ARIZONA IRISH MUSIC SOCIETY
AIMS NEWS AND NOTES
AIMS News and Notes 4-16-2008
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Out and About
--- Irish Foundation Picnic On Sun Apr 20
2. Celtic Woman Comes To Phoenix On May 11 And Tucson On May 12
3. Oceans Apart Bulletin
4. Readings From “Quest For The Modern Celtic Soul” On May 6 At Desert Ridge Barnes And Noble
5. Memo From The Brazen Heads
6. This Week In Irish Music
1. OUT AND ABOUT
--- IRISH FOUNDATION PICNIC ON SUN APR 20
Our Spring Picnic will be held on Sunday, April 20 from 1:00 PM until 4:00 PM. We will have hot dogs and hamburgers for $5.00 per person. No charge for children under 12. Every one is asked to bring their favorite side dish, salad or dessert. All the Irish Community is welcome and the musical folks among us are invited to bring their instruments. If a run-off is needed for the election of Officers, it will be held during the picnic. There will be games and activities for the children. Looking forward to seeing everyone there.
2. CELTIC WOMAN COMES TO PHOENIX ON MAY 11 AND TUCSON ON MAY 12
Sun May 11, 2008
7 :30 P.M.
Dodge Theater
400 W Washington Street
Phoenix, AZ 85003
www.coasttocoasttickets.com/buy/Celtic_Woman.htm?pid=739773
866-353-5167
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Mon May 12, 2008
7 :30 P.M.
Centennial Hall - U of A
888 N Euclid Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85721
www.coasttocoasttickets.com/buy/Celtic_Woman.htm?pid=739773
866-353-5167
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Celtic Woman (woman rather than women) is the realization of a dream for Composer and Musical Director, David Downes and Show Producer, Sharon Browne. Downes had been the music director of Riverdance and looked to produce a show focused strictly women performers. It has been a huge hit from the very start.
On the surface, the “concept” of Celtic Woman seems rather unpromising. Take four solo women vocalists and a fiddler, set them up on a stage and back them up with a virtual orchestra of musicians. Unlike the Irish Tenors who were mostly geared to the classical music audience or the humor and music cabaret shows that hit the US every March, Celtic Woman was geared to the same audience as Riverdance, Lord of the Dance, and the and the other Flatley inspired shows. The question was whether there was an audience for people to simply watch singers without dance or some other form of action. Whatever the fears, Celtic Woman is a huge success.
If there is criticism of Celtic Woman, it is usually that the show appears to more traditional eyes as “over produced” and “glitzy”. The same was said of Riverdance. But the women of Celtic Woman are all extremely talented as well as beautiful. In any case, the show works.
After three DVD’s, repeated exposure on PBS, and sold out shows in Europe and America, the answer has obviously been “yes”. Through the creative use of lighting, staging, and selection of material; the team of Downes and Brown have taken the show from simply a showcase of excellent performers into a very effective show.
The performers in Celtic Woman continue to change. In original members Chloe Agnew, Orla Fallon, Lisa Kelly, Mairead Nesbitt, and Meav Ni Mhaolchatha (who has left to continue her solo caree), the group Hayley Westenra and Lynn Hilary to replace Meav and Alex Sharpe to fill in for Lisa Kelly who left on maternity leave. The plan appears to be that they will always have five performers for the live shows, but will alternate certain vocalists for each show.
I will admit that I have not seen their show live. It is well out of my price range. But if the videos are any indication, they are pretty impressive.
3. OCEANS APART BULLETIN
www.oceansapartmusic.com
www.youtube.com/OceansApartMusic
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APRIL 2008
---- News ----
Oceans took a few days off after the "mad month of Mars", well we did some work on our in-progress Christmas album, (should be ready by December!) thanks to Kyle Harris, and we've been preparing our albums for digital download on the major Internet companies( by individual track or by the CD), thanks due to Anthony Hindson. And then there are the taxes (thanks Steve), and not to forget planning a Pan-Celtic Gala show (thanks J), to involve Irish, Scots and Welsh material, dance, song, guest musicians, pipes and drums, live projection (Thanks Mark Foshee).... More on that later. Then, in our spare time, we spent a few hours with our long-suffering wives. So, please forgive the tardiness of this posting. and hope to see you at the end of April gigs!!
