ARIZONA IRISH MUSIC SOCIETY
AIMS NEWS AND NOTES
AIMS News and Notes 8-1-2007
Arizona Irish Music Society
The Irish Cultural Center is at 1106 N. Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85004
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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.
602-258-0109 www.azirish.org
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Out and About
--- First Friday Art, Food and Seisiun at ICC This Fri.
2. Galway Bridge Tour Report
1. OUT AND ABOUT
--- IRISH FOUNDATION BRUNCH AT RT O’SULLIVAN’S GLENDATE ON SUN AUG 12
The Irish Brunch at R.T. O’Sullivan’s on August 12 at 11:00 AM. The restaurant is located at 5380 W. Bell Road. To make reservations for the Brunch, call Glenda Walker at 602-277-1376, AFTER NOON
--- ICC TEA TIME ON SAT, AUG 25
Ladies, put on your fancy hats, grab your friends and favorite fellow and head to the 4th Annual Irish Tea at the Irish Cultural Center on Saturday, August 25. The party will run from 3:00 until 5:00 PM. Hostess Patricia Prior, ICC President, will provide delicious sandwiches and desserts and maybe even some other surprises. So come join us for a fun afternoon. Hats are optional. The cost is $10.00 per person.
--- NEWCOMER TREVOR JONES TO PLAY AT SKEPTICAL CHYMIST THIS WEEKEND
Welsh born Trevor Jones is new to the area coming most recently from Maui where he was best known for doing sea shanties. He visited the Christmas in July party last Sunday and then joined the seisiun at Fibber Magee’s. This will be his local Irish pub scene debut at Skeptical Chymist.
2. GALWAY BRIDGE TOUR REPORT
Hi George!
Greetings from the road! We are in Wichita Falls on the final leg of our promotional tour for The Biffos' new CD, Suffering is Optional. We had a great time at Two Fools Tavern in Albuquerque, NM last week and are looking forward to playing there tomorrow at 7:00 p.m. Oklahoma City was interesting...
The highlight so far was playing at Davey's Uptown Rambler's Club in Kansas City, MO. It was the Wishbone Society showcase. We joined Richard Alwyn (Robyn's brother), Lara Ewen and local favorites, The Expassionates. The show was a great success. We performed our set of originals and had a chance to sit in with Richard and later with the entire Society.
Tonight we are playing at The Iron Horse Pub in Wichita Falls, TX. This authentic Irish pub is co-owned by Tipperary native, Danny Ahern, and John "Hammer" Dickinson from upstate New York. www.theironhorsepub.com Tomorrow we end our tour dates at the Two Fools Tavern www.2foolstavern.com We will send another update when we get back in town with pictures and other highlights.
Hope to see you at O'Connor's this weekend!
Slainte,
3. WELSH LEAGUE NEWS
August Meeting
Phrase of the Month
Annual "Pub" Quiz
We met some more nice people at the Flagstaff festival and hope to see several at this meeting.
4. GAELIC PHRASES OF THE MONTH
PHRASE: Ta me i gcruachais.
PHRASE: Ta me ar strae/gortaithe/tinneas
PHRASE: Ba mhaith liom an dochtuir
View the archive of phrases here:
www.ireland-information.com/irishphrases.htm
5. GRADA ADDS SEDONA TO ARIZONA SCHEDULE
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Wednesday,• August 22• 8:00 P.M.
Future Studios
Celtic super group from Dublin and Galway, Ireland. Gráda has received a raft of awards and reviews that have propelled them into the elite circle of Irish super groups. Among their other excellent musicians, Gráda features Alan Doherty who is widely recognized as a lead soloist on flute and penny whistle on the Lord of the Rings movie soundtrack. "Gráda is not a household name in the USyet, but if this talented quintet appears anywhere within 100 miles of you, hi' thee hence..." Sing Out Magazine.
