Celtic Colours

Subject: Celtic Colours
From: Ireland O'Reilly
Date: 05 Mar 98 - 10:01 AM

Sure, didn't I forget to mention another Nova Scotian festival? "Celtic Colours" is goin' to be on October 9, 1998 in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. I'll keep ya posted....

cheerio,

Ireland

Subject: RE: Celtic Colours
From: Galicia(a celtic country in spain)
Date: 05 Mar 98 - 11:44 AM

I´m an pipper of galician and i want to ask you Where can i find partitures of irish music? thanks

Subject: RE: Celtic Colours
From: Ireland O'Reilly
Date: 05 Mar 98 - 12:40 PM

Galicia: A celtic country in spain? What's a partiture?

Subject: RE: Celtic Colours
From: Alex
Date: 06 Mar 98 - 02:33 AM

Glasgow Celtic's colours are green and white.

Subject: RE: Celtic Colours
From: Wolfgang Hell
Date: 06 Mar 98 - 05:41 AM

Galicia, a celtic part of Spain, has been discussed shortly in this thread.
Wolfgang

Subject: RE: Celtic Colours
From: Ireland O'Reilly
Date: 06 Mar 98 - 08:46 AM

I believe "Galicia" was askin' about partitures.

Sure, I'm at a loss to help, since the word "partiture" isn't even in me Oxford....

Subject: RE: Celtic Colours
From: Wolfgang
Date: 06 Mar 98 - 09:02 AM

my best guess (from a similar word in German): the man (woman) from Galicia looks for notesheets, scores, musical notations for Irish music.

For songs, this copy of Digitrad is a good start, for tunes I cannot help.
Wolfgang

Subject: RE: Celtic Colours
From: Bruce O.
Date: 06 Mar 98 - 09:12 AM

Galicia go to:

http://celtic.stanford.edu/ceolas.html

Subject: RE: Celtic Colours
From: Bruce O.
Date: 06 Mar 98 - 09:23 AM

Galicia, you can get there easily. Click on 'Links' at the top of this forum homepage, then scroll down to 'Ceolas' and click. Some very old Irish and Scots music is at:
www.standingstones.com
Click on the 'Encyclopedia' Icon, and select 'fretted instruments' (and whatever else strikes your fancy). "Callino" is the oldest Irish tune known, and there's a short (and incomplete) writeup on it there, noting also other tunes in the (irish) Ballet Lute Book.

Subject: RE: Celtic Colours
From: Ireland O'Reilly
Date: 06 Mar 98 - 12:48 PM

Bill, I've actually got some of those! Partiture....I'll add that one to me vocabulary!

Galicia, I've got a good address for you to go to. I've got to find the exact address, though. I'll post it later.

Subject: RE: Celtic Colours
From: alison
Date: 06 Mar 98 - 06:51 PM

Hi,

do a search for Rich Robinson's tune book, you should find lots of tunes from all over the world, (heaps from Ireland).

slainte

alison

Subject: RE: Celtic Colours
From: Ireland O'Reilly
Date: 12 Mar 98 - 12:57 PM

Galicia: go to this site for some Irish music.

http://www.epix.net/~lesley/folk.html#top

good luck!

Subject: RE: Celtic Colours
From: Bruce O.
Date: 12 Mar 98 - 01:23 PM

The Robisnon tune book and others are on the ceolas site that I gave directions to.

Subject: RE: Celtic Colours
From:
Date: 24 May 02 - 09:59 PM

On the (Canadian) Vision TV network, Wed. May 29/02, 9:30 pm MDT:

"Celtic Colours - A celebration of the Gaelic culture of Cape Breton Island"

Check it out.....

Subject: RE: Celtic Colours
From:
Date: 03 Jul 02 - 08:50 PM

Celtic Colours Web-site has been updated with this year's lineup. Dates for Celtic Colours #6 will be October 11th through 19th. Check the web-site at:

http://www.celtic-colours.com

Subject: RE: Celtic Colours
From: GUEST
Date: 23 Oct 02 - 06:40 PM

You can find coverage of this year's Celtic Colours festival at http://www.rambles.net/celtic_colours.html - check it out!!