---- Schedule ----
Saturday, April 19th. [6:00 pm - 9:30 pm]
Celtic Crossings' Pub
3250 Gateway Blvd,
Gateway Mall, Prescott
AZ 86303
928-443-8454
www.ccpub.biz
Sunday, April 20th [12:00 pm - 3:00 pm]
Molly Brannigan's Irish Pub, Mesa
An afternoon Brunch with Music.
www.mollybrannigans.com/locations/Mesa.asp
(480) 507-7827
Tuesday, April 22nd. [7:00pm-8:30pm]
Saddle Brooke HOA#1
64500 E. SaddleBrooke Blvd.
Tucson, AZ 85739
(520) 825-3048
www.saddlebrooke.org
For more information on the band, please go to:
www.oceansapartmusic.com
www.youtube.com/OceansApartMusic
4. READINGS FROM “QUEST FOR THE MODERN CELTIC SOUL” ON MAY 6 AT DESERT RIDGE BARNES AND NOBLE
An Irish Affair
Join Barbara Euser and Connie Burke as they present thirty slides of Counties Cork and Waterford and read from selected stories in their latest travel anthology, Venturing in Ireland: Quest for the Modern Celtic Soul, Barnes & Noble Bookstore Desert Ridge Marketplace 21001 N. Tatum Blvd. Phoenix on May 6, 2008 at 7:00 pm
Ireland, land of soft rain, green grass, poets, writers, strong drink, and even stronger women. Enough of the clichés, Ireland and the Irish have been stereotyped to death, ever since the first talking pictures when American actors thought they could speak with an Irish accent.
However in June this year at least one cliché was true, an invasion of strong women from all over the world stormed Cork, oh and they were writers and poets, so maybe the clichés work. The Writer's Workshop brought all the women whose stories appear in this book together. To eat, drink, play and work, and in the spaces between be soothed by the soft accents, baffled by Irish humour and encouraged to drink the black brew, Guinness (sure it's good for what ails ye).
The stories recount each women's own special response to this special island, to each other, their lives and loves far away and the delicious feeling of liberty and fellowship which comes from being able to take time out of the everyday and enter into a magical realm, were friendship is celebrated through exploration, discovery and the creation of stories.
Stories tell us a lot, about ourselves, about a place, and of course about the writer, and these writers have wonderful stories to tell. I am proud they chose my homeland for their unique gathering and even prouder that the resulting book demonstrates the power of place in inspiring imaginations and nurturing creative souls.
?Maureen Wheeler, Lonely Planet Publication s
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Irish Cultural Center
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5. MEMO FROM THE BRAZEN HEADS
George,
On behalf of the band I wanted to say a very large thanks for such a glowing review of our videos, we appreciate it more than this short note can express. We did also want to make sure to say large thanks to both Tim Finnegan's Pub and everyone that showed up to the pub that early Sunday morning to play our "pub crowd", we couldn't have done it without them.
For those of you interested or curious--both of our videos were self produced in conjunction with Zebra Motion Arts, a Phoenix based video production company.
LeeAnn Mackey
The Brazen Heads
602-703-1300
Website: www.thebrazenheads.com/
6. THIS WEEK IN IRISH MUSIC
PHOENIX
Michael McClanathan will be at the Westin Kirland every evening at sunset.
--- WED
Paul Knight will be at into The Bean on Wed.
Scott Jeffers will be at the Dubliner on Wed
--- THUR.
