ARIZONA IRISH MUSIC SOCIETY
AIMS NEWS AND NOTES
AIMS News and Notes 7-16-2008
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Out and About
--- Marnie Allen Moving To Seattle
---- Brandy Driscoll Wins Scottish Fiddle Competition
2. Arizona Highland Celtic Festival In Flagstaff This Weekend ~ July 19 And 20,
3. Flagstaff Ceilidh On Sat July 19
4. Memo From The Rakes/Nightshift
5. O'donoghues News
6. Memo From Oceans Apart
--- Trans-Celtic Gala On Sat July 26th
7. Flanagan's Celtic Crier
--- Tucson Firefighters - Pipes And Drums
--- Celtic Singing Group Forming Awenrising
8. This Week In Irish Music
1. OUT AND ABOUT
--- MARNIE ALLEN MOVING TO SEATTLE
The entire traditional Irish music community is in mourning over Marnie Allen moving to Seattle. They got housing tips from other Phoenix expatriates Kevin King (now on faculty of Univ of Washington and Brandy Driscoll (see below). Marnie plans to join the active seisiun scene in the Seattle area.
Marnie’s background includes working at the Irish Cultural Center including working with the Academy of Celtic Studies, she hosted regualar Irish seisiuns/parties, and was instrumental in getting the Four Peaks Comhaltas chapter started. Marinie joined in on whistle, bodhran, and flute.
Everyone wishes her the best and she will be missed.
---- BRANDY DRISCOLL WINS SCOTTISH FIDDLE COMPETITION
Apparently at the last minute, Brandy Driscoll entered the Northwest Regional Scottish Fiddle Competition at the Skagic Valley Highland Games - proceeded to win. We all want to wish her our congratulations.
2. ARIZONA HIGHLAND CELTIC FESTIVAL IN FLAGSTAFF THIS WEEKEND ~ JULY 19 AND 20, 2008
Foxglenn Park
4200 East Butler Avenue
Flagstaff, AZ 86004
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sunday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Adults: 1-day: $10; 2-days: $15
Children 3-12 years: 1-day: $4; 2-days: $6
Festival Related Events Include
FRIDAY NIGHT: FREE Concert, Heritage Square, Downtown 6pm to 8pm
Friday Night: Single Malt Whisky Tasting…8ish, (fee charged; must be over
21) Uptown Billiards, 114 North Leroux, Downtown
SATURDAY NIGHT: Single Malt Whisky Tasting at 7pm $25, (must be over 21),
Charly’s in the Weatherford Hotel, 23 N. Leroux St. – Downtown
Saturday Night: Celtic Ceilidh at 8pm…cover charge $5, Charly’s in the
Weatherford Hotel, 23 N. Leroux St. – Downtown
PLEASE NOTE: The average temperature for mid-July in Flagstaff is about 80 degrees.
EVENTS:
ENTERTAINMENT:
Diana Gabaldon (time and place to TBD), The Wicked Tinkers, Alex Beaton, Highland Way, The Knockabouts
COMPETITIONS:
Tug o' War, Scottish Athletics, Solo Bagpipe
There will NOT be a Highland Dance competition this year as the national competition is going on the same weekend. However, we do anticipate having dance demonstrations and are currently accepting applications for demonstrators.
CELTIC KIDS CORNER:
A Fun and Educational Archealogical Dig, Oatmeal Toss (very messy and very fun!), and lots more activities and fun stuff
DISPLAYS and EDUCATION:
Plants of the Celtic Regions, Spirits of the Celtic Regions, Celtic geology exhibition, Celtic Societies, NACHS Celtic Education Tent, and more
REENACTMENTS:
Black Powder Demonstration by The 1745 Jacobite Society, The Highland Rogues, The C.R.O.F.T.
WORKSHOPS:
On Celtic music, crafts, language, and more
DIRECTIONS:
Foxglenn Park is located at 4200 East Butler Avenue, Flagstaff, AZ 86004. We suggest using map programs such as MapQuest, Google, or Yahoo, to create your own specific directions.
