DOCSLIB.ORG

Area Irish Music Events

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Area Irish Music Events MOHAWK VALLEY IRISH CULTURAL Volume 16, Issue 1 EVENTS NEWSLETTER Jan 2019 Burns Suppers No, that’s not a summary of my cooking. Well, okay, maybe just a little. But the real “Burns Suppers” remember the life and genius of “Scotland greatest treasure,” poet Robert Burns. Burns was born on 25 January 1759, and since not long after his death on 21 July 1796, Burns enthusiasts around the world have been holding celebratory dinners each year on or around his birth date. Burns suppers may be formal or informal. Both typically include haggis (a traditional Scottish dish celebrated by Burns in Address to a Haggis), Scotch whisky, and the recitation of Burns’ poetry. Two such events are being held in the (fairly) local area. First, Cazenovia’s Brae Loch Inn holds their annual Robert Burns Weekend from January 25-27, with the Weekend Kickoff on Friday from 7 PM to 2 AM, featuring complimentary hors d’oeuvres, scotch tasting and music by Tumbleweed Gumbo. Saturday will feature a formal seven-course meal to include Cock O Leekie Soup, Finnan Haddie (smoked haddock), Steak & Kidney Pie, Salad, Haggis, sliced tenderloin & house smoked Salmon, with vegetables and Neeps & Tatties (rutabagas and mashed potatoes – oh, and be more careful than I was typing that into a search engine!) and Sticky Toffee Pudding, beginning at 7 PM; cocktail hour begins at 6 PM. Entertainment will be provided throughout the night by The Grey Barr Memorial Pipe Band, Bells & Motley, Irish Step Dancing, Highland Dancing and Singing Poetry. The cost is $70. Finally, on Sunday, make plans to enjoy their Celtic Hangover Brunch (11 AM to 2 PM), with Scotch Eggs, Finnan Haddie, Shepard’s Pie, and music by 10 Strings. For more info, click here. Meanwhile, Albany’s Capital District Celtic Cultural Association will be holding its annual Burns Dinner on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019. Doors open at 5:30 PM, with drinks, pipers and a set of music from the Brigadoons. From there, the obligatory reading of “Address to the Haggis,” followed by dinner, performances by pipers, Highland Dancers, dessert and coffee, and another set by the Brigadoons. Tickets – which last year sold out in early January -- are $50 per person and $450 for a table of 10 (click here for tickets). For more information, call (518) 250-5719. Celtic Hall is located at 430 New Karner Rd, Albany. 2019 St. Patrick’s Day Parade Accepting Nominations for Grand Marshal The Great American Irish Festival is seeking nominations for the Grand Marshal of the 2019 St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The nominee, male or female, need not be of Irish descent, but should be someone recognized by the community for his/her commitment and contributions to the Irish in the Central New York area. The letter of nomination should include the individual’s background and a list of qualifications as to why he or she would be the proper choice to receive the shillelagh from the 2018 Grand Marshal, Judy Weeks. In addition to leading the St. Patrick’s Day parade, the Parade Grand Marshal also serves as honorary chairperson of the 2019 Great American Irish Festival, slated for 26-28 July, at the Herkimer County Fairgrounds in Frankfort, NY. Nominations can be submitted online or by mail to Great American Irish Festival, Attn: David Wood, 623 Columbia Street, Utica, NY, 13502. Nominations are due by January 6, 2019. Mohawk Valley Irish Cultural Events - 1 Halfway to GAIF Hooley Set for January 25th The annual Halfway to the Great American Irish Festival Hooley will be held on Friday, January 25th, 2019 from 6 to 10 PM at the Saranac Brewery (830 Varick St., Utica). Since its inception in 2006, the very popular party has provided a much- needed respite from the winter doldrums, with great music, food and drink, and a chance to see what hundreds of GAIF volunteers look like in their winter clothes. The Hooley is the festival’s way of saying “thank you” to the hundreds of tireless volunteers who helped make the Great American Irish Festival the fastest growing Irish festival in the land, and has become the forum for presenting the performance lineup for the upcoming festival, as well as the announcement of the board’s selection for the Utica St. Patrick’s Day Parade Grand Marshal. The event includes food, beer specials (cash bar), 50/50 and basket raffles, and the best craic in town. Entertainment will be provided by The Stoutmen. Tickets are just $15 each and can be purchased at the door. There’s a Gaelic Storm Brewing! On Thursday, January 24th, the genre-bending Gaelic Storm makes a return to the area with a very special 8 PM show at the historic Smith Opera House in