Central Missouri Celtic Arts Association Newsletter
July 25, 2003 www.moceltic.org
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In this issue:
* Irish music tonight at Mojo's
* Music at Wildwood Springs Saturday
* Beginning whistle class just started
* Photos from Irish Arts Week posted
* Tuesday slow jams - 5 more weeks
* Seven Nations and The Clumsy Lovers at the Blue Note
* Celtic Connections re-instated
* Mick Maloney coming in March!
* Other regional newsletters
* Local and regional calendarRecent newsletters:
January 7, 2008
Nov. 28, 2007
October 31, 2007
October 10, 2007
August 30, 2007
August 10, 2007
July 31, 2007
June 6, 2007
May 11, 2007
April 13, 2007
March 29, 2007Ya wanna see more?
Here's the whole archive.Tonight! Irish music with Luck Penny on the deck at Mojo's,
6 - 8 p.m., no cover. Barbecue dinner plates & drink specials!
Corner of 10th St. and Park Ave in downtown ColumbiaLuck Penny is a trio formed just for this summer with our artists-in-residence from University College Cork, Deirdre Harnedy and Helen Gubbins, along with local musician Austin Dey. Come on out and enjoy the fine weather and fine tunes by these talented musicians!
Saturday, July 26 - dinner and Irish music with Luck Penny at Wildwood Springs Lodge, Steelville
Wildwood Springs Lodge, a c.1920 hunting lodge set along the Maramec river in Steelville, has recently become one of Missouri's music hot spots! A weekend by the river with fine music is a great getaway and attracts people from St. Louis, Springfield and places much further away. In recent years they have had outstanding lineups that have included Leo Kottke, John Hartford, the Nashville Bluegrass Band, Brewer & Shipley, Jimmie Fadden and Jeff Hanna and more. The very intimate house concert-like setting makes the shows all the more special.
Lodge owner Bob Bell has taken an interest in Irish music, too, and this Saturday Luck Penny will perform after dinner. Dinner and the show is $18.50, or stay overnight and bring instruments for a late night any-genre jam session on the pool deck. The dinner buffet and pastry bar is always fantastic!
For rates and their fall concert schedule, see www.wildwoodspringslodge.com
Beginning tin whistle class for kids
Meets 530-630 on Mondays at Unity Center of Columbia on Broadway. This class just started last week, but you can still join. $40, 5 more classes. We have whistles for $8 if you need one.
Helen and Deirdre are available until August 27 for individual lessons in penny whistle, flute, button accordion, fiddle, traditional music backup (guitar or piano). e-mail Kate for info, kakers@chivalry.com
Photos from Irish Arts Week Posted
What a great week we had July 14-19 with our Irish Arts Week day camp and teen workshops! highlights included the traditional instrument sampler classes and loads of step and set dancing. The week was a great success and we're planning to do it all again next year!
http://www.moceltic.org/summer03-photos/
The Columbia Missourian ran a nice article by Megan Rathfon about the week. It's linked from our web site main page. There aren't any photos in the web article, but there were some great ones in the print copy.
Thanks to everyone who came out for the July 19 concert and ceilidh at the ARC on July 19. It was a great evening of music and dancing. Thanks especially to Parks and Recreation for their assistance, and the City of Columbia for a small projects grant that made the event possible!
Tuesday slow jams with Deirdre and Helen
Need some help polishing up a few tunes? Want to learn a few new ones? Here's your chance! Helen and Deirdre lead a slow jam Tuesdays from 8 - 10 pm especially for working on tunes you need help with, or teaching new tunes by ear. Bring instruments and tape recorder and come on over. 1411 Anthony Street phone 442-2048
Tuesday, July 29 - Seven Nations and The Clumsy Lovers at The Blue Note, $10
Celtic rockers Seven Nations return to Columbia once again, this time taking the stage at The Blue Note.
For more info about this cross-genre Celtic-American band, see their web site www.sevennations.com
Canadian band The Clumsy Lovers is described as "A high-impact collision of bluegrass and celtic" by the LA Weekly. Their web site is http://www.clumsylovers.com/
For tickets http://www.thebluenote.com/ or call 874-1944 for info.
Celtic Connections radio show re-instated
Thanks to everyone who e-mailed the KBIA program directors -- our efforts have paid off! Celtic Connections, hosted by Bryan Kelso Crow, has returned to the Saturday night lineup on KBIA (91.3 FM). It comes on at 8 p.m., after A Prairie Home Companion and Your Folk Connection.
