Celtic Women International Lectures Take on Dance, Music, Yeats

Jan. 2, 2004 
Topic:    "Scottish Dance - Have a Fling!"
Speaker:   Meribeth Waldrop, founder of the Caledonian Scottish Dancers; certified teacher of Scottish Dance; named Scot of the Year by the Caledonian Society; Founders Award from St. Andrews Society of Wisconsin; ex-bagpiper. 

Feb. 6, 2004
Topic:  "The Ward Irish Music Archives."
Speaker:    Barry Stapleton, director of the Ward Music Archives, the largest collection of such items in North America, housed at the Irish Fest offices in Milwaukee. Barry will highlight Irish and Irish-American entertainers in American popular music from the 1850s to the present time. The archives will be open to the public in January, 2004. 

March 5, 2004 
Topic:  "Irish Poets Yeats and Kavanaugh:  Compare and Contrast"
Speaker:    Jim Kearney. a Marquette High School instructor for 25 years in English; Jim teaches Irish literature including poetry. Yeats and Kavanaugh are his all-time favorites who have defined Irish poetry. He is also "Cathaorleach" (chairperson) of Conradh na Gaeilge, Gaelic League in Milwaukee. 

All lectures are held from 5:30 - 7 p.m. at the ICHC in Parlor A. Admission is $5 . Everyone is welcome including men and non-members as well as Celtic Women members. Tea and biscuits are served. Please join us for a delightful few hours of Celtic education and entertainment. You may call the ICHC at 414-345-8800 for more information.

PARKING NOTE:  There is an alley behind the ICHC; Entrance off from 23rd Street. The small lot immediately south of the alley and adjacent to 23rd street, is an ICHC lot. Park there at any time.

The larger lot next to it belongs to Downey Corporation with restricted parking times for ICHC use. We may use it any time after 3:30 p.m. and anytime during Saturday or Sunday. The areas on either side of the ICHC building are not to be used for parking at any time. 

Upcoming Events
courtesy of the Shamrock Club of Wisconsin

January 5 has the Irish Genealogical Society Meeting  at the Shorewood Public Library.  Carole Glass  will et us know "The Joys and Surprises of Telling your Life Story". Unearthed family skeleton time is 7 pm.

January 6 has the  Irish Fest General Meeting at 7 pm at the  Irish Fest Center.  There will be a pot-luck dinner that night. So, if your pot feels lucky..... http://www.irishfest.com

Ongoing - Thru April —
Neo Celtic Art- Cindy Matyi and Kelly Kerin
ICHC Parlor B

Natalie MacMaster
January 28 — [MADISON] — Oscar Mayer Theatre -7:30 pm
January 29 — Pabst Theatre  - 7:30 pm

Chieftains
February 4 — Green Bay - Weidner Center

Leahy
February 19 — [MADISON] —  Oscar Mayer Theatre
February 20 — [OSHKOSH] — Grand Opera House
February 21 [GREEN BAY] —  Coffrin Family Theatre

Irish Rovers
February 26 — [MADISON]  — Oscar Mayer Theatre

ICHC Concert Schedule
Cathy Ryan - February 20 - 8 pm
Altan - March 4 - 8 pm
Danny Doyle - March 20 - 8 pm
http://www.ichc.net

