Emerald Forest Filk Society: Re: folk alliance

From: Eliza Lane <the_pondside at yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2000 19:16:36 -0800 (PST)

I had the good fortune to

have a good friend who's a die hard folkie
volunteer for the Toronto FA (1999) and Vancouver 2001.

Next time there's one in the vague vicinity I'd heartily recommend people considering volunteering for it. The normal registration rate (around $400) is waved and the music is awesome.

The house is finished and we moved in before Christmas, next step - scheduling the North North Western filk weekend. (Victoria BC)

Eliza Juliana Lane
(got a head cold that precluded even humming Carols this Christmas)

Mistress of the Blue Shift <quarong at aa.net> wrote:
>
> Here is the latest update from the Tractor Tavern
> mailing list. I've added
> some notes to Dan Cowan's text, since the only group
> he really expanded on
> was Setanta.
>
> The Tractor is located in Ballard at 5213 Ballard
> Avenue
> NW. Seattle. 206-789-3599. They take cash &
> checks M-F noon-4pm, and
> most evenings from 8pm-1:30am. You can also buy
> them with a credit card
> via www.ticketweb.com or 800-965-4827. Galway
> Traders in Ballard (on 15th
> about 73rd) and Dusty Strings in Fremont also
> sometimes have tickets for
> these shows, especially the bigger names. To
> subscribe directly to the
> Tractor's mailing list, send a note to
> <celtmail at tractortavern.com> or it
> appears they've just put up a website at
> <www.tractortavern.com>.
>
>
>
> Sunday, January 14 SETANTA CD release 8:00 * $8
> Dan Cowan of Tractor Tavern: "Setanta: A new band
> name for this talented
> trio who have been gigging regularly in the Pacific
> Northwest and Japan.
> Dale Russ is one of America's foremost Irish fiddle
> players, known recently
> for his recordings with Finn on North Amerikay and
> previously with piper
> ToddDenman on Reeds and Rosin. Finn MacGinty, from
> Dublin, is a longtime
> band mate of Dale's from the Suffering Gaels, based
> in Seattle, and is
> known for his lighthearted songsmanship and
> on-the-money guitar
> accompaniment. Hanz Araki rounds out the trio as a
> soulful singer an Irish
> flute player." -- [About the trip Hanz says:
> Finn, Dale and myself have
> recently returned from our rigorous 4 week tour of
> Japan and if you haven't
> already heard the trip was a raging success. We
> played every manner of gig;
> from sweaty Tokyo pubs to a 1200th anniversary of
> one of Japan's most
> historic Buddhist Temples. We ate, drank and were
> merry far more than we
> deserved. Another tour is already being scheduled
> and although it may
> consist of sweaty Buddhist temples and historic
> Tokyo pubs, we're looking
> forward to it.]
> For more info go to:
> http://www.aniar.com/setanta.html or me to expound
> at length. :) I have an advance copy of the new
> CD, and it's been a
> mainstay in my player. I'm planning my trip to 12th
> Night around the need
> to be home in time for the show, and would love to
> see you there!
>
>
> Friday & Saturday, January 19 & 20 CLUMSY LOVERS CD
>
> release JACKSTRAW 9:30 * $8
> "The band play a raucous (and I mean that) blend of
> Celtic, swing,
> bluegrass-type rock with acoustic and electric
> guitars, that wild fiddle,
> and a set of bagpipes!"- Seattle Weekly. For more
> info go to:
> http://www.clumsylovers.com or
> http://www.summershow.com/jackstraw
>
>
> Tuesday, February 13 LUNASA 8:00 * $15
> One of my favorite finds of the past couple of
> years. The band is made up
> of veterans from other groups, and the level of
> skill shows in their
> complex arrangements. The music is mostly
> traditional Irish, with some
> Scottish, but the energy level is very modern.
> For more info go to: http://www.lunasa.ie
>
>
> Saturday, February 17 MARY JANE LAMOND 7:00 * $15
> Another performer in town because the annual Folk
> Alliance conference is
> occuring this weekend in Vancouver, BC. Ms. Lammond
> is one of the best
> known Cape Breton fiddle players. My best
> description of the style is that
> it is Scottish at its roots, with some French
> overlays, and cooked for a
> very long time in an isolated Canadian Maritime area
> so that it has
> diverged from any of its cousins. The step dance
> form that goes with it is
> very different from that you otherwise see in Irish
> or Scottish
> performances, and probably has more similarity to
> American tap. Once you
> hear and see it, you'll never mistake it for
> anything else. Some folks
> love this genre, others find it repetitive and
> boring. Natalie McMaster is
> another performer of Cape Breton fiddling, so if
> you've liked her work,
> you'll like Mary Jane Lammond.
> For more info go to:
> http://www.atlanticartists.com/roots/lamond.html
>
> Tuesday, February 20 WATERSON: CARTHY 8:00 * $15
> I have no clue, and by this point in the week, I
> will probably be too
> exhausted to go to another concert since I will have
> just finished Folk
> Alliance; but if anyone else goes, I'd love to hear
> about it.
> For more info go to:
> http://www.folkicons.co.uk/wcart.htm
>
>
> Happy New Year!
> Quarong
>
>
>
>
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>
> Karen Rall, Folk Music Programming Coordinator for
> Westercon 54 in Portland and
> Norwescon 24 in Seattle. If you'd like more
> information about Celtic music
> activities
> in the Greater Seattle area, or about Filking at
> Cons & SCA Events, please
> reply to
> <quarong at aa.net>. General Convention info is
> available at
> <www.sfnorthwest.org>,
> and SCA information at <www.sca.org>.
>
>

Eliza Juliana Lane

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