ARIZONA IRISH MUSIC SOCIETY
AIMS NEWS AND NOTES
8-05-2009
AIMS News and Notes
Arizona Irish Music Society
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The Expanded Irish Cultural Center Gift Shop run by Pat McCrossan,
the former proprietor 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.
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The Irish Cultural
Center is at 1106 N. Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85004
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Out And About
--- First Friday On Aug 7 Art, Music And Food
--- Fundraiser In Memory Of Patty Boyle Mc Crossan Was A Big Hit
--- Arizona Rose, Alexis Hodel At Irish Foundation Meeting On Wed Aug 5
--- Academy Term Begins This Week
2. Memo From The Knockabouts -- At Auld Dubliner Peoria This Weekend
3. Memo From Celtic Crossings
4. Trotter’s Wake To Play Fiddler’s Dream On Fri
5. News From Tucson
6. Meadowlark Augth Concert At West Sedona's Well Red Coyote Bookstore
7. Memo From Lynn Win Roberts
8. This Week In Irish Music
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1. OUT AND ABOUT
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--- FIRST FRIDAY ON AUG 7 ART, MUSIC AND FOOD
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Its time to cool down with some of the best Irish tunes, art, food and
libations at the Center. Start your tour of First Friday hot spots at the
Center with dinner and our special Irish seIsiun musicians.
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--- FUNDRAISER IN MEMORY OF PATTY BOYLE MC CROSSAN WAS A BIG HIT
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Last Sunday the Celtic communities gathered to help Pat McCrossan to help
pay for the medical bills that were left behind when Patty passed away in
June. The fundraiser organized by John Good was a huge success. I don’t
have the financial results yet, but O’Connor was packed for almost the entire
afternoon.
It was an amazing turnout. I saw a number of people I haven’t seen at one
of these kinds of events in years. Obviously it can’t compare to Faire or
Festival, but on really warm day, in a crowd this was almost entirely people
from our community, it was really impressive.
As impressive as the overall attendance was, the fact that people stayed
on for a long time was a strong indication of how good the show was. Phoenix
Pipe Band, Oceans Apart (with Phoenix Irish Step Dancers), Pat McCrossan,
Sheila Maguire, Smoot Mahooty (first with Sheila, then Iain Walinck and
then formed up into the Brid Dower Band. )
It seems odd to bring up, but there were several people there who hadn’t
heard the Biffos before. They had a great set and people were raving about
them long after they finished.
The better know Brazen Heads kept the audience (not just people waiting
for the raffle and silent auction results to be announced) and had people
out dancing (led by Sheila Maguire and Bernie Flynn). For a party that started
at noon, that was packed at 6:00 PM, it is impressive how much of the audience
stayed even into the set by Shay and Veno. I hung in, as Shay and Jane brought
up some guests and they had a good crowd well after 8:00 PM.
I’ve got about 140 photos (most of them look good) although it was hard
to get clear shots without getting the backs of people heads!!
It was quite a day.
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--- ARIZONA ROSE, ALEXIS HODEL AT IRISH FOUNDATION MEETING ON WED AUG 5
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The Irish Foundation of Arizona will meet on Wednesday, 5 August 09, at
The Irish Cultural Center, 1106 N. Central Ave., Phoenix.
We are happy to announce that Alexis Hodel, our Arizona Rose, will be present
for this meeting.
Alexis is completing a degree in Kinesiology at Arizona State University,
whilst also working as the Lead Instructor for Arizona’s Bracken School
of Irish Dance, combining her love of dance and working with children. Upon
graduation, she plans to teach Sports Psychology or practice Physical Therapy,
and use her studies in teaching dance. The 21-year-old is a four-time consecutive
World Championship qualifier in Irish dance competing in Ireland, Scotland,
Canada, and across the U.S. She is a member of the Damhsa Irish Dance Company
supporting arts and cultural education in the community. A member of the
Phoenix Girls' Choir at age 10, she continues to enjoy travel, as well as
athletics and outdoor activities, and now volunteers through ICAN, an organization
helping under-privileged youth. Alexis was born in Arizona, and her maternal
great-grandmother was from Co Waterford.
We hope that you can be there to join us in wishing her well in The Rose
of Tralee International Festival.
Ballykissangel (an Irish television program filmed in Avoca, in the Wicklow
area) will be shown as well. We hope to see you!
