ISSUE NUMBER 79
"Dedicated to Celts Everywhere"
SEPTEMBER 1999
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Van Morrison Inducted Into New irish Music Hall of Fame
See page 3
SFU Pipers Three-Time World Champs
See page 13
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
MUSIC:
The Slane Invasion...........................................................3
Woody Stuart - Life after the Bay City Rollers...............5
Erin Mullen - Ceol Agus Craic.........................................6
CD Reviews......................................................................6
Afro Celt Sound System..................................................6
Rita McNeil......................................................................16
MYTHOLOGY:
The Fall Equinox...............................................................5
LITERATURE, THEATRE & MOVIES:
Hugh Grant Profile..........................................................11
Review - This is My Father............................................11
Review - An Innocent in Scotland.................................13
Tales of the Celtic World................................................18
COMMUNITY PROFILES:
The Irish Heather - Daring to Dream New Dreams........4
The James Joyce Oyster Fest.....................................8-9
St. James's Gate in Banff..............................................10
NEWS:
Flatley Settles with Riverdance.......................................5
The New Rose of Tralee..................................................5
New U.S. Visa Program...................................................9
U.K. Pensions Frozen....................................................12
New Celtic Trade Mission to Canada...........................14
Scottish News...........................................................12-15
Irish News...................................................................9-23
Northern Ireland Round-Up.......................... 22-24-25-28
SPORTS:
Edmonton Tournament...................................................26
Vancouver Irish Sporting and Social Club news..........27
Sports Results................................................................29
CULTURAL:
British Canadian Chamber of Commerce.....................14
Stage Eireann.................................................................18
Ireland Canada Chamber of Commerce.......................19
Celtic Boat Cruise.....................................................20-21
Hospice Care..................................................................30
Travel with Dave Abbott.................................................31
MARITIME FIDDLER Natalie MacMaster makes her singing debut on her new album entitled In My Hands. She is touring Western Canada this fall to support her new CD. For details see pages 16 &17.
WIN TICKETS OR A CD for Natalie MacMaster
A pair of tickets to see Natalie MacMaster in concert will be drawn for each of the following cities: Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver, Victoria and Nanaimo. We also have copies of her new CD In My Hands for give-away.
Note: All ticket and CD entries must be separate. All entries must in by September 23. To enter: send a postcard with your name, address and telephone number to The Celtic Connection at #741 - 916 West Broadway, Vancouver, B.C. V5Z 1K7.
WIN THE NEW Irish Descendants CD: So Far-So Good
All entries must be received by September 30.
To enter: send a postcard with your name, address and telephone number to The Celtic Connection at #741 -916 West Broadway, Vancouver, B.C. V5Z 1K7.