Geneva. With a career that began as a pub band, through their appearance as a Third Class party band (“third class” is a location, not a rating!) and now to the present, they’ve topped the Billboard World Chart six times and regularly headline the largest Irish Festivals across the country. While Gaelic Storm plays Celtic music that hearkens back to the traditional music of Ireland, they are hardly traditionalists, adding modern sounds and drawing influences from American rock and pop as well as music styles from around the world (my favorite quote describes them as “…nicely out of sync with the norm”). This show supports their latest CD, “Go Climb a Tree,” which features Patrick Murphy and Steve Twigger at their song-writing best, gluing all the tracks together with the spark and spirit of a band that’s spent over 20 years on the road. Tickets for the show range from $22 to $32, and are available in person at the box office, or by calling (315) 781- 5483, or by going on-line. The Smith Opera House is located at 82 Seneca St. in Geneva, NY. Enter the Haggis Returns to the Egg Toronto’s Enter the Haggis helps kick off the new year in style, with a return trip to the Egg on January 4th. Since their beginnings as a Canadian bar band over 20 years ago, ETH has led the charge among Celtic folk/roots/rock bands, delighting fans with their memorable performances, inspired songwriting, musical proficiency and high- quality recordings, including 4 EPs, 9 studio albums, five live and one compilation CDs, as well as two solo side projects. In addition to playing their fan favorite signature tunes, they’ll be performing cuts off their latest CD, “Broken Arms,” as well as a new CD, due for an early 2019 release. Opening the 8 PM show is the band Skerryvore… and you heard it here first: watch out for this band! Twice winners of Scotland’s Traditional Music “Live Act of the Year” Award (2016 & 2011), this 8-piece band has been on a meteoric rise in the past year with their unique fusion of Celtic, folk, trad, rock and Americana sounds. Tickets for the show are $34, and are available on-line. Mohawk Valley Irish Cultural Events - 2 th 7 Annual Falling Waters Music Camp (stolen from their web site with 75% reverence and 25% laziness) Join us for the 7th annual Falling Waters Music Camp on January 11 - 13, 2019 - a fun and inspiring weekend of instruction, jamming and performance located at the beautiful La Tourelle resort in Ithaca, NY. Classes and performances will be led by a great group of instructor-performers. Falling Waters faculty for 2019 include fiddlers Winifred Horan (Irish), Shane Cook (Ontario, Bluegrass & Swing), Judy Hyman (Old Time), Rosie Newton (Old Time), Tim Ball (Irish, Contra, Technique) and Rick Manning (Bluegrass & Swing); bassist Ethan Jodziewicz, mandolinists Joe Walsh (Bluegrass & All Styles), David Surette (Celtic & Contradance) & Rick Manning (Bluegrass); Guitarists Grant Gordy (Bluegrass & Swing), Kyle Waymouth (Ontario & Celtic), David Surette (Celtic & Contradance), Joe Crookston (Folk) & Susie Burke (Folk) & Tim Ball (Celtic & Contradance); Banjoists Adam Hurt (Old Time), Ben Krakauer (Bluegrass), Richie Stearns (Old Time) and Aaron Lipp (Old Time) and Paul Fairbanks (Bluegrass & Theory); vocalists Susie Burke (Folk and Technique), Dave Davies (improv, bass harmony, swing band), and Joe Crookston (Folk). Instruction will be offered on fiddle, guitar, mandolin, banjo, bass, singing, band, and rhythm & dance at advanced beginner, intermediate and advanced levels in a variety of styles that include Irish, old-time, bluegrass, swing, contradance, and folk. Jamming is a fun and important part of the weekend – some impromptu throughout the day and night along with many structured jam sessions to cater to your stylistic interest and experience level. For more information, contact Rick Manning, Camp Director, at [email protected], or call (607) 592- 4647. Ticket information is available here. Speak for Yourself – contributed by Tomás Maol O'Meallaigh (Tom Malley) So you’re planning a trip to Ireland and you want to show how friendly we Americans are by saying “hello” to the first person you meet, in his/her own native language? Don’t bother: There is no Irish equivalent of “hello.” The usual greeting is “Go mbeannai Dia duit,” pronounced “guh manny jee-uh ditch,” which means “The blessing of God on you.” Most of the time it is shortened to “Dia duit.” The Irish always have to go one better, so the usual response is “Dia is Muire duit” (“the blessing of God and Mary on you”). You can cut it off there, or you could try “How are you?” There are three dialects in Irish, and each has its own way of saying “How are you?” The most common is Connaght (the West), which is “Conas ta tu?” (pronounced “con-us taw tu”).
