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Rogue Folk Club ^ Vancouver's Best Celtic, Folk & Roots Music www.roguefolk.bc.ca
Thursday, July 13th Gaestebud - A Sizzling Feast of Danish Music! Stunning musicians and beautiful voices Haugaard & Hoirup, Zar, Karen & Helene St James Hall (3214 W.10th Ave.) Thursday, August 3rd Hot octet from Vinales presents Cuban dance music in the Son style. Muy caliente!
Tuesday, July 25th Searing fiddles, scintillating vocals, and pulsating drones - an evening of Nordic dancing & mysticism Gjallarnorn, Fr'gg St.James Hall (3214 W.Wth Ave.) Valle Son StJames Hall (3214 W.Wth Ave.)
Have a great Summer! See you in September with a Contra Dance (2nd), the Wailin' Jennys (9th), Eliza Gilkyson (22nd) and much, much more!
L Tickets & Info (604) 736-3022
Hot Times in the Hot Weather!
11465 BARNES ROAD, PITT MEADOWS, B.C. (Next to the tower)
604-460-8121
Lunch Doctor
B.B.Q's start July 9th every Wed & Sun 11:30 am -2 pm Changing weekly menu to: hamburgers, salmon, chicken,
Your host, Mike Joyce (England) kebabs & prawns.
Enjoy the gorgeous mountain view from our 50 seat deck _ overlooking the runway at Pitt Meadows Airport
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11465 BARNES ROAD, PITT MEADOWS, B.C. (Pitt Meadows Airport - next to the Air Control Tower) Tel: 604-460-8121 Fax: 604-460-8371
LIVE
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12 noon to 3 p.m.
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SHEET MUSIC- We havea great selection including music for uncommon insrumentssuch as: concertina, accordion, pennywhistle, ocarina, dulcimer and more.
STAGI CONCERTINAS IAN LAMBE WHISTLES-
No need to go all the way to County Clare.
STONEY END& DUSTY STRINGS HARPS
Ceol binn a bhaint as an
saoll Do your soul a
favour this summer and
haul yourself and your
crowd out to one of the
many fantastic music
festivals that bless our
fair patch. There are
events that celebrate
live music in dozens of
communities come
summer, in the sweetest
of all venues: outside! •
Festival listings: The Harrison Festival of the Arts goes July 8-16, with the show by fab Scottish fiddler Gillian Frame and her band Back of the Moon on July 15 a definite highlight. Check: www.harrison
festival.com for more details.........
There's not a great deal of Celtic content at this year's 29th annual Vancouver Folk Music Festival, but no matter. The festival, which runs from July 14-16 at Jericho Beach, is a wonderful way to travel the world musically and open your ears to new delights. Plus the amazing young Asturian group Corquieu and Danish/Celtic band Zar will definitely hit the jigs and reels spot, http://
www.thefestival.bc.ca......The
Mission Folk Music Festival is July 81-23 with Scottish guitarwhiz Tony McManus and Back of the Moon part of a strong lineup, http://
wwwniteionfolkmusicfestrval.ca........The
Islands Folk Fest happens the same
CEOL AGUS CRAIC
By ERIN MULLAN
weekend as Mission with Salt Spring Island fiddle ace Jaime RT one of the many acts on the bill, http://
www.folkfest.bc.ca.........The Calgary
Folk Festival goes from July 27 to 30 with heaps of great stuff including some fine francophone acts: Galant, Tu Perds Ton Temps and La raquette a claquette
.........The Fdmonton Folk Music
Festival (August 10-13) is booked by a Dubliner and it shows. Baka Beyond, Beolach, Mary Coughlan, The Duhks, Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul, Mary Jane Lamond, The McDades, Karine Polwart, Solas and Le Vent du Nord, and that's just the Celtic content, http://www.efmf.ab.ca/ although there's just Friday and Sunday evening tickets still
available.........Alberta's finest, The
McDades, are part of the Salmon Arm Roots & Blues Festival running August 18-20. http://www.rootsa ndblues.ca.
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Local motion: The Jericho Folk Club runs Tuesday nights at Jericho
Sailing Centre, with a session followed by an open stage from 7:30
and the main act at 9:30 PM.........