Subject: RE: Celtic Colours
From:
Date: 23 Oct 02 - 09:45 PM

Actually there isn't anything about Celtic Colours 2002 there yet.

Celtic Colours Reviews

Subject: RE: Celtic Colours
From:
Date: 18 Sep 03 - 11:32 AM

Celtic Colours 2003 (#7) will be starting in THREE weeks!

The main concert information has been on the site since early in June, but recently, the various workshops have been posted to the Events pages.

There are workshops on Fiddle, Piano, Step-Dance, Gaelic Song and several combinations including All-Day Events. Also included are a series of Conversations and Lectures with a number of the artists.

There seems to be more of these workshops than any previous years.

Subject: RE: Celtic Colours
From: sian, west wales
Date: 18 Sep 03 - 11:37 AM

One day I'll get to this. I had a rave review from Robin Huw Bowen the year he went (was it only last year?) and I can highly recommend Sian James who will be going out this year.

sian

Subject: RE: Celtic Colours
From:
Date: 18 Sep 03 - 11:39 AM

I think Robin was there 2 years back.

Subject: RE: Celtic Colours
From: Sandy Mc Lean
Date: 18 Sep 03 - 06:05 PM

Tickets are selling out fast for Celtic Colours. Many of the best venues have seating for only a few hundred so don't delay your purchase.
There should be some tickets for the Guitar Summit for sale at the Highland Guitar Club in Judique this Sunday afternoon.
          Slainte,
               Sandy

Subject: RE: Celtic Colours
From: GUEST
Date: 06 Oct 03 - 05:11 AM

Things start up on Friday!!!
The colours of the trees are just starting to change, so they should be at their peak next week.
The weather has been mostly fine and the big hurricane missed us.
We're ready and pumped !!!!!!
      Slainte,
       Sandy

Subject: RE: Celtic Colours
From: Sandy Mc Lean
Date: 06 Oct 03 - 05:13 AM

Sorry, cookie escaped again.

Subject: RE: Celtic Colours
From: GUEST
Date: 06 Oct 03 - 07:27 AM

refresh

Subject: RE: Celtic Colours
From: Murray MacLeod
Date: 06 Oct 03 - 05:12 PM

Enjoy the Festival, Sandy, the line-up looks superb. Any chance of you doing a review of the Guitar Summit on this thread ?

Murray

Subject: RE: Celtic Colours
From:
Date: 06 Oct 03 - 05:34 PM

That would be great if Sandy could do that.

I'm not going to be there, so it would be great to hear about it.

I know Sandy, myself and thousands of other people will be having the best week of our year in 4 days and one hour.

After this week I REALLY need the break!

Subject: RE: Celtic Colours
From: Murray MacLeod
Date: 06 Oct 03 - 05:59 PM

Missing the Guitar Summit, George ? Shame on you !

Then again, I suppose you are able to hear JP Cormier play just about any week-end *G*

I would be really interested to hear how young Anna Massie fares in amongst the big guns.

Murray

Subject: RE: Celtic Colours
From: Strupag
Date: 06 Oct 03 - 07:52 PM

Hi Guys,
I just got a dose of panic from your postings and thought, What is I can't get in anywhere so I've booked myself into the Bards and Ballads concert in Wag''' somewher(I'm sorry but I'll learn the name in the next two days. Tommy Sands and Dave Gunning is worth seeing seperarely but on the one bill! I'm sure I'm going to love the rest.

Murray I'm sure the ms Massie will be massive ; After all her dad was a fisheries officer who turned harbour master - a unique case of a gamekeeper turned poacher!
Now I've got to look at that programme again!

Andy

Subject: RE: Celtic Colours
From:
Date: 07 Oct 03 - 02:52 AM

Andy. Here's my list of shows

Subject: RE: Celtic Colours
From: Strupag
Date: 07 Oct 03 - 08:14 AM

Thanks George. What a choice!

