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JUNE 2005
Rogue Folk Club
Vancouver's Best Celtic, Folk & Roots Music
www.roguefolk.bc.ca
Saturday June 11th
Irish-American singer/songwriter, fiddler, mandolinist, and guitarist making a rare appearance in Vancouver - and his first ever solo gig here. You may have seen him with famed Bluegrass combo Hot Rize.
Tim O'Brien
St James Hall (3214 W.10W Ave.)
Saturday June 18th
Music, songs and dances from Zimbabwe! Three sets of music -two acoustic, and one electrifying. Ail performed with verve and infused with fun and plenty of incentives to get up and dance!
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St. James Hall (3214 W.IOth
Info & Tickets (604) 736-3022
The Cheshire Cheese
Waterfront Restaurant & Bar
Awesome
J British Food, Drinks & Fun
Bring Dear Old Dad in For a Real Meal on Father's Day
2nd Floor Lonsdale Quay Market North Vancouver
Res: 604-987-3322
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MUSIC LESSONS FOR ALL LEVELS
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Fiddles, Guitars, Mandolins,, Concertinas, Whistles, Method Books & Tuneable Bodhrans.
j607 west broadway, vancouver, tel(604)-7j6-j036
info@prussinmusic.com or wwvv.prussinmusic.com
CEOL AGUS CRAIC
Hear Some Great Celtic Music at Summer Music Festivals
By ERIN MULLAN the Vancouver and Mission Folk Festivals with Quebec's
Ceol binn a bhaint as an saol! Here comes the summer! Le Vent du Nord on July 19, Scotland's Dochas on
This is the season for beaches, BBQs, long warm July 20 and only B.C. appearance for Waterson:Carthy
evenings and music in the great outdoors. Here's your on July 21, all at St. James.........Cape Breton fiddler
guide to Celtic content in the summer festivals. Ashley Maclsaac kicks off the next Folk & Roots
• concert series at Capilano College September 18.........On
Festival listings:.........The Harrison Festival of the Arts October 7 the fine Irish band Danu return to Cap College
runs July 9-17, with concerts including The De Danaan as part of their last North American tour.........Scottish/
Irish Dancers July 13, Dochas July 14 and Galant, Australian singer Eric Bogle plays Cap College on
tu perds ton temps with La Racquettes a Claquettes October 8.........Scodand's Tannahill Weavers come to
on July 16. Further info:l-604-796-3664 (in St. James on November 4.....Cape Breton youngsters
Vancouver (604) 681-2771) or The Cottars will be at St. James December
www.harrisonfestival.com.........The Vancouver Folk 3.........February 2, 2006 is the date for a long-awaited
Music Festival goes July 15-17 and is always one of Vancouver gig for Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas, the musical highlights of the summer. This year's •
lineup includes Le Vent du Nord, Dochas, Karan Local motion: Scottish Country Dancing in the Park
Casey, David Francey and plenty more. "Early bird" runs on Monday nights from June 13 to August 15,
ticket prices are in effect until June 22.Call (604) 602- 7:30-9:30 PM, (weather permitting) at Stanley Park's
9798 or www.thefestival.bc.ca.........The Mission Folk Ceperley Playground. Feel free to watch or join in.
Music Festival is July 23-25 and the list of performers Info:(604) 984-6998..........The Wolf and Hound hosts
includes Eileen Ivers & Immigrant Soul, David traditional sessions on Monday and Wednesday nights.
Francey and The McGarrigles. Details: 1-888-777- To find out about the next traditional French-Canadian
0366, (604) 257-0366 in Vancouver or session call (604) 929-4686..........The Irish Heather
www.missionfolkmusicfestival.ca.........The Calgary has an Irish traditional session on Thursday nights.