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Lyric Theatre Staff
    Letter from the Executive Director Stay warm this holiday season with singers, songwriters, canine acrobats, Jim Belushi photojournalists, and comedians that and the will leave you in stitches! Board of Comedy Jan 31st 2019 Get “Hooked on a Feeling” with 6:00pm & 8:30pm five-time Grammy Award winner BJ Thomas, back by popular demand Arlo Guthrie’s Alice’s Resturant Tour, comedians Kathleen Madigan, Lewis Black and Jim Belushi and the Board of Comedy, Grammy-nominated pianist Joyce Yang, staple of the New York jazz scene Aaron Diehl, bona fide guitar hero Al Di Meola, 15-time Grammy Award winner Ricky Skaggs and his Kentucky Thunder, Devon Allman with special guest Duane Betts, and Michael Glabicki of Rusted Root. Features And who said an old dog can’t learn new tricks? From dogs on tightwire 3 Letter from the Executive Director and high flying Frisbee dogs, Mutts Gone Nuts features some of the most 4 Board of Directors & Staff, talented rescue dogs in show business. Our Family Fun continues with Season Sponsors an interactive magic experience as Bill Blagg defies reality with his mind- 7 Boogie, Belugas & Belushi blowing illusions. From teleportation to the world’s only working hover board – quite simply, you won’t believe your eyes! 8 Historical Timeline 10 National Geographic Live Speaker Series We are very excited to present the National Geographic Live Speaker Series. Ocean Soul, with Photographer Brian Skerry, celebrates the sea and her 16 Family Fun Series creatures in magnificent images collected during more than 10,000 hours 17 Arts & Education underwater spanning 30 years.
    [Show full text]
  • Olyarts 2016
    ISSUE NO08 | FALL ARTS WALK 2017 YourOLY guide to culture, music,ARTS theater and visual arts STAGES! SIGHTS! SCREENS! SOUNDS! 05-14 15-19 20-22 23-33 Theater Fall Arts Walk Film Music The 2017 stage season is well From screen prints to sand art, Screen giants including locals Whether you love the classics or underway, with something for Thurston canvases hit the streets. shine at the Olympia Film classic rock, Olympia has your everyone. Festival. number. Presenting our 2017-2018 season The Nutcracker December 14-18, 2017 The Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts Dance to Make a Difference Charity Gala March 10, 2018 The Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts benefiting FSCSS Alice in Wonderland May 3-5, 2018 The Washington Center for the Performing Arts Katharine Cowan of SWDT andKatharine Pacific Northwest Cowan of SWDT Ballet Soloist Joshua Grant in Nutcracker The OLYTIX.ORG | 360-753-8586 TICKETS studiowestdanceacademy.com WAY MORE THAN JUST fabulous FRAGRANCES ARCHIBALD SISTERS since 1975 DOWNTOWN OLYMPIA OlyArts.com Fall Arts Walk Contents SEPTEMBER 24 Bicycle Noir, Capitol Campus 27 Dave Mason, Capitol Theater 28 All the King’s Women, Olympia Little Theatre 29 Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat, Olympia Family Theater Theater05-14 15-19Fall Arts Olympia20-22 Books/23 30 Joy in Mudville, Rhythm & Rye Cymbeline Walk Film Words Festival Young Frankenstein Events Schedule Olympia Zine Fest OCTOBER Overview 5 Cymbeline, Harlequin Productions Lord Franzannian Random Acts of Festival Schedule & 5 Gaelic Storm, The Washington Center Dance
    [Show full text]
  • Abortion Ban Headed for Ballot Box in Ireland
