Gus - Rochester
O Connor\'s opens are 13th & 27th of February.
Motor City Festival
Claddagh fundraiser for Motor City Festival on Feb. 18th
Doctors without Borders
On Saturday, February 19th, the Detroit area Irish musicians are holding a benefit for Doctors without Borders at the Monaghan Knights of Columbus in Livonia, 19801 Farmington Rd between 7 & 8 Mile Rd.
There will be continuous Irish entertainment donated by Finvara\'s Wren, Crossroads Ceili, Charlie Taylor, Colin Page, Terry Bradley, Frank Kennedy, Ray Maguire, Brendan McNulty, Eddie McGlinchey, Tommy MacNeil, Siobhan and Terence McKinney, Kelsey Lutz, The Gavin Family, The Perkins Family and the Conor O\'Neil\'s Session Band with emcee Cyndy Canty from Magic 105.1 radio. There will be dancing, step-dancing, piping, music and song in a family friendly atmosphere from 6 pm on. A cash bar and food will be available and the Monaghan has plenty of parking.
Donations Payable to: Doctors Without Borders
For more information: Mick Gavin 313 537 3489
Nick’s Gaslight Restaurant
Wed, Feb 23, instead of meeting at Mick\'s Irish Pub in Windsor, we\'re going to meet at Nick’s Gaslight Restaurant and Lounge. It\'s located at 441 Grand River Ave at Bagley, very close to the Gaelic League. Patrick Cleary mentioned it a few times when he was here, thinking it might be good for us on the Monday night when the GL holds its general meeting. I was also thinking of Patrick’s workshop but I want to check out the dance floor.
Anyway, if you\'re free and want to join us, we\'ll be there 8:15/8:30 ish.
Ancient Order of Hibernians
The next session at the Ancient Order will be at 7:30 on the Friday February 25, 2011. You will want to be there for this one!
Upcoming
Since the Gaelic League is holding a general meeting, our set dance workshop with Patrick O´Dea will be held at the AOH ( Ancient Order of Hibernians) 24242 Grand River, one block west of Telegraph on Monday, Feb 28. Try to be there about 7:30 so that the workshop can be under way by 8:00. They have very kindly said we can bring food so, if you can, bring something to add to the sociability of the evening. This is always a great night with Patrick so come and enjoy yourself!
Mark your calendar now so that you don´t miss some great traditional music events coming up at the Gaelic League.
Two absolutely amazing young bands, Bua and NicGavinsky. Bua has played in the Detroit area several times now and NicGavinsky will be making its first visit here. Our own Sean Gavin is a member of both of these fabulous groups so you know the music will be awesome! Also first time visitors to the Detroit area but by no means new to Irish traditional music, brilliant Irish fiddler and guitarist Randal Bays and wonderful DADGAD guitarist Davey Mathias, together in concert followed by a Ceili. Check out their websites:
http://www.buamusic.com/
http://www.nicgaviskey.com/about.html
http://www.randalbays.com/presskit.htm
Friday, April 8, BUA, $15
Friday, April 29, NicGaviskey, $15
Saturday, May 7, Randal Bays and Davey Mathias, $15
A few other events you might be interested in:
Sat, March 5, Detroit AOH Heritage Day. Entertainment all day from 11:00 Mass at 4:30 with Fr Dan O´Sullivan
Sun, March 6, Fundraiser - St Patrick´s Day Dinner and End of the Rainbow Raffle at St Suzanne/Our Lady Gate of Heaven Parish (313 838 6780)
As well as great cash prizes (last ticket drawn $10,000 !!!) there´s lots of entertainment all day. Set dancers about 4:30
Admission is $10 and children are free.
313 537-3489 for further information.
At the AOH...
Mar 13th, Parade Day, Bus down to Parade leaving at 12 or 12:30 returning at 4 or 4:30. There are 6 - 7 complementary spots available for musicians who would like to play on the bus. They are on a 1st come 1st serve basis. Regular cost is $10 for adults, $5 kids and this includes beverages.
Mar 13th, Parade Day, Open session starting around 8 p.m.
Mar 17th, St. Patrick\\\'s Day, Open session starting around 8 p.m.
Detroit IMA Updates
2011 Midwest Fleadh CheoilApril 8,9,10, 2011 Online registration is now open!
Visit www.midwestfleadh.com to register forall competitions.
Invoices will be emailed to the email addresses provided.
Let me know if you have any quesitons,
Carolyn Brazzil
Secretary
Detroit IMA
From Anne McCallum
Next Monday, May 28, is the general meeting night at the Gaelic League so we’ll head to the AOH again for our set dance class. See you there 7:30pm. 24242 Grand River Ave at Telegraph. Check out their website for other events: http://www.detroitaoh.org
Fundraiser for Haiti
April 1 - The Irish Canadian Cultural Club of Windsor is holding a Fundraiser for Haiti at the Knights of Columbus Centre, 1711 Walker Rd (at Seneca), Windsor. Doors open 5:30. Lots of entertainment beginning at 6:00 - music, singing, dancing, pipes and ending with a music/singing session. Special guest will be Frank Chauvin. Food and drink available. Lots of parking both at the K of C and across the street at Colonial Tool. Bring your friends and family and enjoy a great evening for a wonderful cause. All proceeds go to Haiti. http://www.irishclubwindsor.org/
From Jim Perkins
Hello,
Wanted to invite everyone to my next pub nite, Saturday April 2 at
Claddagh Pub, Haggerty rd. N. of Six Mile rd. in scenic Livonia.
