RE: Saint Patrick's Day

Don't forget that Heather's new band is playing the Muckleshoot Casino on St. Patrick's day!

Steve Dixon
Supply Management and Procurement Division Product Acceptance Planning
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Everett, WA.
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> From: Mistress of the Blue Shift[SMTP:quarong at aa.net]
> Reply To: filk at dragoncat.net
> Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 1:20 AM
> To: filk at dragoncat.net
> Subject: Saint Patrick's Day
>
> It's coming up faster than you might think, and you'll need to be getting
> tickets for the big show at the SHOWBOX, so I'm telling you about it now.
> TOM LANDA & THE PAPERBOYS are going to be back for their annual gig at this
> venue, and opening for them is going to be GREAT BIG SEA.
>
> THE PAPERBOYS advertise themselves as "Celtic Bluegrass Stompin' Pop",
> although their 3rd album also has some strong Latin influences. We'll find
> out this coming Sunday if it wins the band their second Juno (Canadian
> Grammy) award for "Best Roots / Traditional Album." I've been a fan of
> theirs for 6 years now, and they are well worth seeing.
>
> GREAT BIG SEA is also a "Celtic rock" style band, but their lyrics and
> melodies are influenced by the culture of Newfoundland and other portions
> of Eastern Canada. Their albums are a lot of fun, and they'll get a crowd
> going at their shows. I've never seen anyone do "Meri-mac" faster than they
> can.
>
> Saint Patrick's Day is on a Saturday this year, and the show should run
> from about 9:15-1am. This show WILL SELL OUT SOON. The Showbox is located
> in Downtown Seattle on the corner of 1st Avenue and Pike Street. They take
> cash only weekdays between 11am-5pm, or you can get tickets via
> www.fastixx.com or 800-992-8499. Cost is listed as $17.50. This is a 21 and
> over venue, and people will be drinking and smoking, so bring your sense of
> humor at the Human race.
>
> For those of you who want to do even more that day, there are plenty of
> options: I think the parade will be at noon. (It may take place on Friday,
> I haven't checked yet.) There will be dancers, music, crafts, movies, and
> workshops at the Seattle Center from 10-5 on Sat & Sunday. A lot of bars
> will also be doing music. At TRACTOR TAVERN in Ballard, CASEY NEILL TRIO is
> playing at 5pm, and CLONTARF at 7pm.
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> HEATHER ALEXANDER is also playing a lot around this time:
>
> March 2 = Shakabrah Java in Tacoma 253-572-4369. 8-10pm $5
>
> March 16 = Her new band UFFINGTON HORSE is debuing at the Sunset Hill
> Community Center 8-10pm. $10 advance, $12 door.
> 3003 NW 66th Street in Seattle (Ballard). 206-784-2927. Advance tickets at
> Galway Traders, Travellers, and Sweet Spirit Candles.
>
> March 17 = UFFINGTON HORSE is playing at the Muckleshoot Casino in Auburn
> 2-5:30pm. 800-804-4944.
>
>
> My favorite Irish flute player, HANZ ARAKI, will also be playing 2 Sunday
> shows with his current 2 groups in April at the Tractor Tavern. 5213
> Ballard Avenue NW. Seattle. 206-789-3599.
> April 8 = SETANTA -- Traditional Irish songs and tunes. (Hanz on flute,
> Dale Russ on fiddle, Finn McGinty on guitar.)
> April 22 = CASEY NEILL TRIO's CD Release Party -- American folk with strong
> Bluegrass, Celtic, and Environmental overtones. (Hanz on flute, Casey Neill
> on guitar, Zak Borden on mandolin. All 3 do vocals and Casey writes some
> very good lyrics.)
>
>
> You can get more information about all of these groups by asking me, or
> visiting their websites:
> The Paperboys = www.paperboys.com
> Great Big Sea = www.greatbigsea.com
> Casey Neill Trio = www.speakeasy.org/jilks/casey/
> Hanz Araki = www.hanzaraki.com
> Heather Alexander = www.heatherlands.com/
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>
> More information later,
> 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
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> and SCA information at <www.sca.org>.
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Received on 03/01/01