3. FLAGSTAFF CEILIDH ON SAT JULY 19
Hi George,
I wanted to let everyone know about the Ceilidh at this year's festival. It will be held on Saturday, July 19th at Charly's Pub in the Hotel Weatherford. The music starts at 8PM and I think there will be a piper contest then so plan on the ceilidh starting around 9PM. The Knockabouts will be hosting the event and all this means is that we will keep the music going. All musicians are invited to play, but we are really trying run this as a ceilidh so we can get people dancing and playing and keep things moving along. There is $5 fee to attend and this money goes towards scholarships so it is a worthy cause! If anyone has questions please contact me at info@knockabouts.org
Thanks,
John McGregor
4. MEMO FROM THE RAKES/NIGHTSHIFT
Hello George,
Wanted to let to let you know that the “Rakes” with Jon Miller, Chris Strone and myself will be at O’Donoghues next Thurs July 17th for their St Practice day event. Show starts @ 7pm. Also NightShift will be appearing @ O Donoghues Fri. August 1st. w/Jonathon Miller. Also Sept 5th and Oct 4th., These Shows start @ 9 pm.
Thanks
Tommy Grills
5. O'DONOGHUES NEWS
Tee it up with us every Sunday at Grayhawk! Join the O'Donoghue's crew for our weekly Skins game! Its just a total of $40 for 9 holes, $15 for the Skins game entry and $25 for the golf fee.
Stop by the pub this weekend for great food and live music. Friday night we have "EastonAshe" playing 9pm-12am and Saturday night "Capital Down" is playing 9pm-12am.
Please join us for our monthly wine dinners! For just $50 you can taste selected wine from around the world and sample complimenting cuisine from the Chef. You can also come in every Wednesday for the opportunity to buy selected bottles of wine at 50% off with your dinner! Our next wine dinner on Monday, July 28th will feature Wines of Washington. For reservations please call 480.585.6329.
We look forward to your visit to O'Donoghue's to enjoy our great food; live music on the weekends, Happy Hour Mon-Fri 3pm-7pm and Reverse Happy Hour Sun-Thur 9pm-1am. Remember to mark your calendar and come celebrate "St. Practice Day" the 17th of every month with us, as a warm up for the big day in March!
Slainte
From your friends at O'Donoghue's Irish Pub
20469 N. Hayden Rd.
Scottsdale, AZ 85255
P: 480.585.6329
Hours of Operation 11am-1am
www.scottsdaleirishpub.com
6. MEMO FROM OCEANS APART
Oceans Apart Bulletin
http://www.oceansapartmusic.com
http://www.youtube.com/OceansApartMusic
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July 2008
Oceans Apart is back from their holidays, full of stories, haggis, neeps, tatties and leeks, with batteries recharged and a longing to get back up on the boards and see if we can get the room tapping,clapping and singing along. We've brought in all kinds of great people for the big gig at the Chandler Center for the Arts on the 26th.(details below) and we have a couple of Molly Brannigan gigs as well. Hope to see you there!
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--- TRANS-CELTIC GALA ON SAT JULY 26TH
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Saturday, July 26th
Trans-Celtic Gala
Chandler Center for the Arts,
250 N. Arizona Avenue
Chandler, Arizona 85225
info@chandlercenter.org
480.782.2683
[7:30-9:00pm]
Admission Free!
(Oceans Apart with special guests Jane Hilton [fiddle] and Ryan Bowman [percussion], in collaboration with The McTeggart Irish Dancers and The Phoenix Pipe Band, presenting an evening of Irish, Scottish, Welsh and North American traditional dance and music.)
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Sunday, July 27th [12:00 pm - 3:00 pm]
Molly Brannigan's Irish Pub, Mesa
An afternoon Brunch with Music.
http://www.mollybrannigans.com/locations/Mesa.asp
(480) 507-7827
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http://www.oceansapartmusic.com
http://www.youtube.com/OceansApartMusic
7. FLANAGAN'S CELTIC CRIER
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--- TUCSON FIREFIGHTERS - PIPES AND DRUMS
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In case you haven’t heard, members of the Tucson Fire Department are in the process of putting together a Pipe and Drum band comprised of Tucson’s Bravest. Find out more information at the following website and give them your encouragement and support:
http://www.tucsonfirefighters.com/pipe_and_drums.html
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--- CELTIC SINGING GROUP FORMING AWENRISING
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Lillian Meriwether would like you to know that the new Celtic singing group - AwenRising will be auditioning Altos, Tenors, and Basses though 20 July.
If you’d like a new experience, give Lillian a call at 572-6893 or you may e-mail her at awensings@gmail.com.
Note: This group is in the Tucson area.
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John "FLANO" Flanagan
FLANAGAN's Celtic Corner
222 E Congress St
Tucson, AZ 85701 USA
Phone: 520-623-9922
Fax: 520-623-9779
http://www.FlanagansCelticCorner.com
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.