Subject: RE: Celtic Colours
From: Strupag
Date: 07 Oct 03 - 07:38 PM

Well Guys I'm on my way - next post will probably be Guest Strupag

Look forward to seeing the country, it's people and our music!

Andy

Subject: RE: Celtic Colours
From: Sandy Mc Lean
Date: 07 Oct 03 - 10:29 PM

Murray & George,
    I will try to report back on the guitar session in Judique. I wouldn't call it a review though, as my qualifications may be in question. What I do know though is that Dave MacIsaac, Scott Macmillan, and J.P. Cormier together on stage will be spellbinding.This I have seen before and I am amazed at the ability of each one.
John Doyle and Anna Massie will be new to me and I look forward to seeing them play.
On a side note I just came from The Creamery Ceilidh in Port Hawkesbury. The main fiddler tonight was Buddy Mac Master and a surprise guest(even to Buddy) was his neice Natalie. She played a set with Buddy and she did one on her own, as well as joining in with about a dozen members of the Cape Breton Fiddlers Association to end the evening.
A great warm up for the days to come!
                   Slainte,
                      Sandy

Subject: RE: Celtic Colours
From: Sandy Mc Lean
Date: 16 Oct 03 - 11:12 PM

Well I just got back from the Guitar Summit in Judique so I will pass along my impressions.
On stage were J.P. Cormier, John Doyle, Scott Macmillan, Anna Massie, and Dave MacIsaac.
They opened the show all playing together. (a rousing start)
Next Dave played setting the pace picking some pipe tunes. This set the bar rather high for the others to follow. Anna played next and my first impression was that she was not up to the task but she quickly got over the nerves and soon proved me totally wrong. Scott played mostly his own compositions and told the story behind each piece. His playing was smooth and precise as usual. Next was John who first sang a song and later played some great jigs. Next was J.P. who just put her in overdrive. During the evening he amazed those prescent with a variety of styles from Chet Atkins ( he does Chet better than Chet did) to hard driving jigs. He played the Little Beggerman starting at
about 1.5 times normal speed. He played several turns of the tune increasing the speed each time until the pace was blinding. Despite the speed you could still hear each note distinct from the next. I don't know how the hell he does it!
Later in the show Dave was at his very best on some strathspeys.
There is always some subjective discussion as to who is the best between J.P. and Dave. My own opinion is that nobody can touch J.P. on the faster jigs and reels but I prefer Dave on strathspey and hornpipes. In any case when you put the two of them together it enhances the performance of each.
There is a thread running right now about the 100 top players. Nobody should be allowed to make such a list until they have heard these two play together first! :-}
All in all it was a great night. All of the Celtic Colours events that I have attended this year were excellent.
       Slainte,
         Sandy

Subject: RE: Celtic Colours
From: GUEST
Date: 22 Oct 03 - 08:15 PM

refresh

Subject: RE: Celtic Colours
From: Murray MacLeod
Date: 23 Oct 03 - 02:02 AM

Missed this first time round, Sandy, thanks for putting up the review.

Sounds like yet another great Guitar Summit, I agree there is nobody (well just maybe one) who is JP's equal at fast picking.

I am glad young Ms Massie managed to acquit herself with credit in such distinguished company.

Murray

Subject: RE: Celtic Colours
From: Strupag
Date: 28 Oct 03 - 03:29 PM

Hi Guys,
I made it to the Bards and Ballads and then on to the guitar summit and even on to the pickers paradise.
First person I met there was Bob Massie, Anna's father. He was nervous, she was nervous and even I was nervous but as Sandy said, she proved that she is up there with these guys.
I was there with a bunch of very tallanted kids from Plockton and they were more than impressed with JP. It was a great pity, however to hear on the news, just before I left, that his van got brocken into and all his instruments were stolen. Let's hope that he gets them back safely.
My favourite night of the festival was the "Biggest Square Dance in the World".
I love Baddeck as a place and the atmosphere of about 1100 peaple all enjoying themselves was very infectious.
I actually was walking down the street on the Sunday and got interviewed by CTV. I obvioulsy praised the festival but just had to say that what made it even more special was the sheer warmth and friendliness of the people.
Well done to all Cape Brettoners, I'm now back in Skye and saving up for next year.
A bit of good news! The no frills airline, Zoom are going to do cheap returns from Glasgow to Halifax starting next spring.
Chi mi rithist thu!
Andy