Folk Music Festival runs July 21 -24 with Karan Casey •
Band, JP Cormier Trio, Dochas, Maria Dunn, Ron Recording news: Local fiddle ace Shona Le Mottee
Hynes, Kate and Anna McGarrigle and has released Destination Grouville, which features a
Waterson:Carthy. Call (403) 233-0904 or hostof local talent. See: www.shona.ca for details. .a..The
www.calgaryfolkfest.com .........Capercaillie will be master Newfoundland accordion player Frank Maher
playing Festival Vancouver on August 11, has a wonderful new recording out on Borealis Records
www.festivalvancouver.be.........The Edmonton Folk called Frank Maher & the Mahers Bahers:
Music Festival has Danu, JP Cormier, Maria Dunn, Mahervelous!......Another in the works from Borealis: a
David Francey, Christina Smith & Jean Hewson, new album from Newfoundland duo Christina Smith &
Shooglenifty and La Volee d'Castors. Info: (780) 429- Jean Hewson, who are also members of the Mahers
1899 or www.edmontonfolkfest.org.........The Salmon Bahers (love that name!).........An album to look for soon
Arm Roots & Blues Festival goes August 12-15 and is is Hands Across the Water, an all-star benefit disc raising
the only confirmed B.C. date for Shooglenifty. Details: money for tsunami relief on the Compass Label. (250) 833-4096 or www.rootsandblues.ca. •
• Questions, comments, or complaints? Write me c/o The
Concert listings:.........June 11 at St. James Hall sees Celtic Connection, #741 - 916 West Broadway,
a rescheduled date for brilliant Irish-American singer, Vancouver V5Z 1K7, or e-mail: maura@telus.net. [Erin
fiddler, songwriter and mandolin player Tim Mullan hosts the Celtic music radio show In the
O'Brien.........The Rogue Folk Club holds its Folkfest Claddagh Ring, Friday evenings from 6:30 to 8 PM on
Hangover 2005 series of concerts in the week between CFRO 102.7.]
Harp Workshop at Cassandra Chowdhury Island Mountain Arts
WELLS, BC - From August 9 to 13, the Cariboo town of Wells, B.C. will become a harper's paradise as students of all levels come to learn from three of the world's best Celtic Harp instructors.
Through Island Mountain Arts' Annual International Celtic Harp School, Lori Pappajohn, Sharlene Wallace and Robin Huw Bowen offer four days of intensive study and play, culminating in a community ceilidh dinner-dance in nearby historic Gold-rush era Barkerville.
The unique community of Wells is nestled in a picturesque setting of mountains and lakes, providing the perfect environment for a learning holiday.
This little 1930s mining town becomes the artistic gateway to B.C.'s north every year during the Summer School of the Arts, the International Celtic Harp School and the ArtsWELLS Festival.
Wells is near to world-class year-round outdoor recreation opportunities and boasts comfortable in-town hotels and camping.
Students can save 10 percent on tuition by registering before June 15 by calling 1-800-442-2787 or visitingwww.imarts.com to request
an information and registration package.
Registered students receive special
accommodation deals in Wells, admission to Barkerville Heritage Village, restaurant deals and more.
Capercaillie Return this Summer
VANCOUVER - Fans of Capercaillie will be delighted to learn that the Scottish supergroup will perform live at the Commodore Ballroom on August 11.
Since hitting the world stage 21 years ago, Capercaillie has been credited as the major force in the resurgence of traditional Celtic music. Inspired by long-standing links with the Gaelic tradition, the band brings a modern twist to ancient songs, spellbinding audiences with its musical dexterity and high voltage energy.
Capercaillie makes a long-awaited return to Vancouver, appearing as part of the fifth annual Festival Vancouver with its usual suspects and fronted by the peerless vocals of Karen Matheson, who has been described by fellow Scot Sean Connery as having "a throat that is surely touched by God."
Of one thing you can be certain: Capercaillie's lively playing and hauntingly beautiful tunes are a surefire formula to set spirits sailing.
Q magazine said of the group, "their seductively contemporary sound and production, their mastery of traditional instruments (along with a willingness to look beyond them) and the voice of Karen Matheson have helped Capercaillie re-model the Celtic landscape."
Tickets are available from Ticketmaster.ca (604) 280-3311 For more information about Festival Vancouver go to www.festivalvancouver.bc.ca.
