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email: bill@capeirish.com
(contact me if you wish to be included in our totally non-intrusive mailing list)

I'll be happy to include your SE New England traditional event if you send me an email with the
details - try to include as much information as possible, including ticket prices, website for
the venue (for directions etc), website if you have one, etc.

NEWS, NOTES, & COMMENTS

LOCAL SESSIONS

Please take advantage of our links to other websites (e.g. Stanley and Grimm, the Lindsays, Falmouth Fiddlers) to
keep current on what these and other local musicians are doing these days!

Check out my new Goods and Services area - let me know
if you want me to list something for you.

##### BB'S "NEWS, NOTES, AND COMMENT" AREA #####

NEWSY BITS Dept.
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Canton: Terry Weir - leader of the Harrington's Wakefield session - will be pinch-hitting for me at the ICC session on 8/27. Note: No Friday night session Sept. 3rd - ICC pub closed for weekend.
Falmouth: "Platoon Strike II" to benefit the Kelly Family, Tuesday August 31st (details below).

Falmouth: Rotary Club Old-Time Fiddle Contest, Saturday Sept. 18th, 11 AM; venue will be the Town Band Shell on Scranton Avenue (same as last year); click here for entry information
Canton: Irish Cultural Center festival scheduled for September 17-19. Planning is ongoing so I'll post details as I get them (or check their website). Friday night sessions are confirmed for the Session Tent (next to the cottage). Also note I'll be doing a song-and-tune tribute to the late David O Docherty in the Bards Tent, Sunday Sept. 19, 2 to 3 pm, with the kind assistance of fiddler Mark Oien and piper Torrin Ryan.
Jerry O'Sullivan releases latest CD "O'Sullivan Meets O'Farrell Volume 2"

"FAIR FLOWER AMONGST THE THORNS (or something)" DEPT.
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L to R: Dave Macadam, Sean Murphy, Eliza Bowes, BB, Pat O'Brien
Tommy Doyle's 8/7/2010

10-13: Officer Needs Assistance
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As I posted last week, Officer Denis Kelly and his family are in urgent need of assistance as a result of a combination of misfortunes, which include loss of job / health insurance coverage and the possible requirement for further surgeries for Crohn's disease.

I know the family and have volunteered to help out in raising a few dollars locally. I am pleased to say that all our Cape Tradition session regulars have signed on to this idea. The photo below is our Saturday session group playing on Main Street, Hyannis, in front of Tommy Doyle's. The red object on the chair in the foreground (between the fiddler and the guitarist) is our "collection basket". It will be there every time we play between now and Labor Day.

L to R: Pat O'Brien, Dave Macadam, Sean Murphy, Diane Maranchie, John MacDonald, BB

Our first "platoon strike" at Tommy Doyle's on August 17th was very successful. Now we're on to Grumpy's in Falmouth on August 31st!

If you wish to help this decorated former Marine, paramedic, and father of two directly, checks can be made out to "Denis Kelly" and mailed to his parents:

Jimmy and Anne Kelly
46 Freeman Road, Albany, NY 12208

... and thanks from all of us!

"HOT NEW SUPERGROUP" Dept.
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How many of these guys can you name?

POINTS TO PONDER Dept.
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I'd like to share a quote about the meaning of "tradition" from what might be considered an unlikely source:

"Tradition properly understood is, in effect, the transcendence of today in both directions. The past can be discovered as something to be preserved only if the future is regarded as a duty; discovery of the future and discovery of the past are inseparably connected, and it is this discovery of the indivisibility of time that actually makes tradition."

Author of that quote is Pope Benedict XVI. Of course he's not actually discussing Irish music, but I think the quote is certainly applicable.

At any given session, we play tunes that date back three or four hundred years if not more; in the process of doing so, we intend the same tunes to be played three or four hundred years hence (in God knows what venues on God knows what instruments!)

A "CELTIC SOCIETY" for CAPE COD?
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As you know if you check this website from time to time, there have been recent moves to organize a group here on the Cape that would be devoted to the culture of various Celtic heritages (Irish, Scots, Canadian, etc).

Information was provided at the Sunday fundraiser for folks who might be interested in becoming part of such a group. A copy of the blurb I prepared for this purpose is attached. Please have a look and if it looks like something you might want to get involved in, contact any of the individuals whose names are listed on the bottom of the sheet.

MUSICIANS SUPPORTING MUSICIANS Dept.
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While I try to limit listings on this page to events of a traditional nature, I have a soft heart (although you wouldn't know it to look at me) and if someone from another music genre asks me for a favor, I'm there to help (especially if they're friends, or I owe them money).

