CEOL AGUS CRAIC - Great Fall Concert Series Upcoming
By ERIN MULLAN
Ceol binn a bhaint as an saol! Our brief beautiful summer has evaporated, although great memories linger. A personal highlight: Canadian fiddle master Oliver Schoer trading tunes with Italian accordion whiz Filippo Gambetta in my back garden on Salt Spring Island, as Shooglenifty sound engineer and all-round gadget man Niall Macaulay recorded the proceedings on his Mac laptop via a couple of microphones hung from the clothesline.
Concert listings:
Scottish-Canadian singer-storyteller David Francey is joined by American musicians Kieran Kane and Kevin Welch for the fall concert season opener at Capilano College on September 10…....On September 11 there’s a fundraiser at the Cambrian Hall to fix the “leeky” roof of the beautiful 75-year old hall featuring local Celtic band Blackthorn with special guests that include The Tartan Pride Highland Dance Team ……..Also on September 11 The Tiller’s Folly will be recording a live DVD at the historical Gulf of Georgia Cannery during a fundraiser concert. Tickets: (604) 664-9006….September 24 sees English duo John Renbourn & Jacqui McShee at St. James....The always-entertaining B.C. band The Bills (formerly the Bill Hilly Band) are at Cap College for a two-night stand October 2-3.....Irish trad supergroup Lúnasa return to Cap College on October 9.......I’m certainly looking forward to finally seeing Irish-American fiddle great Liz Carroll accompanied by Solas guitarist John Doyle at St. James on November 5 , a not-to-be-missed show……On December 3 The Paperboys play St. James.........Scottish singer Dougie MacLean will be at St. James on November 10......Another Scot, fiddle wizard Alasdair Fraser will be joined by cellist Natalie Haas for a show December 10 also at St. James……. In the new year Solas are a possibility for February, Tony McManus in April, and Touchstone may be doing a tour in April……….. Battlefield Band likely in April too and perhaps Raylene Rankin with Archie Fisher as well……Jez Lowe is a definite for April 1.
Local motion:
Learn easy dances at the season's first Scottish Ceilidh Dance on September 24 at the Scottish Cultural Centre. Lesson 7 PM, dance 8-11 PM with refreshments and live Music. Info: (604) 436-3193……At the same venue you'll find Scottish Country Dance classes on Monday nights, all ages, all levels. Welcome night: Sept. 13th, 7:30 PM. Info: www.rscdsvancouver.org or (604) 737-7948……..Irish ceili fans will have to wait until October 16 for the first ceili of the fall season.......The Wolf and Hound has traditional sessions on Monday and Wednesday nights…………Trad sessions at the Irish Heather run Tuesday and Thursday nights.
Recordings:
New releases of Celtic music are a bit thin on the ground at the minute, with a couple of fine exceptions…..Irish-American guitar ace and producer John Doyle teams up with his father, traditional singer Sean Doyle, on The Light and the Half-Light, a lovely new release on Compass Records……Also from Compass is a wonderful DVD of singer Kate Rusby in concert with her band called Live from Leeds. For North American fans this may be as close as they get to seeing the Northern English lass perform as Ms. Rusby apparently hates flying…….High-flyers Shooglenifty will be putting the finishing touches on a live disc later this fall, which may end up being a double album.
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