-watching. Andy played his concert anyway, opening with "When the Boys are on Parade." Attendance was predictably low, but those who did attend had a great time.

Thursday afternoon, Andy gave a talk and sang some songs for the MU history department, focusing on several of his own heroes of Irish history, and a few immigration songs.

Wednesday evening he gave a song workshop, teaching several songs he learned from northern

Chulrua -- Concert and dance
Saturday, March 1, 7:30 p.m.First Christian Church

Concert followed by a dance (traditional American and Irish dancing, Jim Thaxter and Christine  Harker calling)

This is a collaboration with the Mid-Missouri Traditional Dancers www.mmtd.org funded in part by a grant from the City of Columbia Office of Cultural Affairs.

Thanks to everyone who has attended these events! The growing attendance level really makes it possible for us to start bringing "bigger" concerts in. Would you like to send in a review? Or be on the concert committee? Drop us a note!

téada
Traditional Irish Music and Songs
Sunday and Monday, February 2-3, 2003

Wow! Oísin, Sean, John and Paul (who is filling in for Tristan on this tour) turned in an excellent performance Sunday evening in Columbia. With talent beyond their years and a charming stage presence, téada won the hearts of the central Missouri audience.  Monday they continued their conquest, visiting classes at Rockbridge High School, Oakland Jr. High and Lee Elementary, then gave workshops and lessons in the evening.  MORE PHOTOS

Tuesday, December 31, 2002
"First Night Columbia" downtown New Years Eve festival, 6 p.m. to midnight

CMCAA was a sponsor of First Night Columbia 2003, our community New Year's Eve festival in downtown Columbia. We helped bring Anam Ri, Irish-American band from Milwaukee, WI

Anam Ri will have two stage performances and provide music at the midnight countdown finale. 

Learn more about First Night at firstnight.missouri.org

Friday, November 22, 2002
Tom Sweeney, Irish singer
House Concert $12

What a delightful evening of stories, songs and verse!  Read more about Tom. 

Saturday, November 9
Barbara and Bernie McDonald, 
traditional Irish musicians, guitar, flute and vocals
Cherry Street Artisan, 8 p.m. $5

Bernie McDonald, host of the "Ireland in America" radio show on KDHX St. Louis, is a self-taught, finger-style guitarist, composer and singer.  Barbara McDonald has been playing flute since she was seven years old, and has performed with Bernie since the early 80's. Together they perform traditional dance tunes and songs, and are particularly well known for their lovely styling of the tunes of the 17th century blind Irish harper, Turlough Carolan.

Give them a listen:
Barbara and Bernie play an O'Carolan tune called Loftus
 Bernie sings the traditional song "The Trees they Grow High"

You can listen to Bernie's show on www.kdhx.org every Monday.

Concert and harmony singing workshop with Navan
Sunday, October 27: Navan
7:30 p.m., $10 public, $8 members
Sacred Heart Catholic Church (in the sanctuary) corner of Waugh and Locust Streets, near downtown Columbia.  MAP    Printable flyer (PDF)

Navan is an a cappella vocal group who sing in the Irish, Scots Gaelic, Welsh, Manx and Breton languages. Choosing a repertoire of seldom-heard songs in seldom-heard languages, Navan offers a sampling of nearly-extinct song traditions. Because the Celtic languages developed as oral languages, with little or no writing until Christian monks began recording the oral histories, these languages have a natural rhythm and poetic quality that is especially evident in the songs.

During their performances, Navan explain the songs and their origins, and often combine different versions of the songs they've researched, sometimes singing in the sean nós solo voice style, but more often adding rich 4-part harmonies that will send chills down your spine!

visit their web site: www.navan.org 

October 13, 2002: Ed Miller "Songs of Scotland"
Cherry Street Artisan.
Here is a mixture of traditional and contemporary songs woven into a seamless garment by a singer who respects style and clarity."   Sheila Douglas, The Living Tradition
Ed's web site: www.songsofscotland.com 

September 19, 2002: "Two Traditions, One Song" 
Sacred Heart Catholic Church Activities Building
Performers:  Leela and Ellie Grace, Johnny B Connolly and Aidan Brennan. 
Here are some photos from the week
 In addition to putting on an excellent concert, Johnny and Aidan performed at Rockbridge High School for the Music Theory and Choir classes, then at Hichman High School for Ms. Jones' world history class. All four musicians performed for a school assembly at Lee Elementary School as well. 

July-August 2002: Summer Arts Program 
Artist-in-Residence Marie McLean from Co. Antrim, Ireland taught beginning and intermediate tin whistle classes, an all-instruments traditional music class, private lessons on the Uilleann pipes, a one-day kids workshop of whistle and dance, and assisted Christine in teaching the adult dance classes. Evan Smith taught Irish language (Connemara dialect) and Christine Harker taught Ceilidh and Set dance for adults and teens.  In addition, Marie gave several performances, gave a demonstration at Barnes & Noble, organized performances for our "End of Summer Celidh." She also recorded all the tunes that she taught to her classes throughout the summer and put together a tin whistle tutorial for current and future beginners.

June 23: Johnny B. Connolly and Aidan Brennan  
Mojo's, Columbia
Aidan taught a singing workshop in the afternoon before the concert.

May 5: Larry Nugent and  Pat McManus 
Unity Center
This concert was first scheduled to be Andy Irvine, but due to delays with Andy's work visa, he could not come. Larry and Pat graciously filled in. They were playing a month-long stint at McGurk's at the time.

April 11, 2002: Kevin Burke 
Unity Center
Kevin taught a fiddle workshop the next morning as well.

Nov 18, 2001: Andy M. Stewart & Gerry O'Beirne
Sacred Heart Catholic Church

September 20, 2001: Bruce Molsky  
Boone County Historical Society

August 24, 2001: Tullamore  
house concert 

July 18, 2001: Gerry O'Beirne  
house concert

June 3, 2001: Kickoff Ceilidh
Columbia Armory (parks & recreation dept)