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--- ACADEMY TERM BEGINS THIS WEEK
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From Pat McCrossan
iccacademy@cox.net
Hi all, The new term starts this coming Monday. Contact me or your teacher
for schedule and class times. Hope to see you all. Pat
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--- , DEADLINE FOR WEEKLY NEWS AND NOTES IS MONDAY EVEING
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I’ve failed to get some announcements posted because they came after my
deadline. Sometimes I get stuff in that comes on Tuesday, but I can’t guarantee
it will get in.
By the way, I’m always looking for material from “fans” about touring acts
(upcoming and reviews of concerts), special events, and anything that might
be of interest to our readership..
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2. MEMO FROM THE KNOCKABOUTS -- AT AULD DUBLINER
PEORIA THIS WEEKEND
Cead Mille Failte
Thank you from The Knockabouts!
What a great time we had this past weekend at the AZ Highland Celtic Festival.
So many of you made it to see us at our various gigs and it was great to
talk with you. There are a lot of new people getting this letter as well
and we are so glad you enjoyed our music and have signed up to be a part
of the Knockabouts. We have a busy schedule ahead of us as we work on our
next CD with the hopes of having it ready this fall. Please check us out
at www.knockabouts.org for our next gigs.
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Knockabouts at the Auld Dubliner!
August 7 & 8
This will be the first time for us to play at this new pub and we are excited
to be there. It would be a HUGE boost if we could get some of you to come
out just to hear us. Make sure you let the manager know that you came because
the Knockabouts are playing. The Auld Dubliner's # is 623-877-1918
New CD
You've asked for it and we will deliver. The Knockabouts are starting on
our fourth CD and we are really looking forward to it. If you have a favorite
tune you want to hear on it, let us know and we'll see what we can do.
Thanks again for all your support - you are the best!
Slainte,
John, Jacquie, Ron, Kari and Tim
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3. MEMO FROM CELTIC CROSSINGS
Hi George
What a year!!
We are happy to say that we are having music regularly again. Here is the
line up:
Aug 6 Galway Bridge 5:30 {SF}
Aug 7 Karl Jones 7pm
Aug 8 Galway Bridge 6:30
Aug 14 INIS 7pm
Aug 15 Vyktoria Keating 6pm
Aug 21 Trever Jones 6pm
Aug 22 Karl Jones 7pm
Aug 29 Treveler 9pm
Come up and get out of the heat
Thanks again for all your help
Maggie Lamper
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4. TROTTER’S WAKE TO PLAY FIDDLER’S DREAM ON FRI
Hi Georg
e - Just a reminder for your newsletter that Trotters Wake with Jonathan
Miller will be at Fiddler's Dream this Friday, Aug 7th, 9:45-10:30pm Thanks,
Drew
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5. NEWS FROM TUCSON
Hello All,
From the latest edition of FLANAGAN's Celtic Crier includes:
1. 2nd ANNUAL BEST LEGS IN A KILT CONTEST at Flanagan's Celtic Corner,
222 Congress, Tucson, AZ will be held on Aug 20. Registration by 6:00 PM.
For more info, call 520-623-9922
2. Grand Re-Opening of the 4th Ave Bridge Underpass and Celebration Downtown
on Aug 20 (between 4:00 PM TO 10:00 pm) and will feature the Seven Pipers.
One of the events for the Grand Re-Opening will be the Birthcake competition
at the Hotel Congress.
3- Cara with 2Duos - a Rare Celtic Music Double Bill at Temple of Music
and Art will play at the Temple of Arts and Music on Sat. Aug 29.
(Temple of Music and Art
330 S. Scott Ave.
Tucson, AZ
520-622-2823
www.inconcerttucson.com
$20; $18 seniors
. Door price $3 more)
Thanks,
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
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6. MEADOWLARK AUGTH CONCERT AT WEST SEDONA'S
WELL RED COYOTE BOOKSTORE
Our "Sedona Coming-Out Party"!
While Lynn & I (Rick Cyge) have performed in Sedona before, this will
be our first OFFICIAL concert in Sedona since becoming residents of this
glorious place!
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WELL RED COYOTE
The Well Red Coyote (WRC), open since 2005, is a wonderful community resource,
owned and operated by Joe and Kris Neri that, in addition to being a diverse
bookstore, hosts an ongoing series of workshops, healing seminars, poetry
readings, live music and more. The events are always free and open to the
public.
Joe has invited Meadowlark to perform at WRC on Friday, August 14th at
6:30 pm. The WRC is located at 3190 West Highway 89A, #400 in West Sedona.
