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BILL BLACK'S "CAPEIRISH"
NEWS/INFO PAGE


updated: 5/24/12

Enjoy your Memorial Weekend and try to attend a ceremony Monday
to honor our fallen heroes.

Click here for my tribute song "A Nation Blessed With Heroes"


... 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
(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 #####


= Tuesdays, 7:00 pm: open mike at Tommy Doyle's, Hyannis, run by David Jackson. All types of performer welcomed. Phone number for the pub is 508.862.9430.

= Following received from Pam Olson at the West Falmouth Library:
"Please join us for an evening of wonderful music and light refreshments to benefit the Library on Thursday, May 24 at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for students and are available at the Library. 

Seasons,  a sibling group of musicians, brings a sound based mainly around the Celtic harp and the hammered dulcimer, but also features the violin, mandolin, bodhran, penny whistle, guitar and vocals. This musical family creates an exciting and surprising fusion of Celtic, folk, original and popular music.
 
For more information about Seasons, and to hear samples of their music, visit their website at www.seasonsmusic.com."

  
= Monday May 28, 7:30 pm: New York-based singer Elaine Romanelli - whose music is described as "folk with a Celtic lilt" - will be appearing at the Art Studio Building at the Cotuit Center for the Arts, 4404 Falmouth Rd, Cotuit, MA 02635. Suggested donation $5.00. Website is www.elaineromanelli.com. Also appearing will be Cape singer Annie Rich.

= Friday June 6, 7:30 pm: fiddler Dwayne Cote and guitarist Duane Andrews appearing for the Brick Hill Concert series in Orleans. Suggested donation $20.
Reservations required due limited seating - call 508-255-3864 or email dinah164@capecod.net. Click here for a fridge flyer.

= Sunday June 10, 3:00 pm: Cape Cod Maritime Festival, Aselton Park, Hyannis: "Cape Tradition" will be performing. Nice venue overlooking Hyannis Harbor, free admission, family-friendly.

= Sunday June 24, 3:00 pm: Falmouth "Arts Alive!" festival; "Cape Tradition" will be performing in one of the tents on the library lawn (rain or shine). Free admission.

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Thursday August 2, 7:30 pm: Yours truly will be doing a program of traditional and original Irish and maritime songs at the Cape Cod Chat House, Route 6A in Dennis. All welcome; admission free but donations gratefully accepted! (I'll be posting one of my beloved "fridge flyers" here shortly.)

= Friday August 3, 6:00 pm: As part of the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod / Citizens Bank summer concert series, "Cape Tradition" will be performing at Peg Noonan Park on Main Street in downtown Falmouth. Free admission.






ONGOING CONCERT SERIES
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Time for some shout-outs for folks in the area who maintain concert series, not always involving "Celtic" acts but always presenting quality performers regardless of genre. I know from personal experience that putting these things together is not easy, so I would appreciate your support for their efforts:

Woods Hole Folk Music Society
Gary Martin's Music by the Bay series (Assonet MA)
Katharine Cornell Theater concerts (Martha's Vineyard)


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. #####

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 contact 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.


Smile - Say Cheese! Dept.
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From Casey Atkins:
I'm sending this message out to all my friends and family in the New England area to ask for your help. I'm currently working full time as a freelance photographer and am trying to save up enough money to finance a trip to Cairo next winter to work on a documentary project. In order to do that, I'm trying to book as many weddings as I can for the coming season. So, if you know anyone who is getting married and is looking for a photographer I'd really appreciate it if you'd pass my name along. I have examples of my work up on my website here. I also do many other types of photography such as photojournalism, portraiture, events, etc. You can find additional examples on my facebook page or on my website.

Thanks so much for your help!

Casey
Casey Atkins Photography
www.caseyatkins.com
+1 617 955 5063

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"He's Got the Power" Dept.
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Philip C. Waters
Master Electrician
Residential and Commercial Wiring
Service work,  remodeling,  fuses to circuit breakers, lighting, heating, phone, cable and data wiring, extra sockets added.
Smoke detectors, ceiling fans and generator installation. Rewiring and general repairs. Small jobs welcome.
Licensed and Fully insured. Lic # A19901
Call Phil @ 508-564-6188

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"Sweet Tooth" Dept.
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Our great daughter-in-law Kristen has started a home baking business called "Cape Cakes by Kristen". She'll produce any kind of cake you want for any occasion (think "Cake Boss" on TLC), while at the same time acting as parent for some of the most exquisite, delightful, intelligent children in Barnstable County. If you have a cake requirement (and who doesn't?), contact her.

Phone is 774.392.3469, email capecakesbykristen@yahoo.com.

Website www.facebook.com/capecakesbykristen (Please mention that you saw the details here!)

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Expanding Your Repertoire Dept.
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***** Our "Music from the Works of James Joyce" webmaster Frank Weaver has put both recordings on CD Baby so you can purchase individual tracks. (To refresh your
memory: these are two great CDs featuring songs mentioned in various works of JJ, performed lovingly by tenor Kevin McDermott and pianist Ralph Richey.)

***** James Kelly's original tune collection, www.jameskellymusic.com. James is a great fiddler originally from Dublin now living in Florida. He made several classic LPs with box player Paddy O'Brien that are "must have" items in any collection of recorded Irish trad.

