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September 2006
Oceans Apart
Who:
John and Steve, from Oceans Apart
Where:
Uptown Billiards,
When:
Come
out for a night of great Celtic music with our good friends John and Steve from
Oceans Apart. If you remember the show
they put on last year (as judging by the alcohol consumed that night, you
don’t!), then you won’t want to miss this! There is no cover, but we need to
support the good folks at Uptown Billiards, as they do a lot for NACHS.
Old Blind
Dogs Concert
Who: Old Blind Dogs
Where: Cline Library Auditorium in
When:
Presented By: Living Traditions Presentations
Number for Tickets: 928-523-5661
Number for more information: 928-600-1365
It’s that time of year again…time for the Old Blind Dogs to
come to
The Dogs have made a slight personnel change for this concert, with Jim Malcolm (lead vocals) leaving the band for personal reasons. Jonny Hardie (fiddle, founding member), Rory Campbell (pipes, whistles), Fraser Stone (percussion), and Aaron Jones (bass, bouzouki) have elected to keep the band as a four-piece, as it started originally 16 years ago. This change saddens those who love Jim, but will give the opportunity for Jonny, Aaron, and Rory to let us hear their singing voices. After hearing solo albums by all three, audiences are certainly in for a treat, as they always are when the Old Blind Dogs come to town.
The concert will take place
5th
Annual Pan Celtic Ceilidh ~ I.C.C.
What: Celtic Ceilidh
Where: Irish Cultural Center,
When: Saturday,
September 16 Social Mixer at
Presented By: The Caledonian Society of
Number for Tickets: 623-561-2721 (please leave message)
Ticket Price: $35 per person
Bagpipe Jam
What: Bagpipe (and maybe
other) music. This is a FREE concert – All ages welcome
Where: Charley’s at the
Weatherford Hotel, 23 North Leroux,
When: Sunday, September 24 ~
Sponsored and Hosted by The
Arizona Highlanders Pipes & Drums, The Northern Arizona Celtic Heritage
Society, and Charley’s Pub & Grill
Celtic
Halloween Party
What: Halloween Party ~ Fun for the whole family!
Have your fortune told! This is a good time to wear your Halloween costume –
there will be a contest, and PRIZES.
Where:
Charly’s at the Weatherford Hotel, 23 North Leroux,
When: October 29,
Cost:
FREE ~ bring the kids!
More Info:
Jude McKenzie at 928.556.3161
September
NACHS Meeting Canceled; New Meeting Location
The
next meeting of the Northern Arizona Celtic Heritage Society will be on
Mark Your
Calendar NOW for a Very Special Event:
NOVEMBER 11 ~ THE
KILTED LIMBO CONTEST!
Glenfiddich,
our Scotch whisky sponsor at the festival, is introducing a new 21-year old
expression of single malt whisky this fall, called Glenfiddich Gran Reserva – Caribbean Rum Finish. As a tie-in
between the
Nature’s
Wrath in Galicia
By Bic Waterman
Earlier this month,
a week of wildfires charred almost 25,000 acres of forest between the port city
of
On November 13,
2002 oil tanker Prestige broke apart in rough waters off the “Death
Coast” of Galicia, causing an oil spill of horrendous proportions. For thousands of years this Celtic land in
the Northwest corner of
2: miles below the surface the wreckage lies in
an underwater channel
10: years since the last major oil spill – the
20: years it is estimated the pollution will
affect the area
200: beaches soiled by the spill
200: number of oil tankers sunk in the area during
the 20th Century
1500: miles of coastline polluted by the oil
7000: number of military personnel assigned to
cleanup
7000+: number of volunteers that have helped in the cleanup, especially
in cleaning oil residue from individual sea birds
33,000: number of gallons of oil currently leaking,
per day, from the wreckage
3,000,000: number of gallons of oil scooped from the sea
before reaching shore
20,000,000: number of gallons on board the tanker
50,000,000: number
of dollars estimated to finance a salvage scheme to dilute oil on board and pump to vessels on the surface
200,000,000: number
of dollars spent in the last month for the cleanup
275,000,000: number
of dollars still needed to complete the job
For centuries
Solo Piping Results: 2006
See end of newsletter.
Wanted: Pipers and
Drummers
Interested in learning to
play bagpipes and belonging to a small local pipe band? Call us!
All levels of skill welcome and lessons are free! Jim Thomson
928-522-8797.
For
DUNFION
Bagpipes $1000.00; GIBSON Bagpipes $3800.00.
Please
contact Lloyd McCaffery: 928-634-3672
Celtic Music radio
program on KJZA 89.5 FM
- Hosted by NACH's own David McNabb
- Live on Saturdays,
- Broadcast repeated on Sundays,
Directory of Celtic
Arts
For Lessons:
|
Bagpipe, |
Denise Robinson:
928.443.5191 (New!) |
|
Bagpipe and Drums, |
Jim Thomson:
928.522.8797 |
|
Bodhran |
Ron Barton:
928.774.7261 |
|
Fiddle |
Kari Barton: 928.600.1365 |
|
Harp |
Laurie Riley:
928.204.0013 |
|
|
Jim Thomson:
928.522.8797 |
|
Irish Dance |
Sharon Judd:
602.253.1978 |
For Performance
and Music:
|
AZ Highlanders Pipe
Band, or to hire bagpipers |
Jim Thomson: 928.522.8797 |
|
Bagpiping in Cottonwood/Verde Valley area |
Lloyd McCaffery:
928.634.3672 |
|
The Knockabouts |
John McGregor:
928.863.0188 |
|
Celtic Harp |
Laurie Riley: 928.204.0013 |
|
Wild Thyme |
Sherri Bermeister:
928.636.1207 |
Mark Your
Calendars – July 21 & 22, 2007
This
year’s Annual Arizona Highland Celtic Festival was such a success that we are
already gearing up for our 10th anniversary (can you believe it) on July 21
& 22, 2007. (as always) need volunteers to be in charge of some critical
areas
·
Gate managers
·
Pub managers
·
Soda sales manager
·
Workshop manager
·
Educational Outreach Program manager
·
Membership manager
·
Set up and take down help
Please
contact Jude at 928-556-3161, if you have a desire to take a more active roll
in putting on the festival. Some of these jobs require very little time, apart
from the weekend of the event. As has been said many times before, THIS EVENT
WOULD NOT HAPPEN, IF IT WERE NOT FOR THE VOLUNTEERS.
Solo Piping Results
2006