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More Assorted Fun Stuff
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1998 18:28:19 -0700
Let's see if I can do this in chronological order given the number of
pieces of paper scattered around my desk.
(1) CAMLANN MEDIEVAL FAIR begins on weekends in Carnation, WA on 7/18; and
should run well into August. Call 425-788-1353 for more info.
(2) Sun 7/26 English Folksinger ROY BAILEY will be at the Tractor Tavern
206-789-3599.
(3) WOMAD, the World Music, Art, & Dance festival, is making its US debut
at Marymoor Park in Redmond, WA; on the weekend of July 31-Aug 2. They are
bringing in some well established musicians from all over the world for
these concerts. Tickets are $32 for a day, and $75 for the whole weekend.
Check out <www.womadusa.org> or 206-281-8111 for more info.
(4) LORD OF THE DANCE is returning to Seattle for 5 shows at the Paramount
Theater, August 7-9, 1998. Friday at 8, Sat at 2 & 8pm, Sun 2 & 7pm. Call
Ticketmaster for more info and price gouging.
(5) The KENT CANTERBURY FAIR is taking place Aug 15 & 16 at Mill Creek
Canyon Park at the base of Kent's SE hill. Crafts, kids' activities, SCA
and Renaissance demos, food, music and more. Admission is $1, and free
parking is available with a bit of looking. Celtic music related shows
include, Sat: Telynor (medieval European, 11am); and The Cutters (sea
chanteys, 3:15pm). Sun: Sibling Revelry (Irish dance, 11am); Magical
Strings (New Age-ish harp & hammered dulcimer, 12:45); Tacoma Scots pipe &
drum group (1:45pm). Also of interest is Japanese Taiko drumming at 12:45
on Sat (BIG DRUMS! :). And Greenstage's presentation of "A Midsummer
Night's Dream" at 3pm on Sun. (This is one of about 4 plays being done in
Seattle area parks this summer for donations. I need to find the phone #
for the general schedule.)
(6) Wed 8/13 NOMOS will be returning to the Tractor as well. They have an
excellent reputation for high energy Celtic music. I intend to be there.
Advance tickets available from Galway Traders, Dusty Strings, and the
Tractor itself. (Also Ticketmaster if you like paying excessive fees.)
GOLDEN BOUGH (a long-standing, fairly traditional Celtic & European music group from California) is doing a NW tour in July & August. Many of these concerts are occurring as part of "Summer Concert Series" so are likely to be outside and low-cost/free admission.
Thurs 7/23 = Brown Bag Concert Series; McMinnville, OR
(503) 472-3605.
Fri 7/24 = Corvallis Arts Center; Corvallis, OR (541) 754-7668. Sat 7/25 = Quatat Park; Seaside, OR 503-738-3311. Sun 7/26 = Forest Park Amphitheater; Everett, WA 425-259-0300. Wed 7/29 = Microsoft Campus, behind bldg 6; Redmond, WA. 425-556-2320. Thu 7/30 = Post Office Park; Shelton, WA 360-427-8694 Sun 8/2 = Edmonds City Park; Edmonds, WA 425-771-0268 Wed 8/5 = De Young Park; Woodinville, WA 425-489-2700. Thur 8/6 = Lake Meridian Park; Kent, WA 253-859-3991.Sat 8/8 = Les Schwab Field; Prineville, OR 541-447-3561. Sun 8/9 = Guthrie Park Cmu Ctr; near Dallas, OR 503-623-0874.
TEMPEST is also going on tour on the East Coast in early & mid August, back to CA late that month, then back into the Great Lakes region of the US & Canada and into NY again in Sept; unfortunately, they're not coming to the NW on this pass. Check out their new website <www.tempestmusic.com> or telephone at (510) 452-5084 for details. Or ask me about a more specific region and I'll check the dates on my hardcopy. (It's a bit long to type here.)
The face of the band has changed substantially in the past two years: Leif Sorbye is of course still the lead, and Adolfo Lazo remains as drummer. New faces are Dave Parnall, Michael Mullen (fiddle), and John Land. They have a new album out called "The Gravel Walk" which looks to be back to traditional Celtic music, though I'm sure with their unique rock energy; plus some of the popular live tunes ("Buffalo Jump" and "The Karfluki Set".) They are also releasing a 10 Year Anniversary album with new versions of their most popular songs. Finally, Leif Sorbye & Michael Mullen have collaborated on an album called "Caliban": a traditional, and slightly lower key version of the work the band does as a whole. I have order info here if you're interested, or I'm sure it's on the website.
I have plans to update my big Celtic Directory as soon as I get a few other projects taken care of; and I may even get around to typing up a whole bunch of my Irish dance steps in one place. So stay tuned!
Wishing you joy in the music,
Quarong
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Karen Rall, Folk Music Programming Coordinator for various NW conventions.
(Currently unassigned :) -- If you'd like more information about filking,
or about Celtic music activities in the Greater Seattle area, please reply
to <quarong at eskimo.com>.
General con info is available at <www.webwitch.com/top/sf>.
Received on 07/22/98
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