--- WED
Paul Knight will be at into The Bean on Wed.
Scott Jeffers will be at the Dubliner on Wed
Liam Mackey will be at Tim Finnegan’s on Wed
Malcom Harris will be at the Encanto Park Club House on Wed
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Shay Veno will be at Fibber Magee’s on Thursday
--- FRI/SAT
There will be a ceili at the Irish Cultural Center on Fri.
Aengus Og will be at D’Arcy McGee’s on Sat.
The Dubliner will host Shawn Johnson on Fri and Sat.
Fibber Magee’s will host Capitol Down on Fri and Sat.
The Biffos will be at Lis Doon Varna on Fri and Sat
Molly Branigan’s will host Chuck-E-Baby on Fri.
Shay Veno will be at O’Connor’s on Fri and Sat
O’Donoghue’s will host Easton Ashe on Fri and the Rakes/Nightshift on Sat
Smoot Mahooty will be at Rosie McCaffrey’s on Fri and Sat
Keltic Cowboys will be at Rula Bula on Fri and Sat
Seamus McCaffrey’s will host the Groove Defenders on Fri
Skeptical Chymist will host Nine Ball on Fri and Sat
The Brazen Heads will be at Tim Finegans on Fri and Sat.
TUE
Frank Mackey will be at Rosie McCaffrey’s on Tue.
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TUCSON
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There will be a contradance at the First Methodist Church on Sat
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FLAGSTAFF
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Pure Dead Brilliant will be at at an event at Wheeler Park on Wed.
There will be a pre-festival party at Heritage Square starting at 6:00 PM.
Pure Dead Brilliant will be at the Green Room on Fri.
The Arizona Highland Celtic Festival will feature music by Alex Beaton, Highland Way, the Knockabouts and the Wicket Tinkers on both Sat and Sun
There will be a ceilidh on Sat. at Charly’s on Sat evening.
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SEDONA
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Karl Jones will be at Zelo Cosi on Sat afternoon, Indian Gardens on Sun afternoon, and at the Martini Bar on Mon.
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REST OF AZ
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There will be a contradance in Cottonwood on Sat.
1. PHOENIX
D'Arcy McGee's
2000E Rio Salado
Tempe
480-650-7435
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7/19/2008 | Sat | 9:00 PM
| Aengus Og
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Dubliner Irish Pub
3841 E. Thunderbird Rd.
Phoenix
602-867-0984
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7/16/2008 | Wed | 9:00 PM
| Scott Jeffers
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7/18/2008 | Fri | 9:00 PM
| Shawn Johnson
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7/19/2008 | Sat | 9:00 PM
| Shawn Johnson
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Encanto Park Club House
2605 N.15th Ave
Phoenix
602-262-3562
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7/16/2008 | Wed | 9:00 PM
| Malcom Harris
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Fibber Magees
1989 W. Elliott Rd. #19
Chandler
480-722-9434
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7/18/2008 | Fri | 9:00 PM
| Capitol Down
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7/19/2008 | Sat | 9:00 PM
| Capitol Down
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7/20/2008 | Sun | 1:00 PM
| Fibber Magee's Sunday Afternoon Seisiun
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Heritage Square
115 N 6th St (Monre &
Phoenix
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7/18/2008 | Fri | 6:00 PM
| Highland Way
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7/18/2008 | Fri | 6:00 PM
| Wicked Tinkers
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Irish Cultural Center
1106 N. Central Avenue
Phoenix
602-392-7850
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7/17/2008 | Thu | 8:00 PM
| Grove of the Rising Phoenix Meeting
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7/18/2008 | Fri | 7:00 PM
| Irish Ceili
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7/19/2008 | Sat | 10:00
| Irish You A Merry Christmas Meeting
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7/19/2008 | Sat | 1:30 PM
| Ceili Workshop
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Lis Doon Varna
16100 N. Arrowhead
Peoria
623-979-0730
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7/18/2008 | Fri | 9:00 PM
| Biffos (O'Carroll's Gate)
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7/19/2008 | Sat | 9:00 PM
| Biffos (O'Carroll's Gate)
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Molly Brannigan's Irish Pub
1744 S. Val Vista Dr -
Mesa
480-507-7827
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7/18/2008 | Fri | 9:00 PM
| Chuck-E-Baby
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O'Connor's Pub
2601 W. Dunlap
Phoenix
602-997-7714
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7/18/2008 | Fri | 9:00 PM
| Shay Veno
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7/19/2008 | 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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7/17/2008 | Thu | 7:00 PM
| Rakes / Nightshift
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7/18/2008 | Fri | 9:00 PM
| Easton Ashe
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7/19/2008 | Sat | 9:00 PM
| Rakes / Nightshift
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Rosie McCaffrey's
906 E. Camelback
Phoenix
602-241-1916
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7/18/2008 | Fri | 9:00 PM