Meadowlark's CDs are available in their music department. Please come out
and support this great place and, if you haven't already been there, discover
a great new place to browse and dscover new books and music.
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BRIAR PATCH INN,
Meadowlark Returns to Briar Patch Inn, a favorite oasis in Oak Creek Canyon!
Tucked along Oak Creek in the Canyons of Sedona, the Briar Patch Inn (BPI)
is a lush garden oasis featuring quaint cottages and a home-made breakfast
each morning served at the creek's edge. For 20 summers now, our dear friends
Allen Ames & Maryanne Kremer-Ames (known as Lyra), have performed during
breakfast. Allen, as many of you know, has been a frequent member of Meadowlark's
live ensemble and his gifted violin and mandolin playing can be heard on
many Meadowlark recordings.
From time to time, as Lyra has been called away during the summer for other
brief commitments, Meadowlark has been invited to "sit in" for
them and provide the morning music at BPI. (We've included our original
composition from this experience, "The Briar Patch" on our Windy
& Warm CD)
We are excited to announce that we will be performing at this delightful
venue from Thursday, August 6th through Monday, August 10th from 8:15 -
10:15 am.
The BPI is located at 3190 N. Highway 89A in Sedona. They do have a limited
number of openings for folks who are not staying there to join them for
breakfast for a modest fee. Call 888-809-3030 for reservations and details.
Meadowlark's CDs are available at the Briar Patch Inn.
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OTHER UPCOMING PERFORMANCES For all you Celtic Music Lovers:
Sunday, August 16th, 12:30-3pm Meadowlark Duo @ Lis Doon Varna Irish Pub
in Peoria, AZ
Monday, August 17th, 6 - 10pm "Ally & the Boys" trio with
Jonathan Miller @ O'Donohue's Irish Pub in Scottsdale, AZ
Friday, August 28th, 9pm - 1am "Ally & the Boys" trio with
Jonathan Miller @ The Auld Dubliner in Peoria, AZ
For a complete listing of Meadowlark's upcoming performances, please visit
us online at www.meadowlarkmusic.com!
Stay cool... hope to see you soon (-; !
Rick & Lynn
Meadowlark
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7. MEMO FROM LYNN WIN ROBERTS
Lynn's latest News::
On Saturday July 25, I was presented with a "Distinguished Service
to Veterans" medal.
It was in Brighton Michigan right after a show at the American Spirit Center
for the Korean War Veterans. I performed as Bob Hope, Jack Benny, Red Skelton
and Jimmy Durante.
We also had an Awsome Hawkeye from Mash 077 impersonator. The show was produced
by Kathy Krajewski of Double Exposure.
This Saturday I will be outside of Chicago at Crest Hill, Illinois, performing
at the Inn at Willow Falls. I will be backed by the Nick Desmond Grand Avenue
Big Band.
I am having a hot hot summer. That is because I live in Phoenix AZ. Average
July Temerature has been over 109 degrees.
Love ya
Lynn Win Roberts
www.lynnrobertsenterprises.com
8. THIS WEEK IN IRISH MUSIC
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1. PHOENIX
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Michael McClanathan will play the
pipes each day at sunset at the Westin Kirland.
WED
Paul Knight will
be at Into the Bean on Wed evening.
Scott Jeffers will be at the Dubliner on Wed evening
THUR.
Shay Veno and Jane Hilton
will be at Tim Finnegans on Thursday
Galway
Bridge will be at the
Dubliner on Thur.
FRI /SAT
Pat McCrossan will be at the Dubliner of Fri/Sat
Brazen Heads will be at Fibber Magee’s on Fri/Sat
The Biffos will be at Lis Doon
Varna on Fri/Sat
Murphy’s Law will host Howiewood
on Fri and Along for the Ride on Sat.
O'Donoghue's will host Easton Ashe
Fri and HyperPhoenix on Sat
Rosie McCaffrey’s will host the Waters on Fri and Sat
Rula Bula
will host Shawn Johnson on Fri and Sat.
