MAY 2005
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SEATTLE IRISH NEWS
SEATTLE GAELS - The Seattle Gaels footballers and hurlers continue their practices and are in the process of organizing a City League. New players are invited to join and participate in any of the games. For more information, call Rebecca Fox at (206) 498-2762, Rob Mullin at (206) 353-8460, e-mail SeattleGaels@irishclub.org, or visit www. seattlegaels. org.
TELECASTS - The annual telecasts of GAA games from Ireland have started at the Irish Emigrant in Seattle's U-District. Championship season-passes are available at 0100 - call (206) 525-2955 for details. For game schedules and times, visitwww.setanta.com.
MATT TALBOT BREAKFAST -
University of Washington (and former Notre Dame) football coach Tyrone Willingham is the keynote speaker at the annual business breakfast at 7 AM on May 13, at the Matt Talbot Center, 2313 Third Avenue, Seattle. Admission is FREE but reservations are required. Call (206) 256-9865 or e-mail: breakfast@matttalbotcenter. org.
GAELS GOLF - The Seattle Gaels Golf Tournament is May 22 at the West Seattle Golf Course, with tee times starting at 10 AM. The tournament is a 4-person scramble at 060 per person, which includes green fees, t-shirt, lunch, hole-in-one and other prizes, etc. Tee-times and sponsorship slots are available by calling (206) 953-8460, or e-mail Gaels@irishclub.org.
IRISH RACES - Irish Day at the Races at Emerald Downs in Auburn is June 12, with the first race at 12:30 PM. All the races will have Irish community representatives as honorary stewards, including the main race of the day, the Irish Day handicap. For free admission tickets, send your name, address (including zip), and the number of tickets needed to Races @irishclub .org, or call (206) 223-3608. For Turf Club reservations, directions, etc., call the racetrack at (253) 288-7000 or visit www.emeralddowns .com.
BLOOMSDAY - Plan for Seattle's Bloomsday celebration on June 16, at the UW's Brechemin Auditorium. More readers are needed and volunteers should contact Kieran O'Malley at (206) 351-8607 or kieranom @u .Washington. edu.
IRISH PROFESSIONALS NETWORK - Enterprise Ireland is developing an Irish Professionals
Network in Washington State, a database of Irish business and professional people to take advantage of Irish networking opportunities being organized in the Seattle area. Enterprise Ireland is the Irish government agency with responsibility for the development of Irish industry.
The U.S. imported 027 billion worth of goods and services from Irish firms in 2003, making Ireland the ninth biggest exporter of goods and services to the U.S. Enterprise Ireland is due to formalize some 020 million in new transatlantic business during a trade mission to the U.S.
All those interested in being members of the Seattle area Irish Professionals Network, and especially all Irish graduates, are invited to submit their names and email addresses to Diane Roberts at diane.roberts@enterprise-ireland.com.
VOLUNTEERS? - The Celtic Connection newspaper, which serves the Irish and Celtic communities in the Pacific Northwest, needs people to assist in the delivery of the paper to 6-8 locations monthly in the Seattle area. If you can help, contact Catholine Butler at (604) 434-3747 or e-mail: cbutler@telus.net.
IRISH PICNIC - Mark your calendar for the Irish Community Picnic on July 31, at St. Edward State Park in Kenmore. For information, call Suzanne Green at (206) 284-3802.
IRISH MUSIC - Galway band THE SAW DOCTORS will be at Seattle's Crocodile Cafe on May 21, and at Portland's Aladdin Theatre on May 20. For more information, visit www.sawdoctors.com.
Singer DANIEL O'DONNELL at
Seattle's Paramount Theater, June 6. Tickets at the Paramount Box Office or Ticketmaster.
THE CHIEFTAINS at The
Paramount Theatre on July 14 (changed from July 17). Tickets are available at the Paramount Box Office or Ticketmaster.
AN RIRA MONTANA Irish Festival is August 13-14 in Butte, Montana. Headliner acts include Solas, Searson and An Dochas, plus many outstanding regional bands. More information is available at www.mgcsonline. org.
