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Gaelic Storm’s long awaited new album, Cabbage, will be available for pre-orders soon in anticipation of a Summer 2010 release. In the meantime the band has made one cut available as a free download for their fans. You can get the free download here

For general info check www.gaelicstorm.com

This is the current list of cities, venues and dates for the fall Celtic Thunder tour. More dates may be added. While it seems a bit early to post dates for a fall tour, tickets for this tour are currently available through the PBS stations in the cities listed. PBS has the best tickets which are used as thank you gifts to donors during their pledge drives. If you want to get a really good seat, PBS is the way to go. If the pledge amount is beyond your means, in these recessionary times, they generally have a pre-sale date for fans before the date tickets officially go on sale. I can’t confirm a date for the pre-sale yet but as soon as it is announced I will post the dates and the code word. It will probably be at the end of this month. There will be matinee shows also on many of the weekend dates.

It should be noted that this is not a concert and Celtic Thunder is not a group. It is a show more akin to Riverdance than a concert performed by singing groups you may be more used to. You can catch bits of the show they will be touring on PBS this month. They will also be adding Irish songs to the first act which, I have to admit, appeals to me much more than their tribute to music throughout the 20th century that is apparently the idea behind It’s Entertainment According to the cast members who were doing promos at my PBS station last week, the Irish songs they will be doing will be released on cd before the tour.

Celtic Thunder will appear on QVC’s St Patrick’s Day special which begins just after midnight March 16 and runs till midnight March 17 so you can catch them several times throughout the day there. They will be providing a musical interlude between all the merino sweaters and Connemara Marble. Their cds and dvds will most likely be for sale also.

Sep 24, 2010 — (City not listed on their website) Casino Rama
Sep 25, 2010 — Buffalo, NY Shea’s
Sep 28, 2010 — Baltimore, MD Hippodrome
Sep 29, 2010 — Pittsburgh, PA Benedum Center
Oct 1, 2010 — New York City, NY Radio City Music Hall
Oct 2, 2010 — Philadelphia, PA Tower Theatre
Oct 3, 2010 — Hartford, CT Mortensen Center
Oct 4, 2010 — Manchester, NH Verizon Arena
Oct 6, 2010 — Springfield, MA Symphony Hall
Oct 8, 2010 — West Point, NY West Point Academy
Oct 9, 2010 — Boston, MA Citi PerformingArts Center
Oct 10, 2010 — Reading, PA Sovereign Center
Oct 13, 2010 — Hershey, PA Hershey Theater
Oct 14, 2010 — Wilkes-Barre, PA Kirby Theater
Oct 16, 2010 — Norfolk, VA Chrysler Theater
Oct 17, 2010 — Roanoke, VA Roanoke Civic Center
Oct 19, 2010 — Indianapolis, IN Murat Theater
Oct 21, 2010 — Kansas City, MO Independence Events Center
Oct 22, 2010 — St. Louis, MO Fox Theater
Oct 23, 2010 — Chicago, IL Chicago Theater
Oct 24, 2010 — Minneapolis, MN State Theater
Oct 26, 2010 — Denver, CO First Bank Center
Oct 28, 2010 — San Francisco, CA Warfield Theater
Oct 29, 2010 — Eugene, OR Hult Center
Oct 30, 2010 — Everett, WA (Seattle) Comcast Arena
Nov 1, 2010 — Portland, OR Theater Of The Clouds
Nov 2, 2010 — Spokane, WA INB Theater
Nov 4, 2010 — Sacramento, CA Memorial Auditorium
Nov 5, 2010 — San Diego, CA San Diego Civic Center
Nov 6, 2010 — Anaheim, CA The Grove
Nov 7, 2010 — Anaheim, CA The Grove
Nov 7, 2010 — Anaheim, CA The Grove (Matinee)
Nov 8, 2010 — Thousand Oaks, CA Fred Cavali Theater
Nov 10, 2010 — Phoenix, AZ Dodge Theater
Nov 12, 2010 — Dallas, TX Nokia Theater
Nov 13, 2010 — Houston, TX Verizon
Nov 14, 2010 — Fort Smith, AK Arkansas Best PAC
Nov 17, 2010 — Durham, NC Durham PAC
Nov 20, 2010 — Atlanta GA Fox Theater
Nov 21, 2010 — Jacksonville, FL Fox Theater
Nov 23, 2010 — Clearwater FL Ruth Eckard Hall

The above dates are the ones on their official website which is not always completely up to date. I have seen other cities on other lists and at PBS station websites so they may be added to this schedule in the future. I will update as needed.