John Whelan
February 27 — Irish Fest Center
http://www.irishfest.com

Shank Hall
Wolfestone - February 10
http://www.shankhall.com

January 4 — Irish Singalong — Irish Fest Center- 7pm
January 5 —Irish Genealogical Society Meeting — 7 pm — Shorewood Public Library — Carole Glass   — "The Joys and Surprises of Telling your Life Story"
January 6 — Irish Fest General Meeting — 7 pm — Irish Fest Center
January 8 — Shamrock Club monthly meeting — sneak preview of new ICHC library prior to meeting
January 1 — Gould and Patrick — Mo's — 5:30 pm
January 8-10 — Frogwater — in Red Pepper Jelly II — 8 pm
January 9 — Finbar MacCarthy — MacCarthy's Ould Sod — 9 pm
January 9 — The Sandcarvers — WAMI Showcase - Shank Hall
January 9 — Jeff Ward — House of Guiness — 9:00 pm
January 9 — Anonymous 4 — Pabst Theatre — In support of their new album of Celtic and English Christmas songs and tunes called "Wolcom Yule." — 8pm
January 10 — Tinker Boys — County Clare — 10:30 pm
January 10 — Elegant Gypsys — Broadway Bistro — Pewaukee — 7 pm
January 10 — Celtic Keep — Mo's Irish Pub — 8:30 pm
January 11 — Barry Dodd — County Clare — 5:30 pm
January 13 — Gould and Patrick — Mo's — 5:30 pm
January 14 — Wisconsin Winterfeis — UWM Union — 9 am
January 14 - March 3 — An Ghaeilge Irish Language Class — Irish Fest
Center — 7-9 pm
January 14 — Gould and Patrick — Mo's — 5:30 pm
January 15-20 — Frogwater — in Red Pepper Jelly II — 8 pm
January 15 — Gould and Patrick — Mo's — 5:30 pm
January 16 — Finbar MacCarthy — MacCarthy's Ould Sod — 9 pm
January 16 — Gould and Patrick — Mo's — 5:30 pm
January 17 — Elegant Gypsys — Broadway Bistro — Pewaukee — 7 pm
January 17 — ICHC Ceili — St Brendan's Voyage — 7:30 pm
January 17 — Jeff Ward — Irish Cottage — 8 pm
January 17 — Leahy's Luck — Milwaukee Ale House — 9 pm
January 17 — Celtic Keep — Mo's Irish Pub — 8:30 pm
January 18 — Barry Dodd — County Clare — 5:30 pm
January 20 — Gould and Patrick — Mo's — 5:30 pm
January 21 — Gould and Patrick — Mo's — 5:30 pm
January 22 — Gould and Patrick — Mo's — 5:30 pm
January 23-25 — Frogwater — in Red Pepper Jelly II — 8 pm
January 23 — Frogwater — County Clare — 10 pm
January 23 — Jeff Ward — Paddy's Irish Pub - 8pm
January 23 — Finbar MacCarthy — MacCarthy's Ould Sod — 9 pm
January 24 — Frogwater — County Clare — 10:30 pm
January 24 — St Andrew's Society Burns Dinner- 4 Points Sheraton
January 24 — Celtic Keep — Mo's Irish Pub — 8:30 pm
January 24 — Elegant Gypsys — Broadway Bistro — Pewaukee — 7 pm
January 24 — Jeff Ward — The Pub — Oconomowoc — 8:30pm
January 25 — Barry Dodd — County Clare — 5:30 pm
January 27 — Gould and Patrick — Mo's — 5:30 pm
January 28 — Gould and Patrick — Mo's — 5:30 pm
January 28 — ICHC Yearly meeting — grand opening of the ICHC Library — open to the public — 5:30 pm — call 414-345-8800 for information
January 29 — Natalie MacMaster — Pabst Theatre — 8 pm
January 29 — Gould and Patrick — Mo's — 5:30 pm
January 30 — Gould and Patrick — Mo's — 5:30 pm
January 31 — Ceili for Peace — Benefit Casa Maria Hospitality House —
Call 414-372-3060 for information