GOODS AND SERVICES DEPT.
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Various friends have asked me over the years to post some information about goods and services they have to offer, which I am happy to do free of charge for anyone who provides me a short description of what's involved and a website or email address/phone number where potential clients can find out more. Disclaimers: (1) I reserve the right to decide what goes on this website (2) no guarantees of any kind are implied.

Tune books:

James Kelly's original tune collection, www.jameskellymusic.com
The "O'Farrell ABC Project" (O'Farrell's Pocket Companion, 1805, four volumes, in ABC format) www.capeirish.com/ofpc/index.html

A new CD called "A Lovers' Quarrel" from a fine musician and singer named Mike Dugger. Cost is $16.50 and can be ordered from:
The Kelly Band
7216 Cottonwood Street
Shawnee KS 66216
913-268-0416
913-302-4329
mdugger@swbell.net

Good friend and great piper Jerry O'Sullivan has finally released volume 2 of his "O'Sullivan Meets O'Farrell" CD, featuring "folk baroque" pieces from the O'Farrell collection. The CD is available via CDBaby (www.cdbaby.com/cd/osullivan2) or from Ossian USA. Good luck to Jerry and we hope it's a big success!

Violin repairs/rentals/sales:
Dave Swanson www.swansonviolins.com
Fritz Sonnichsen, 508.274.2632

Set dance classes:
Seán Murphy, seanmurphy@dublin.ie or 508.790.0438 (don't let the email address fool you - lessons are right here on Cape!)

Bodhrán maker/repairs/lessons:
Mance Grady, www.mance.com

Traditional CDs, books, instruments:
John Kearney, The Celtic Fiddler

##### CALENDAR DETAILS #####

##### ARCHIVE #####

World's Most Beautiful Person, McKenna Rose Black

##### REGULARLY SCHEDULED AREA EVENTS #####

Following is a list of regular sessions. I strongly suggest that you contact the venue or the person in charge before making
the trip as sessions tend to come and go. The personal link is for email; the venue link is to a website or to a source of phone
numbers, directions, etc.

NOTE: all sessions listed are "open" but may not necessarily cater to beginners.

Please email any corrections or additions to bill@capeirish.com.

------------------------------- Sundays - West Dennis ------------------------------- 6:30 pm, year-round O'Shea's Olde Inn, Route 28 hosts: Sean Murphy and friends phone: 508.398.8887	----------------------------- Sundays - Newport RI ----------------------------- 5 - 9 pm (6 to 10 pm during summer) Fastnet Pub, 1 Broadway hosts: Tim May, Jack Wright, and Tony Gutierrez phone 401.845.9311
---------------------------------------------------- last Sunday of every month - Providence ---------------------------------------------------- 6:00 - 9:00 pm Everyman, 311 Iron Horse Way hosts: "The Humans of Tulla" (J. and H. Devine, P.Edmonds) phone: (401) 751-3630 full menu, free parking	-------------------------------- Sundays - New Bedford -------------------------------- 5 to 7 pm Hibernia Pub, 109 William St. hosts: Colin Everett and Stu Peak phone: (508) 984-4423
--------------------------- Mondays - Hingham --------------------------- 5:30 pm (note early start hour) The Snug, 116 North St., Hingham MA hosts: Skip, Dan, & Andrea
----------------------------- Tuesdays - Providence ----------------------------- 8:30 pm Patrick's Pub, Smith St. hosts: Bob Drouin & friends phone: 401.751.1553
------------------------------- Wednesdays - Fall River ------------------------------- 8:30 pm Saint James Irish Pub, Purchase St. host: "The Publicans" phone: 508.672.6951	----------------------------------------------------------- Wednesdays - Oak Bluffs (Martha's Vineyard) ----------------------------------------------------------- 7:30 pm Offshore Ale House, Kennebec Ave. hosts: Gregg Harcourt & Mary Wolverton 508.693.2626
--------------------------------- Wednesday - Mattapoisett --------------------------------- 7 to 10 pm Kinsale Inn, 13 Water St. host: Paul Croteau 508.758.4922	---------------------------------- Wednesday - West Dennis ---------------------------------- 7 to 9 pm Olde Inn slow session host: Dave Macadam
---------------------------- Wednesday - Norwell ---------------------------- 7:00 - 10:00 pm Tinker's Son, 707 Main St. hosts: Stu Peak / Laura Ridarelli / Peter Smith 781.561.7361	------------------------------ Wednesdays - Pocasset ------------------------------ The Pocasset Community Hall session has been suspended for the summer and is scheduled to resume sometime in September.
--------------------------------- Thursday - Westborough --------------------------------- 7:00 pm Mulligan's Taverne, Rt. 30 hosts: Katie O'Neill and friends phone: 508.344.4932 www.mulliganstaverne.com	--------------------------- Thursday - Norwood --------------------------- 8:00 pm Napper Tandy's, 46 Day St. 781.762.0032 hosts: Brendan Bulger and Mike Reynolds
-------------------- Friday - Canton -------------------- Irish Cultural Center, 200 New Boston Rd. (off Rte.138) 7:00 pm - "slow" session hosted by John Kearney 9:00 pm - "next level" session hosted by Bill Black www.irishculture.org	--------------------- Friday - Orleans --------------------- 6:30 pm Orleans Inn, Old County Rd. (across from Stop & Shop) hosts: Bill Flynn, Pat O'Brien, Dinah Mellin phone 508.255.2222
-------------------------- Saturday - Plymouth -------------------------- 5:30 pm Run of the Mill Tavern (Jenny Grist Mill Bldg.), Spring St., Plymouth hosts: Bill Bell and friends www.runofthemilltavern.com 508.830.1262	-------------------------------- Saturday - West Dennis -------------------------------- 2:00 - 5:00 pm O'Shea's Olde Inn, Route 28 host: Greg Johnson
------------------------- Saturday - Hyannis ------------------------- 4 to 6 pm Tommy Doyle's Pub, E. Main Street hosts: Bill Black and The Cape Tradition phone 508.862.9430	---------------------------------- Saturday - Providence ---------------------------------- NOTE: this session has been cancelled for August and will resume on Saturday 9/11. 4 to 7 pm AS220, 115 Empire Street Providence, RI 02903 401.861.9190 hosts: Jimmy and Hannah Devine with Mark Roberts, Andrea Cooper, Teddi Scobi and friends! - no cover - full menu available