Scottish ceilidh dancing in Stanley Park goes Mondays 7:30 PM at Ceperley Playground (by Second Beach)and continuing (weather permitting) until August 14. Learn the dances in a gorgeous setting
.........For information on Scottish
country dance groups around the Lower Mainland: (604) 224-6838
or www.rscdsvancouver. org.........The
Wolf and Hound hosts traditional sessions on Monday and Wednesday nights.........The Irish Heather
has an Irish traditional session on Thursday nights and the Limerick Junction has a Tuesday night session.
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Recording news: Christy Moore has a wonderful new DVD and CD, Live at the Point 2006 and fans should definitely check out the lively blog of the man himself at http://
www.christymoore.com.........My
fave recent release is the Solas 10-year anniversary album Reunion. A live CD plus DVD of the bandjoined for a reunion gig by all the former members, this a cracking recording for both aficionados and new fans of Irish music.
Questions, comments, or complaints? Write me c/o The Celtic Connection, #741 - 916 West Broadway, Vancouver V5Z 1K7, or e-mail: maura@telus.net. [Frin Mullan hosts the Celtic music radio show In the Claddagh Ring, Friday evenings from 6:30 to 8 PM on CFRO 102.7.]
BUDDY WASISNAME: Three Seriously Funny Guys
Prussin Music, 3607 W Broadway, 604-736-3036
By CATHOLINE BUTLER
Those zany guys from Newfoundland are on their way back to Alberta to terrorize their fans with non-stop laughter this September. The western tour for Buddy Wasisname and the Other Fellers starts off in Airdrie, Alberta, with two bookings at the Bert Church Theatre on September 22 and 23, and then on to the University of Calgary Theatre on September 24.
The original line-up for Buddy Wasisname and the Other Fellers consists of centre man, Kevin Blackmore - he's Buddy Wasisname. Wayne Chaulk and Ray Johnson are the Other Fellers. The trio was later joined by Byron Pardy.
Following their concert at the Centennial Theatre in North Vancouver this past March, I had an opportunity to speak with Ray Johnson and ask him how the uniquely Newfoundland show with side-splitting humour came about.
He said, "It started roughly in 1984 when we were invited to participate in a play at the school where I also taught. The three of us just went out and did our thing and it was simply magic, and we've been together ever since."
Along with being absolutely riotous comedians, members of Buddy Wasisname are also accomplished musicians. Ray plays the accordion and violin, Kevin and Wayne play the mandolin, banjo and guitar, and Byron plays the bass.
course write their skits for the stage. Wayne Chaulk wrote Saltwater Joys and Ray Johnson wrote Sarah which have both become classics.
While shows for Buddy Wasisname and the Other Fellers are always a riot, there is one part in the show where the group slows things down and sings about Newfoundland. It is then that you can hear a pin drop in the audience.
"It's like that everywhere," said Ray, "it's just basically that way everywhere we perform. People pinpoint what it means to them to be away from home and the songs remind them where they came from and they don't forget it.
"We do hear a lot of heart-rending stories at our shows from Newfoundlanders. In fact, we meet
many people who want to go back to Newfoundland, knowing full well that there's not much back there for them in terms of employment. But that doesn't deter them from coming out to see us, and they can still hold on to their roots.
"We always like to say to our audience at the end of the night: 'Well folks, we're glad you came out tonight to see our program. We'd like to leave you with this one thought: be good to your neighbours, say your prayers, and when you die, may you end up in Newfoundland!"
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To check-out their extensive tour dates and see when Buddy Wasisname and the Other Fellers are in your area, visit: www.buddywasisname. com/ tourdates. shtml.
A Celtic Summer Evening Presented by Rince Na Gael
VANCOUVER - Rince Na Gael Celtic Heritage Society is a non-profit society whose purposes are: (1) to foster, encourage, and support Irish dancing and inter-related cultural activities by organizing ceilis, and assisting dancers and instructors in their artistic endeavours; and (2) to promote public understanding and support of Irish traditions.
On August 19, the society will hold a fundraiser at the River House Restaurant and Pub, located at 5825 - 60th Avenue in Delta, B.C. The event is a "Celtic Summer Evening" and will feature a baron of beef buffet, Celtic music, Irish dancers and Scottish pipers.
There will also be a silent auction and door prizes. Rince Na Gael is seeking donations to help make this event a success. Any donations for either their silent auction or door prizes would be deeply appreciated.
Please help support Celtic traditions. Tickets are 045. For more information, The boys also write songs and of call Laura Jacob at (604) 940-7727.