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Recommended Concert (with some sean-nós singing): Bua at Celtic Junction this Friday

We got a note from our old friend Brian Hart (not that he's old, but we've known him a long time) that he and his group Bua will be playing at the Celtic Junction this Friday, Feb 3, at 7:30 p.m.

Some of you know that Brian is an exceptionally capable sean-nós singer, deftly applying the traditional style to songs in both Irish and English. At a young age he became the first American to win an All-Ireland traditional singing competition, so if you are interested in great traditional singing, this is a night for you.

Not that singing is all of it, by any means, the group of four features a wide array of instruments and includes our own exceptional local talent Brian Miller, a name well-known to anyone who follows traditional Irish music. The Celtic Junction blurb shares more about each of the four members of the group.

If you are interested in the Irish language, the traditional singing style, or great Irish music, get to the Junction this Friday.

And for some Fancy Footwork ...

If you've been to our fundraiser, you have enjoyed the dancing of Rince na Chroí ("Dance of the the heart"). They have generously donated a rousing finale to our fundraiser for several years now.

For more great entertainment (including 150 dancers, a little larger scale than our event at the Dubliner!), check out their annual show at St. Kate's O'Shaughnessy Auditorium, "From the Stage to Your Heart," Saturday, February 18 at 7 pm.

The dancers will be working with local favorite The Two Tap Trio. Visit the St. Kate's online box office to get tickets, and stop by the Rince na Chroí web site for more about this dance school and other performances.

What a Great Fundraiser!

Thanks to everyone for coming out to our annual fundraiser on the 29th, we had a great time.

If you didn't make it, please consider turning in your donation to your instructor at class in the next couple of weeks. Or if we won't be seeing you for a while, you can drop us a note for a mailing address to send in your five bucks.

Meanwhile, we want to mention that we are grateful to:

• Tom Scanlon and his staff at the Dubliner for providing us with a warm home for our fundraiser once again. Thanks to Tom for his many contributions to our door prizes, too.
• Great musicians like Handful o' Fun, the Giggin Síles, and Martin McHugh and his All-Star Band (!)
• Ethna McKiernan for sharing some wonderful poetry, and the Rince na Chroí dancers for providing an exciting finish to the event.
• Suin for all her help in pulling the event together, as well as for handling the admission desk (with the aid of her trusty assistant Alex).
• Everyone who brought food, a door prize, bought tickets or made a donation.

It was a great afternoon and got us off to a wonderful start for the year!

News for Current Students

Next Night Off = Prez Day (Feb 20)

Wes's students are working with Mary's group while Wes is teaching the Intro section.

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