The Rafferty Cup!
Terry Rafferty has put up a perpetual trophy in memory of Mike. The trophy is for the winner of the senior trio in the Mid-Atlantic Fleadh. All of Mike’s friends are encouraged to come up with trios to compete in his honor.
Irish Essay Competition!
Craobh Seán Treacy of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann (CCÉ) is pleased to relaunch the “Aiste as Gaeilge” competition with a total prize fund of €1,700. In addition, the “DÚCHAS” Trophy, sponsored by Craobh Seán Treacy, will be awarded in respect of the best overall entry.
Competition Rules
- Send the handwritten essays (maximum of 1,200 words), together with your name, address and date of birth, to the Secretary, Craobh Seán Treacy, 6 Whitethorn Close, Dublin 5 before 16th December 2011.
- Additional material in any medium may be submitted with your essay.
- The essay must be your own work. In addition to the handwritten essay an electronic copy would be welcome to facilitate adjudication and also storage in the CCÉ Archive (send the electronic copy and any other appropriate material to eolas@seantreacycce.com).
- You must be under 12/15/18 on 1 January 2011.
- Prizes will be awarded during Seachtain na Gaeilge in March 2012.
For more information, visit the contest page here: http://comhaltas.ie/blog/post/irish_essay_competition/
Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann presents:
Echoes Of Erin
60th Anniversary Concert Tour of North America
Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 7:30 p.m. Mineola, NY at Irish American Center
297 Willis Avenue, Mineola Phone 631-698-3305
Wednesday, Oct. 12 at 7:30 p.m. Middletown at Middletown Arts Ctr.
36 Church St., Middletown, NJ Phone 732-915-2191
Thursday, Oct. 13 at 7:30 p.m. Fairfield, CT Sacred Heart University
Edgerton CTR for the Arts 5151 Park Av. Phone 203-371-7908
Friday, Oct. 14 at 8:00 p.m. Waltham, MA. at Waltham High School
617 Lexington St. Waltham Phone 781-899-0911
Featuring 13 champion Irish musicians, dancers, singers and storytellers from Ireland in an exciting display of Irish traditional music entertainment
For more info contact phone 201-722-0059 or paulatcce@myway.com. *tour venues also in Rome & Buffalo, NY, Cleveland & Cincinnati, Ohio, St. Louis, MO,Milwaukee,WI and Chicago, IL
Sponsored by DiscoverIreland.com – Your Official Guide to the Island of Ireland!
The 16th annual CCE IRISH FOLK FESTIVAL
Saturday, September 24, 2011, Fairfax Virginia
Direct from Co. Sligo – TEADA!
MUINTEOIRI with All-Ireland champions Billy McComiskey and Brendan Mulvihill
Members of the OLD BAY CEILI BAND
The SOUTH ROSCOMMON SINGERS CIRCLE
NARROWBACKS, RAMBLING HOUSE, SHANNON DUNNE, PAT EGAN, LILT, The BOG BAND
THE NEW CENTURY DANCE ENSEMBLE with PETER BRICE and ZAN McLEOD
and SEVEN DANCE SCHOOLS!
PLUS
The IRISH BREAKFAST BAND, CELTIC MARC, HIBERNIAN COLD FRONT, MOLLY HAWKS,
SHEPHERD’S PIE, KAREN ASHBROOK and PAUL OORTS,
The DIRTY PINTS, SEISUN, and BETH BENEDETTO
WORKSHOPS
Irish Music for Four-String Instruments with Betsy O’Malley
Irish Language with Beth Benedetto & Mike Schaeffer
Bodhran with Myron Bretholz
Pennywhistle with Karen Ashbrook
Singers Circle with Kevin Donleavy
The 16th annual CCE IRISH FOLK FESTIVAL is sponsored by the Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann O’Neill Malcom Branch with support from the Fairfax City Commission on the Arts and the City of Fairfax and will take place on Saturday, September 24th at:
The Sherwood Community Center at Van Dyck Park
3740 Old Lee Highway, Fairfax, VA 22030
http://www.fairfaxva.gov/commcenter/CommCenter.asp
AND
The Auld Shebeen Irish Pub
3971 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, VA 22030
www.TheAuldShebeenva.com
FREE Admission!
There will be live traditional Irish music and dance at both the Sherwood Center and on the Auld Shebeen pub stage. Live music on the Civic Green in front of Sherwood Center.
Food Truck by Doug the Food Dude!
CEILI that evening directly following the Festival at The Sherwood Center (6:30 – 8:30pm FREE!).
Music by Shepherd’s Pie & TEADA
For more information and list of performers www.ccepotomac.org
RAIN or SHINE.
