ARIZONA IRISH MUSIC SOCIETY
AIMS NEWS AND NOTES
AIMS News and Notes 6-25-2008
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Out and About
--- O’Connor’s Anniversary Party on Sat. July 12
--- Cover Story On Karl Jones In Kudos Newspaper
2. Flagstaff Folk Festival June 28 - 29
3. Four Peaks Meeting An Set Dance At Icc On Friday
4. Contradance News - Dance At Icc On Wed June 28
5. Memo From Tony Norris
6. Memo From The Knockabouts
7. Arizona Dance Festival Looking For Dance Companies
8. This Week In Irish Music
1. OUT AND ABOUT
--- O’CONNOR’S 18TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY ON SAT. JULY 12
Noon to closing
Music, Dance, Food, Raffle & Fun for All
Free BBQ’s
Music provided by Shay Veno and the Biffos
--- COVER STORY ON KARL JONES IN KUDOS NEWSPAPER
Karl Jones is on the cover of Kugos. Kudos is an entertainment paper for the “Verde Valley, Sedon, and Northern Arizona” and is published by the Verde Independent and has a circulation of 30.000.
Kudos
Below is taken from the article
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Jones' success has been growing in leaps and bounds in recent years, most clearly elucidated when he and his band, MacSeoin, were the grand marshals of the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade last March.
"I did nine performances over four days in Sedona, Phoenix and Prescott," Jones said. "Based on the success of those, I have a renewed sense of confidence about what I'm doing."
Karl Jones is a Irishman with a mission.
“I would really like Sedona to embrace an Irish music festival," Jones said."
"The Sedona St. Patrick's Day Committee have thrown their support, as has the Scottish Highlands Games Committee in Prescott for an Irish Music Festival in Sedona in or around Paddy's Day weekend next year," Jones said.
The potential sites are Sacajewea Plaza or Posse Grounds Park.
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For more on Karl Jones, go to www.karljones.net/
2. FLAGSTAFF FOLK FESTIVAL JUNE 28 - 29
The 2008 Flagstaff Folk Festival will be at the Coconino Center for the Arts, 2300 N. Fort Valley Road. Join us for live acoustic music by individual and group acts, on multiple stages, along with workshops for playing, song writing, story telling, and more one of the best folk performance venues in the state of Arizona! Admission is $3 / person and $9 / family (3+ people).
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DIRECTIONS TO THE COCONINO CENTER FOR THE ARTS
The Flagstaff Folk Festival will be at the Coconino Center for the Arts, 2300 N. Fort Valley Rd (Hwy 180 towards the Grand Canyon).
Coming into the downtown area from the South on Rte 66 turn left on Humphreys St. (with the sign to Grand Canyon). Go up Humphreys to the stoplight. Turn left on Fort Valley Road. After about 3/4 of a mile, Sechrist Elementary School is on your right. Just past the school, turn right into the Coconino Center for the Arts just before the steam locomotive.
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SATURDAY
12:45 PM Traditional Blend
1:55 PM Pure Dead Brilliant
2:00 PM Fiddle Workshop
SUNDAY
3:15 AM Wyllow Ravencroft
3:00 PM Contradance Jam
4:15 PM Tony Norris
5:10 PM Connie Fisher
3. FOUR PEAKS MEETING AN SET DANCE AT ICC ON FRIDAY
7:30 PM
Irish Cultural Center
1106 N. Central Ave
Phoenix, AZ
602-258-0109
Spread the word! Our first general meeting will be held this Friday on June 27th at 7:30 P.M. at the Irish Cultural Center. Registered members and all who are interested in joining to preserve and promote Irish music, dance, song and language are invited to attend. We will update everyone regarding what has been happening behind the scenes. Jim Belcher (see bio below) our Chairperson for the West Region will be speaking as well as calling the set dance at the end of the evening. There will be a seisiún led by Brandy Driscoll to accompany the set dance so bring your instruments.
Jim Belcher is the Founder and Chair of the West Region, of the North American Province of Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann(CCE). CCE is an international organization dedicated to preserving and promoting traditional Irish culture, especially the music and dancing. Since moving to Seattle, Jim has founded the Puget Sound Branch and is currently the Chair. Based in Seattle, the branch serves the Puget Sound region. Prior to moving to Seattle, Jim was the Chair of the Cooley Keegan Branch, San Francisco from 1994 to 2000. During Jim’s tenure of the branch a rekindled enthusiasm for the dancing and music was fueled. Membership increased dynamically in the following years enabling the branch to host the 1998 National Convention. Often described as one of the best conventions, it was attended by over 1000 supporters of the Irish tradition.
