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  Friday
July 4, 2008
We go on
stage at 1PM
  4th of July Concert
Celtic-Inspired American Music
Sierra Philharmonic League Annual
Pops in the Park
The State Park
Genoa, NV
Directions...
 

Genoa Pops in the ParkOn stage before the Reno Philharmonic. We celebrate The 4th with folk music and then the Reno Phil pulls out all the stops! We celebrate Nevada's Celtic and American folk music. Celtic Music is big in Nevada, since it was the Celtic people who settled the state and prospered the mining and ranching here! Bring your lawn chair, picnic and the whole family and enjoy this yearly extravaganza with about a thousand other folks!


 

Saturday
July 5, 2008
We go on
stage at 3PM

 

Nevada Bluegrass Project's Americana Celebration
Wingfield Park
Reno , NV
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ArtownOn stage with music and dancing with a Scottish flair for the Nevada Bluegrass Project Americana Festival, an Artown event. For a special Scottish-American heritage feature, we will be joined on stage by the Silver State Scottish Country Dancers! These dancers are a fabulous group that performs Scottish reels, strathspeys and jigs with great flair and polish, and we absolutely love playing music for them to dance to!

Silver State Scottish Country Dancers
Dave Wilson's Silver State Scottish Country Dancers at Christmas with "Then" Nevada Governor Kenny Guinn.


 

The 2nd & 4th
Thursdays of
the month.
Next show...

July 10, 2008
7-8:30PM

  Borders Books & Music Cafe
911 Topsy Lane
Carson City, NV Info: (775) 267-0755
Directions...
 

Enjoy folk music in the cafe at the Borders Bookstore Seattle's Best coffee shop. (See the column to the right for more details.)


 

Saturday
July 19, 2008
4-8PM

 

Art & Wine Festival
Wine Tasting, Food and Art
Douglas County Historical Society
CVIC Hall

Downtown
Gardnerville, NV

Contact the Douglas
County Historical
Society for more info.

1477 US Hwy 395
Gardnerville, NV 89410
Call: (775)782-2555
dchs @ wpti.net
More Info: The DCHS
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wine tastingOur Celtic tunes on mandolin, accordion and guitar will be floating in the air at the Douglas County Historical Society Art & Wine Festival Wine Tasting, Food and Art evening. This event is in the beautifully restored and historic CVIC Hall in Gardnerville.

You're invited! Visit the Historical Society's Web site for more details...


  All Week
July 20-30, 2008
  Celtic Music Camp  

We'll be enjoying a week of doing Irish Music in the hills of West Virginia! Should be fun!


  Saturday & Sunday
Sept. 13&14, 2008

Our show is on
stage 2 times
daily, and you
will also find us
playing music
around the faire
between shows.
 

Truckee Renaissance
Faire

Truckee Donner
Regional Park
Truckee, CA
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Celtic Music from Irish FairiesGo back in time with us during our Renaissance Celtic music participation show. This show appeals to all, from pirates to princesses. Join in the fun! Dancing a jig is easy! We show you how. For those who would like to join in, authentic Renaissance rhythm instruments are provided.

The folks at Truckee put on a fabulous faire. Visit their web site for info...


 


Keep checking back for more special events. Book us for your event. Call for booking:
(775) 841-1193

Regularly Scheduled Shows...

We make music in the cafe on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month from 7-8:30PM. Pull up a chair, enjoy a treat from the coffee shop, and if we sing a song you like, you are welcome to join right in! Admission is FREE. Please call Borders ahead of time to confirm any particular date and time: (775) 267-0755. Borders Bookstore Cafe, 911 Topsy Lane, Carson City, NV. Directions...

Giving Back to our Community: Shows for Old Folks - Twice a month we give a little back to our community by making music with old folks at a local home for seniors. We get some of our greatest inspiration and song ideas from the seniors, and we always enjoy their enthusiastic audience participation, as they are our rhythm section using the maracas and shakers we bring along!

We have performed for:

Sierra Philharmonic League's
Pops in the Park

Nevada Society of
Scottish Clans

Reno Irish Dance Company Celtic Summer's Eve & Victorian Christmas

Brewery Arts Center

Tahoe-Tallac Association Celtic and Americana events & Holiday Faire at Valhalla

Artown events

Ceol Irish Pub, Reno

Reno Celtic Celebration

Fair Oaks Renaissance Tudor Fayre, Sacramento

Reno Marriott

John Ascuaga's Nugget

Mirabelle Restaurant, Tahoe

Cafe Fiore, Lake Tahoe

Channel 10 Public Access TV, Carson City

and more - read reviews

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Gairin - Tom and Mary Kay Aufrance - Musical Dreams - The Mountain Sea (The Lake Tahoe Song)

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Contact Gáirín for Celtic-Inspired Music: Email or Call (775) 841-1193

MP3Hear all our music on Amazon

Celtic > Irish & Irish-American
iTunes Ramblin' Irishman
iTunes The Parting Glass
iTunes Tar Road to Sligo
iTunes The Jug of Punch
iTunes Sí Do Mhammó Í
iTunes Galway Races/ Listonvarna
iTunes Down by the Sally Gardens
iTunes Planxty Irwin/Hewlett
iTunes Give Me Your Hand
iTunes The Lark in the Morning
iTunes The Bells of Ireland
iTunes Christmas in Killarney/Morrisons
iTunes Good People All (Wexford)

Scottish & Scot-inspired Music
iTunes The Ploughman
iTunes Are Ye Sleepin Maggie
iTunes Sorry the Day
iTunes Auld Lang Syne
iTunes Ain't No Easy

More of Our Own Music
iTunes Musical Dreams
iTunes As Long as You Are Mine
iTunes Sleeping With Tom
iTunes Valse ŕ Mary (w. B. Loffet's)
iTunes Sleep Sings Along
iTunes Coyote Party
iTunes Amanda
iTunes Her Secret Mystery
iTunes The Lake Tahoe Song
iTunes After You've Gone
iTunes Go Ask the Rain (9/11)
iTunes Just Like Me
iTunes Mr. Potato Head
iTunes Good Morning to You My...
iTunes If You Need a Friend
iTunes You Are My Sunshine (w. Davis')
iTunes Let Your Heart Win
iTunes Tons O' Fun
iTunes Up to Me
iTunes Dear Friends & Gentle Hearts

More Christmas Music
iTunes ‘Twas in the Moon of Wintertime
iTunes Deck the Halls with Boughs of...
iTunes Christmas Shoes
iTunes Joy to the World
iTunes It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
iTunes I Wonder as I Wander
iTunes Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
iTunes Silent Night
iTunes The Coventry Carol
iTunes In Dulci Jubilo / I Saw Three Ships
iTunes The Boar's Head Carol
iTunes Bring a Torch, Jeannette Isabella
iTunes The Holly and the Ivy
iTunes Gaudete

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