Celtic Thunder Website Tour Page

Since the big day falls on a Wednesday this year many people will begin celebrating St Patrick’s Day this weekend. If you are looking for a way to celebrate try taking in a festival, pub show or gig by one of our favorite performers is a great place to start. I will list festivals and the gig schedules for this time period for a nice selection of bands. Hopefully, there will be some in your area.

Kells Irish Festival – Portland, OR. This festival is an annual event and runs all week. For more info click here

Tir Na Nog – Raleigh, NC Lots of festivities plannned. 7 Nations performs March 14 along with many other local favorites.

SONORA CELTIC FAIRE March 12-14 Motherload Fairgrounds, Sonora, CA http://www.sonoracelticfaire.com/

Libby Irish Fair March 13 Memorial Center Libby MT http://www.libbyirishfair.org/

Shamrockfest March 13 1 PM-9 PM RFK Stadium Washington DC http://www.shamrockfest.com/2010/

Irish Fest 2010 March 13-14 Meyer Amphitheater West Palm Beach FL http://www.irishflorida.org/

New Dublin Irish Fest March 15 – 20 ‘New Dublin’ (New London), Wisconsin http://www.newdublin.com/schedule.htm

Mother Grove

FRIDAY 3/12 : 9pm – 11pm
University of Dayton Irish Club
@ the Pub in the Kennedy Union Center on University of Dayton Campus
www.udayton.edu/visiting_ud.php
Cover: $5 cover for non members and $3 for members
Age: 18 to get in and 21 to drink

SATURDAY 3/13 : 5pm – 8pm
O’Bryan’s Nine Irish Brothers EAST (2nd Lafayette location)
3520 St Rd 38 E
Lafayette, In 47905
765-447-0999
*No Cover*
Age Limit: 18+ @ 5PM, 21+ after 11PM
www.nineirishbrothers.com

WEDNESDAY 3/17 St. Patrick’s Day!
9 – 10 AM
LIVE on air performance on INStyle
WISH TV Channel 8 in Indianapolis
We’ll be performing songs a couple of times throughout the hour.

Noon – 5 (Exact time TBA)
Claddagh Indy downtown – Under the tent
234 S Meridian St
Indianapolis, IN 46225
Phone: (317) 822-6274
www.claddaghirishpubs.com

8p – 11pm
Whiskey Business (formerly Sidelines)
11915 Pendleton Pike (near Oaklandon near Watson’s)
Indianapolis, IN 46236-9703

Update from Blaggards

FRIDAY @ FADÓ

It’s “St. Practice Weekend” at Fadó. Trust us, they know what they’re doing.

Friday, March 12
Fadó Irish Pub, 10 PM
214 W 4th St
Austin, TX 78701
512-457-0172

SATURDAY @ MOLLY MALONE’S IN SPRING

We return to Malone’s for a St. Paddy’s Warmup. Don’t miss the best wings in Texas!

Saturday, March 13
Molly Malone’s, 10 PM
7824 Louetta Rd
Spring, TX 77379
281-370-4949

SUNDAY @ OLDE CITY PUB

Sunday, we’ll play OCP in conjunction with the 32nd Annual 1960 St. Paddy’s Day Parade.

Sunday, March 14
Olde City Pub, 7 PM
14124 Stuebner Airline Road
Houston, TX 77069
832-249-6167

ST. PADDY’S DAY @ THE CONTINENTAL CLUB IN HOUSTON

Join us Wednesday, March 17 at the Continental Club in Houston for the 1st Annual
St. Paddy’s Day Bash with special guests the Allen Oldies Band and the Mighty Orq.

Early show @ 4 PM, Late show @ 8 PM.

Tickets are $10 in advance, or $12 at the door.

Wednesday, March 17
The Continental Club
3700 Main St
Houston, TX 77006

Update from Screaming Orphans

March 13, we will be playing at a great
fundraising event in New York City. The Friends of the Fighting 69th
has once again invited us to play at their 4th Annual International
Corned Beef Challenge featuring an Evening of Irish Music. We’ll be
playing along such great musicians as Pierce Turner, Gael Force,
Seanchai & the Unity Squad and the Cunningham Brothers. Doors open at
3 p.m. and the event starts at 4 p.m. and we will play at 7:15 p.m.
Tickets are $24.95 and you can buy them online at
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?ScreamingOrphans/0bd637eb8f/a0336ead8c/3137b9d9f4
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?ScreamingOrphans/0bd637eb8f/a0336ead8c/99dab8305a.
Proceeds will benefit The Fighting 69th Memorial Scholarship Fund.
69th Regiment Armory is located on Lexington Avenue at 26th Street in
New York City.