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40 Seattle area businesses leave on a business mission to Ireland on May 12, returning on May 21. The mission will spend four days in Northern Ireland, with meetings scheduled in Belfast, Lisburn and Deny. Then they head to Dublin for another four days of meetings. This trip is a result of the much smaller business mission that travelled to Ireland in September 2003 and is
organized by the Trade Development Alliance of Greater Seattle. For more information, contact Bill Stafford at (206) 389-7307 or bills @seattlechamber. com.
US IN SEATTLE - When U2 was in Seattle, the group's lead singer Bono stayed with his buddy Bill Gates at Gates' residence in Medina. U2 sold-out two shows at Seattle's Key Arena.
Tir na nOg Day Camp is at the Seattle Center July 18 - July 22, 9 AM - 12:30 PM daily. Divided by age groups, youths aged 4-8 will be introduced to Irish culture through ceili dancing, language, folklore and crafts. For information, call (206) 856-5535 or email celticroots_ seattle@hotmail.com.
CORK-MONTANA - A Cork-Montana exchange program and two-day conference was held in Missoula April 26-27, aimed at creating new opportunities for academic and business collaboration between the Treasure State and the Emerald Isle, and specifically between The University of Montana and University College Cork. For more information, contact Traolach O'Riordain at toriordain@hotmail .com.
CONGRATULATIONS - To San
Francisco's Irish Consul General, Donal Denham, who has just been appointed Irish Ambassador to Lithuania. A good friend of the Irish in Seattle, Donal will not assume his new posting until the fall.
U.S. VISAS - Senators John McCain and Edward Kennedy are introducing an immigration bill this week that would subject illegal immigrants to fines, but allow them to remain in the United States and earn a chance to apply for permanent residency.
Under their proposal, illegal immigrants would get three-year visas that could be renewed once. After completing six years of work, the immigrants would be eligible to "get in the back of the line" to apply for permanent legal residency. Their proposal is an alternative to President Bush's guest worker proposal sought by employers but opposed by many conservatives.
STUDY MISSION - Seventy-two business leaders representing over
Ireland's Traditional Music Ambassadors
SEATTLE - The internationally acclaimed Irish musical ambassadors The Chieftains, bring their traditional Celtic music to Seattle audiences on July 14 at The Paramount Theatre.
With a career that spans four decades and 40 albums, The Chieftains are not only Ireland's premier musical emissaries but also the most enduring and influential creative force in establishing the international appeal of Celtic music.
Paddy Moloney, the group's founder and front man, first brought together a group of local musicians in Dublin in 1962, fashioning an authentic instrumental sound that stood in sharp contrast to the slick commercial output of most Irish music at the time. The group's first four albums, recorded between 1963 and 1974, established their worldwide reputation.
Master fiddler Sean Keane joined in 1968, making his band debut at the Edinburgh Festival. Keane was born in Dublin in 1946 into a musical family. Both of his parents were fiddlers, but he chose to start out on the pipes. At the age of 14, he was in several performing bands and by 16 quit school.
A year later Keane entered a fiddle competition and came to the attention of Sean ORiada, who invited him to join the Irish band Ceoltoirf Cualann. This not only got him accepted into the Dublin music scene, but also got him acquainted with Moloney, a member of the band at the time.
Bodhran player Kevin Conneff was enlisted in 1976 to replace Peadar Mercier, who retired from the band to spend more time with his family. Born in 1945, Conneff was born in the heart of Dublin in a district known as Liberties. His family loved music, especially by legendary Irish tenor John McCormack and Caruso.
As he notes, he wasn't exposed to traditional Irish music in the same way other members of The Chieftains were. He preferred pop music in his early years, but gradually came to appreciate the traditional music of his country. He began singing it and learned how to play the bodhran.
The newest member of The Chieftains, flutist Matt Molloy joined the group in 1979 as the replacement for Michael Tubridy. A native of County Roscommon, Molloy is widely recognized as the best flute player in Irish traditional music and was formerly in The Bothy Band and Planxty. He started playing at the age of 12, going on to excel at traditional music festivals (called fleadhanna cheoil) where he won numerous competitions.
The Chieftains perform on July 14 at 7:30 PM at The Paramount Theatre. Tickets range from 025 to 040 and tickets are on sale now at The Paramount Box office, The Moore Theatre Box Office, by calling (206) 292-ARTS, or online atwww.theparamount.com and at all Ticketmaster outlets.
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