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Dear
Friends of Irish Music in Atlanta:
After a quiet summer, we are pleased to present you with a busy
calendar of events in September and October. If you like Irish
music, you have a multitude of choices. We have three house
concerts coming up, a Ceili, and our slow session for beginners is
back in business.
This month's newsletter contains more information on the following
events:
September 24: Irish pianist J.J. Sheridan will be performing in
Dacula.
October 22: The HiB's (pronounced "High Bees") featuring Kate and
Jode Dowling and Patsy O'Brien, will play a house concert of
traditional Irish music on flute, tin whistle, and fiddle.
(Roswell)
October XX: POSTPONED UNTIL SPRING: Irish
Music Traditions' Ceili - Stay tuned for new date!
October 27: Fiddler Jamie Laval returns to the Atlanta area with
guitarist Zac Leger for a house concert of traditional and
progressive Celtic music.
Be sure to add some (or all) of these events to your
calendar.
And finally, if you use Facebook, please visit the Irish Arts Foundation of Atlanta
page and become a fan.
We look forward to seeing you soon.
Irish Arts Foundation of Atlanta
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Pianist J.J. Sheridan house
concert
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Friday,
September 24 at 8 p.m. in Dacula, GA
Pianist J.J. Sheridan is a leading authority on 18th and 19th
century Irish music collections who has lectured and performed in
schools and colleges worldwide.
His concert programs feature standard classical piano repertoire
and works of contemporary Irish composers, including Sean O'Riada
and T.C. Kelly.
Tickets $20. Seating is limited. Doors open at 7:30 pm.
Please bring a folding chair & a dessert or an appetizer to
share.
Tickets may be purchased by contacting Julia at 678-377-0239 or jdlatlanta@yahoo.com
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The
HiB's ("High Bees") House Concert |
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The
HiB's
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Friday,
October 22 at 7:30 p.m. in Roswell
Session to follow - bring your
instruments!
The HiBs (pronounced "High Bees") are Kate & Jode Dowling
with Patsy O'Brien. The HiBs play traditional Irish music
on flute, tin whistle, and fiddle.
They are currently touring with the phenomenal Patsy O'Brien (from
Cork) on guitar and vocals.
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Tickets $15. Seating is limited.
Doors open at 7:00 pm. Please bring an appetizer or dessert to
share.
Tickets may be purchased by
contacting Ken at 678-559-6796 or ken@mitteldorf.net
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HiB is short for Hibernia, of course, the Roman name for
Ireland, but the name was also inspired by one of the band's
favorite pubs in Cork City (pictured above).
Kate and Jode Dowling have both been playing traditional Irish
music for 30+ years. Jode is a third generation fiddler, having
learned on his Grandfather's fiddle and he is also a first
generation American with his roots in Sligo (mom) and Tullamore
(dad), and a brother in Belfast. Kate grew up in an Irish
immigrant neighborhood in Chicago and started Irish music and dance
at the age of 5. She is an exuberant and passionate proponent of
traditional Irish music and a sought-after instructor, performer
and adjudicator. In 2004 Kate and Jode co-founded The Center for
Irish Music, a non-profit Irish music school in St. Paul, MN. They
have toured and performed at many festivals, including tours with
the Doon Ceili Band lead by Paddy O'Brien (Offally).
Patsy O'Brien
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Patsy O'Brien was born and raised in County Cork, and now lives in
St Paul, MN. Patsy tours nationally and internationally as guitar
accompanist and solo performer, adding his guitar skills to such
line ups as The Eileen Ivers Band, The Cathie Ryan Band, Teada,
Paddy Keenan and many others. He is also a sought after instructor,
with workshops scheduled throughout the country. With three solo
CDs of songs behind him, he is currently working on a collection of
traditional Irish tunes for guitar.