And we will be back to play at the Armory on St. Patrick’s Day as
well, so we hope to see many of our New York City friends at one of
these two gigs.

Then on March 18, we will be playing at the Penn State in York, Pa in
the Pullo Family Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. So come on out
and continue your St. Patrick’s Day celebration with us at this free
concert!

Wicked Tinkers

March 13 – 14
24th Annual SONORA CELTIC FAIRE
Sorona, CA – http://www.sonoracelticfaire.com

March 20
ANCHORAGE CELTIC SPRING FESTIVAL
Anchorage Alaska

March 27
TUCSON EVENING CONCERT
Tucson AZ

Celtic Thunder

Saturday, March 13th they will appear on CBS Saturday
Monday, March 15th appearance on Canada AM
March 16th starting at midnight till midnight on March 17th on QVC’s St Patrick’s Day celebration. They will perform six songs at various times throughout the course of the 24 hours. They will also be featured on many of the PBS spring pledge drives this month. Consult your local listings.

Claymore For our Canadian readers:

Friday night, Claymore kicks off the St. Paddy’s celebrations at “The Willy/Okotoks Inn” in Okotoks, starting at 9:30.

On Saturday night, we are performing at Murdoch’s Pub in Calgary, starting at 9 PM.

On Sunday, Claymore is proud to be hosting an unplugged session, as part of the “Jams For Cans” events being held across Calgary. This is in support of the Calgary Inter-faith Foodbank http://www.calgaryfoodbank.com/ and is being held at Muldoon’s Irish Ale House, starting at 3 o’clock and is open to ALL-AGES. Please come out and support this very important cause.

On Wednesday, March 17th, Claymore is performing from 4 PM to 2 AM at The Shamrock!!!!! This is Calgary’s original party place for St. Paddys, and we are proud to be celebrating this event at The Shammy!

Enter the Haggis Click here
Gaelic Storm Click here
Barley Juice Click here
Seven Nations Click here
The Tossers Click here

Seven Nations just added some March tour dates:

This is a MUST SEE band.

Just got this from the Barley Juice mailing list. If you are not yet a fan of this great Cetlic Rock group be sure to check them out. Click on the venue name below for more info

Listen closely during this Thursday’s episode of The Office, and you will hear our “Weekend Irish” playing in the bar scene. We’re sorry in advance for any damage that might occur to your telly room.

check our calendar at www.barleyjuice.com for all of our upcoming shows.

Two of our favorite groups have just announced additional tour dates.

Enter the Haggis has added Abingdon, Va to their tour. They will appear on Friday July 30 at 7:30 PM at 120 N. Court Street. This show is part of the Virginia Highlands festival. This is a great festival which runs from July 24 – August 8. For more info check out their website: http://www.vahighlandsfestival.org

The Saw Doctors have added Tuesday May 11 They will be appearing at Pollak Theater on the campus of Monmouth University, 400 Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch, New Jersey. Tickets are $25 to the general public $5 for students.

Sunday March 28
Jobing.com Arena
Phoenix, AZ
Ticket & VIP Click here

We have added ticket info links if we had them. If there is no link check with the venue or Paul’s website www.paulmccartney.com

Two more dates have been announced by the Saw Doctors so we will plug them into the tour schedule as we now know it.

May 7 The Magic Bag in Detroit Ticket info call 248 544 3030 or http://www.themagicbag.com
May 8 Celtic Fest Chicago in Millennium Park of Chicago as part of the Chicago Celtic Festival.
http://www.celticfestchicago.us
May 9 Cleveland House of Blues
May 13 The Theatre of the Living Arts (TLA) in Philadelphia call 215 9202 1011 or http://www.livenation.com or http://www.ticketmaster.com
May 14 Irving Plaza in New York City
May 15 House of Blues Club in Boston http://www.livenation.com/edp/eventId/418767 or http://www.ticketmaster.com
May 16 The Music Hall in Portsmouth NH

We will update as more cities are announced.