    February 2018 Boston’s hometown VOL. 29 #2 journal of Irish culture. $2.00 Worldwide at All contents copyright © 2018 bostonirish.com Boston Neighborhood News, Inc. Abortion ban headed for ballot box in Ireland Health minister defends referendum By GreGory Katz associated Press LONDON — Irish women are having abortions re- gardless of a near-total constitutional ban on terminat- ing pregnancies, the country’s health minister said on Jan. 30 in defense of a planned referendum that will ask voters whether the amendment should be repealed. Health Minister Simon Harris said on Ireland’s RTE television that he is beginning work on a proposed abortion law that would be submitted to parliament if the May referendum removes the constitutional ban. The legislation would allow abortions during the first trimester, he said. “Whether the Eighth Amendment is in our Constitu- tion, or indeed not in our Constitution, abortion is a reality for Irish women,” Harris said. “I cannot close my eyes and block my ears to the fact that 3,265 of our citizens travelled to the U.K. in 2016” for abortions they The wheel of the Jamestown, Captain Forbes’s adapted warship. Forbes Museum photos could not obtain legally in Ireland. Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar announced Mon- Forbes Museum exhibit recalls a special mission (Continued on page 15) By daniel sheehan historical context. humanitarian aid mission rePorter staff In February 1847, Ire- emerged, with Captain The newest exhibit at land was experiencing a Forbes at the helm. Born ‘Seeking Sanctuary’ the Forbes House Mu- particularly harsh winter in Jamaica Plain in 1804 seum in Milton tells the in the throes of the potato and raised in Milton, An artistic collaboration of story of Captain Robert famine.
    [Show full text]
  • GC BZA Hears Monte Nido's Case
    ________________ _______________ GLEN COVE Residential & Commercial WATER Are you FILTRATION concerned about the quality of water in your home HERALD or business? Gazette Honoring L.I.’s Baking up some 61 Glen18/21 Head Road itc FG Real Estate Glen Head, NY 11545 holiday treats Professionals www.betterwaterny.comDemi Condensed Call For BLACK FRIDAY 1065183 Page 12 Pullout 516-801-0191Page xx Specials VOL. 28 NO. 47 NOVEMBER 21 - 27, 2019 $1.00 Parking lot at issue at Monte Nido home Residents file appeal before BZA By RONNY REYES overcrowded, and that its [email protected] employees and patients were parking on local streets. Gallagh- The Monte Nido group home er refuted those claims, but said for people with eating disorders that the parking lot would help finished paving ease tensions its new parking between the home lot recently, nine and local resi- months after the e’ve never dents. center opened at 1 “We’ve never St. Andrews Lane W parked on parked on High- in Glen Cove. At a Highland Road or land Road or St. Nov. 7 meeting, Andrews Lane,” however, the Glen St. Andrews Lane. Gallagher said. Cove Board of “We’ve had to Zoning Appeals We’ve had to park park in public Ronny Reyes/Herald Gazette heard an argu- in public lots, and lots, and one of NORTH SHORE HIGH School junior Anthony Katok, right, presented a ceremonial knot board to ment by residents t h e n e a r b y Sgt. Leander Willett’s great-grandson Leander Willetts IV. t o re j e c t t h e one of the nearby c h u r c h e s h a s group home’s per- been a lovely help mit to build the churches has been during this tran- lot, and no deci- a lovely help during sition.” Honoring the Harlem sion was reached Monte Nido’s at that session.