What some people are saying about the HiBs:
"both play with a masterful
skill ... clean and joyfully energetic" - allmusic.com
"the playing is first-rate
and rock solid..." - Folk World Review
"the tunes speak for
themselves and the musicians play from the heart" - Mairead
Ni Mhaonaigh (of Altan)
and of their album: "a
marvelous album ... you feel let in on something" - Dirty
Linen Magazine
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Jamie Laval and Zac Leger House
Concert
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Jamie Laval
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Wednesday,
October 27 at 7:30 p.m. in Roswell
Session
to follow - bring your instruments!
Jamie Laval and Zac Leger will present a 2-hour concert of
traditional and progressive Celtic music in an intimate house
concert setting.
"One of the hottest fiddlers out there" (Asheville
Citizen-Times)
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Tickets $15. Seating is limited.
Doors open at 6:00 pm. A light, potluck dinner will be served.
Please bring a dish, an appetizer or dessert to share.
Tickets may be purchased by
contacting Ken at 678-559-6796 or ken@mitteldorf.net, or online at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/128472
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Jamie Laval creates rapt audiences with his passionate performances
of traditional music of Scotland, Ireland, Brittany and Quebec,
rendered with the superlative tone and depth of expressivity
formerly associated with classical virtuosi. Winner of the U.S.
National Scottish Fiddle Championship (2002), Laval has appeared on
the NBC Today Show, Dave Mathew's "Some Devil" album, has performed
for Her Majesty the Queen, and won Best World Traditional Song in
the 2007 Independent Music Awards Vox Populi. He tours nationally
with over 125
concerts per year, regularly accompanied by multi-instrumentalist
Zac Leger. Zac tours as guitarist with Jamie Laval, as a flutist
with the Eileen Ivers Band, and is an award-winning Uillean
piper.
www.JamieLaval.com
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IMT's
Slow Session is back |
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For
many years, Irish Music Traditions (IMT), the Atlanta branch of
Comhaltas, sponsored a "Slow Session", a way for beginners to learn
to play Irish music (tunes and technique) under the tutelage of
experienced, knowledgeable musicians.
The next IMT slow teaching session will take place on Sunday,
September 19 at the Harp Pub in Roswell. The slow session is
conducted from 4-5 p.m. on the first and third Sundays of each
month (in between Irish set dancing from 2-4, and the Intermediate
session from 5-7 p.m.)
Instruction for the upcoming session will be provided by Joseph
Mitteldorf, a talented young fiddler.
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Recurring
Irish Music & Sessions around the Metro Atlanta
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*Sundays, 5-7 pm, The Celtic Show on
WRFG radio, with host John Falstaff
*Sundays (1st & 3rd Sunday of each month), 4-5pm, Beginning
Level (slow) Session, The Harp in Roswell
*Sundays (1st & 3rd Sunday of each month), 5-7pm, Intermediate
Level Session, The Harp in Roswell
*Mondays, 8pm, Traditional Irish Music Session, at Fado in Buckhead
*Wednesdays, 8pm, Traditional Irish session, The Olde Blind Dog in
Milton
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IAF/IMT
Christmas Party - December 26th, 2010
5-9pm (time subject to change)
SAVE THE DATE
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Garden
Hills Recreation Center
In cooperation with Irish Music Traditions, the Irish Arts
Foundation of Atlanta (IAF) will again offer our members a
relaxing, enjoyable social event where we can all mingle with the
best of company, partake of some wonderful food, and listen to
great Irish music - a combination that cannot be beat!
Last year's party was a hit, with delicious food, live music,
dancing and fun for the whole family. We plan to make this year's
celebration even better.
Guests coming from out of town? Maxed out from shopping? Too tired
to cook? What better way to spend the evening after Christmas.
Schedule it now.
Sunday, December 26th, 2010, from 5-9 PM at the Garden Hills
Recreation Center, 335 Pinetree Road, Atlanta, GA 30305.
More details to follow later in the year.
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As
always, thank you again for supporting Irish culture in
Atlanta! |
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