State Events

December 31 — [MADISON] — The Kissers — Luther's Blues — New Years Eve party
December 31 — [MADISON] — Hogmanay Party — Bob and Bonnie Halls' wee butt and ben, 5330 Arapahoe Lane
December 31 — [DUBUQUE] — Irish New Year's Eve Celebration - 2-6 pm - Midnight in Ireland - The Busted Lift - The Pat Reidy Boys
January 1 — [MADISON] — Rolliana Scheckler — Labyrinth Walk accompanied with Celtic harp — 1pm — 7118 Old Sauk Road
January 1 — [APPLETON] — Sheamus Fitzpatrick and the McNally Boys — Cranky Pat's — 7 pm
January 3 — [OSMAN] — The Orphans — Smiling Moose
January 6 — [APPLETON] — Jeff Ward Band — Mongo's — 8 pm
January 10 — [MADISON] — Contra dance — Last Gaspé — caller Cassie Kight
— Grace Episcopal Church — info, John 608-251-4552
January 16 — [GREEN BAY] — Sheamus Fitzpatrick and the McNally Boys — Hanrahans — 8 pm
January 16 — [FORT ATKINSON] — Curtis and Loretta — Cafe Carpe — 8:30 pm
January 17 — [MADISON] — Contra dance — 3rd Saturday Dance - Taychopera
with caller Paula Lorenz — Grace Episcopal Church — 608-238-3394
January 20 — [JANESVILLE] — Rock County Shamrock Club Regular Monthly Meeting — Program: video of Ireland — Janesville Senior Center — 7 pm
January 23-25 — [EAU CLAIRE] — Boxwood Winter Weekend — University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire — Includes a Friday night ceilidh called by Chuck Snowdon — For more information: Boxwood Weekend or Boxwood
January 23 — [MADISON] — Contra dance — Folk Ball Contra Dance — Colin McCoy and Roger Diggle with caller Steve Pike — Grace Episcopal Church — 608-242-0373
January 24 — [LA CROSSE] — Robert Burns Dinner - Music by Coulee Celtic - Viterbo College -
January 28 — [MADISON] — Natalie MacMaster — Oscar Mayer Theatre -7:30 pm
January 31 — [MADISON] — StoneRing — Robbie Burns dinner — Tripp Commons, Memorial Union — For details & ticket information, call Ann Wellman, 608-221-2717
January 31 — [MADISON] — Contra dance — 5th Saturday Dance — The Chinquapin Hunters with caller Roger Diggle — Grace Episcopal Church — 608-238-3394
February 4 — [GREEN BAY] — The Chieftains — Weidner Center — 8 pm

Ongoing Events

For a listing of ongoing events, please visit the Shamrock Club of Wisconsin
calendar pages.
Our electronic Milwaukee Calendar of events is at
http://www.angelfire.com/wi/shamrockclubwisc/page5.html
Our state calendar of events at http://www.angelfire.com/wi/shamrockclubwisc/page65.html
Our midwestern Calendar is at
http://www.angelfire.com/wi/shamrockclubwisc/midwest.html
Or call our 24 hour hotline of Milwaukee Irish events, at 414-77-Irish.

For another listing of events and locations, try CTYMurph at
http://www.ctymurph.com
For Madison and environs - Try the Celtic Community Center -
http://www.celticmadison.org
And for Illinois, try Stress Cafe at
http://www.stresscafe.com/music/givealisten/current.html

Natalie McMaster Tour Dates Announced.

On Friday, January 2nd, Grammy-nominated fiddler Natalie MacMaster will perform on Late Night with Conan O’Brien, on the NBC television network. McMaster will showcase her lyrical fiddle-playing from Blueprint, her first studio album in four years. On Blueprint, Natalie combines the fiddle music of her native Cape Breton Island with the bluegrass music of banjo players Bela Fleck and Alison Brown, Dobro player Jerry Douglas, mandolinist Sam Bush, bassist Edgar Meyer and others. 

The upcoming appearance caps off a busy year for McMaster. Released in September, Blueprint continues to garner critical acclaim. The Washington Post said, "the star of the session is MacMaster’s fiddle. Even on the briskest tunes, there’s an effortless flow to her playing as she slides into strange tangents and adds unexpected grace notes as if they were the most natural thing in the world."

On Dec. 2, she performed with Mark O’Connor alongside musical greats Yo-Yo Ma, Bobby McFerrin, Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman and others at Carnegie Hall in New York City, for a benefit entitled "Fiddlefest at Carnegie, presented by Opus 118 Harlem Center for Strings."

McMaster and her exuberant band have been touring successfully throughout the country in support of Blueprint. In January, they’ll kick off the second leg of their tour, performing across the northeast and Midwest (all dates below). 

January
10        Northampton, MA                    Calvin Theater
11        Boston, MA                              Symphony Hall
12       New York, NY                         Merkin Hall
13       Alexandria, VA                          Birchmere
26       Minneapolis, MN                       Guthrie Theater
28       Madison, WI                             Madison Civic Center
29       Milwaukee, WI                          Pabst Theater
31       Chicago, IL                               Harris Theater of Music and Dance

Featuring:
Natalie MacMaster, Fiddle and Vocals
Brad Davidge, Guitar and Vocals
John Chiasson, Bass and Vocals
Allan Dewar, Piano and Keyboards
Matt MacIsaac, Bagpipes and Whistles
Miche Pouliot, Drums and Percussion