The Wicked Tinkers have updated their 2010 tour schedule. Here’s where they will be this year. As always, there could be dates added or changed so be sure to check their website also http://www.wickedtinkers.com/schedule.html

Feb 27 – 28
46th ANNUAL ARIZONA SCOTTISH HIGHLAND GAMES
Phoenix, AZ

March 13 – 14
24th Annual SONORA CELTIC FAIRE
Sorona, CA

March 20
ANCHORAGE CELTIC SPRING FESTIVAL
Anchorage Alaska

March 27
TUCSON EVENING CONCERT
Tucson AZ

April 10
BAKERSFIELD HIGHLAND GAMES

April 16 – 18
LAS VEGAS HIGHLAND GAMES
Las Vegas, NV

April 22
YOLO ARTS MUSIC TOUR
Palms Playhouse, 13 Main Street, Winters, CA from 7:00-8:30pm

April 24 & 25
SACRAMENTO VALLEY SCOTTISH GAMES
Woodland, CA

May 29 & 30
UNITED SCOTTISH SOCIETY HIGHLAND GATHERING AND FESTIVAL
Costa Mesa Fairgrounds- Southern California

June 12 & 13
UTAH SCOTTISH HIGHLAND GAMES

June 26 & 27
SAN DIEGO SCOTTISH HIGHLAND GAMES

July 17 &18
ARIZONA HIGHLANDS CELTIC FESTIVAL
Flagstaff, AZ

July 22
YOLO ARTS MUSIC TOUR
River Walk Park Amphitheater, 651 2nd Street, West Sacramento, from 7pm to 8:30pm

July 24
FORD FAMILY SERIES
Ford Amphitheater, Hollywood CA, at 10am to 11am

July 31- Aug 1
63rd PACIFIC NORTHWEST SCOTTISH HIGHLAND GAMES
King County Fairgrounds in Enumclaw, Washington –

Aug 7 & 8   Tentative
THE ISLE OF WIGHT DIDGHEADRADIO MUSIC FESTIVAL
IN THE UK

Sept 12
KELSO HIGHLANDER FESTIVAL
Kelso, Washington

Sept 17-19 Tentative
OKLAHOMA HIGHLAND GAMES
Tulsa, Oklahoma

Oct 9 & 10
THE SEASIDE HIGHLAND GAMES
Seaside Park on the Ventura County Fairgrounds,Ventura CA

Gaelic Storm is back on the road. Be sure to catch Darcy and the band if they come to your area. They do a great show and will be introducing some of the songs from the new CD at these shows. Click on the venue name for more details.

03 – 04 Alexandria, VA Birchmere Music Hall
05 Pomona, NJ Stockton Performing Arts Center
06 Manasquan, NJ Algonguin Arts Theatre
07 Wilmington, DE The Grand Opera House
10 Greensburg, PA The Palace Theatre
11 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
12 Chicago, IL House of Blues
13 Chicago, IL Meyer Theatre
16 Eau Claire, WI State Theatre
17 Milwaukee, WI Pabst Theatre St Pat’s Day with Gaelic Storm. What could be better?
19 Iowa City, IA Englert Theatre
20 Council Bluffs, IA The Arts Center
21 Akron, IA Akron Opera House
23 Grand Rapids, MN Myles Reif Performing Arts Center
24 Mankato, MN Alltel Center
25 Detroit Lakes, MN Historic Holmes Theatre
27 St. Paul, MN The O’Shaugnessy Auditorium

Since St Patrick’s Day is a month from today, it seems like a good date to update tour schedules for March. This is what Enter the Haggis’ March looks like. The are a great band. If they are in your area be sure to catch them.

Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Gilligan’s Getaway
7160 State Route 9, Plattsburgh, NY 12901 518-566-8050
Set: 8:00 PM Tickets: $15 Adv / $ 18 Door

Thursday, March 4, 2010
Parting Glass
40-42 Lake Ave, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 (518) 583-1916
Set: 8:00 PM Tickets: $15

Friday, March 5, 2010
The Electric Company
700 Varick Street, Utica, NY 13502 315-792-9271
Set: 8:00 PM 21+ Tickets: $10

Saturday, March 6, 2010
Pearl Street
10 Pearl St, Northampton, MA 01060 (413) 586-2632
Set: 8:00 PM Tickets: $17.50 adv / $20 door

Sunday, March 7, 2010
Turning Point
468 Piermont Ave, Piermont, NY 10968 (845) 359-1089
Set: 7:00 PM Tickets: $20

Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Castaways
413 Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca, NY 14850 (607) 272-1370
Set: 8:00 PM Tickets: $10 Adv / $ 12 Door

Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Main Pub
306 Main St, Manchester, CT 06040 (860) 647-1551
Set: 9:00 PM Tickets: $12

Thursday, March 11, 2010
Bridgewater Irish Pub
50 Abeel Street, Kingston, NY 12401 845-264-2700
Set: 9:00 PM All Ages Tickets: $15 adv/$20 door

Friday, March 12, 2010
Waterville Opera House
93 Main St, Waterville, ME 04901 (207) 873-5381
Set: 8:00 PM All Ages Tickets: $20