| Smoot Mahooty
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7/19/2008 | Sat | 9:00 PM
| Smoot Mahooty
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7/22/2008 | Tue | 9:00 PM
| Frank Mackey
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Rula Bula
401 S. Mill Ave
Tempe
480-929-9500
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7/18/2008 | Fri | 9:00 PM
| Keltic Cowboys
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7/19/2008 | 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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7/18/2008 | Fri | 9:00 PM
| Groove Defenders
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7/20/2008 | 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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7/18/2008 | Fri | 9:00 PM
| Nine Ball
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7/19/2008 | Sat | 9:00 PM
| Nine Ball
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Tim Finnegans
9201 N. 29th Ave. #52
Phoenix
602-997-2323
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7/16/2008 | Wed | 8:00 PM
| Liam Mackey
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7/18/2008 | Fri | 9:00 PM
| Brazen Heads
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7/19/2008 | Sat | 9:00 PM
| Brazen Heads
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7/20/2008 | 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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7/16/2008 | Wed | 7:00 PM
| Michael McClanathan
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7/17/2008 | Thu | 7:00 PM
| Michael McClanathan
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7/18/2008 | Fri | 7:00 PM
| Michael McClanathan
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7/19/2008 | Sat | 7:00 PM
| Michael McClanathan
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7/20/2008 | Sun | 7:00 PM
| Michael McClanathan
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7/21/2008 | Mon | 7:00 PM
| Michael McClanathan
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7/22/2008 | Tue | 7:00 PM
| Michael McClanathan
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2. TUCSON
Auld Dubliner
800 East University
Tucson
520-206-0323
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7/20/2008 | Sun | 4:00 PM
| Tucson Irish Seisiun
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First Methodist Church - Tucson
915 E. 4th Street
Tucson
520-293-3783
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7/19/2008 | Sat | 7:30 PM
| Tucson Contradance
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Rincon Market
2513 East Sixth St.
Tucson
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7/22/2008 | 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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7/19/2008 | Sat | 8:00 PM
| Flagstaff Ceilidh
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Foxglenn Park
4200 East Butler Avenue
Flagstaff
928-556-3161
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7/19/2008 | Sat | 8:00 AM
| Arizona Highland Celtic Festival
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7/19/2008 | Sat | 10:00
| Knockabouts
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7/19/2008 | Sat | 10:00
| Alex Beaton
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7/19/2008 | Sat | 10:00
| Wicked Tinkers
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7/19/2008 | Sat | 10:00
| Highland Way
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7/20/2008 | Sun | 8:00 AM
| Arizona Highland Celtic Festival
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7/20/2008 | Sun | 10:00
| Wicked Tinkers
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7/20/2008 | Sun | 10:00
| Knockabouts
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7/20/2008 | Sun | 10:00
| Alex Beaton
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7/20/2008 | Sun | 10:00
| Highland Way
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Green Room
15 N Agassiz St
Flagstaff
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7/18/2008 | Fri | 8:00 PM
| Pure Dead Brilliant
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Heritage Square Flagstaff
Leroux and Aspine
Flagstaff
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7/18/2008 | Fri | 9:00 PM
| Knockabouts
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Wheeler Park
200 N. Humphrys St.
Flagstaff
928-774-4505
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7/16/2008 | Wed | 5:30 PM
| Pure Dead Brilliant
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5. REST OF AZ
Cottonwood Civic Center
Main Street
Cottonwodd
928-774-5936
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7/19/2008 | Sat | 6:30 PM
| Cottonwood Contradance
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Indian Gardens Country Store
3951 N Az-89-Alt
Sedona
928-282-7702
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7/20/2008 | Sun | 4:00 PM
| Karl Jones - Irish Rover
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Martini Bar
89A at New Frontiers
Sedona
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7/21/2008 | Mon | 9:00 PM
| Karl Jones - Irish Rover
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Zelo Cosi
671 Highway 179
Sedona
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7/19/2008 | Sat | 1:00 PM
| Karl Jones - Irish Rover
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