Jim started teaching set dancing in 1994 in San Francisco and continues today providing weekly set dance lessons at Molly Maguires pub in Ballard. Jim regularly provides set dance workshops for the Seattle Folklife festival and St. Patricks Day festivals. Jim has provided weekly set dancing classes in San Francisco, Sacramento and Concord, California. He has also taught workshops at the Celtic Festival in San Francisco, the Irish Festival in Anchorage Alaska, and the Frog Festival in Los Angeles.
Website: Four Peaks Irish Arts
For more information contact: cyndy@fourpeaksirisharts.org
4. CONTRADANCE NEWS - DANCE AT ICC ON WED JUNE 28
Dear Phoenix & AZ Contra Dancers,
Laila Lewis is driving up from Tucson to call the contra dances for you tomorrow night, and The PFOTM Open Band will be playing the dance tunes. Come on out and dance at the ICC tomorrow evening! ;-)
4th Wednesday, May 28th Contra Dance at the Irish Cultural Center
Caller: Laila Lewis from Tucson.
Band: PFOTM Open Band (bring an instrument and join the fun!)
Location: 1106 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85004, map: PFOTM
Time: 7:30 – 10:00 pm (No Lesson)
Cost: $7 all dancers
Note: Snacks provided by dancers. Parents are responsible for childcare.
The Irish Cultural Center has a new wood floor, please wear soft-soled non-scuffing dance shoes!
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See you on the Dance Floor,
Joe Hesley
PFOTM
5. MEMO FROM TONY NORRIS
Dear George.
There's a full moon over Doney Park tonight. Seems like only a few weeks ago the spring blizzards of May gave us 15 heavy wet inches of snow. This week we've had several days of temps in the mid-upper 80's. Sue's garden is growing like a weed. The neighbor's developmentally challenged dog stole my granson's Spongebob Squarepants pillow and now carries it all around the yard to sleep on.
The Rocky Mountain Four o'Clocks are blooming like nobody's business....
This last week I drove North of Flagstaff 125 miles to the Lees Ferry Inn to entertain students from Conn. for Grand Circle Field School. The next day's gig was 112 miles South to Prescott to EmCee for the Tsunami on The Square. The next day took Ken Ralston and I 150 miles East to the Chavez Ranch near St Johns to play for a private BBQ. I'm going to have to add a fuel surcharge to my fee..... Ken told me he bought a locking gas cap to "protect his investment". I can remember paying 19.9 for gas at the old Red Ball Station in 1968.
Saturday I will be playing some tunes at a block party in support of Howard Shanker's run for Congress. Stop by and meet Howard. Andy Bessler will be hosting the block party on the east side of Flagstaff at 3405 N Grandview. Noon-3pm For further details please contact Andy Bessler avbessler@yahoo.com 928-380-7808
Flagstaff Friends of Traditional Music will have their 7th Annual Folk Festival on June 28th and 29th at The Coconino Center For The Arts. Over 100 area musicians participate in this fine acoustic event. I perform at 2:40 on Sunday with Bill Burke and Fred Coon and solo at 4:15. Check out the schedule at FFOTM.
A loose Co-op of Northern Arizona writers has taken on the task of writing a weekly column for FLAGLIVE MAGAZINE called LETTER FROM HOME. Please check it out. You can read online at Flagstaff Magazine
. Try "archives"
for past issues. So far Jean Rukila, Darcy Falk, Scott Thybony, Megan Buchanan, Kate Watters and yours truly have penned personal notes from our northland home.
Be well,
Tony
6. MEMO FROM THE KNOCKABOUTS
Hey George,
I just wanted to give you an update on Jacquie and her surgery. Everything is going great so far and we hope to get some more good news this Wed. when we see the doctor. She had a fusion done in her back to fix a bad disc and now has a strong, titanium back. She is still recovering from the two surgeries but everyday seems to be better. The good news is there is no more pain in the back! During this time, the Knockabouts have taken some time off for her to heal but we will be back stronger than every (literally) by the festival in July. Hope to see our fans soon!
Slainte,
John
7. ARIZONA DANCE FESTIVAL LOOKING FOR DANCE COMPANIES
Dear Dance Artists and Companies,
I would like to invite you to participate in the upcoming Arizona Dance Festival (ADF) that will take place at Tempe Center for the Arts on October 10-11, 2008. The festival will give you or your company great exposure, and it’s a fun way to share your art with colleagues from around the state.
The Arizona Dance Festival is open to individuals and emerging artist groups as well as professional companies from all genres and styles of dance. Up to 15 dance slots per night will be selected to be performed. The applicant works will be adjudicated by a diverse panel of judges that are highly knowledgeable about dance.