GRÁDA: IRISH BAND FEATURES LEAD PENNY WHISTLE SOLOIST FROM LORD OF THE RINGS MOVIE SOUNDTRACK
On Wednesday, August 22, Irish band, Gráda will perform at Sedona’s Future Studios. “Gráda is not a household name in the US – yet, but if this talented quintet appears anywhere within 100 miles of you, hi’ thee hence…” (Sing Out Magazine). Gráda, based in Dublin and Galway, Ireland, began playing together in 2001. The group draws from a wide range of influences, which has seen them working with Dave Hingerty (ex Frames drummer, now working a lot with Josh Ritter); Vyviene Long (cellist with Damien Rice); and, as a producer, Trevor Hutchinson (Lúnasa, Sharon Shannon, The Waterboys).
Gráda’s music is a mixture of traditional and contemporary Irish music (both songs and tunes). While most of their repertoire is made up of original compositions, the group also draws upon the vast well of traditional Irish music, as well as carefully chosen pieces from modern composers such as Diarmaid Moynihan, Jean Michelle Villion, Emer Maycock, Leo McCann, and Ronan O’Snodaigh, creating a broad artistic pallet.
Gráda is a talented quintet, featuring Alan Doherty, widely recognized as a lead soloist on flute and penny whistle on the Lord of the Rings movie soundtrack. The lovely female vocalist, bodhrán, fiddle, and whistles player, Nicola Joyce, comes from a long family line of musicians in Galway. Colin Farrell on fiddle and whistle, has performed and recorded with an array of great musicians in Europe and the USA, including the well-known group, Flook. Gerry Paul, on guitar and bouzouki, and Andrew Laking on double bass, vocals, and guitar, are the “engine room” behind Gráda. When not on tour, Andrew is in high demand as a session musician, having recorded for producers such as Bill Whelan, composer for Riverdance.
Cloudy Day Navigation is what Gráda calls their new album, and one way or another, each of the dozen tracks on this latest recording is about traveling, journeys or finding one's way. That's not surprising when you consider that the Irish band spent nearly eight of the last twelve months on the road. Grada just completed a stint across Ireland and is now touring North America throughout late summer. Don’t miss this opportunity to see Gráda, whose many recent awards and rave reviews have propelled them into the elite circle of Irish super groups.
Doors open at 7:30 P.M. show starts at 8:00 P.M Admission is $19 advance, $22 day of show. Future Studios is located at 30 Hozoni Drive in West Sedona (mailing address: P.O. Box 4779, Sedona, AZ 86340). www.futurestudios.org. For tickets and/or information call (928) 282-9139.
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Tue. Aug 21 - 7:00 PM $20
Hassayampa Inn
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Fri. Aug 24 - 7:30 PM
$22 general
Cline Library
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Sat. Aug 25 - 8:00 PM
Berger Performing Arts
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Sun. Aug 26 - 7:00 PM
Fiddler's Dream
6. TANNAHILL WEAVERS COMES TO ARIZONA IN SEPT
RHYTHM & ROOTS and the TUCSON CELTIC FESTIVAL ASSOCIATON present
TANNAHILL WEAVERS – Traditional Music from Scotland
Benefit Concert for Tucson Celtic Festival Association
“the group has found an especially eloquent mixture of the old and the new.” TUCSON – Rhythm & Roots in association with the Tucson Celtic Festival Association present Scotland’s Tannahill Weavers on Sunday, Sept. 16 at the Berger Performing Arts Center.
The Tannahill Weavers are one of Scotland's premier traditional bands. Their unique combination of traditional melodies on pipes, flute and fiddle, driving rhythms on guitar and bouzouki, and powerful three and four part vocal harmonies have taken the musical community by storm.
As Garrison Keillor, the host of A Prairie Home Companion, remarked, "These guys are a bunch of heroes every time they go on tour in the States". Sing Out! magazine proclaimed them "...as close to perfect as it gets."
