Conference tallis::celt

Please Sir or Miss, can we have directions.  Or is that small state,
RI, completely occupied by Roger Williams Park Museum  :-)

Even the name of the town, would probably be enuff.

    
    
    	Will "Faith and Begora" be in attendance ?
    
    
    
    
    
    
    	keVin
    

    
    RE: .1  First things first, It's Miss, not sir or madame.
                                                             
    Roger Williams Park Museum is conveniently located in Roger Williams
    Park.  (Big Help right!!)
    
    The park is located in Providence, quite close to Route 95.  I will
    ask around for the simpliest directions and post them here next
    week.  I wouldn't want to make a mistake, which would be quite possible
    if I give them from memory.  Just ask KeVin how good my sense of
    direction is!
                                         
    RE: 2  Faith and Begora will be there  along with many a Colleen
    and Patrick, to be sure!!!
    
    
    >jen<

    
    Hey Jen  Don't forget to tell keVin what color the traffic light
    
    is.....       
    
    
    john  `{o}^{o}'

    
    
    Directions:
    
    Take either 495 South or 128 South to Route 95 South (surely you
    knew this much already)
    
    Take exit 17 off of Rte 95 (Elmwood Avenue).
    
    Take a left at the end of the exit.
    
    THe entrance to Roger Williams Park will be a short distance up
    on the left.
    
    
    
    Now for a few comments:
    
    Be careful with those jokes about Rhode Island's wee size.  After
    all, Eire, the fair land is only a little larger!!!!
    
    All traffic lights are the color designated!  Rhode Island drivers
    may be crazy, but our police are not as "tolerant" as those in Mass.
    (Here that KeVin!~)  THank you John for the reminder.
    
    As an added bonus, there is a special penquin exhibit going on in
    the Park Zoo.  THe entire area was redone a couple of years ago
    and looks quite good.  I especially think this exhibit will appeal
    to all my color-blind friends out there.  
    
    Oh yes, the paper said the Irish exhibit is free, but there may
    be a small admission ($1 or so) into the Park itself.
    
    Hope you can stop by.
    
    Jen
    
    

    Hey Jen  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
    
             Can any of the Penquins play the Bodhran????
    
                  I am to the point of taking lessons from any source.
    
       I wonder if keVin found that two button accordian yet.  
    
    paddy

    Definition of an Irish Gentleman:
    
    "Someone who can play the Bodhran but doesn't"
    

       Paddy Culbert!  hehehehehehe
       
       						me_haul

    
    re. Bodhran Players
    
    The late Sheamus Ennis, renowned uilleann piper, collector of tunes
    and lover of Irish music when asked "What is the best thing to play
    a bodhran with??" replied "A penknife"!!!
    
    With apologies to current and potential exponents of "craiceann
    an gadhair"!!!
    
    Mike
    

    
    
    RE:  .6
    
    No, unfortunately I don't think penguins can play the Bodhran.
    
    Something about their beaks getting in the way.
    
    Don't let that discourage you however, Paddy.  I hear there are
    some surgical alternatives!!!
    
    (Yuck, Yuck, He, He.....I think I may be in trouble now!!)
    
    Jen
    

    
    
    
    As Ann O'Neill has stated earlier, in Paddy's case it IS refered
    to as a BADhran. 
    
    His wife Judy said he tries to "Give It Sthick" ......
    but his "Tripper" is too small.  :-)
                                                                  
    
                                                          
    
    
    keVin
    

    
    Whats this with the slagging Paddy??!!  I think the BADhran is great!
    - nothing like it!!  Anyway all you need Paddy is a LIMP wrist!!!!!!!
    Keep practising - you'll get it just remember to LOOSEN that wrist
    joint!!!
    
    Ann_who_broke_her_wrist_once_and_hasnt_been_able_to_play_since!!
    

    
    
    
    
    
                  The wrist is now taking limp lessons.
    
    Now the question is, what do I do with the fingers???   8*)
    
                  The BADhran sounds much betterer now that my wrist
    is limp. Is my elbow supposed to end up near my ear as I use the
    down stroke?????             
    
    I heard keVin has given up on the two button accordian (on/off)
    
                  The reason????   He was unable to find a 300 ft 
                  extension cord to plug into the wall socket.
    
    His wife has said many times that he wouldn't know how to turn it
    on even if he had directions  8^) .....
                                           
    
    I can say that and he can't kill me cause he's on holiday...
    
    
    
    
          Hey Me-Haul hows the lessons coming on the tin whistle???? 8*)
    
    paddy

       
       
       	Givin' them a fierce blow Paddy, a fierce blow!
       
       						me_haul

    
    Just a final note on the subject:
    
    The Festival was a smashing success!  Despite some last minute funding
    problems, thinks went very well.  Many performers agreed to donate
    their time and a raffle was held with merchandise donated by local
    Irish merchants.
    
    Some highlights:  
    
    Derry Irish Dancers-- trained at the Willy Clancy School of Clare
    (could someone please verify this as a valid school??)
    
    Bridget Fitzgerald--One of the few Americans faithful to the "sean-nos"
    style of singing.
    
    Jon Campbell--THe 'only' Rhode Island practitioner of the uillean
    pipes      (Gee, where was KeVin's band--they could have gotten
    some coaching!!)
    
    Marilyn Murphy Meardon--One of RI's premier Irish Storytellers.
    
    Due to the hot, sunny day and the location of the event in the park,
    there was a large turnout.  
    
    Hope any that went, had a nice time.  Hope those who didn't can
    make it next year.
    
    By the way, there was no need to worry about traffic signals---there
    were so many cars in the Park, nobody was going anywhere fast!!!
    
    
    Jen
    

    
    
    
    
    	Re: "Mr. Clancy from Miltown Malbay"...
    
    
    	I'll leave that answer for Denis Maillard.   :=)
    
    
    
    
    
    	keVin

    Re .15, .16:
    	keVin: .15 doesn't talk about "Mr Clancy from Milltown Mallbay",
    (may his soul rest in peace), but about the "Willie Clancy
    school of Clare", which might not be situated in Milltown Mallbay.
    After all, County Clare goes a little beyond the cliffs of Moher, ;^)
    and the school could be in Ennis, for example.
    Now as far as I remember from last time I attended the Willie Clancy
    Festival (in 1983) there were quite a lot of tremendously good dance
    groups, most of them from Clare. As I'll attend it this year too,
    I could check if there exists a dance school bearing this name and
    where it is located, but don't expect an answer before July 26th.
    	The point is, there are many music and dance schools in Clare,
    and most of them in a way or another refer to the Willie Clancy
    tradition.
    			Denis.

  
    
      In which direction does Co Clare "go a little beyond the Cliffs
    of Moher ?
    
    	MBr

    Re .18: Any direction from North-East to East, to South, to South-
    West, if I remember well...
    			Denis.

    
    
    	I still think that the Aran Islands SHOULD be considered part
    	of Clare ...  :-)
    
    	How'bout DECworld in DOOLIN  !!!
    
    
        Mighty Crack Indeed.
    
    
    
    	keVin
    
    	

    and i thought it was directly due west!

    Re .20: Geologically speaking, the Aran Islands ARE indeed part
    of Clare. Only problem is that the Atlantic Ocean cut its way between
    Dun Aengus on Inis Mor and the Cliffs of Moher, but have a look
    at both places, this is the same rock formation. Pity it was softer
    in between, though...
    			Denis.