CEOL AGUS CRAIC Give the Gift of Sweet Music!
By ERIN MULLAN
Ceol binn a bhaint as an saol! Put some music into your holiday season by giving concert tickets, CDs or music lessons to your loved ones. There's a fab local music scene here that deserves your support.
Concert listings:
The fifth annual Danny Burns Memorial "Feed the Hungry Benefit" is December 10 at the Wolf and Hound in Vancouver from 4 PM with music from Route 66, The Rogues n' Tinkers, the B.C. Regiment Irish Pipes and Drums, Blackthorn, Mutiny Gone Overboard, Three Row Barley, Brian Flanagan, Ballyhooley and more. This is always a wonderful event for a great cause
Hot young Winnipeg band The Duhks is creating a big buzz across the country and beyond. Come see what the fuss is about December 13 when they hit St. James Hall
Former Mad Pudding member Cam Wilson leads Van Django on their CD launch on December 16 also at St. James
The first big show of the new year comes January 25 when the fine Scottish group Back O' The Moon plays St James
Welsh singer/songwriter Martyn Joseph is here on February 2
Spanish Celtic band La Musgana return on February 4
Irish-Canadian singer-songwriter Stephen Fearing is back in town on February 8
Look for Clare box player David Munnelly in March accompanied by former Danϊ member Daire Bracken on fiddle
Things look good for a Shooglenifty show on March 31
March also sees the return of the Vancouver Celtic Festival featuring a ton of great music. Watch this space
Jez Lowe will be back with The Bad Pennies on April 11 fresh from a tour of Australia
Gigs in the works include a CD launch for Jaime RT and Andy Hillhouse and a double-bill with Vancouver's Plough and the Cleia Remnants.
Local motion:
The next Scottish ceilidh dance is January 26 at the Scottish Cultural Centre. All steps are taught and beginners are welcome
For information on Scottish country dance groups and classes around the Lower Mainland call (604) 224-6838 or visit www.rscdsvancouver.org
Members of Blackthorn play Friday nights at Mahony and Sons Public House/Teach Tabhairne, a new Irish pub at UBC
The Wolf and Hound has traditional sessions on Monday and Wednesday nights
Irish Heather has an Irish traditional session on Thursday nights and its sister establishment the Limerick Junction has a Tuesday night session.
Recording news:
Salt Spring Island fiddler Jaime RT has a new release called Spark
After The Morning is the latest from Irish singer Cara Dillon on Compass Records
Compass has a new website featuring free downloads and contests at www.compassrecords.com.
Questions, comments or complaints? Write me c/o The Celtic Connection, #741 - 916 West Broadway, Vancouver V5Z 1K7, or e-mail: maura@telus.net. [Erin Mullan hosts the Celtic music radio show In the Claddagh Ring, Friday evenings from 6:30 to 8 PM on CFRO 102.7.]
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