***** The legendary Luke O'Malley "Collection of Irish Music Volume I", first published in 1976, is once again available. Copies are $25 and can be obtained directly from The Luke Himself at lukeomalley@optonline.net.
(There will eventually be a CD available containing many tunes in the book.)

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For Your Listening Pleasure ...
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***** You won't hear much purer traditional music that you'll get on the CD "New Broom", featuring the late legendary flute player Mike Rafferty, NJ-based fiddler Willie Kelly (truly a "musician's musician"), and guitar/bouzouki virtuoso Donal Clancy. The CD neatly captures the playing styles of all three (disclaimer: I know and have had the pleasure of playing with all these guys) and is a fitting final tribute to Mike, who passed away in September 2011. This and other Rafferty CDs are available at various sources - check the Rafferty Music website for more info.

***** A great band called Bua appeared locally in November  (2011) and although all the musicians are young and US-born, they have a solid Irish trad sound that's a joy for the likes of a "purist" like myself to listen to. Their CD "Down the Green Fields" is excellent and features a nice mix of tunes and remarkably mature sean-nós singing in Gaelic and English. Website is www.buamusic.com.

***** 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




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


Set dance classes
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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
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Mance Grady, www.mance.com


Traditional CDs, books, instruments
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The Celtic Fiddler (John Kearney)
Ossian USA (Mary Lou Philbin)


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




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



Following is a list of regularly-scheduled sessions.

I try to keep it updated but there are always changes that I don't find out about, so I recommend that you contact the venue or the session person in charge before you try to attend a session that might be unfamiliar to you.

The personal link is for email; the venue link will take you to a website or some other source of phone numbers, directions, etc.

All sessions listed are "open" but may not necessarily be "beginner friendly". Check if you have questions.

Please email any corrections, additions etc to me at bill@capeirish.com.



Sunday - West Dennis
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6:30 pm
O'Shea's Olde Inn, Route 28
hosts: Sean Murphy and friends
phone: 508.398.8887


Sunday - Newport RI
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5 - 9 pm (summer 6 to 10 pm)
Fastnet Pub, 1 Broadway
hosts: Tim May, Jack Wright, and Tony Gutierrez
phone 401.845.9311

Monday - Hingham
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5:30 pm (note early start hour)
The Snug, 116 North St., Hingham
hosts: Skip, Dan, & Andrea


Tuesday - Providence
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8:30 pm
Patrick's Pub
Smith St. (Federal Hill)
hosts: Bob Drouin & friends
phone: 401.751.1553

Wednesday - Fall River
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8:30 pm
Saint James Irish Pub
Purchase St.
Dan Lanier, Rich Danforth & co.
phone: 508.672.6951

Wednesday - Oak Bluffs
(Martha's Vineyard)
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Offshore Ale House
Kennebec Ave.
508.693.2626
presently inactive - may resume in summer (2012)

Wednesday - Norwell
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7:00 - 10:00 pm
Tinker's Son
707 Main St.
hosts: Stu Peak, Peter Smith
781.561.7361

Wednesday - West Dennis
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7 to 9 pm
Olde Inn slow session
host: Dave MacAdam

Thursday - Westborough
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7:00 pm
Mulligan's Taverne, Rt. 30
hosts: Katie O'Neill and friends
phone: 508.344.4932
www.mulliganstaverne.com

Friday - Canton
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6:00 pm
Irish Cultural Center
200 New Boston Rd. (off Rte.138)
hosts: John Kearney & Eamonn McGrath
www.irishculture.org

Saturday - Plymouth
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5:30 - 9:00 pm
Lucioso's
Grist Mill, Spring Lane, Plymouth
hosts: Bill Bell and friends
phone 508.746.0056/7


Saturday - Hyannis
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4 to 6 pm
Tommy Doyle's Pub, E. Main Street
hosts: Bill Black and The Cape Tradition
phone 508.862.9430
full menu available in season

Saturday - Providence
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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 FIDDLERS

CAPE IRISH PRODUCTIONS

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

CASEY ATKINS PHOTOGRAPHY

COMHALTAS CEOLTOIRI EIREANN - Hanafin Cooley Branch (Boston)

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

DUSTY WINDOWSILLS (Beth Carleton's site for players/fans of Irish trad music in the Boston area and beyond)

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)


NOIR (NØÍR is the latest band to emerge from the vibrant folk scene of Southeastern MA. Centered around the admiration each musician has for regional European roots music, NØÍR sought to create a new sound by combining the Norwegian Hardanger fiddle (Hardingfele) and the Northumbrian smallpipes from England. This new voice, combined with solid rhythmic underpinnings, breathes new life into the enduring melodies of their respective traditions. Primarily Irish musicians, NØÍR would be remiss by not bringing their foremost passion to the stage. Here, the band combines the legendary and ever-inspiring combination of the Irish fiddle and uilleann pipes. Bouzouki and open-tuned guitar round out the exciting and toe-tapping trio.)

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)

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

TUNES ONLINE (306 newly-composed trad-flavored gems in user-friendly format)

USAFESTIVAL.NET - 
The Event Collector Site of the USA!
VACATIONS MADE EASY (info on Cape Cod vacations etc)

WEBABC - BB's collection of ~3000 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



LINKS TO SPONSORS / VENUES / BANDS
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