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25 Feb 08 - 09:28 PM (#2272392) Subject: Carolina Chocolate Drops in Ireland, etc From: chazkratz The fine African American old time string band The Carolina Chocolate Drops newsletter reports the following: This week, we are so, so excited to be playing in Ireland! Tomorrow, we will play our first show on the Emerald Isle - at The Errigle Inn in Belfast! Then, on Thursday we will head over to Omagh to play at the Strule Theatre. Finally, on Friday we'll be Rathfriland at the Bronte Centre. Over the next few weeks, we'll be touring all over Europe, with stops in Ireland, England, Scotland, France, Holland and Belgium. Check out our calendar for all the details. We are very excited and will try to update as much as possible. If you know anyone in this neck of the woods, please send them our way! Thanks! -the Carolina Chocolate Drops Charles |
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25 Feb 08 - 09:50 PM (#2272398) Subject: RE: Carolina Chocolate Drops in Ireland, etc From: Gulliver Thanks for that! I hope they come down this way--I've seen several videos of them and they are excellent, especially if you like old-timey music. Don |
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25 Feb 08 - 10:11 PM (#2272405) Subject: RE: Carolina Chocolate Drops in Ireland, etc From: Gulliver They're not too far away--Naul, next Saturday night, so I should make it... |
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26 Feb 08 - 02:08 AM (#2272502) Subject: RE: Carolina Chocolate Drops in Ireland, etc From: Ernest Since they not going to play anywhere near me or within traveling distance: will you please give us a report, Gulliver? Best wishes Ernest |
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26 Feb 08 - 05:49 AM (#2272564) Subject: RE: Carolina Chocolate Drops in Ireland, etc From: nickp And England and Europe: Tue 26 Feb Errigle Inn, Belfast Thu 28 Feb Strule Theatre, Omagh Fri 29 Feb Bronte Centre, Rathfriland Sat 1 Mar Seamus Ennis Centre, Naul Sun 2 Mar Playhouse Theatre, Derry Mon 3 Mar Maverick @ Zebra, Maidstone Tue 4 Mar St Bonaventure's, Bristol Thu 6 Mar North Mundham Village Hall near Chichester Fri 7 Mar Cluny Newcastle Sat 8 Mar Tolbooth, Stirling Sun 9 Mar Memorial Hall, Sheffield TBC MOn 10 Mar New Morning, Paris, France Tue 11 Mar Mediator Club, Perpignan, France Wed 12 Mar Le Jam, Montpellier, France Thu 13 Mar Blues Autour du Zinc, Beauvais, France Tue 18 Mar Paradiso, Amsterdam, Holland Wed 19 Mar Landgoed Roepaen, Ottersum, Holland Thu 20 Mar Q Bus, Leiden, Holland Fri 21 Mar N9, Eeklo, Belgium Carolina Chocolate Drops |
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26 Feb 08 - 06:11 AM (#2272573) Subject: RE: Carolina Chocolate Drops in Ireland, etc From: GUEST,Dani Enjoy, folks! And if you get a chance, of course, give them the standard wonderful mudcat welcome - you'll be glad you did. I'm so excited for these guys, and for people over there to have a taste. It's a match made in heaven : ) Dani |
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26 Feb 08 - 09:30 AM (#2272679) Subject: RE: Carolina Chocolate Drops in Ireland, etc From: BanjoRay The gig in the Sheffield Memorial hall on March 9th seems to be a non-goer. It's not on the Choc Drops' website list, nor the Memorial Hall's - they've got another name that night. Real shame - I was looking forward to it. I saw them in North Carolina and got to meet them - they're great. Heavily influenced by the old fiddler Joe Thompson, they put a superb black feel into Old Time music. Ray |
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26 Feb 08 - 10:17 AM (#2272712) Subject: RE: Carolina Chocolate Drops in Ireland, etc From: Gulliver Hi Ernest, how are you doing? Yes, if all goes well I'd be more than happy to provide a review. It's a funny co-incidence--only last Saturday we had a little bluegrass/old-time sing-song in the Garda Club, and I was telling my friends about the Chocolate Drops, and we were saying we'd have to go to the States if we wanted to see them, and here they are now on my doorstep (metaphorically speaking)! Don |
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26 Feb 08 - 12:00 PM (#2272792) Subject: RE: Carolina Chocolate Drops in Ireland, etc From: nickp Hey Ray, that's a shame - you could always blast up the A1M to Newcastle! Or come down to Bristol. Nick |
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26 Feb 08 - 09:29 PM (#2273249) Subject: RE: Carolina Chocolate Drops in Ireland, etc From: Bill D I am very glad they are spending that long over there. They are excellent.... |
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27 Feb 08 - 07:57 AM (#2273567) Subject: RE: Carolina Chocolate Drops in Ireland, etc From: Ernest Hi Don, the luck of the Irish certainly! I am fine but a little disappointed that CCD won`t make it to Germany... Best wishes Ernest |
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27 Feb 08 - 02:55 PM (#2273974) Subject: RE: Carolina Chocolate Drops in Ireland, etc From: Leadfingers Something must have gone wrong !! M H played them on his Prog tonight ! Nice to hear some good stuff other than on Late Junction . |
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27 Feb 08 - 04:36 PM (#2274048) Subject: RE: Carolina Chocolate Drops in Ireland, etc From: McGrath of Harlow Nearest gig to me is on Monday at Maidstone, and I won't be able to make it there. Too bad. Here is a YouTube clip of the group. Yes indeed! |
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27 Feb 08 - 05:45 PM (#2274118) Subject: RE: Carolina Chocolate Drops in Ireland, etc From: Shaneo They must be doing pretty well, I just heard an interview on R.T.E radio today, they played a few songs live on air. Sounded like 5 string banjo, fiddle, and some kind of wind instrument that I couldn't make out what it was. A good sound indeed. Playing out in ''The Naul'' the weekend, 10 minutes drive for me, It might be too late for a ticket, |
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27 Feb 08 - 06:30 PM (#2274176) Subject: RE: Carolina Chocolate Drops in Ireland, etc From: McGrath of Harlow Look at that link I gave and you'll see what instruments they would have been most likely to have been playing. |
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28 Feb 08 - 10:15 AM (#2274722) Subject: RE: Carolina Chocolate Drops in Ireland, etc From: nickp The Naul is a tiny venue (Seamus Ennis Centre?) if it's the one I'm thinking of but worth a phone call. That wind instrumnet could well be a jug (as in jug band). |