Gaelic Interest in Chicago

Subject: Gaelic Interest in Chicago
From: GUEST,christine primrose
Date: 17 Apr 03 - 08:37 AM

Would there be any interest in Chicago for a Gaelic song work shop in July?   I would appreciate any helpful suggestions.
Mòran taing

Subject: RE: Gaelic Interest in Chicago
From:
Date: 17 Apr 03 - 11:07 AM

I think it would be wonderful.

I'd have to see if I can get a cheap ticket to go to Chicago (I'm in Halifax, NS).

Be neat to meet one of my favourite singers, and learn from her.

Wish it was possible to get you to Celtic Colours.

Subject: RE: Gaelic Interest in Chicago
From: Bearheart
Date: 17 Apr 03 - 12:21 PM

Check out The Irish-American News online. Published in Chicago, has lots of info relevant to organizations and pubs, etc, featuring Celtic/Gaelic music. Most of it's Irish of course. Also some of the other more general music orgs advertise stuff there sometimes.

Sorry I don't know how to do blue clicky things.

http://www.irishamericannews.com/

Bekki

Subject: RE: Gaelic Interest in Chicago
From: michaelr
Date: 17 Apr 03 - 07:49 PM

Christine Primrose is one of Scotland's foremost Gaelic singers. If she's doing a workshop, it will be well worth attending!

Cheers,
Michael

Subject: RE: Gaelic Interest in Chicago
From: Sandy Mc Lean
Date: 17 Apr 03 - 09:00 PM

Hey Christine,
   I will second George's wish to see you at Celtic Colours .
      Tha mi an dochas air dhoigh sam bith!
               Cum suas e!      
                      Sandy

Subject: Gaelic Interest in Chicago
From: fsharpdim7
Date: 18 Apr 03 - 04:28 PM

Christine,
check out the Celtic fest for this year or next -
http://www.chicago.il.org/CELTIC_FEST_FRAME.HTM
Contact the Old Town School of Folk Music - they often have well-attended workshops.
Also, if coming to Chicago, you could also tie it in with a concert with the Madison, Wisconsin folk society.
Chris

Subject: RE: Gaelic Interest in Chicago
From: Phil Cooper
Date: 19 Apr 03 - 10:51 AM

I believe there is interest in Gaelic songs in Chicago. A lot of places shut down in the summer, so that may limit your choices. There's some suburban places that may be able to do something as well. I'm writing from my significant other's computer, so can't put my hand on some relevant places to contact here. If you join up and send me a PM, I'll see what ideas I can dig up.

Subject: RE: Gaelic Interest in Chicago
From:
Date: 19 Apr 03 - 10:58 AM

Phil, could you post them here? I can send an e-mail to her if she doesn't visit here soon.

Subject: RE: Gaelic Interest in Chicago
From: GUEST
Date: 19 Apr 03 - 02:14 PM

Christine, you may wish to contact some of these agencies and organizations:

Illinois Arts Council

Irish Fest

Traditional Arts Program Net

Arts Midwest

They all work with a number of arts groups and colleges, universities, etc. who present traditional events, and can likely give you some ideas of who might be offering appropriate events you could plug into. The Irish Fest I suggest because Milwaukee is so close to Chicago, and the organizers may be able to give you referrals to "lead-in" type events to the Fest held in Chicago in the month running up to their event, which is HUGE

Do you not have a contact person to work with there?

Subject: RE: Gaelic Interest in Chicago
From: GUEST
Date: 19 Apr 03 - 03:02 PM

BTW Christine, I would second the nomination for contacting Old Town School of Folk Music. Also, I forgot:

Chicago Cultural Center

and

Chicago Humanities Festival

and

Irish American Heritage Center

and

Beverly Art Center

(They do a summer festival, and sponsor the Irish Film Festival)

and

Illinois St Andrew Society

and

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society

All of the above would likely be able to help you get some gigs doing song workshops, and would be culturally in tune to your sort of stuff.

Subject: RE: Gaelic Interest in Chicago
From: Phil Cooper
Date: 21 Apr 03 - 11:30 PM

There's a place in the Chicago Suburbs called the Acorn Coffee Bar in Warrenville, that does workshops and sometimes can book concerts on short notice. The Lake County Folk Club, north of Chicago might be a place to look as well. I suspect that google can turn up links to them. If it weren't so close to the Fox Valley Folk Festival, they would probably be interested as well. I've been thinking furiously the last couple days and can also think of some individuals that might want to try setting up an informal workshop or house concert, but think that might not get as many people as you'd need to justify setting it up. Like I mentioned, above, a lot of places shut down in the summer around here.

Subject: RE: Gaelic Interest in Chicago
From: GUEST,Christine Primrose
Date: 22 Apr 03 - 04:44 AM

I thank you all for responding to my request. I'll pass it on to my tour manager here. Hope to see some of you somewhere on my travels. Please say Hello.   Both Alison Kinnaird (Harp player) and I are going to Washington DC early in July for "Scotland at the Smithsonian", then we are going to Bloomingdale Indiana and possibly Denver.
Anyway again many thanks
Leis na beannachdan
Christine