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One of Canada’s most respected fiddlers can also do a pretty good Dean Martin impersonation By Jason Schneide It’s often hard for Aaron Solomon to say who he actually is from night to night. He could be Dean Martin, or he could be Hank Williams, depending on the show in which he’s performing. But on Saturday Solomon will get to be himself when he plays fiddle again with singer/guitarist Sandy McDonald, a duo that was a fixture on the K-W club scene during the earlier part of this decade. Solomon says that despite his hectic schedule as both an actor and session musician in Toronto, he jumped at the chance to play with McDonald again, someone with whom he says he shares a unique musical rapport. “Sandy knows about half the songs ever written and I think I know the other half, so between the two of us we were always able to do pretty much any request,” Solomon says. It’s been almost eight years since the pair has done a show in town, something Solom ...
Scottish Country Dancing St. Columba’s Church Hall, Pont St., London SW1X 0BD Band: IAN MUIR OF PRESTWICK and his SD Band Saturday December 19th, 2009 6.45 for 7.00 - 10.30 p.m. Dance Programme Jig to the Music ……………………………………………. Reel 263 The Flowers of Edinburgh ………………………………………. 1/6 The Braes of Breadalbane …………………………………….. 21/7 The Chequered Court …………………………………………. 42/3 The Music Makars ……………………………………………… 33/1 Miss Florence Adams ………………………… ...
By Patti Nickell Lexington Herald-Leader (Lexington, Ky.) History tells us that Queen Victoria became so enamored of Scotland’s beauty while traveling by train across the country that she decided she must have a castle there. Hence, Balmoral was added to the list of royal residences. Sadly, I wasn’t in the market for a Scottish castle, but I was about to follow in Victoria’s footsteps by taking a rail journey through the country. Because I would be traveling aboard the elegant Royal Scotsman, it was a safe bet that I would enjoy the same standard of service and luxury that Victoria did. If the boarding process was any indication of what was to come, I’d say even a queen would be impressed. On an overcast October afternoon at Edinburgh’s Waverley Station, my fellow guests and I were ushered aboard the train by Sue, our gracious hostess, to the accompaniment of a kilted bagpiper. Once settled in the observation car, we were invited to nibble on smoked salm ...
There are 19 weeks and 1 day until Gosport & Fareham Easter Festival 2010 Claiming to be England’s biggest indoor folk and celtic music festival with over 300 performers from all over the world, it includes concerts, ceilidhs, workshops, dance displays, singarounds, sessions, craft fayre, a Festival Club, Late-Night Extra and more. Concerts take place both during the afternoon and evening: from 1pm until 5pm or from 7.30pm in the evening. Line-up A number of acts are confirmed, including Feast Of Fiddles, Show Of Hands, Kathryn Tickell, Spiers & Boden, Roy Bailey, Martin Simpson, Mawkin Causley, Breabach, Richard Wood, and more. For the line-up details as available please click here. There’s a Crafts & Musical Instruments Fayre all-day Friday, Saturday & Sunday at the Ferneham Hall (free admission) plus music, song and dance workshops every day at 11am and 5.30pm at the Lysses House Hotel (also free). Tickets Tickets are on sale. Early bird weekend ...
Place: St. Columba’s Church Hall, Pont St., London SW1 0BD The programme will include some of the traditional dances of Scotland such as the Eightsome Reel and Strip the Willow, plus ceilidh waltzes, two-steps and polkas and some straightforward country dances. All dances will be walked and called. Have friends/family been daunted by unknown dances? This is the dance for them but also for you. Nearest Underground Knightsbridge Date: Saturday November 28th, 2009 7.00 - 10.30 p.m. Cost: 7.50(pounds) members, 8.50 non members, children 2.00, members’ children free. Scottish Food - Scottish Music - Scottish DANCING Come along and dance to Kafoozalum For more information, contact Jeff Robertson on 01903 245718 or e-mail chairman@rscdslondon.org.uk
Glengarry School of Celtic Dance brings high energy to their second-ever Christmas Family Ceilidh. Come to sing, dance, laugh, or just watch these incredible entertainers. More than 35 students — of all ages and stages — will perform Highland Dance, traditional and Cape Breton and Canadian Celtic Step Dance, and Irish Dance. Special guest performers are Celtic Chaos, acclaimed traditional musicians, who play energetic reels and jigs, mournful airs and French-Canadian dance tunes. Victoria’s teen-aged brother and sister duo Qristina and Quinn Bachand–who are carving out a name for themselves and have had the honour of performing at the Celtic Colours International Festival in Cape Breton — will be stirring us up with fiddle and guitar. Megan Phillips, a young actor/singer who has performed, choreographed and directed many musical theatre productions, will lead us in song with her golden voice. O’Brien School of Irish Dance, Glengarry’s siste ...
Capenews.net I “met” Scottish folk cellist Seylan Baxter through another blog I write about my cello-playing adventures a couple of years ago when she commented on my posts about attending Scottish fiddle camp. She sent me a copy of her cello and harp CD, “2:40″ (with harpist Cheyenne Brown, originally from Alaska, but now living in Scotland), and I was an immediate fan. The name of the CD refers to the 2 performers, and the 40 strings they play. So, when I learned they would be relatively close, at the Blackstone River Theatre in Cumberland, Rhode Island, on their first U.S. tour, I drove the 70 miles to see them. It was a dark and stormy night, and I could barely find my way home through the torrential rains after the show, but it was a concert well worth seeing; I loved every minute of it. I find it hard to describe Scottish folk music; it is fiddle music, Celtic music, but with an earthiness to it (perhaps the cello), a solidness and rustic flavor that ...
The 2nd Australian Gathering of the O'Dea Clan was held in Adelaide, South Australia in February 2010. Photos from the event can be found here: Clan Gathering in Adelaide in 2010
The 7th International Gathering of the O'Dea Clan was held in Ennis, County Clare in July 2008. Photos from the event can be found here: Clan Gathering in Ireland in 2008
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