ARIZONA IRISH MUSIC SOCIETY
AIMS NEWS AND NOTES
AIMS News and Notes 1-14-2009
Arizona Irish Music Society
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The Expanded Irish Cultural Center Gift Shop run by Pat & Patty McCrossan, the former proprietors of Ireland's Own, is now open from 10:30 am until 6 pm Tuesday through Friday and from 10:30 am until 3 pm on Saturday. It will also be open for any ICC special events. Call (602) 254-6094.
The Irish Cultural Center is at 1106 N. Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85004
602-258-0109 www.azirish.org
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Out And About
--- Irish Community Exresses Best Wishes For Jimmy O’Connor
--- Leonard Rheaume Finishes Chemo Successfully
---- Murphy’s Law Website Is Now Functional
2. Feis In Desert This Weekend In Chandler
3. Prescott Added To Beoga’s Arizona Tour - Sun Mar 1
--- Fri, Feb 27th, 2009 - Flagstaff
--- Sat, Feb 28th, 2009 - Tucson
4. Vyktoria Pratt Keating On Cable 13 On Fri Jan 23
5. This Week In Irish Music
1. OUT AND ABOUT
--- IRISH COMMUNITY EXRESSES BEST WISHES FOR JIMMY O’CONNOR
I have permission from Jimmy’s family to let it be known that he has begun chemo this week in response to his onset of cancer. All he asks is the prayers and best wishes of his many friends. They have asked that well wishes cards be send by way of the pub at O'Connor's Pub 2601 W. Dunlap, Phoenix, AZ.
--- LEONARD RHEAUME FINISHES CHEMO SUCCESSFULLY
I was very pleased to see Len at Lis Doon Varna last Sat and the progress he is making on re-growing hair. Len came by in part to hear our special guest, Brandy Discoll. Len and Brandy used to be part of a group called “On The Dole”.
---- MURPHY’S LAW WEBSITE IS NOW FUNCTIONAL
After several weeks of waiting, Murphy’s Law of Chandler has activated their website www.irishpubchandler.com. Their location in the historic San Marcos Downtown is generated a lot of walk by traffic.
Murphy’s Law, 58 S San Marcos Pl Chandler Web 480-812-1588. Trevor Jones will perform on Wed and Fr.
2. FEIS IN DESERT THIS WEEKEND IN CHANDLER
We are happy to invite Valley and Arizona residents to our annual 19th Annual Feis in the Desert, to be held this weekend, January 17 and 18 at the Crowne Plaza San Marcos Golf Resort in Historic Downtown Chandler, Arizona. Our 2009 theme, "The Irish Ties That Bind," celebrates Chandler's first Sister City - Tullamore Ireland! We extend our invitation to dancers and families North America-wide because this is a wonderful time of year in Arizona - to come in out of the snow and cold, visit relatives, and bask under our sunny skies. And so we have dancers from as far away as British Columbia, Massachusetts, New Jersey and other chilly locales. Please visit our website, www.feisinthedesert.org to view the schedule of events, our vendors, sponsors and donors – along with information on our Special Events (listed below). A fun event is the Double-Jig Competition held to benefit the Firemen's Relief Fund - to be held once each day this year. Our event will be incorporated into the City of Chandler's Multi-Cultural Festival for Saturday, January 18th - lots of extra activities! We look forward to seeing you!
2009 Feis in the Desert Duct Tape Competition
Our theme for the Feis this year is "The Irish Ties That Bind," celebrating Chandler's first Sister City, Tullamore, Ireland! So in honor of this occasion, we have chosen as our 2009 Duct Tape Competition - IRISH TIES, as in neckties! Your creation must be at least 80% duct tape, while the other 20% may be other materials. Colored duct tape certainly makes the item stand out. Check out Tullamore on the Internet - maybe get some ideas? All ties will be accepted beginning 8:00am Saturday, Jan. 17, but must be received Sunday, Jan. 18 at 10:00am, in order to be judged. Please do not enter on efeis, but bring your creation(s) and $5/tie to the Registration Table and complete the Entry Form. Judging will take place on Sunday at 11:00am; if you are not present, you and your teacher will be notified via the information on the Entry Form. This is a fun event that even non-dancer siblings of competitors and visitors to the Feis can enter!
2009 Feis in the Desert Bread-Baking Competition
Have a favorite Soda Bread recipe - maybe Grandmother O'Sullivan's yummy scone recipe? Our Bread-Baking Competition is back by popular demand - and not only at Pat King's request! Please bring your baking creations to the Feis; entries will be accepted on Saturday and until Sunday at 11:00am. We have 3 categories: Soda Bread, Scones, and Other Irish Breads. Entries for the Soda and Other Breads will have a slice taken from the center, wrapped (I am the Queen of Ziplocs), and stored safely with the Entry Form for judging on Sunday. The rest of the loaf will be sold by the slice. A single Scone will be similarly packaged, with the remainder scones for sale. So please consider bringing another loaf or two, and a basketful of scones for our Bake Sale. Please do not enter on efeis, but bring your breads and $5 Entry Fee to the Registration Table. Also, if you don't mind sharing the recipe, please type it up and we'll post on our website after the weekend. Chef's hats on?
