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October Celtic
Events pg2 in the Pacific Northwest
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Oct 12th Hanz Araki Concert at Empty Sea
Studios
w/Cary Novotny starting at 8pm
Award-winning
Irish flute player and singer Hanz Araki is the quintessential world music
musician. After six generations, the name Araki is synonymous with the
Japanese shakuhachi (an end-blown bamboo flute) which Hanz mastered, making
his professional debut in 1988. Cary has been
actively involved in the Irish music scene for 20 years. His trademark sound
has made him one of the most in-demand guitar players in Irish music today.
With unerring rhythm, boundless energy and versatility, he varies from
breakneck speed to delicate finger-style in the blink of an eye. Cary was a
founding member of former Lord of the Dance fiddle-duo, The Bridies, Johnny B
Connolly's Bridgetown, and
Portland's venerable Irish band Cul an Ti. Empty
Sea Studios is located at 6300 Phinney Ave N
Seattle, WA 98103
Tickets are $15 adv, $18 day of Buy:s! http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/408403
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www.hanzaraki.com
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Oct 12th Sing,
Fiddle and Strum: Celtic Celebrations
at 7:30pm Washington Ctr
for Arts
512 Washington
St. SE in Olympia WA
The energetic and
evocative sounds of Ireland and Scotland waft and weave through
this evening of music and dance.
Masterworks celebrates Celtic traditions with guest artists:
Margaret Shelton, harpist
The Burren Boys, folk musicians
Seattle Irish Dance Company
Fay Lee, pianist/youth artist
Tickets: Adults
$19* Seniors $16* Students $16* Youth $9*
Purchase at venue website http://www.washingtoncenter.org/ |
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Irish
Tune Learning Class w/Randal Bays on
Tuesday evenings, Sept. 10 - Oct. 29, 7-8:30pm in NE Seattle
Here's a good way to build your Irish repertoire in a
group setting and have some fun while doing it. The class learns one tune per
week, puts them in medleys and plays them together a
lot, so by the end everyone has at least eight good session
tunes in common... jigs, reels, hornpipes, etc. The goals of the
class are to build a repertoire of Irish tunes, and to improve at learning by ear. The class is primarily for beginning/intermediate players. More advanced
musicians are welcome but will need to be OK with learning slowly and with lots of repetition.
The traditional tunes are taught by ear, so bring
recording devices (no video recording please), and there will usually be sheet music
handed out at the end of the classes. Cost is $140 for all eight classes paid in advance, or $25 per
class. (Half price if you're taking regular private lessons with Randal.)
Location: Northeast Seattle (Ravenna/Maple
Leaf Neighborhood. Please send Randal an email to register or for more
information, and please pass this on to anyone who might be interested.
Thanks! Best wishes,Randal Bays
www.randalbays.com/tuneclass.html
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www.randalbays.com/tuneclass.html
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Great Big Sea Concert dates
in the Northwest:
Oct 18 Great Big Sea at
Edmonds
Center For The Arts
Oct 19th Great Big Sea at Bremerton's Admiral Theatre http:/www.admiraltheatre.org
Oct 20th at Bellingham's Mt Baker Theatre http://www.mountbakertheatre.com/
For more than
two decades, Great Big Sea has been renowned for drawing
together distinct threads of Canadian folk & pop music,
creating shows that become a storm of powerful singing,
driving rhythms and soaring melody. Alan Doyle, Sean McCann
and Bob Hallett of GBS have built a strong and enduring career
by combining the traditional music of their isolated
Newfoundland home with a myriad of pop influences.
While not pure celtic music, you'll enjoy a reel & jig
from this lively musicians along w/ballads.
Youtube sample of Great Big Sea
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www.greatbigsea.com/
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Oct 18th
Portland Oregon Ceili
Friday, Oct 18th,
2013 Lessons start at 7:30 P. M.
Dancing to live music begins at 8:00 P. M.
Location: Norse Hall, 111 NE 11th Ave (at Couch Street
and 11th)
The Band: Felim Egan, Eric Killops
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www.portlandceilisociety.org/
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Oct 19th Intro to Kerry Fiddle Music workshop
at Dusty Strings in Seattle with Lia Zito 2- 4pm,
$35.00
Kerry is a
county in Ireland that has regional style of music that favors
slides, polkas, bright happy melodies, and ornaments like
lacework. Learn how to play these catchy melodies on fiddle
that start out simply but can become masterpieces of
complexity.
In this
workshop, Lia will teach a simple polka (two, if time allows),
on fiddle and then I’ll teach the bowing, accents, and
ornaments that make it sound Kerry.
Go here to
listen to a recording of the tunes she'll be teaching. http://qrs.ly/3n3gcqb
For more
info http://store.dustystrings.com/t-3-ms-WK-fiddleviolin.aspx?skinid=4 |
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Oct 19-20th St. Andrew's Celtic Fling in Seattle
at St.
Andrew's Church, 111 NE 80th St. Seattle WA
Oct 20th:
Celtic Music Festival & Highland Dancing, Vendors, Food Booths, Tea Room,
Celtic Pub and favorites like Seumas Gagne & Christine Traxler !
Oct 21st:
Service & Kirkin o the Tartan traditional Sunday service
For more info contact:
Ruby McLachlan Phone:
(206) 523-7476
Email:
rubym@saintandrewsseattle.org
This annual event always offers
great bagpiping, dancing & more!
Free to the public so why not checkout this lively Scottish
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www.saintandrewsseattle.org
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Oct 19th Scottish
Dance Competition Feis
At Sylvester Middle School in Burien, WA
The Scottish Dance competition
starts at 9am for beginners. Novices compete around noon
advanced dancers follow. Its free to public viewing. Get
out and support these fine Highland Dancers & you might get to see
a nat'l champ from Spokane in the mix !
They'll be dancing flings, Seann Triubhas. sword dances and
more ...like this one on youtube |
http://shda.fusta.us/
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