“Scotland’s Tannahill Weavers play acoustic instruments, but the atmosphere at their shows is electric. The quintet is as tight and as versatile as any band in the Celtic music revival." - The Boston Globe
TANNAHILL WEAVERS
Traditional Music from Scotland
5pm doors and silent auction, 6pm performance Berger Performing Arts Center, ASDB – 1200 W. Speedway in Tucson Tickets $25 advance at Antigone Books, CD City, Enchanted Earthworks or rhythmandroots.org. More info at (520) 440-4455
[EDITOR’S NOTE: The Tannahill Weavers will be performing at the new Peoria Center for the Arts on Sat, Sept 15 but price and ticket ordering information is not yet available.]
7. 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.
FRI/SAT
At the Irish Cultural Center on Fri, there will be Irish an art show, food, and a seisiun.
The Brazen Heads will be a the Irish Cultural Center on Fri and Sat
The Scones will be at Fibber Magee’s on Fri.
The Biffos (O'Carroll's Gate) will be at O’Connor’s on Fri and Sat
Krystal Baker will be at Rosie McCaffrey’s on Fri while Smoot Mahooty on Sat.
Rula Bula will host Walt Richardson on Fri and Sat.
Pat McCrossan will be at Scoreboards on Fri.
Seamus McCaffrey’s will host Vyktoria Pratt Keating.
Trevor Jones will be at Skeptical Chymist on Fri and Sat
SUN
Paddy’s Peg Leg will be at RT O’Sullivans on Sun.
TUCSON
There will be a contradance at the First Methodist Church on Sat
FLAGSTAFF
There will be a contradance at Ashurst Hall on Sat.
PRESCOTT
There will be a contradance on Fri at the Prescott Activity Center.
1. PHOENIX
Dubliner Irish Pub
--- Irish Foundation Brunch At RT O’Sullivan’s Glendate On Sun Aug 12
--- ICC Tea Time On Sat, Aug 25
--- Newcomer Trevor Jones To Play At Skeptical Chymist This Weekend
3. Welsh League News
4. Gaelic Phrases Of The Month
5. Grada Adds Sedona To Arizona Schedule
--- Prescott - Tue. Aug 21
--- Sedona - Wed, Aug 22
--- Flagstaff - Fri, Aug 24
--- Tucson - Sat. Aug 25
--- Phoenix - Sun. Aug 26
6. Tannahill Weavers Comes To Arizona In Sept
7. This Week In Irish Music
Brian & Robyn
www.thebiffos.com
Welsh League Of Arizona
Saturday, August 4th, 2007
12 - 2 P.M.
Irish Cultural Center
1106 North Central Ave, Phoenix
Pob Lwc!
Good Luck!
Let's lighten up the "dog days" of summer. This is our month for the annual "Pub Quiz", a tradition in Welsh pubs. Creatively and mischievously compiled by Carwyn Edwards, it is multiple choice, lots of fun; and there will be prizes.
Pob lwc!
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PRONOUNCED: tah may ih grew-kuss
MEANING: I need your help
PRONOUNCED: tah may air stray / gore-teh-hah / tinn-iss
MEANING: I am lost/injured/sick
PRONOUNCED: buh wot lum on dock-thure
MEANING: I need a doctor
SEDONA - WED, AUG 22
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Grada
$19 advance / $22 day of show
30 Hozoni Drive
Sedona. AZ(86340).
www.futurestudios.org
(928) 282-9139
PRESCOTT - TUE. AUG 21
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122 E Gurley St, Prescott, AZ
928-771-1218
FLAGSTAFF - FRI, AUG 24
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$2 discount to members of NACHS, FFOTM,
NAU/CCC Faculty/Staff
$12 for students and children
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ
928-600-1365
Kari@LivingTraditionsPresentations.com
TUCSON - SAT. AUG 25
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$20 Reserved advance
$18 seniors advance.
$23 is door price only
1200 W. Speedway, Tucson, AZ
800-595-4849 - (520) 981-1475
www.inconcerttucson.com
PHOENIX - SUN. AUG 26
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$20
17th St. & Cactus Wren
Phoenix, AZ
800-595-4849
www.fiddlersdream.org
– New York Times
Sunday, Sept. 16
Scott Jeffers will be at into The Dubliner on Wed.
