Celtic Music Night

Celtic Music Night at St. Andrew is ON for TOMORROW NIGHT!   =D !!!

Hello my friends! As our Early Summer Series of Celtic Music Night at St. Andrew comes to an end, I wanted to say thanks again to everyone who came out last week to see Mary Mc Laughlin sing with the wonderful accompaniment by Steve Coulter & William Coulter. The music was lovely, the stories captivating, and the info about the regional singing styles was fascinating. Thanks for your support and good vibes, and for purchasing cds and donating to keep things running! Next up, please help spread the word because.. TOMORROW NIGHT: Tuesday June 28th, 7pm: duo “Peat-Fire Flame” with Shauna Picket-Gordon and Colyn Fischer will be featured guests! An evening of Traditional Scottish & ‘Jazz-eltic’ fiddle and piano, with David Brewer on pipes & whistle! Colyn Fischer performs and teaches violin and fiddle, is a qualified teacher of music in middle school, teaches summer fiddle camp, plays jazz, and composes music in many different genres. He teaches workshops in Scottish fiddling to violinists and fiddlers of all ages and levels. He coaches and co-directs the Peninsula Scottish Fiddlers in the San Francisco Bay area, and has toured Scotland with them. He has twice won the U.S. Open Scottish Fiddling championship. Shauna Pickett-Gordon co-directs and writes arrangements for the Peninsula Scottish Fiddlers. She has accompanied many of the great fiddlers in North America, and is the featured pianist in the annual concerts of the Scottish Fiddlers of Los Angeles. Trained in classical piano and voice, experienced in directing choirs, she creates music in various styles. Her piano is a Kawai parlor grand, and the duo’s recordings were made in her living room overlooking the Pacific Ocean. For sneak preview, check out: scotsduo.com

And more to come at CMN in August for the Late Summer Series !  Exact start date yet to be determined, so stay tuned to the email news, and website schedule! ***This IS the last Music Night session for now…there will be NO meetings in July, so be sure to come tomorrow!!!  See you there!

CMN’s Summer Season will run every Tuesday through June…at 7pm! SPREAD THE WORD!!!  Thank you SO MUCH for your support of our wonderful Celtic music scene of Santa Cruz everyone!

Looking forward to seeing you all on Tuesday! 🙂

Sincerely,

David Brewer

celticmusicnight.com
davidbrewermusic.com

Celtic Music Night at St. Andrew is ON for TOMORROW NIGHT!

You heard right! 🙂 The Early Summer Series of Celtic Music Night continues this Tuesday, June 21st, and will end with the final of four in the series on June 28th, and this week and next having fabulous featured guests with concerts of music, refreshments, and open Celtic music jam sessions!
Thanks again Doris Williams and Karl Franzen for really lovely set of songs last week, and to all of you who came out to enjoy!
We all also had a terrific time over the weekend at the Santa Cruz Scottish Games & Renaissance festival– it was great to see some of you out there, but if you missed it, definitely check it out next year; the folks in charge are doing a great job organizing and growing the event!
I’m now up in the redwoods teaching at the Community Music School of Santa Cruz Teen Celtic Music Camp, so it’s already going to be a fun week, but I will indeed be heading down the mountain to see you all tomorrow in Aptos– it’s going to be grrrreeeeeeaaat! (great!) 🙂

Next up: TOMORROW NIGHT: Tuesday June 21st, 7pm: Mary Mc Laughlin, (Irish singer), Bruce Abrams, (Celtic guitarist), & Steve Coulter (Celtic harpist)
This is going to be a tremendous night of music, so do not miss it! Grab your friends and come down to listen to a trio of musicians whom are all masters of their craft! Mary, who is from Ireland and sings in Irish Gaelic as well as English will be making her second appearance for us here at Music Night but this time joined by the lads who should need no introduction– Bruce & Steve will set such a lovely backdrop to Mary’s singing, I can’t even imagine it, so I’m SO glad I will just be there to know how awesome that will be! 🙂
And more to come at CMN this month for the Early Summer Series !
Tuesday June 21st, 7pm: Mary Mc Laughlin, Bruce Abrams, & Steve Coulter,
and
Tuesday June 28th, 7pm: Peat-Fire Flames with Shauna Picket-Gordon and Colyn Fischer!