##### LINKS TO RELATED WEBSITES #####

The world of acoustic folk music is sometimes a very fragile one - your support for our activities and those of our friends is most appreciated! Following are some links you might want to check:

ALLEGRETTO CAPE COD (Cape-based group dedicated to bringing music appreciation to Cape schools)

ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANS CAPE COD ST. PATRICK'S DAY website

BARREL OF MUSIC (Irish, Canadian, other musical activities - New Bedford area)

BLACKSTONE RIVER THEATER (community theater concerts - Providence area)

BRIAN BORU PIPE BAND

BRIAN BORU SCOILL OF THE PERFORMING ARTS

CAPE COD CELTIC SOCIETY

CAPE COD FIDDLERS

CAPE IRISH PRODUCTIONS

CARMEL GUNNING - great whistle/flute player/trad music teacher from Ireland's Co. Sligo

COMHALTAS CEOLTOIRI EIREANN - Hanafin Cooley Branch (Boston)

DENYA LeVINE (Celtic, American, Jewish fiddling & songs - Cape Cod based)

FALMOUTH FIDDLERS (regularly-scheduled American trad activities in Upper Cape area)

IRISH CULTURAL CENTER OF NEW ENGLAND (many activities; sponsor of the yearly Irish Festival)

KCT CONCERTS (Irish trad, other concerts on Martha's Vineyard)

LINDSAYS (Susan [Gedutis] and Steve Lindsay) (Irish trad and contemporary)

MATT McCONEGHY'S "roots music" site

MOSTLY GEMS (BB original tunes arranged in sets - learn a few hundred and impres your friends!)

MUSIC BY THE BAY (house concert series in Fall River area)

NORTHEAST CEILI BAND (if there's a** to be kicked, then these are the folks who'll do it!)

RHODE ISLAND CEILIDHE CLUB (dancing, bi-weekly session, concerts, etc. - located in Cranston)

RHODE ISLAND IRISH CONNECTION (Karon McAllen's new resource for Rhode Island and nearby)

SHORTEN THE ROAD (Billy Hardy and Beth Sweeney - Celtic fiddle and multi-instrumental duo)

SONNAY (Nik Engstrom's great Cape-based group of fiddle students)

STANLEY & GRIMM (Nik Engstrom and Seán Brennan - terrific fiddle/guitar duet)

SWANSON VIOLINS (instrument building and repairs in Falmouth area)

TRADIRISHFORUMS.COM (new site for players/fans of Irish trad music in the Boston area and beyond)

TRIPPING LILY (great local band that's moving up in the musical world)

TUNES_ONLINE (280+ gems of the Irish tradition in user-friendly format)

VACATIONS MADE EASY (info on Cape Cod vacations etc)

WEBABC - BB's collection of over 2200 dance tunes in ABC format

WEBSONGS - BB's collection of lyrics (no music) for loads of songs - great memory refresher

WEST BEND MUSIC STUDIOS - Clayton March, the Becrelis brothers, Monica Rizzio, and other teachers

WOODS HOLE FOLK MUSIC SOCIETY - concerts in different genres October to May