BILL BLACK'S "CAPEIRISH"
NEWS/INFO PAGE
... A LISTING OF EVENTS AND RESOURCES RELATING TO
IRISH TRADITIONAL MUSIC
IN THE CAPE COD AND NEARBY S.E. NEW ENGLAND AREA
email: bill@capeirish.com
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updated: 3/11/19
NEWS, NOTES, & COMMENTS
LOCAL SESSIONS
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BB'S "NEWS, NOTES, AND COMMENT" DEPT.
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NEW: link to my "No Ugly Boat" homepage!
ROSE CLANCY & MAX COHEN
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Saint Patrick's Day (Sunday March 17), 2:30 pm at the Cape Cod Museum of Art. Click here for a flyer with all details.
DAYMARK in concert
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At Dinah Mellin's Brickhill Concert Series:
Saturday March 23, 7:30 pm
I don't know these folks but the reviews for their music are very good.
Click here for more information.
IRISH ADULT STEP DANCE CLASS - mixed levels
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A new session for those interested in the Irish Step Dance traditions will be starting in April at the Kanaley School of Irish Dance at 1481 Iyannough Rd., Hyannis MA 02601. Click here for complete details.
NEW WEBSITE FOR BOSTON AREA
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When I first started this CapeIrishNews website a few years back, I decided to limit it to "local" activities (i.e. Cape Cod and the South Coast), realizing that trying to create anything comprehensive for the Greater Boston area was beyond my capabilities.
I'm happy to announce that someone has undertaken to do what I didn't: create a website for "Celtic" activities in the Boston area. It's a very ambitious effort that will contain much more than event information - recordings, band links, education, and more. There's also a weekly bulletin that you can subscribe to.
The home page address is: greaterbostoncelticmusic.com.
Best of luck to Paul Graveline, the person in charge of all this! You can contact him at
CAT'S MELODEON CURRENT SCHEDULE
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I'm hoping to get the occasional Saturday afternoon session going shortly. In the meantime you can be part of our music at the Thursday evening Olde Inne session (5:00 pm start). It's an upper-level session for musicians who are willing to learn new material - flexibility is the key. Mark and I have enjoyed hosting it so far and we look forward to continuing for the foreseeable future!
I'm happy to announce that the Cats have been invited back to the 2019 editions of the Woods Hole Trad Stroll (Sat. 4/27, 3 pm on the Coffee O porch) and Falmouth Arts Alive (Sat. 6/22, 2:30 pm on library lawn).
MATTAPOISETT SESSION
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Colin Everett's next Mattapoisett session will be April 7, 2 to 4 pm. That will probably end the session season until the Fall but watch this space just in case!
Sessions are held at the Mattapoisett Library, 7 Barstow Street. Best way in is through the side door. All are welcome.
FIDDLING AROUND IN MAINE
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I received an email from a fiddler named Don Roy concerning what sounds like a very worthwhile endeavor he and his colleagues have put together in Maine. It's called "Fiddleicious Traditions" and offers an opportunity to share time with some fine performers - most of whom have played here on the Cape - as well as craftsmen, academics, and others involved in their particular fiddling tradition (not Irish - think more Cape Breton and contradance).
Here's a link to a flyer (2 pages) detailing what this is all about.
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ANNOUNCEMENT FROM JERRY O'SULLIVAN
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(I had the great privilege of helping put together Jerry's fine house concert on Saturday 1/26 at Chatham Fiddle. Thanks to Rose Clancy for the nice welcome. It was an excellent show and my thanks to old friend Jerry for asking me to back him on a few numbers - always a pleasure!)
"I just wanted to let you know that I am releasing a CD of Flute music entitled The Killasser Flute in which I play all the flute parts (yes, that is correct; no Uilleann Pipes on this recording). It is a celebration of the music of my maternal grandfather's parish of Killasser, County Mayo. Ten of the twenty three tracks re-create the sound of the Killasser Flute and Drum Band which was a parish institution from 1879-1957. The CD has sixty nine minutes of music and a twenty four page DVD size booklet. . .This project will also be available for physical purchase or download at <www.cdbaby.com> from August 6th onwards. Please check <www.jerryosullivan.com> for further updates."