    [Show full text]
  • Mohawk Valley Irish Cultural
    MOHAWK VALLEY IRISH CULTURAL Volume 15, Issue 5 May 2018 EVENTS NEWSLETTER Irish Festival Season Kicks Off in East Durham On May 26-27, the 2018 Celtic festival season unofficially gets under way, as the quaint little town of East Durham hosts its 41st annual “East Durham Irish Festival.” Billed as the “…longest running Irish festival in the U.S…,” the East Durham Irish Festival carries on its outstanding tradition of bringing in the finest music, food, children’s entertainment and family fun, at the Michael J. Quill Cultural and Sports Centre Headquarters, on 2119 Route 145 (off Thruway exit 21). This year’s festival features the Andy Cooney Band, Shilelagh Law, Derek Warfield and the Young WolfeTones, Whistlin’ Donkeys, MacLean Avenue Band, Kilishandra, Narrowbacks, bagpipers, dancers and more. Admission per day is $20 at the gate, and two-day passes are available for $30. Children under 16 are free, as is parking. For further information, call 1-800-434-FEST, or check out their web site. Blessed Beltane to You and Yours – liberally borrowed – w-what!? Stolen!? Potato-potahto --from several web sites. Beltane (also known as Bealtaine or Bealltainn), is an ancient Gaelic holiday celebrated around May 1. The word Beltane means “Fire in the sky.” Beltane, and its counterpart Samhain (see MVICE, Oct 2005 for more on Samhain), divide the year into its two primary seasons: winter (Dark Part) and summer (Light Part). As Samhain is about honoring Death, Beltane, its counterpart, is about honoring Life. It is the time when the sun is fully released from his bondage of winter and able to rule over summer and life once again.
    [Show full text]
  • Area Irish Music Events
    MOHAWK VALLEY IRISH CULTURAL Volume 16, Issue 11 EVENTS NEWSLETTER Nov 2019 There’s a Gaelic Storm Brewing! On Sunday, November 24th, the genre-bending Gaelic Storm makes a return to the general area with a very special 7 PM show at Daryl’s House, in Pawling NY. With a career that began as a pub band, through their appearance as a Third Class party band (“third class” is a location, not a rating!) and now to the present, they’ve topped the Billboard World Chart six times and regularly headline the largest Irish Festivals across the country. While Gaelic Storm plays Celtic music that hearkens back to the traditional music of Ireland, they are hardly traditionalists, adding modern sounds and drawing influences from American rock and pop as well as music styles from around the world (my favorite quote describes them as “…nicely out of sync with the norm”). This show supports their latest CD, “Go Climb a Tree,” which features Patrick Murphy and Steve Twigger at their song-writing best, gluing all the tracks together with the spark and spirit of a band that’s spent over 20 years on the road. Tickets for the show are $30, and are available on-line. Daryl’s House is located at 130 Route 22 in Pawling, NY. Enter the Haggis Returns to Syracuse On Friday November 29th, Toronto’s Enter the Haggis comes back to the area, visiting one of their favorite local haunts, Syracuse’s Westcott Theater. Long-time Central New York favorites Enter the Haggis has built an international touring and recording career based on its unique approach to Celtic-based music and high-energy performances.
    [Show full text]
  • Milwaukee Irish Fest Returns to the Lakefront August 20-22 for Its 40Th
    Milwaukee Irish Fest Returns to take-and-make Irish crafts and the the Lakefront August 20-22 for Leprechaun Village. The take-and-make Irish craft toolkits will be available its 40th Celebration throughout the weekend to grab and either make at nearby picnic tables or to bring A few festivals are returning in Milwaukee home with you. Explore the brand-new this summer and we are so thrilled that playground and a variety of interactive Milwaukee Irish Fest is one of them! demonstrations. Be sure not to miss all of Milwaukee Irish Fest is back and will the family-friendly entertainment at the celebrate their 40th anniversary August 20- newly renovated Cedar Crest Children's 22 at the Henry Maier Festival Park along Stage, which features everything from the lakefront. musical performances to puppetry and more! Different from years past, this year’s parades will be spontaneous, in order to limit crowding, and will occur on Saturday and Sunday of the festival. Think of it like a flash mob, but parade style! So be on the The three-day festival will feature more than lookout as each parade is sure to catch your 50 entertainment acts ranging from Irish eyes, ears, and imagination! dance to traditional Irish, folk, rock, and even bluegrass music. This year’s festival And if you’re feeling a little hungry, Irish shines a light on the rich musical traditions Fest has over 35 food locations throughout brought over from the Celtic nations across the grounds - from Irish cuisine to American the centuries with its theme: The Spirit of food menu items, plus desserts, such as ice Irish America.
    [Show full text]