Lincoln University's Share in the Arts concert series
http://www.lincolnu.edu/~sita/
This season, Share in the Arts will present Mick Maloney's Irish-American Music and Dance Festival, (aka The Green Fields of America) March 25, 2004. In addition, their season lineup includes a Lewis and Clark Chataqua, the Dallas Black Dance Theatre, The Best Little Klezmer Band in Texas, Las Guitarras de Mexico, (traditional music from MExico), and the Jefferson City Symphony. Season tickets are only $45. We'll also be offering group rate tickets for just the Mick Maloney show through CMCAA.
Mick Maloney, musician, folklorist, performer and teacher, is a dynamo on wheels in the traditional music world. As a master of the Irish tenor banjo, he's influenced countless traditional musicians, but that's just the beginning. With a PhD in Irish folklore and a position as adjunct professor of Irish studies in the honors program at Villanova University, and director of the folklife center at International House in Philadelphia, his passion is teaching and sharing the folklore and music of Ireland through lectures, performances and writing. From initiating Irish Week at Augusta Heritage Center more than 20 years ago, to masterminding the Re-Imagining Ireland Conference this past May that included hundreds of musicians, scholars and politicians, Mick Maloney tirelessly works for the preservation and perpetuation of traditions in changing times.
For more info, read this great article about Mick from Dirty Linen folk music magazine http://www.dirtynelson.com/linen/feature/48mick.html
March 25 will definitely be a "must see" show! Put it on your calendar!
Other regional Celtic newsletters
For events in Central Illinois, subscribe to Lisa Boucher's CeolTalk newsletter
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For events in the Kansas City area, subscribe to KCIrishNews by sending an e-mail to
Local and Regional Celtic arts calendar is on the web here http://www.moceltic.org/calendar.html
Every Wednesday - 730 - 930 Irish Slow Jam in Columbia
An open, informal Irish music session for beginners (and folks a little past beginner level) happens every Wednesday evening from 730 - 930 p.m. For more information and directions, contact Vicki Rightmyre at rightmyrev@missouri.edu
Tuesdays, 815 - 10-ish June 30 - Aug 25, Slow jam with Deirdre and Helen
Come polish your tunes and learn some new ones from our artists-in-residence and stay for dessert, too! $5 suggested donation. Bring a tape recorder if you want.
Kate and Jeff Akers' house, 1411 Anthony St. Columbia MO 573-442-2048
Every Sunday, 3 - 5 p.m. "Strike the Gay Harp" radio show on KOPN, 89.5 FM with host Carol Goodnick
Second Thursday of every month, "Celtic jam" at Cherry Street Artisan 730 p.m. til whenever. Open session led by CMCAA musicians. Bring an instrument, a song, your dance shoes, or just your ears and join us for lots of fun!
Smoke-free, family friendly environment.
Corner of Ninthand Cherry in downtown Columbia. www.cherrystreetartisan.com
Every Monday 9 a.m. - noon, "Ireland in America" radio show on KDHX St. Louis -- you can listen to the show live on the web at www.kdhx.org
Friday July 25 - Luck Penny (Helen, Deirdre and Austin) play on the deck at Mojo's, 6-8 pm no cover. Barbecue dinner plates and drink specials!
Saturday, July 26 - Irish music with Helen and Deirdre at Wildwood Springs Lodge, Steeleville. www.wildwoodspringslodge.com
Tuesday, July 29 - Lunch time Irish music with Helen and Deirdre at Cherry Street Artisan, 1130 am - 1 p.m. www.cherrystreetartisan.com
Tuesday, July 29 - Seven Nations and The Clumsy Lovers (Celtic Rock) at The Blue Note. $10 www.thebluenote.com or phone 874-1944
July 30 - Luck Penny (Helen, Deirdre and Austin) play at Cooper's Landing, Easley, 7 - 10 pm. Thai Kitchen will be open. Come out and enjoy the sunset and fireflies on the Missouri River with some Irish music and Thai food to boot -- what could be better? www.cooperslanding.net
Thursday, July 31 - Lunch time Irish music with Helen and Deirdre at Cherry Street Artisan, 1130 am - 1 p.m. www.cherrystreetartisan.com
Wednesday, August 6 - Luck Penny (Helen, Deirdre and Austin) perform at Summit Lake Winery, 5-7 pm. Holts Summit, MO www.lakesummitwinery.com