Here’s how to apply:
You must submit the following by Monday, August 4, 2008:
ADF application form
Description form
Audition VHS Video/DVD (Live auditions - must call for an audition slot )
$25 non-refundable application fee ($10 per additional audition pieces)
The audition VHS/DVD must be the work that you are planning to show that has not been seen in any major venues in the past year or work that is representative of your current repertory with your current dance members. The live audition will occur on Monday, August 4, 2008 between 6:00pm-9:00pm at Dance Theater West. An appointment must be made in advance for the live audition.
If selected, you must sign a letter of agreement and pay a participation fee of $100 per dance up to a maximum of 10 minutes. This fee will go towards facility, production and publicity expenses.
Applications can be downloaded from www.DesertDanceTheatre.org. If you have any questions, contact me at 480-962-4584 or at LRChow@cox.net.
We are anticipating an exciting program this upcoming season and hope you can participate.
Sincerely,
Lisa R. Chow
Artistic Director & Company Manager
Desert Dance Theatre
8. THIS WEEK IN IRISH MUSIC
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PHOENIX
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Michael McClanathan will be at the Westin Kirland every evening at sunset.
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Paul Knight will be at Into The Bean on Wed.
Scott Jeffers will be at the Dubliner on Wed
Rakes will be at the D’Arcy McGee’s on Wed
Smoot Mahooty and Brid Dower will be at Rosie’s on Wed
Contradance at the ICC on Wed
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Shay Veno will be at Fibber Magee’s on Thursday
Liam Mackey will be at Skeptical Chymist on Thursday
Galway Bridge will be at Rula Bula on Thursday
--- FRI/SAT
There will be a seisiun and set dance program at the ICC on Fri
The Rakes/Night shift will be at D’Arcy McGee’s on Sat.
The Brazen Heads will be at the Dubliner on Fri and Sat.
The Scones will be at Fibber Magee’s on Fri and Sat
Molly Brannigan’s will host the Insoomniacs on Sat.
The McMorrows will be at O’Connor’s on Fri and Sat
Aengus Og will be at O’Donoghues on Fri and Sat
Rosie McCaffrey’s will host Rocket 88 on Fri and Krysal Baker on Sat.
Keltic Cowboys will be at Rula Bula on Fri and Sat
Biffos will be at Seamus McCaffrey’s on Sat.
Skeptical Chymist will host Walken on Fri and Capitol Down on Sat.
Tim Finnegans will host Shirley’s Temple on Fri and the Biffos on Sat.
TUESDAY
Frank Mackey will be at Rosies on Tues.
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The Flagstaff Folk Festival will include Irish music on Sat and Sun. On Sat they will host Traditional Blend, Pure Dead Brilliant and a fiddle workshop on lead by Traditional Blend. On Sun they host Wyllow Ravencroft, a contradance jam, Tony Norris, and Connie Fisher.
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Celtic Crossings will host Karl Jones on Fri and Traditional Blend on Sat
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--- SEDONA
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Mac Seoin will be at the Martini Bar on Thursday
Karl Jones will be at Zelo Cosi on Saturday afternoon
Karl Jones will be at Martini Bar on Mon evening.
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There will be a contradance at the Cottonwood Civic Center on Sat evening.
1. PHOENIX
D'Arcy McGee's
2000E Rio Salado
Tempe
480-650-7435
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6/25/2008 | Wed | 8:00 PM
| Rakes / Nightshift
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6/28/2008 | Sat | 9:00 PM
| Rakes / Nightshift
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Dubliner Irish Pub
3841 E. Thunderbird Rd.
Phoenix
602-867-0984
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6/25/2008 | Wed | 9:00 PM
| Scott Jeffers
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6/27/2008 | Fri | 9:00 PM
| Brazen Heads
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6/28/2008 | Sat | 9:00 PM
| Brazen Heads
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Fibber Magees
1989 W. Elliott Rd. #19
Chandler
480-722-9434
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6/27/2008 | Fri | 9:00 PM
| Scones
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6/28/2008 | Sat | 9:00 PM
| Scones
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6/29/2008 | Sun | 1:00 PM
| Fibber Magee's Sunday Afternoon Seisiun
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Into the Bean
1710 W. Southern Ave
Mesa
480-890-0579
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6/25/2008 | 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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6/25/2008 | Wed | 7:00 PM