Great food, great company. Even the music is pretty good.
Show starts around 7 pm and goes till midnite or so.
Hope you can make it!
Thanks,
Jim Perkins
Motor City Irish Fest Event
Sunday, April 3 The next MCIF event will be held at Dunleavey’s, 6004 Allen Road, Allen Park (313) 382-4545) http://www.motorcityirishfest.com
Bua
Friday, April 8. Bua in concert at the Gaelic League 8:00 pm. $15. Brían Ó hAirt: vocals, concertina, sean-nós dance, Sean Gavin: flute, uilleann pipes, Devin Shepherd: fiddle, Brian Miller: guitar, bouzouki, vocals. ‘ …among the finest in traditional music in America.’ -- Irish Music Magazine http://www.gaelicleagueofdetroit.org
Claddagh Pub
Jim Perkins will be at Claddagh Pub,
Haggerty N. of 6 Mile rd. Livonia
Saturday April 23 from 7:00 \'till Midnight.
DIMA Session
There will be a DIMA session this Thursday at the Ann Arbor/Greenwood location. Another group (from the church) will be using the main room upstairs, but we have plenty of room downstairs for the session. Go through the entry into the main room, then proceed left through the double doors on the left and down the stairs. Session will start at around seven.
We\'ve had nice sessions for the last few Thursdays and hope all will come.
Thanks,
David
Live from the AOH!
Sessionite will attempt to Live Stream the session from the AOH on Friday the 29th.
Fundraiser
On Saturday, April 30, @ Gaelic League, 2068 Michigan Ave. , Detroit, MI48216 there will be a fundraiser to help defray the costs of sending 15 Seminarians, from Detroit\'s Sacred Heart Seminary, to the Holy Land and Rome. This trip is a formation experience as they continue their journey to the Priesthood.
Come out and support these seminarians, enjoy a night of music, dance, light refreshments and meet a few of the seminarians.
Music and entertainment by Brian Bonner and the Ardan Academy of Irish Dance.
Also appearing with Brian will be Charlie Taylor and Larry Larson.
We are going to have Brian Mc Parland, 2011 World Championship 12th place winner, do a step or two for us
Donations payable to Sacred Heart Seminary With DFE on memo line can be mailed to SHS fundraiser , Gaelic League, 2068 Michigan Ave. , Detroit , MI 48216
In addition to the Sat evening Concert and Ceili, Randal and Davey are also offering to conduct workshops in Detroit on Saturday afternoon 2:00 – 4:00. These will be group workshops with at least 5 people for each one. $35/person.
Randal - a two-hour Irish Fiddle Workshop, intermediate to advanced. Randal will teach a tune or two but will mostly work on the nuts and bolts, the technical side of how to play the tunes well… bowing, ornaments, rhythm, etc.
Davey – a two-hour guitar workshop - DADGAD Accompaniment for Irish Tunes. Davey will focus on the rhythm, picking patterns, chord choices, etc
An Evening of Traditional Irish Music and Dance Gaelic League Sat, May 7
Featuring
Randal Bays (Irish Fiddle and Fingerstyle Guitar) with Davey Mathias (Guitar)
First time visitors to the Detroit area but by no means new to Irish traditional music, brilliant Irish fiddler and guitarist Randal Bays and wonderful DADGAD guitarist Davey Mathias, together in concert. http://www.randalbays.com/presskit.htm
Randal has been playing Irish fiddle for more than thirty years and is widely recognized as a master of that complex, ancient art, in particular the traditional styles of Co. Clare and Co. Galway.
\"A commanding presence on the fiddle.\" – The Irish Times
“His playing has power and passion... simply a joy to listen to.” - Dirty Linen Magazine
\"Among the best Irish style fiddlers of his generation\" - Fiddler Magazine.
Randal has toured and recorded with many great Irish musicians including James Keane and Daithi Sproule (in the band FINGAL), James Kelly, Martin Hayes, Michéal O\'Domhnaill to name just a few. He has many great independent recordings including his live CD \"House to House\" (with Roger Landes) which was picked by the Irish Times as one of the \"top five traditional recordings of 2005\". He has performed all over the US, Europe and Canada and is in great demand as a teacher of Irish fiddle.
Randal is also a brilliant fingerstyle guitarist and has recorded two seminal albums with Irish fiddler Martin Hayes and contributed to the “Masters of the Irish Guitar” CD on Shanachie Records. He has recently released his first album of solo guitar work, “Oyster Light”.
Davey comes from a musical family in South Carolina, where he teaches guitar and banjo. He tours regularly with Randal and has appeared at many festivals and concerts around the Southeast with the group Corner House. Davey plays in DADGAD tuning and is an excellent teacher whose classes focus on key elements of Irish accompaniment including rhythm, right-hand technique, chord choices etc.