Call for volunteers for the CCE Irish Folk Festival
This year marks the 16th anniversary of the Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann (CCE) O’Neill-Malcom Branch sponsored Irish Folk Festival. The Festival will take place in Fairfax City VA on September 24, 2011 from noon to 6 pm.
This is an invitation for you to join us as volunteer at the Irish Folk Festival. This year the festival will be held at the beautiful Sherwood Community Center at Van Dyck Park AND at The Auld Shebeen Irish Pub in downtown Fairfax City. Our festival cannot be conducted without an adequate supply of volunteers who can assure that all the events run smoothly.
Branch member Lauraileen O’Connor is the Volunteer Coordinator. She is compiling a list of volunteers and coordinating their efforts. Please contact Lauraileen at:
Lauraileen O’Connor
Home: 301.963.6805
Mobile: 240.401.3679
E-Mail: ccepotomac@gmail.com
Please let us know in what capacity you would be available to help! We especially need people to help with set up and take down of the venues. You may sign up for multiple categories, especially for set up & take down. Let Lauraileen know the Task/time slot between noon and 6 pm for which you would like to volunteer, your email address, name, Cell Phone Number, any other pertinent information you need her to know.
We realize that some folks who would like to volunteer may hesitate to do so at this time because their availability on September 24 cannot now be assured. Those folks are advised that the volunteer listing now to be compiled is considered to be tentative only and that a person who volunteers at this time will be able to withdraw later if it turns out that timely availability is just not there.
FREE MORNING COFFEE & DONUTS!!! AND, FREE LUNCH!!!
EXPERIENCE IS NOT NECESSARY.
ONE NEED NOT BE A MEMBER OF CCE OR OF THE O’NEILL-MALCOM BRANCH IN ORDER TO BE A VOLUNTEER.
Recipients of this message are requested to pass this information on to folks who might be interested in volunteering but who do not receive our listserve e-mail communications.
Thank you and we appreciate all the support you have given to CCE over the years!
Sincerely,
Lauraileen O’Connor
Oifigeach Ballraiochta (Membership Officer for all you non-Irish speakers!)
Webpage: www.ccepotomac.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CCEOMB
Twitter: @ccepotomac
Ull Mor session at the New York Irish Center
Please join us for the next installment of the Ull Mor CCE branch session at the New York Irish Center featuring DOUG BARR on concertina (and lots of snacks and beverages)
Sunday, July 24 from 4p-7pm
10-40 Jackson Avenue, lower level, Long Island City Queens
(bet. 50th and 51st Avenues, across the street from the Vernon/Jackson stop on the #7 train)
Friendly session, easy to get to–come on down!
Ceilis This Weekend!
Big weekend coming up, and if you’re looking to draw out your dance card for the two nights, here’s what you can expect!
Friday Night:
The Inisfree Ceili Band from Ireland will be playing the ceili from 8pm until midnight.
Saturday Night:
The current and newly inducted Hall of Famers will play the early stages of the ceili, and will be relieved later by Joanie Madden and an all-star group, and possibly the Inisfree Band may make a reappearance. The Saturday night ceili will run from 10pm until 2am.
CELEBRATING A CULTURE – Claddagh na nGael keeps Irish traditions alive
A very nice article on Claddagh na nGael that you can read here:
http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/201103130410/NJENT/110312001
Tom Vesey has been chosen as the Irish Heritage honoree by the Newark St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee.
You can read all about it here:
http://www.northjersey.com/community/117631528_Parade_group_honors_an_Irish_legend.html
Congrats Tom!
T- SHIRT DESIGN CONTEST
Sponsored by Mid- Atlantic Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Eireann (“CCE-MA”). Submission date: on or Before March 15th, 2011
CCE-MA is a world-wide non-profit group involved in the preservation and promotion of Irish traditional music and culture. CCE-MA holds its largest promotional event annually at the Hilton Parsippany Hotel, in Parsippany, NJ. This year, starting Friday April 1st through Sunday April 3rd people of all nationalities will come from around the country to compete, participate and/or simply enjoy traditional Irish music, dance and culture (see our website and get to know us).
To celebrate this annual event CCE-MA is sponsoring a t-shirt design contest that promotes the spirit of CCE-MA through artistry. Contestants are eligible for the following prizes*:
First Prize: $100 Savings Bond
Second Prize: $50 Savings Bond
Third Prize: $25 Savings Bond
To be eligible contestants must submit an original t-shirt design that reflects the spirit and purpose of CCE-MA which does not exceed the use of four colors.
Submit all entries to emorourke@optonline.net or you can click here to print a entry form that you can mail in (address on form) – note, that the submission date on this entry form is wrong; as of now, entries must be postmarked no later than March 15, 2011. Entry fee: $5.00.
*contestants will be notified by March 21st
