The Chieftains News

Speaking of Dr. Dog and Hardly Strictly Bluegrass , I forgot to post the lineup on this when it got posted.

NONE other than Paddy Moloney, the worldrenowned traditional musician and founder of The Chieftains, launched the Leinster Fleadh in a packed to capacity Tinakilly House.

A scant 114-word brief in the June 15 edition of The Daily News just hit the high notes on one local community's commitment to improve the quality of life for its current and future residents as well as visitors with the purchase of a .259-acre parcel of land.

It might seem incongruous that a woman, not yet out of her teens, would have such an affinity for traditional acoustic music that dates back generations.

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Ry Cooder , who plays Dublin 's Olympia Theatre this coming Thursday and Friday, is collaborating on a new album with Paddy Moloney and The Chieftains.

Nashoba Regional's upset run through the Central Mass. Division 1 playoffs continued yesterday at Rockwood Field.

In a class of their own - Bg linn le do bodhrn! Wednesday May 20 2009 The World Bodhran Championship focuses on many aspects of the bodhran and the important role it plays in Kerry's musical culture and heritage.

YOU know where you are in Westport, Co Mayo, if you know what I mean. There's nothing haphazard about the pretty little town.

The Milwaukee Ballet presents a series of multiple shows. "Common People," narrated by William Shatner, includes comical and sensual elements.

There will be many music concerts throughout this spring and summer, but one particularly poignant gig will take place at the National Stadium in Berne, Switzerland , on July 25.

The B-52s fly into town June 24. Courtesy of UApresents UApresents 2009-10 season All performances are held at Centennial Hall, 1020 E. University Blvd., on the University of Arizona campus, unless noted.

The launch of Liadan's second CD, Casadh na Taoide/Turning the Tide marks their fifth anniversary as a band.

The B-52s will perform June 24 at Centennial Hall as part of UApresents' new season.

Todaya s artwork is by James Lingerfelt, a student at Cave Spring Elementary. The Chieftains Museum annual Herb and Plant Sale will be today from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Coosa Valley Fairgrounds, rain or shine.

Coming off one of the best seasons in program history, the boys tennis team has picked up where it left off in 2008.

The 2009-10 season of the Goshen College Performing Arts Series will again bring top-name musicians, with more than 30 Grammy Awards among them, to the college's Sauder Concert Hall stage.

Stop and smell the herbs. An abundance of herbs, vegetables and flowers awaits gardeners and plant enthusiasts this weekend.

Although my personal musical tastes are quite diverse, I would favor the Celtic pop stylings of groups like The Corrs, The Barra McNeals or The Rankin Family over more traditional Irish folk music.

When Karen Ryker was invited to direct a production of Mozart's The Magic Flute at the Dublin Institute of Technology, she jumped at the chance.