CMN’s Summer Season will run every Tuesday through June…at 7pm! SPREAD THE WORD!!!
Thank you SO MUCH for your support of our wonderful Celtic music scene of Santa Cruz everyone! Looking forward to seeing you all on Tuesday! 🙂

Sincerely,
David Brewer
http://celticmusicnight.com/
www.davidbrewermusic.com
(YES, TOMORROW!)

Summer greetings my friends!

The summer festival touring is fully underway now, and though we still on the road back from Utah, worry not because Celtic Music Night at St. Andrew is ON for TOMORROW NIGHT!
You heard right! 🙂 The Early Summer Series of Celtic Music Night continues this Tuesday, June 14th, and will run every Tuesday through June ending with the final of four in the series on June 28th, and every week will have a fabulous featured guest, concert of music, refreshments, and open Celtic music jam session!
Thanks a million to everyone who came out last week to welcome back Rebecca Lomnicky…what a crowd you’s were! And what a fabulous night!!! Rebecca greatly enjoyed seeing you all again, and very much appreciated all of your support and contributions, and hopes you are loving the cds! 🙂

Next up: TOMORROW NIGHT: Tuesday June 14th, 7pm: Lady Doris, of the Bay area band Celtic Rose will be our featured guest, singing Celtic and Renaissance songs, accompanying herself on lute, and joined by Karl Franzen on guitar.
Lady Doris was born of a musical family in Flint, MI, car town. Her parents influence and love of the arts, as well as the gift of a lute as a surprise birthday present, inspired her to acquire her two music degrees in Vocal Performance, and Early Music. She has a CD, Celtic and Beyond, featuring Renaissance, Celtic, originals and sacred music, and her band Celtic Rose has been invited to many a Celtic Faire in the Bay Area.Come on down for a lovely evening tomorrow night, because really, what would life be with out a song? 😉

Very excited to let you know about the Santa Cruz Scottish Renaissance Festival, this weekend, June 18th & 19th, at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds! scottishrenaissancefestival.org
I will be performing there with Glenfiddich fiddle champion Rebecca Lomnicky, and Peter Haworth from Molly’s Revenge, along with many other great musical acts such as The Tannahill Weavers, The Black Irish, Golden Bough, Innisfree, Lady Doris Williams, and more!
It’s going to be an amazing fun filled weekend– grab your friends and relations, and come on out to take part!!! We’ll see you there 🙂

And just a reminder, you can still book a private lesson music or fiddle lesson with Rebecca!!

Rebecca Lomnicky will be offering limited One-Hour lesson slots by appointment at St. Andrew Church next week on Tuesday June 14th, and Thursday June 16th:

“Would you like to work on that bow triplet everyone already seems to know, or a new tune that you keep hearing? I can help you with fiddle technique from tricky bowings to specific Scottish-style ornamentation! I can teach you a traditional tune or a new composition… It’s up to you! Bring a some sort of tape or digital recorder because I will be teaching completely by ear. It’s the best way to learn traditional music! See you soon!” ~Rebecca

If you are interested in scheduling a lesson with Rebecca, please email me at pipeyspice@hotmail.com for more fee and times info.

And more to come at CMN this month for the Early Summer Series !

Tuesday June 21st, 7pm: Mary Mc Laughlin, Bruce Abrams, & Steve Coulter,
and
Tuesday June 28th, 7pm: Peat-Fire Flames with Shauna Picket-Gordon and Colyn Fischer!

CMN’s Summer Season will run every Tuesday through June…at 7pm! SPREAD THE WORD!!!

Thank you SO MUCH for your support of our wonderful Celtic music scene of Santa Cruz everyone! Looking forward to seeing you all on Tuesday! 🙂

Sincerely,
David Brewer
celticmusicnight.com
davidbrewermusic.com
(YES, TOMORROW!)

Hello friends, I hope you’ve been keeping well and enjoying the approach to summer! It’s been quite an adventure in the time off but I am so excited to announce:
Celtic Music Night at St. Andrew is BACK for This coming Tuesday NIGHT!
That’s right everyone, The Early Summer Series of Celtic Music Night will begin this Tuesday June 7th and run every Tuesday through June ending with the final of four in the series on June 28th, and every week will have a fabulous featured guest, concert of music, refreshments, and open Celtic music jam session! PLEASE HELP SPREAD THE WORD!!! We’ll kick this season off right, because the music IS going to ROCK! 🙂