3841 E. Thunderbird Rd.
Phoenix
602-867-0984
8/1/2007 | Wed | 9:00 PM | Scott Jeffers |
8/3/2007 | Fri | 9:00 PM | Brazen Heads |
8/4/2007 | Sat | 9:00 PM | Brazen Heads |
Fibber Magees
1989 W. Elliott Rd. #19
Chandler
480-722-9434
8/3/2007 | Fri | 9:00 PM | Scones |
8/5/2007 | Sun | 3:00 PM | Fibber Magee's Sunday Afternoon Seisiun |
Into the Bean
1710 W. Southern Ave
Mesa
480-890-0579
8/1/2007 | Wed | 7:00 PM | Paul Knight |
Irish Cultural Center
1106 N. Central Avenue
Phoenix
602-392-7850
8/1/2007 | Wed | 7:00 PM | Irish Foundation - Monthly Meeting |
8/3/2007 | Fri | 7:00 PM | First Friday Art Walk |
O'Connor's Pub
2601 W. Dunlap
Phoenix
602-997-7714
8/3/2007 | Fri | 9:00 PM | Biffos (O'Carroll's Gate) |
8/4/2007 | Sat | 9:00 PM | Biffos (O'Carroll's Gate) |
R.T. O'Sullivans (Glendale)
5830 W. Bell Rd.
Glendale
602-938-5300
8/5/2007 | Sun | 7:00 PM | Paddy's Peg Leg |
Rosie McCaffrey's
906 E. Camelback
Phoenix
602-241-1916
8/3/2007 | Fri | 9:00 PM | Krystal Baker |
8/4/2007 | Sat | 9:00 PM | Smoot Mahooty |
Rula Bula
401 S. Mill Ave
Tempe
480-929-9500
8/3/2007 | Fri | 9:00 PM | Walt Richardson |
8/4/2007 | Sat | 9:00 PM | Walt Richardson |
Scoreboards
15557 W. Bell Rd - 104
Surprise
623-214-1101
8/3/2007 | Fri | 9:00 PM | Pat McCrossan |
Seamus Mc Caffrey's
18 W. Monroe
Phoenix
602-253-6081
8/3/2007 | Fri | 9:00 PM | Vyktoria Pratt Keating |
8/5/2007 | Sun | 7:00 PM | Seisiun with Sven Henrich |
Skeptical Chymist
15688 N. Pima Ftw
Scottsdale
480-609-8677
8/3/2007 | Fri | 9:00 PM | Trevor Jones |
8/4/2007 | Sat | 9:00 PM | Trevor Jones |
Westin Kierland Resort
6902 E Greenway
Phoenix
480-624-1030
8/1/2007 | Wed | 5:30 PM | Michael McClanathan |
8/2/2007 | Thu | 5:30 PM | Michael McClanathan |
8/3/2007 | Fri | 5:30 PM | Michael McClanathan |
8/4/2007 | Sat | 5:30 PM | Michael McClanathan |
8/5/2007 | Sun | 5:30 PM | Michael McClanathan |
8/6/2007 | Mon | 5:30 PM | Michael McClanathan |
8/7/2007 | Tue | 5:30 PM | Michael McClanathan |
2. TUCSON
Auld Dubliner
800 East University
Tucson
520-206-0323
8/5/2007 | Sun | 4:00 PM | Tucson Irish Seisiun |
First Methodist Church - Tucson
915 E. 4th Street
Tucson
520-293-3783
8/4/2007 | Sat | 7:00 PM | Tucson Contradance |
Rincon Market
2513 East Sixth St.
Tucson
8/7/2007 | Tue | 7:00 PM | Tucson Slow Seisiun |
3. FLAGSTAFF
Ashurst Hall - NAU
Creative & Comm Arts
Flagstaff
928-523-1889
8/4/2007 | Sat | 7:00 PM | Flagstaff Contradance |
4. PRESCOTT
Prescott Activity Center
824 E. Gurley St.
Prescott
928-445-8823
8/3/2007 | Fri | 7:00 PM | Prescott Contradance |
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