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1. PHOENIX
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Auld Dubliner - Peoria
9780 W. Northern Peoria 623-877-1918
8/7/2009 Fri 9:00 PM Knockabouts
8/8/2009 Sat 9:00 PM Knockabouts
Dubliner Irish Pub
3841 E. Thunderbird Rd. Phoenix 602-867-0984
8/7/2009 Fri 9:00 PM Brazen Heads
8/8/2009 Sat 9:00 PM Brazen Heads
Fibber Magees
1989 W. Elliott Rd. #19 Chandler 480-722-9434
8/5/2009 Wed 9:00 PM Keltic Cowboys
8/7/2009 Fri 9:00 PM Keltic Cowboys
8/9/2009 Sun 4:00 PM Fibber Magee's Sunday Afternoon Seisiun
Fiddler's Dream
17th St. & Cactus Wren Phoenix 602-997-9795
8/7/2009 Fri 9:45 PM Trotters Wake
Kenilworth School Auditorium
1210 N. 5th Ave Phoenix 520-369-0299
8/8/2009 Sat 7:00 PM Contradance - Phoenix
Lis Doon Varna
16100 N. Arrowhead Fountain Center Peoria 623-979-0730
8/7/2009 Fri 9:00 PM Insomniacs
8/8/2009 Sat 1:00 PM Paddy's Peg Leg
8/8/2009 Sat 9:00 PM Insomniacs
8/9/2009 Sun 12:30 PM Pat McCrossan
Murphy's Law
58 S San Marcos Place Chandler 480-812-1588
8/7/2009 Fri 8:00 PM Howiewood
8/8/2009 Sat 8:00 PM Along for the Ride
O'Donoghue's Irish Pub
20469 N. Hayden Rd. Scottsdale 480-585-6329
8/7/2009 Fri 9:00 PM Easton Ashe
8/8/2009 Sat 9:00 PM One
Rosie McCaffrey's
906 E. Camelback Phoenix 602-241-1916
8/5/2009 Wed 7:30 PM Smoot Mahooty With Brid Dower
8/7/2009 Fri 9:00 PM Rocket 88
8/8/2009 Sat 9:00 PM Rocket 88
Rula Bula
401 S. Mill Ave Tempe 480-929-9500
8/7/2009 Fri 9:00 PM Traveler
8/8/2009 Sat 9:00 PM Traveler
Seamus Mc Caffrey's
18 W. Monroe Phoenix 602-253-6081
8/7/2009 Fri 9:00 PM Biffos
Skeptical Chymist
15688 N. Pima Ftw Scottsdale 480-609-8677
8/7/2009 Fri 9:00 PM Kyle Phelan
8/8/2009 Sat 9:00 PM Eddie McAtear
Tim Finnegans
9201 N. 29th Ave. #52 Phoenix 602-997-2323
8/6/2009 Thu 9:00 PM Shay Veno and Jane Hilton
8/7/2009 Fri 9:00 PM Eddie McAtear
8/9/2009 Sun 1:00 PM Tim Finnegan's Seisiun
Turf
705 N. First St. Phoenix 602-296-5043
8/7/2009 Fri 9:00 PM 13 to the Gallows
8/8/2009 Sat 9:00 PM Las Guys
Westin Kierland Resort
6902 E Greenway Parkway Phoenix 480-624-1030
8/5/2009 Wed 6:00 PM Michael McClanathan
8/6/2009 Thu 6:00 PM Michael McClanathan
8/7/2009 Fri 6:00 PM Michael McClanathan
8/8/2009 Sat 6:00 PM Michael McClanathan
8/9/2009 Sun 6:00 PM Michael McClanathan
8/10/2009 Mon 6:00 PM Michael McClanathan
8/11/2009 Tue 6:00 PM Michael McClanathan
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4. PRESCOTT
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Celtic Crossings
3250 Gateway Blvd - #400 Prescott 928-443-8454
8/6/2009 Thu 5:30 PM Galway Bridge
8/7/2009 Fri 7:00 PM Karl Jones - Irish Rover
8/8/2009 Sat 6:30 PM Galway Bridge
Prescott Activity Center
824 E. Gurley St. Prescott 928-445-8823
8/7/2009 Fri 7:00 PM Contradance - Prescott
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5. SEDONA
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Briar Patch Inn
3190 N Highway 89A, Sedona 928-282-2342
8/6/2009 Thu 8:15 AM Meadowlark
8/7/2009 Fri 8:15 AM Meadowlark
8/8/2009 Sat 8:15 AM Meadowlark
8/9/2009 Sun 8:15 AM Meadowlark
8/10/2009 Mon 8:15 AM Meadowlark
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6. REST OF AZ
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Rimside Grill
3270 N. Az Hwy 87 Pine 928-476-3349
8/8/2009 Sat 6:00 PM Vyktoria Pratt Keating
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Info Line: 602-770-8077
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