Shay Veno will be at Fibber Magee’s on Thursday
Celtica will be at Rula Bula on Thursday
Liam Mackey will be at Skeptical Chymist on Thursday
--- FRI/SAT
There will be a ceili at the Irish Cultural Center on Fri
The Dubliner will host Shawn Johnson on Fri and Sat
Fibber Magee’s will host Shirley Temple on Fri and Pickle on Sat
Molly Brannigans will host Chuck-E-Baby on Fri
Shay Veno will play O’Connor’s on Fri and Sat
Aengus Og will play O’Donoghues on Fri and Sat
Keltic Cowboys will be at Rosie McCaffrey’s on Fri and Sat
Rula Bula will host the Love Brokers on Fri and Sat
Sven Henrich will be at Seamus Mc Caffrey’s on Fri.
Skeptical Chymist will host Pickle on Fri and the Insomniacs on Sat.
Tim Finnegans will host the Biffos on Fri and Smoot Mahooty on Sat
SAT
Academy of Irish & Celtic Musicians will be at be at Fiddler’s Dream on Sat.
SUN
The Irish Foundation will host their spring picnic at the Irish Cultural Center on Sun afternoon.
Oceans Apart will be at Molly Brannigan’s on Sun afternoon
MON
Rick Cyge will be at the Cave Creek Coffee Company on Mon.
TUCSON
Irish Hugh will be at the Auld Dubliner on Thur, Fri, and Sat.
Round the House will be at Javalinas on Fri.
Round the House will play for the Contradance at the First Methodist Church.
PRESCOTT
Connie Fisher will be at the Raven Café on Wed
Celtic Crossings will host Karl Jones on Fri and Oceans Apart on Sat
COTTONWOOD
There will be a contradance at the Cottonwood Civic Center on Sat
SEDONA
Karl Jones will be at Zelo Cosi on Sat afternoon and the Martini Bar on Mon.