3. PRESCOTT ADDED TO BEOGA’S ARIZONA TOUR - SUN MAR 1
Hi George,
Will you please include Beoga's Prescott concert info on your web site? They are playing on 3/1/09 at the Trinity Presbyterian Church, 630 Park Ave., Prescott, at 7 PM. Tickets are $20/advanced & $22/door.
For ticket info call David McNabb at (928)771-1218.
Slainte,
David McNabb
Mcnabbprescott@aol.com
Beoga (Irish word for ‘lively’) are a five-piece traditional band based in County Antrim, Ireland. The band was drawn together after ‘jamming’ in a ferocious session at the All-Ireland Fleadh in August 2002. Their unique sound features the twin duelling accordions of Seán Óg Graham and Damian McKee, along with four times All-Ireland bodhrán champion Eamon Murray and pianist Liam Bradley. In 2005, Beoga were nominated by Irish Music Magazine for the best traditional newcomer’s award. With the addition of one of Ireland’s premier young singers, Niamh Dunne, Beoga are confirming their reputation as one of the most exciting acts to emerge from Ireland in recent years.
The bedrock of Beoga’s music lies firmly within the Irish tradition, but they are not afraid to incorporate other genres’ nuances into their music. From bluesy riffs to Astor Piazzola-style jazz, to a raunchy New Orleans jamboree vibe, their music always returns to a wonderfully bouncy traditional sound. With a repertoire of fresh self-penned tunes and inventive arrangements, their debut album 'a lovely madness' earned 9/10 in Ireland’s Hot Press music magazine and was one of the Top Trad/Folk Albums of the year.
The group’s 2007 release Mischief’ received excellent reviews across the board, including a phenomenal 9.5/10 rating from Hot Press. The album is tipped by Irish Music Magazine and US based ‘The Celtic Connection’, among others, as a contender for 2007 album of the year. The Chicago American Times proclaims “super vocals, a terrific staccato beat to the rhythm, with a real sense of style and wit. This is a major band to be reckoned with.” The Irish Echo describes Beoga as “perhaps the most audacious band today” ranking them with Irish group Grada, as the two most promising bands launched in the new millennium.
Beoaga has played at the Boston, Kansas and Milwaukee Irish Festivals, the Guinness Irish Christmas tour of Austria, the Irish Folk Festival tour of Germany along with Solas and Kevin Burke, and the Irish Unplugged Tour of Holland with the Fureys and Davey Arthur. In September 2007, Beoga performed live with the BBC Orchestra to a television audience of millions as part of the prestigious ‘Last night of the Proms’
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--- FRI, FEB 27TH, 2009 - FLAGSTAFF
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Beoga
7:30 PM
520-981-1475
Living Traditions - Flagstaff
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--- SAT, FEB 28TH, 2009 - TUCSON
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With guests: Tir Connail Academy of Irish Dance
8 pm
Berger Performing Arts Center
1200 W. Speedway, Tucson, AZ
928-522-7052
www.inconcerttucson.com/pages/calendar.htm
Advance tickets $20; $18 seniors over 60
Tickets at Antigone Books or the Folk Shop with no fee.
Advance tickets $20; $18 seniors over 60 available at
www.inconcerttucson.com, Antigone Books and the Folk Shop
Info and disability seats call 981-1475.
4. VYKTORIA PRATT KEATING ON CABLE 13 ON FRI
JAN 23
AZTV live interview & music on Fri., Jan 23 - 10am
Vyktoria will be on the road for a while, playing at Breathe Inn in New Mexico this week and at the Cave Creek Coffee Company on Mon.
5. THIS WEEK IN IRISH MUSIC
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PHOENIX
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--- WED
Paul Knight will be at Into The Bean on Wed.
Scott Jeffers will be at the Dubliner on Wed
Trevor Jones will be at Murphy’s Law on Wed
--- FRI/SAT
Biffos will be the Dublin on Fri and Sat
The Brazen Heads will be at Fibber Magee’s on Fri and Sat
Lis Doon Varna will host Fall Away on Fri and Sat
Trevor Jones will be at Murphy’s Law on Fri
O’Donoghue’s will host Easton Ashe on Fri
The Knockabouts will be at Rosie McCaffrey’s on Fri and Sat
Rula Bula will host Love Broker on Fri and Sat
Skeptical Chymist will host Walken on Fri and Kyle Phelan on Sat
Tim Finnegan’s will host Shirley’s Temple on Fri and Darren Isacs on Sat.