Next: Tuesday June 7th, 2011, 7pm
It’s the long awaited return of Glenfiddich Scottish Fiddle Champion
Rebecca Lomnicky, accompanied by David Brewer (that’s me!),
After winning the National Junior Scottish fiddle championship in 2005, and releasing her solo album The Call, as well as Turning Pages, and Inspired  with David Brewer, Rebecca was invited in 2009 to be one of only eight top fiddlers world-wide to compete in the Glenfiddich Scottish fiddle Championship at Blair Castle in Scotland, which is regarded as the worlds most prestigious Scottish fiddling competition. She won the top prize, making her one of the youngest fiddlers ever to have won the honor, and the only one ever from outside of Scotland.
She is a fiery and passionate performer, but also her depth of knowledge of the style is incredible—you won’t want to miss her rare appearance at Music Night, especially since she is now relocated to New York for music studies at Cornell University! Catch a sneak preview of Rebecca’s fiddling at her website: www.rebeccalomnicky.com

It’s going to be a remarkable evening of music, but also, you have the opportunity to take a fiddle or music lesson with this world-class fiddler!
Rebecca Lomnicky will be offering limited One-Hour lesson slots by appointment at St. Andrew Church on Tuesday June 7th & June 14th, and Thursday June 16th:

“Would you like to work on that bow triplet everyone already seems to know, or a new tune that you keep hearing? I can help you with fiddle technique from tricky bowings to specific Scottish-style ornamentation! I can teach you a traditional tune or a new composition… It’s up to you! Bring some sort of tape or digital recorder because I will be teaching completely by ear. It’s the best way to learn traditional music! See you soon!” ~Rebecca

If you are interested in scheduling a lesson with Rebecca, please email me at pipeyspice@hotmail.com for more fee and times info.

And more to come at CMN this month for the Early Summer Series !
Tuesday June 14th, 7pm: Lady Doris,
Tuesday June 21st, 7pm: Mary Mc Laughlin, Bruce Abrams, & Steve Coulter,
and
Tuesday June 28th, 7pm: Peat-Fire Flames with Shauna Picket-Gordon and Colyn Fischer!

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And finally, if you have kids or teens, it’s time to start thinking about getting invovled in the awesome coming summer music camps… 😀

2011 Summer Music Camp at St. Andrew Church! with Teachers Don & Kathryn Adkins & friends…
Children entering 1st through 6th grades are encouraged to apply, for exciting and fun classes in rhythm, pitch, and harmony through the use of singing, games, and instruments!
The camp will take place July 18-22, 9:30am–12:30pm with the final concert at church on Sunday, July 24th. Cost is $45 per student, or $55 for two or more children from the same family. Forms for enrollment can be obtained by emailing office manager Kathy Rodden at kathy@standrew-aptos.org, calling the church at 688-4211 or visiting www.standrew-aptos.org

And coming this summer… Community Music School of Santa Cruz —Teen Celtic Music Camp—2011
Learn and perform tunes from Ireland, Scotland, England, Wales, Brittany, Sweden, Norway, Celtic Spain and America, with me and a cast of other amazing teachers! It’s a blast!
Enrollment must be received by June 1st. Programs for kids ages 12 to 17. About Camp: Monday June 20 through Saturday June 25 at Sempervirens Outdoor School, 20161 Big Basin Hwy, (off Hwy 9 in Boulder Creek) featuring fiddle, flute, pennywhistle, recorder, oboe, harp, guitar, dulcimer, accordion, percussion and cello. Other activities include dancing, swimming, crafts, henna art, campfire, and bamboo flute making. Spend all day playing music in the redwoods, and have a great time dancing, watching a movie in the meadow, sessioning and improv-ing every night! Before dinner in the late afternoon the pool is open as well as the volleyball court, ping pong table, basket ball and tether ball. Program includes all meals and boarding. Returning overnight students will also have the opportunity to be mentors to new students! Instructors For 2011: Jesse Autumn – harp, accordion, keyboards; David Brewer – winds; William Coulter – guitar; John Weed – fiddle; Justine Milburn – violin; Barry Phillips – cello; Jonathan Srour – Irish dance; Shelley Phillips – flute-making class; Mardeen Gordon – percussion; Sam Richie – improv.
Click here for more info, or to sign up! http://www.communitymusicschool.org/teen_camp/

CMN’s Summer Season will run every Tuesday through June, starting June 7th at 7pm! SPREAD THE WORD!!!

Thank you SO MUCH for your support of our wonderful Celtic music scene of Santa Cruz everyone! Looking forward to seeing you all on Tuesday! 🙂

Sincerely,
David Brewer
celticmusicnight.com
davidbrewermusic.com