1. PHOENIX
Cave Creek Coffee Company
6033 E. Cave Creek
Cave Creek
480-488-0603
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4/21/2008 | Mon | 6:00 PM
| Rick Cyge
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Dubliner Irish Pub
3841 E. Thunderbird Rd.
Phoenix
602-867-0984
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4/16/2008 | Wed | 9:00 PM
| Scott Jeffers
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4/18/2008 | Fri | 9:00 PM
| Shawn Johnson
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4/19/2008 | Sat | 9:00 PM
| Shawn Johnson
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Fibber Magees
1989 W. Elliott Rd. #19
Chandler
480-722-9434
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4/17/2008 | Thu | 9:00 PM
| Shay Veno
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4/17/2008 | Thu | 9:00 PM
| Liam Mackey
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4/18/2008 | Fri | 9:00 PM
| Shirley's Temple
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4/19/2008 | Sat | 9:00 PM
| Pickle
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4/20/2008 | Sun | 3:00 PM
| Fibber Magee's Sunday Afternoon Seisiun
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Fiddler's Dream
17th St. & Cactus Wren
Phoenix
602-997-9795
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4/19/2008 | Sat | 1:00 PM
| Willow's Beginning Whistle Class
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4/19/2008 | Sat | 8:00 PM
| Academy of Irish & Celtic Musicians
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Into the Bean
1710 W. Southern Ave
Mesa
480-890-0579
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4/16/2008 | Wed | 7:30 PM
| Paul Knight
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Irish Cultural Center
1106 N. Central Avenue
Phoenix
602-392-7850
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4/18/2008 | Fri | 7:00 PM
| Irish Ceili
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4/19/2008 | Sat | 10:00
| Irish You A Merry Christmas Meeting
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4/20/2008 | Sun | 12:00
| Irish Foundation Spring Picnic
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Molly Brannigan's Irish Pub
1744 S. Val Vista Dr -
Mesa
480-507-7827
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4/18/2008 | Fri | 9:00 PM
| Chuck-E-Baby
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4/20/2008 | Sun | 3:00 PM
| Oceans Apart
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O'Connor's Pub
2601 W. Dunlap
Phoenix
602-997-7714
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4/18/2008 | Fri | 9:00 PM
| Shay Veno
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4/19/2008 | Sat | 9:00 PM
| Shay Veno
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O'Donoghue's Irish Pub
20469 N. Hayden Rd.
Scottsdale
480-585-6329
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4/18/2008 | Fri | 9:00 PM
| Aengus Og
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4/19/2008 | Sat | 9:00 PM
| Aengus Og
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Rosie McCaffrey's
906 E. Camelback
Phoenix
602-241-1916
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4/18/2008 | Fri | 9:00 PM
| Keltic Cowboys
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4/19/2008 | Sat | 9:00 PM
| Keltic Cowboys
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Rula Bula
401 S. Mill Ave
Tempe
480-929-9500
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4/17/2008 | Thu | 9:00 PM
| Celtica
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4/18/2008 | Fri | 9:00 PM
| Love Brokers
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4/19/2008 | 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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4/18/2008 | Fri | 9:00 PM
| Sven Henrich
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4/20/2008 | Sun | 7:00 PM
| Seisiun with Sven Henrich
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Skeptical Chymist
15688 N. Pima Ftw
Scottsdale
480-609-8677
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4/18/2008 | Fri | 9:00 PM
| Pickle
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4/19/2008 | Sat | 9:00 PM
| Insomniacs
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Tim Finnegans
9201 N. 29th Ave. #52
Phoenix
602-997-2323
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4/18/2008 | Fri | 9:00 PM
| Biffos (O'Carroll's Gate)
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4/19/2008 | Sat | 9:00 PM
| Smoot Mahooty
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Westin Kierland Resort
6902 E Greenway
Phoenix
480-624-1030
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4/16/2008 | Wed | 5:30 PM
| Michael McClanathan
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4/17/2008 | Thu | 5:30 PM
| Michael McClanathan
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4/18/2008 | Fri | 5:30 PM
| Michael McClanathan
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4/19/2008 | Sat | 5:30 PM
| Michael McClanathan
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4/20/2008 | Sun | 5:30 PM
| Michael McClanathan
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4/21/2008 | Mon | 5:30 PM
| Michael McClanathan
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4/22/2008 | Tue | 5:30 PM
| Michael McClanathan
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2. TUCSON
Auld Dubliner
800 East University
Tucson
520-206-0323
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4/17/2008 | Thu | 9:00 PM
| Irish Hugh
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4/18/2008 | Fri | 9:00 PM
| Irish Hugh
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4/19/2008 | Sat | 9:00 PM
| Irish Hugh
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4/20/2008 | Sun | 7:00 PM
| Tucson Irish Seisiun
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First Methodist Church - Tucson
915 E. 4th Street
Tucson
520-293-3783
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4/19/2008 | Sat | 7:00 PM
| Round the House
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4/19/2008 | Sat | 7:30 PM
| Tucson Contradance
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Javalinas
9136 Valencia
Tucson
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4/18/2008 | Fri | 7:00 PM
| Round the House
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3. FLAGSTAFF
Uptown Billiards
114 N Leroux St
Flagstaff
928-773-0551
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4/20/2008 | Sun | 7:00 PM
| Flagstaff Irish Jam
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4. PRESCOTT
Celtic Crossings
3250 Gateway Blvd -
Prescott
928-443-8454
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4/18/2008 | Fri | 7:30 PM
| Karl Jones - Irish Rover
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4/19/2008 | Sat | 7:30 PM
| Oceans Apart
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Raven Café
142 N. Cortez
Prescott
928-445-7464
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4/16/2008 | Wed | 7:00 PM
| Connie Fisher
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5. REST OF AZ
Cottonwood Civic Center
Main Street
Cottonwodd
928-774-5936
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4/19/2008 | Sat | 6:30 PM
| Cottonwood Contradance
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Martini Bar
89A at New Frontiers
Sedona
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4/16/2008 | Wed | 7:30 PM
| Mac Seoin
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4/21/2008 | Mon | 9:00 PM
| Karl Jones - Irish Rover
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Zelo Cosi
671 Highway 179
Sedona
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4/19/2008 | Sat | 1:00 PM
| Karl Jones - Irish Rover
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