--- SAT/SUN
Feis in the Desert will be feld at the San Marcos Resort in downtown Chandler
Lis Doon Varna Players at Lis Doon Varna on Sat afternoon.
Inis will be at Lis Doon Varna on Sun
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Vyktoira Pratt Keating will be a Cave Creek Coffee House on Mon.
--- TUE
Double Whammy will be at Rosie’s on Thue.
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COTTONWOOD
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There IS a contradancing weekend in Cottonwood on Fri, Sat, and Sun.
1. PHOENIX
Cave Creek Coffee Company
6033 E. Cave Creek
Cave Creek
480-488-0603
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1/19/2009 | Mon | 6:00 PM
| Vyktoria Pratt Keating
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Crown Plaza Chandler
One San Marcos Place
Chandler
602-509-1146
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1/17/2009 | Sat | 8:00 AM
| Feis in the Desert
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1/18/2009 | Sun | 8:00 AM
| Feis in the Desert
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Dubliner Irish Pub
3841 E. Thunderbird Rd.
Phoenix
602-867-0984
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1/14/2009 | Wed | 9:00 PM
| Scott Jeffers
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1/16/2009 | Fri | 9:00 PM
| Biffos (O'Carroll's Gate)
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1/17/2009 | Sat | 9:00 PM
| Biffos (O'Carroll's Gate)
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Fibber Magees
1989 W. Elliott Rd. #19
Chandler
480-722-9434
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1/16/2009 | Fri | 9:00 PM
| Brazen Heads
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1/17/2009 | Sat | 9:00 PM
| Brazen Heads
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1/18/2009 | Sun | 4:00 PM
| Fibber Magee's Sunday Afternoon Seisiun
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Lis Doon Varna
16100 N. Arrowhead
Peoria
623-979-0730
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1/14/2009 | Wed | 7:00 PM
| Seisiun at Lis Doon Varna
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1/16/2009 | Fri | 9:00 PM
| Fall Away
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1/17/2009 | Sat | 1:00 PM
| Irish Acoustic Showcase
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1/17/2009 | Sat | 9:00 PM
| Fall Away
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Murphy's Law
58 S San Marcos Place
Chandler
480-812-1588
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1/14/2009 | Wed | 9:00 PM
| Trevor Jones
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1/16/2009 | Fri | 9:00 PM
| Trevor Jones
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O'Donoghue's Irish Pub
20469 N. Hayden Rd.
Scottsdale
480-585-6329
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1/16/2009 | Fri | 9:00 PM
| Easton Ashe
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Rosie McCaffrey's
906 E. Camelback
Phoenix
602-241-1916
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1/16/2009 | Fri | 9:00 PM
| Knockabouts
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1/17/2009 | Sat | 9:00 PM
| Knockabouts
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1/20/2009 | Tue | 9:00 PM
| Double Box Whammy
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Rula Bula
401 S. Mill Ave
Tempe
480-929-9500
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1/16/2009 | Fri | 9:00 PM
| Love Brokers
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1/17/2009 | Sat | 9:00 PM
| Love Brokers
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Seamus Mc Caffrey's
18 W. Monroe
Phoenix
602-253-6081
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1/16/2009 | Fri | 9:00 PM
| Waters
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Skeptical Chymist
15688 N. Pima Ftw
Scottsdale
480-609-8677
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1/16/2009 | Fri | 9:00 PM
| Walken
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1/17/2009 | Sat | 9:00 PM
| Kyle Phelan
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Tim Finnegans
9201 N. 29th Ave. #52
Phoenix
602-997-2323
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1/15/2009 | Thu | 9:00 PM
| Shay Veno and Jane Hilton
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1/16/2009 | Fri | 9:00 PM
| Shirley's Temple
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1/17/2009 | Sat | 9:00 PM
| Darren Isaacs
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1/18/2009 | Sun | 1:00 PM
| Tim Finnegan's Seisiun
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2. TUCSON
Auld Dubliner - Tucson
800 East University
Tucson
520-206-0323
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1/18/2009 | Sun | 4:00 PM
| Tucson Irish Seisiun
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3. FLAGSTAFF
Charly's Pub and Grill
23 N Leroux St
Flagstaff
928-779-1919
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1/18/2009 | Sun | 7:00 PM
| Flagstaff Irish Seisiun
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5. REST OF AZ
Cottonwood Civic Center
Main Street
Cottonwodd
928-774-5936
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1/16/2009 | Fri | 6:00 PM
| Cottonwood Capers
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1/17/2009 | Sat | 10:00
| Cottonwood Capers
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1/18/2009 | Sun | 10:00
| Cottonwood Capers
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Martini Bar
89A at New Frontiers
Sedona
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1/19/2009 | Mon | 6:30 PM
| Karl Jones - Irish Rover
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