CMCAA Ceili - Friday, February 11
Beginners intro 7 pm, dancing starts at 7:30 pm
$5 for adults,  kids 14 & under attend free.
Location: First Christian Church, corner of Tenth & Walnut in Columbia (use the back entrance facing the parking lot)

This month we welcome back guest caller Tim McAndrew from Milwaukee. He'll call and teach a variety of ceili dances and perhaps a set or two.   St. Louis musician Brian Hart and local friends will play for the dancing.

For more info about our second Friday ceilis, see http://www.moceltic.org/second-fridays.html

WORKSHOPS Saturday

Set dancing workshop
-- While we've got Tim in town, we're offering a set dancing workshop on Saturday morning from 9 - noon. All ability levels are welcome, especially beginners.  There is no fee for this workshop, but donations will be accepted to offset Tim's travel. Reservations are requested for the workshop -- call or send an e-mail if you would like to attend.  Location will likely be at Kate & Jeff Akers' house in Columbia. 442-2048 or kakers@chivalry.com

Song workshop
Brian Hart, 2002 All-Ireland ballads champion,  will teach a song workshop Saturday if there is enough interest.  Fee is $15, time would be 12:30 - 2:00 p.m.

Brian is also available to give button accordion or tin whistle lessons on Saturday.

E-mail me if you are interested in the workshop or lessons.

Thursday, Feb. 10, 8:00 p.m.
An Evening of Irish Music
Linn Memorial United Methodist Church
(on the campus of Central Methodist University)
Fayette, MO

Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin, Irish musician and professor of music at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, and Eileen Gannon, World Champion Harper, present an evening of Irish on Thursday, Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. in Linn Memorial United Methodist Church on the campus of Central Methodist University in Fayette, Missouri.  The program is free and open to the public and is sponsored by CMU's Department of English.

Since penning his first piece in 1974 for the Clare Champion - an eyewitness account of the funeral of Galway accordion legend Joe Cooley - Dr. Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin has dedicated his career to promoting the preservation of Irish traditional music, folklife and culture. Author, ethnomusicologist, anthropologist and professional musician, he is currently the Jefferson Smurfit Corporation Professor of Irish Studies and Professor of Music at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. He is the author of the highly respected A Pocket History of Irish Traditional Music (O’Brien Press, Dublin: 1998), now in its third edition.

Eileen Gannon is harp master from the St. Louis School of Music, Song and Dance.  A St. Louis native, she was the 2000 All-Ireland Senior Harp Champion. She was the first performer from the Midwest and only the third American to win this prestigious world title. Several of her students have also gone on to win honors in the All-Ireland competitions.

April 8 - 10, 2005
The St. Louis Tionol and Mississippi River Celtic Festival have announced their lineup of teachers/performers and the schedule of events.

From the organizers:
This is our 8th Tionól and it promises to be top last year. Last year we had our best year ever and we have you, the participants, to thank. We asked for your opinions and have listened to your input. In particular, we heard that we need to try and make the sessions work better. Last year we tried a lunch time session which, although possibly too big, seemed to be a hit. We’re working on the sessions and will try to improve the experience.

We’re welcoming several new faces to Saint Louis this year. Piper, and pipe-maker, Mickey Dunne hails from Limerick. Mickey plays in a very open style reminiscent of players like Paddy Keenan and Johnny Doran. On fiddle, we’re delighted that Tommy Peoples will be joining us again. In addition, we finally were able to snag Dale Russ, a great fiddle player from the west coast. In addition to the recitation class we offered last year we’re offering a songwriting workshop with Mitzi MacDonald. Growing up in Nova Scotia, Mitzi is a talented musician with her own band several albums to her credit. Albert Alfonso, will be joining us to teach the bodhran class along with our own Chris Weddle. Kevin Henry, the great piper and flute player is coming down from Chicago. You may remember his recitation at last year’s concert which brought the house to its feet. Tommy Martin, John Carty, John Skelton, and Ged Foley will also be coming back.

For full details and registration/ticket info, see www.tionol.org

On the horizon....

There are several concerts coming up around St. Patrick's Day that you might want to check out.  See the Local and Regional Calendar on the web site for info.  It's updated often, so check again as we get closer to Paddy's Day!  http://www.moceltic.org/calendar.html

The Black Brothers from the Black Family band (brothers of the well-known Mary Black)  will perform in Kansas City on March 12 and in St. Louis on March 13. 

Lunasa will perform in St. Louis on March 18.

World-renowned uilleann piper Paddy Keenan will perform in St. Louis on March 20.

Musicians at John D McGurk's in St. Louis: www.mcgurks.com
February 8-March 5th Tommy Martin, Kevin Buckley, Patsy O'Brien
March 8-19  Malachy Burke, Tommy Hanlon, Martin Byrne

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