Subject: RE: Celtic Colours
From:
Date: 28 Oct 03 - 06:44 PM

Andy, you'll have to pass the wonderful news about Zoom to the Celtic Colours Forum as well.

Celtic Colours Forum

Subject: RE: Celtic Colours
From:
Date: 28 Oct 03 - 07:04 PM

This afternoon, at ~4:30PM, JP's two guitars were dropped off at a lawyer's office.

Still looking for banjo.

Subject: RE: Celtic Colours
From: Sandy Mc Lean
Date: 28 Oct 03 - 08:07 PM

Glad that you had a good visit Andy, to this most western of the Hebredes. Sorry that I missed seing you in Judique.
Thig a ris !
       Slainte,
          Sandy

Subject: RE: Celtic Colours
From: GUEST,Guest, vmi
Date: 18 Nov 03 - 08:07 AM

Hi there,
Just thought I'd let you all know the local response to Anna Massie. I was at the Judique Guitar Summit to do a review for Rambles (an on-line cultural arts magazine).

It was just as Sandy MacLean said. We'weren't sure if she was out of her league with the bunch she was on stage with but the audience was on her side and prepared to be generous, but she certainly put an end to any fears that she couldn't hold her own.

JP himself was obviously impressed and watched her with something close to glee. He even mentioned something like he wasn't letting her back on the bus (wanted to keep her around Cape Breton for a while and get a handle on her style, it seemed.) He is defineitely a collector of styles and can do just about anything he wants with strings. She was an amazing player and quickly won our admiration by not backing down from the inherent challenge of the night and met it head on with some excellent playing that was right up there with the rest of them. Not only was her playing wonderful, but the music she chose really filled out the Celtic repetoire of the evening.

This was my first time to see and hear John Doyle and he added something many folks have mentioned they'd like to see at the guitar summit and that is singing. He was an admirable player with great songs and great playing that added an new and I think interesting element to the usually all instrumental show.

Subject: RE: Celtic Colours
From: Willie-O
Date: 18 Nov 03 - 03:32 PM

Boy I regret missing that guitar summit. I already went to CB this year and couldn't legitimize another visit so soon...

I am a big fan of both Dave MacIsaac and JP. So when they play together, how do they set a tempo? Difference in styles is that Dave can play any tempo, likes slower ones where he can milk the sound of each note; JP more a blister-meister--listening to him, you ask "what did he just do?" cause he's already on to another incredible lick.

W-O

Subject: RE: Celtic Colours
From: Sandy Mc Lean
Date: 18 Nov 03 - 05:00 PM

Hi guest vmi,
    I was not familiar with your on line magazine, but your post made me take a look . It seems very interesting so I will bookmark it and read more of it.
      Slainte,
       Sandy

http://www.rambles.net/index.html

Subject: RE: Celtic Colours
From: GUEST
Date: 02 Mar 04 - 02:56 PM

why have celtic got 13 hoops on there strips?

Subject: RE: Celtic Colours
From: Sandy Mc Lean
Date: 02 Mar 04 - 07:17 PM

????
Sorry Guest, but I don't understand your querry. Could you explain?

Subject: RE: Celtic Colours
From:
Date: 22 Apr 04 - 04:02 PM

Was talking to David Francey after a performance last night. He stated that he is coming to this year's Celtic Colours Festival.

Celtic Colours hasn't listed their 2004 lineup yet.