Saturday, March 13, 2010
Shamrock Festival – RFK Stadium Grounds
2400 East Capitol Street, Washington, DC 20003
Set: 8:00 PM

Sunday, March 14, 2010
The Playwright
144 Temple Street, New Haven, CT 06510 203-752-0450
Set: 3:30 PM

Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Showcase Live!
1 Patriot Place, Foxborough, MA 02035
Set: 6:00 PM Tickets: $20 Adv / $25 Door / $45 VIP

Friday, March 19, 2010
Henderson Fine Arts Center
4601 College Blvd, Farmington, NM 505-566-3462
Set: 8:00 PM All Ages

Saturday, March 20, 2010
Shuler Theater
131 N 2nd St, Raton, NM 87740
Set: 7:30 PM All Ages Tickets: $12 adv/$16 door

Monday, March 22, 2010
Tucumcari High School
1100 South 7th Street, Tucumcari, NM 88401
Set: 7:00 PM All Ages Tickets: $0

Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Clovis Community College
417 Schepps Blvd, Clovis, NM 88101 505-769-4950
Set: 8:00 PM All Ages

Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Ocotillo Performing Arts Center
310 W Main St, Artesia, NM 88210 575-746-4212
Set: 7:30 PM All Ages Tickets: $15

Friday, March 26, 2010
Macey Center
801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801 (505) 835-5342
Set: 7:30 PM All Ages Tickets: $16

Saturday, March 27, 2010
South Broadway Cultural Center
1025 Brdway Blvd SE, Albuquerque, NM 87102 (505) 848-1320
Set: 8:00 PM All Ages Tickets: $6

Heads up to all our Aussie readers. The Saw Doctors are heading your way next month. This is a band that is absolutely not to be missed. Be sure to catch one of their shows.  This post has been updated to reflect the addition of the ADELAIDE date.

Thursday March 4
PERTH, FLY BY NIGHT
1 Holdsworth Street
Freemantle WA 6959
Box Office: 9430 5976
http://www.flybynight.org

Saturday March 6
Sunday March 7
PORT FAIRY FOLK FESTIVAL
NEAR GEELONG, VICTORIA
http://www.portfairyfolkfestival.com

Tuesday March 9
TASMANIA, REPUBLIC BAR
299 Elizabeth St
Hobart, Tasmania 7000
Box Office: 6234 6954
http://www.republicbar.com

Thursday March 11
MELBOURNE, CORNER HOTEL
57 Swan Street
Richmond 3121
Box Office: 9427 9198
http://www.cornerhotel.com

Friday March 12
FERNTREE, GULLY HOTEL
1132 Burwood Hwy,
Ferntree Gully, VIC 3156
Box Office: 9758 6544
http://www.ferntreegullyhotel.com.au

Sunday March 14,
CANBERRA, SOUTHERN CROSS CLUB
Top of The Cross Auditorium
92-96 Corinna Street
Woden, ACT 2606
Info: 6283 7200
Box Office: 6283 7289
http://www.cscc.com.au

Tuesday March 16
SYDNEY, MEAN FIDDLER
Cnr Commerical and Windsor Road
Rouse Hill, Sydney 2155
Box Office: 9629 4811
http://www.meanfiddler.com.au

Wednesday March 17
SYDNEY, METRO THEATRE
624 George Street
Sydney 2000
Box Office: 9550 3666
Ticketek: 132 849
http://www.ticketek.com.au

Thursday March 18
ADELAIDE, THE GOV
59 Port Road
Hindmarsh SA 5007
Box Office: 8340 0744
http://www.thegov.com.au/

Friday March 19
BRISBANE, THE HI-FI
125 Boundary Street
West End, QLD 4104
Box Office: 1 300 843 4434
http://www.thehifi.com.au

More info on the Saw Doctors tour schedule can be found at their website: http://www.sawdoctors.com I keep looking for news of the US tour but the best info I have yet is May-June 2010. Will post an update as soon as I get the info.

Solas is a great Celtic band SláinteSteve put us onto. You can hear samples of their music at their website http://solasmusic.com/site/ or their myspace page http://www.myspace.com/solasmyspacemusic I will add these links to the tour page.

They have an extensive tour schedule planned for 2010 starting with the midwest. For a complete schedule please check their website by clicking here. They are covering a lot of territory so if they are performing near you please don’t miss them. They will be at the Dublin Irish Festival in Dublin, Ohio August 6-8. This is one I would love to attend myself. Also appearing at this festival are Enter the Haggis, Gaelic Storm, Barley Juice, Tartan Terrors and many other great acts.