| Contradance at the ICC
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6/27/2008 | Fri | 7:30 PM
| Comhaltas Meeting
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Molly Brannigan's Irish Pub
1744 S. Val Vista Dr -
Mesa
480-507-7827
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6/28/2008 | Sat | 9:00 PM
| Insomniacs
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O'Connor's Pub
2601 W. Dunlap
Phoenix
602-997-7714
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6/27/2008 | Fri | 9:00 PM
| McMorrows
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6/28/2008 | Sat | 9:00 PM
| McMorrows
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O'Donoghue's Irish Pub
20469 N. Hayden Rd.
Scottsdale
480-585-6329
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6/27/2008 | Fri | 9:00 PM
| Aengus Og
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6/28/2008 | Sat | 9:00 PM
| Aengus Og
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Rosie McCaffrey's
906 E. Camelback
Phoenix
602-241-1916
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6/25/2008 | Wed | 8:00 PM
| Smoot Mahooty With Brid Dower
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6/27/2008 | Fri | 9:00 PM
| Rocket 88
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6/28/2008 | Sat | 9:00 PM
| Krystal Baker
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7/1/2008 | Tue | 9:00 PM
| Frank Mackey
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Rula Bula
401 S. Mill Ave
Tempe
480-929-9500
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6/26/2008 | Thu | 9:00 PM
| Galway Bridge
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6/27/2008 | Fri | 9:00 PM
| Keltic Cowboys
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6/28/2008 | Sat | 9:00 PM
| Keltic Cowboys
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Seamus Mc Caffrey's
18 W. Monroe
Phoenix
602-253-6081
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6/28/2008 | Sat | 9:00 PM
| Biffos (O'Carroll's Gate)
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6/29/2008 | 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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6/26/2008 | Thu | 9:00 PM
| Liam Mackey
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6/27/2008 | Fri | 9:00 PM
| Walken
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6/28/2008 | Sat | 9:00 PM
| Capitol Down
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Tim Finnegans
9201 N. 29th Ave. #52
Phoenix
602-997-2323
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6/26/2008 | Thu | 9:00 PM
| Shay Veno and Jane Hilton
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6/27/2008 | Fri | 9:00 PM
| Shirley's Temple
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6/28/2008 | Sat | 9:00 PM
| Biffos (O'Carroll's Gate)
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6/29/2008 | Sun | 1:00 PM
| Tim Finnegan's Seisiun
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Westin Kierland Resort
6902 E Greenway
Phoenix
480-624-1030
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6/25/2008 | Wed | 6:00 PM
| Michael McClanathan
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6/26/2008 | Thu | 6:00 PM
| Michael McClanathan
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6/27/2008 | Fri | 6:00 PM
| Michael McClanathan
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6/28/2008 | Sat | 6:00 PM
| Michael McClanathan
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6/29/2008 | Sun | 6:00 PM
| Michael McClanathan
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6/30/2008 | Mon | 6:00 PM
| Michael McClanathan
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2. TUCSON
Auld Dubliner
800 East University
Tucson
520-206-0323
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6/29/2008 | Sun | 7:00 PM
| Tucson Irish Seisiun
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Rincon Market
2513 East Sixth St.
Tucson
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7/1/2008 | Tue | 7:00 PM
| Celtic and Old Time Jam
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3. FLAGSTAFF
Charly's Pub and Grill
23 N Leroux St
Flagstaff
928-779-1919
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6/29/2008 | Sun | 7:00 PM
| Flagstaff Irish Seisiun
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Coconino Center for the Arts
2300 North Fort Valley
Flagstaff
928-774-7261
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6/28/2008 | Sat | 12:45
| Traditional Blend
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6/28/2008 | Sat | 1:55 PM
| Pure Dead Brilliant
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6/28/2008 | Sat | 2:00 PM
| Fiddle Workshop
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6/29/2008 | Sun | 3:15 AM
| Wyllow Ravencroft
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6/29/2008 | Sun | 3:00 PM
| Contradance Jam
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6/29/2008 | Sun | 4:15 PM
| Tony Norris
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6/29/2008 | Sun | 5:10 PM
| Connie Fisher
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4. PRESCOTT
Brian's Irish Pub
218 W Gurley St
Prescott
928-771-8782
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7/1/2008 | Tue | 7:00 PM
| Prescott Irish Music Seisiun
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Celtic Crossings
3250 Gateway Blvd -
Prescott
928-443-8454
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6/27/2008 | Fri | 7:30 PM
| Karl Jones - Irish Rover
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6/28/2008 | Sat | 7:30 PM
| Traditional Blend
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5. REST OF AZ
Cottonwood Civic Center
Main Street
Cottonwodd
928-774-5936
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6/28/2008 | Sat | 6:30 PM
| Cottonwood Contradance
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Martini Bar
89A at New Frontiers
Sedona
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6/26/2008 | Thu | 9:00 PM
| Mac Seoin
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6/30/2008 | Mon | 9:00 PM
| Karl Jones - Irish Rover
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Zelo Cosi
671 Highway 179
Sedona
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6/28/2008 | Sat | 1:00 PM
| Karl Jones - Irish Rover
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