Following the concert, Randal and Davey will be joined on stage by some of our best local musicians, including the Gavins – Mick, Sean, Michael & Colleen, Jim O\'Callaghan, Frank Edgley and Bob Midden, to play for a Céili - waltzes, ceili dances and sets. Don’t miss this tremendous opportunity to listen and dance to this wonderful traditional Irish music!
Gaelic League, 2068 Michigan Ave, Detroit. Lit, Guarded Parking Lot.
Sat, May 7. $15. Doors open 7:00pm. Concert 7:30pm. Céili 9:00pm. Cash Bar. Door prizes.
http://www.gaelicleagueofdetroit.org For more info: amccallum@stclaircollege.ca 519 944 1549
Attended by more than 150,000 people annually, Flower Day at the Eastern Market is one of the largest flower shows in the country. Members of the Metro Detroit Flower Growers Association (MDFGA), and hundreds of flower growers from Michigan, Canada and neighboring states fill the market with their colorful array offerings. Over 15-acres of the highest quality annuals, perennials, foliage, shrubbery, trees, exotics, tropical plants, flats, hanging baskets and more will be available for purchase.
Sudden Session
There is an unscheduled Session at the AOH Hall Friday the 20th.
Ceili at the AOH
May 3,10,17,24,31.
Sign up NOW for Summer Ceili Classes!
“Ceili” is a fun form of group-irish dancing. Everyone is welcomed, especially beginners who may never have danced at all before!
The Ceili classes are taught by Kitty Heinzman, who along with all the different dances will also tell you some fun and interesting stories of her homeland, Ireland.
It is very easy to learn, and is a lot of fun – so come and join us!
Irish Rovers Celebrating 45th Anniversary
The Irish Rovers Celebrating 45th Anniversary on Detroit Public TV June 7 at 8 PM
For over four decades, The Irish Rovers have showcased the best that Ireland has to offer with their rollicking and rousing international performances of Irish music. In celebration of their 45th anniversary, The Irish Rovers are bringing the best of Ireland to Detroit. The Irish Rovers: Home in Ireland airs on Detroit Public Television Tuesday, June 7th at 8:00 PM with founding member, George Millar live in-studio.
The song list for the program includes fan favorites like “The Unicorn” written by Shel Silverstein, and the Rovers’ best known party anthem, “Wasn’t That a Party,” written by Tom Paxton. The playlist also includes: “Boys of Belfast”, “Ireland Boys Hurrah”, “The Dear Little Shamrock”, “Shore”, “The Boys of Killybegs”, “Irish Rover”, “The Dublin Pub Crawl”, “The Black Velvet Band”, “Gracehill Fair”, “Dunlace Castle”, “The Girls of Derry”, “The Dark Island/Mason’s Apron”, “Tully Dickey”, and “I’ll Return”.
“Our job is to entertain,” says original band member George Millar, who wrote many of the band’s original compositions. The Irish Rovers longevity as a band and ability to captivate audiences can be attributed to their freedom to produce their own music
Founding members George Millar and Jim Ferguson first met as emigrants from Northern Ireland at an Irish function in Toronto. The two hit it off as they “sang together ‘til dawn.” One year later, Joe Millar (George’s cousin) joined- completing the trio. Will Millar (George’s brother), was the last original member added to the group: “Will was presenting a children’s TV show called Just 4 Fun,\" George Millar recalls. “We went on the show and sang, “Whiskey You’re the Devil.” There were these little five-year-olds sitting on the floor in front of us. Of course the switchboards lit up with people going ‘Please don’t be putting those songs in our children’s ears.’ That’s how we began.”
The Rovers hosted a Canadian national television series: CBC’s The Irish Rovers Show, the most popular variety show of its time. They’re now making their way back to television to celebrate forty-five years of good-humored music and fun with The Irish Rovers: Home in Ireland.
WTVS Detroit Public Television is the viewer-supported PBS member station serving the nation\'s 11th largest television market, with 1.5 million weekly viewers in Southeast Michigan and 2.1 million weekly viewers across Canada. It operates on digital channel 43 (virtual subchannels 56.1, 56.2,and 56.3), and is carried on cable and satellite systems throughout Southeast Michigan and over a thousand communities in Canada.
For More Information, contact:
Lauren Smith at 248-305-3791 or lsmith@dptv.org
Dick O'Dow's Special Invite
Hello Friends,
I would like to secure some of you \"seasoned\" session players ( some of which we don\'t see anymore ) to be at Dick O\'Dow\'s this Tuesday for a special performance. Amy Buda ( a beautiful vocalist and hell of a sweet girl ) has a Father ( Ron ) who has been undergoing a lengthy cancer treatment process and has been allowed to come home on Monday for a few days. He is going to make it out to Dick\'s to here some uplifting and therapeutic Irish Music, and I would love to offer a nice full sound on this night for him. Amy is also going back to work full time and won\'t be able to make the session after Turesday. So I\'d like to ask for all of your personalities and talents to come out for this special night.
Please try to come out for the sake of both good times, and healing.
Thanks so much.
Jayme