"Fleadh at the Old Canal" details

                THIRD ANNUAL "FLEADH BY THE OLD CANAL"!!                 Seattle, WA December 4th-11th, 1997

	13 different bands over 6 nights, at 3 pubs within a 
	block of one another in Ballard.  If you like Celtic 
	traditional music and Celtic inspired rock, this is 
	the festival for you!

	All shows at Conor Byrnes and the Old Town Alehouse are 
	$5, and this gets you into both places on the same night.  
	On Friday night an extra $1 gets you into the Tractor 
	as well, and on Sat it's $3 extra.  (ie Those shows are 
	$6 and $8 respectively.)  Other shows at the Tractor are 
	priced below.

	These are all 21 and over establishments, but Old Town
	Alehouse is completely no smoking and serves food.

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	TRACTOR TAVERN  (5213 Ballard Avenue)

	Thur 4th 8pm = 	Kevin Burke's Open House  $13


			(includes stepdancer Sandy Silva)



	Fri 5th 9pm =	Clumsy Lovers
			Mad Pudding


			(both Canadian folk/rock pub bands)



	Sat 6th 9pm =	Suffering Gaels   (local tradit group)
			The Paperboys   (Vancouver's hit Celtic rockers)

	Sun 7th 8pm = 	The Wicked Celts    $8


			(CD release concert)



	Wed 10th & Thur 11th 8pm  --  $13 adv, $15 door
			Martin Hayes with Dennis Cahill


			(great fiddling & they have a new album 


				out on Green Linnet)

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	CONOR BYRNES PUB  (5140 Ballard Avenue)

	Fri 5th 9pm =	Pete Yeates & Mike Beglan
			McSorley's Reeks

	Sat 6th 9pm =	The Rashers  


			(an unnamed band from Portland will open)



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	OLD TOWN ALEHOUSE    (5233 Ballard Avenue)

	Fri 5th 9pm = 	Cunla
			Tommy Creegan & Fin MacGinty

	Sat 6th 9pm = 	Pete Yeates & Mike Beglan
			Wicker Pig

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	I hope to see some of you there!

				Quarong 
				<quarong at eskimo.com>