Sounds like a great project and we wish Jerry the best of luck!
BB'S "NEWS, NOTES, AND COMMENT" DEPT.
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NEW: link to my "No Ugly Boat" homepage!
ROSE CLANCY & MAX COHEN
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
Saint Patrick's Day (Sunday March 17), 2:30 pm at the Cape Cod Museum of Art. Click here for a flyer with all details.
DAYMARK in concert
= = = = = = = = = = = =
At Dinah Mellin's Brickhill Concert Series:
Saturday March 23, 7:30 pm
I don't know these folks but the reviews for their music are very good.
Click here for more information.
IRISH ADULT STEP DANCE CLASS - mixed levels
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
A new session for those interested in the Irish Step Dance traditions will be starting in April at the Kanaley School of Irish Dance at 1481 Iyannough Rd., Hyannis MA 02601. Click here for complete details.
NEW WEBSITE FOR BOSTON AREA
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When I first started this CapeIrishNews website a few years back, I decided to limit it to "local" activities (i.e. Cape Cod and the South Coast), realizing that trying to create anything comprehensive for the Greater Boston area was beyond my capabilities.
I'm happy to announce that someone has undertaken to do what I didn't: create a website for "Celtic" activities in the Boston area. It's a very ambitious effort that will contain much more than event information - recordings, band links, education, and more. There's also a weekly bulletin that you can subscribe to.
The home page address is: greaterbostoncelticmusic.com.
Best of luck to Paul Graveline, the person in charge of all this! You can contact him at
NSArtEvents@gmail.com
CAT'S MELODEON CURRENT SCHEDULE
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
I'm hoping to get the occasional Saturday afternoon session going shortly. In the meantime you can be part of our music at the Thursday evening Olde Inne session (5:00 pm start). It's an upper-level session for musicians who are willing to learn new material - flexibility is the key. Mark and I have enjoyed hosting it so far and we look forward to continuing for the foreseeable future!
I'm happy to announce that the Cats have been invited back to the 2019 editions of the Woods Hole Trad Stroll (Sat. 4/27, 3 pm on the Coffee O porch) and Falmouth Arts Alive (Sat. 6/22, 2:30 pm on library lawn).
MATTAPOISETT SESSION
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
Colin Everett's next Mattapoisett session will be April 7, 2 to 4 pm. That will probably end the session season until the Fall but watch this space just in case!
Sessions are held at the Mattapoisett Library, 7 Barstow Street. Best way in is through the side door. All are welcome.
FIDDLING AROUND IN MAINE
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
I received an email from a fiddler named Don Roy concerning what sounds like a very worthwhile endeavor he and his colleagues have put together in Maine. It's called "Fiddleicious Traditions" and offers an opportunity to share time with some fine performers - most of whom have played here on the Cape - as well as craftsmen, academics, and others involved in their particular fiddling tradition (not Irish - think more Cape Breton and contradance).
Here's a link to a flyer (2 pages) detailing what this is all about.
ANNOUNCEMENT FROM JERRY O'SULLIVAN
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(I had the great privilege of helping put together Jerry's fine house concert on Saturday 1/26 at Chatham Fiddle. Thanks to Rose Clancy for the nice welcome. It was an excellent show and my thanks to old friend Jerry for asking me to back him on a few numbers - always a pleasure!)
"I just wanted to let you know that I am releasing a CD of Flute music entitled The Killasser Flute in which I play all the flute parts (yes, that is correct; no Uilleann Pipes on this recording). It is a celebration of the music of my maternal grandfather's parish of Killasser, County Mayo. Ten of the twenty three tracks re-create the sound of the Killasser Flute and Drum Band which was a parish institution from 1879-1957. The CD has sixty nine minutes of music and a twenty four page DVD size booklet. . .This project will also be available for physical purchase or download at <www.cdbaby.com> from August 6th onwards. Please check <www.jerryosullivan.com> for further updates."
Sounds like a great project and we wish Jerry the best of luck!