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	Fuchsiamail! June 2009	171 days ago
	A chairde gael! How are ye all in Fuchsialand? Sorry for the late mail, the tour is going great, one week down and 2000 miles.... Here is the updated list of gigs, note a few new ones opene up! Here is the list of what’s left on the ‘Thumps Up tour’ of America. We have had a ball so far. Full details of gigs below. June 6 Monroe, Louisiana June 7 Jackson, Mississippi June 9 Tuscaloosa, Alabama June 11 New Orleans, Louisiana June 12 Little Rock, Arkansas June 13 Memphis, Tennessee June 14 St. Louis, Missouri June 17 Jefferson City, Missouri June 18 Kansas City, Missouri June 20-21 Fort Collins, Colorado June 6 Monroe, Louisiana Enoch's Irish Pub and Cafe 507 Louisville Avenue Monroe, Louisiana 71201 318-388-3662 Website: http://www.enochsirishpub.com/ June 7 Jackson, Mississippi Fenian's Pub 01 E.Fortification St. Jackson, MS 39202 601-948-0055 Website: http://www.fenianspub.com Dance Workshop: 2:00 - 3:00 PM Cost: $15 ($10 for JID/CHS members) Céilí: 3:00 - 5:00 PM Cost: FREE! Come one, come ALL! For details please visit the CelticFest Mississippi Website June 9 Tuscaloosa, Alabama House Concert 3501 Woodland Hills Drive Tuscaloosa, AL, 35405 205-556-8296 Time: 7:00 PM ( Doors at 6:15 PM ) June 11 New Orleans, Louisiana Deutsches Haus 200 S Galvez St. New Orleans, LA 70156-6816 504-522-8014 Website: http://www.deutscheshaus.org/ June 12 Little Rock, Arkansas Studio Joe 600 Autumn Road Little Rock, AR 72211 501-224-3400 Website: http://www.studiojoe.biz/ This concert is sponsored by: The Arkansas Celtic Music Society Website: http://www.arcelts.com/ June 13 Memphis, Tennessee Celtic Crossing Irish Pub 903 South Cooper St. Memphis, TN 38104 901-274-5151 E: info@celticcrossingmemphis.com Website: http://www.celticcrossingmemphis.com/ June 14 St. Louis, Missouri The Focal Point Traditional & Original Music Concert Series & Arts Center 2720 Sutton - Maplewood, MO 63143 314-781-4200 www.thefocalpoint.org June 17 Jefferson City, Missouri The Langston Hughes Theatre On the campus of Lincoln University 820 Chestnut St Jefferson City, MO 65101-3537 573-681-5000 For tickets or information contact: Allen Tatman of Paddy Malone's Irish Pub 700 W. Main Jefferson City, MO 65101 573-761-5900 Paddy Malone's Website Paddy Malone's MySpace page June 18 Kansas City, Missouri Free Entry!! With Eddie Delahunt 'Raglan Road Irish Restaurant and Pub' 170 East 14th Street Kansas City MO 64105 Phone: 816 994 9700 June 20-21 Fort Collins, Colorado The Fort Collins Irish Festival Civic Center Park at the Corner of LaPorte Avenue and Mason Street. Fort Collins, CO Website: http://fortcollinsirishfestival.com/jom/ That’s all folks! More updates on the New and Improved website...fair play Eoin. www.TheFuchsiaBand.com No news on the new album yet, keep the candles burning.... Let us know you are there, we love to hear from ye. Bhur gcairde The Fuchsia Band
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	Fuchsiamail! April 2009	211 days ago
	A chairde Gael! How are ye all in Fuchsialand? We hope this finds you well and warm wherever you are. It has been quiet over the last few months in Fuchsialand but the work has not stopped one bit. After refinancing the State budget and looking to the IMF we have been able to put out a Newsletter to the world once more. ANNOUNCEMENT!!! FUCHSIA SUMMER TOUR NEW ALBUM ON THE BURNER! PHOTOS FOR ALBUM COVER CÉILÍ BAND COMPETITION!! NEW FUCHSIA T-SHIRT HAVE YOU HEARD OF CAPTAIN MACKEY? IRISH WORD USED IN THE ENGLISH TONGUE ANNOUNCEMENT!!! There has been a reshuffle in the cabinet and some of the Ministerial posts have been combined while all cabinet members have lost retyrement benefits due to lack of Revenue expected from the States Sock market, causes for this have been confirmed to be Flip flopping and climate change. The new posts are as follows Heavy D– Taoiseach Brian McGillicuddy - Minister for the Arts, Lotto and The Fishes. “A wise man once told me that coming together is a beginning, keeping together is progress and working together is success.... No one can whistle a symphony. It takes an orchestra to play it.... Go Team Fuchsia !!!” Eoin D. Verling – Minister for Telecommunications, A.I. and I.T. with special powers of State confined to Broadband promotion and extension. Micheal Heffernan – Minister for Education, Foreign Affairs and Homeland Security. “Lets us now move forward as a cohesive team. Promoting the Fuchsia as a symbol of hope, love and peace is the new way out of darkness into light. I believe in the power of the Fuchsia.” Máirtín de Cógáin – Minister for the Environment, Health and Safety and Acting Czar to the Auto Industry. Bob Dylan has been contacted for Tánaiste. FUCHSIA SUMMER TOUR We filling in the dates of our coming USA tour this June. Places and dates so far so good... May 30th Oshkosh Irish Fest, WI www.oshkoshirishfest.com/ June 11th Deutsches Haus, New Orleans, LA www.deutscheshaus.orG June 12th Studio Joe, 600 Autumn Street, Little Rock, AR June 13th Celtic Crossings, Memphis TN (support by Elvis) www.celticcrossingmemphis.com/ June 16th-17th Gala Concert Jefferson City, MO (Tickets on sale at Paddy Malone’s) June 20th-21st Fort Collins Irish Fest, CO www. fortcollinsirishfestival.com More dates to follow NEW ALBUM ON THE BURNER! Over the past three years we have been working, thinking, procrastinating on a new CD and this month it all got started. The working title at the moment for the album is, “Nearly there lads” All will be revealed soon. Let’s all hope that it will be ready for the Summer US tour. PHOTOS FOR ALBUM COVER We are currently working feverishly on a new album cover and would like your involvement. If you have any good and good quality band photos, photos of one band member or some are also excepted, not all have to be of performance. Send all your entries to Photos@thefuchsiaband.com A few will be chosen for the cover and each photographer of a winner photo will be given a free CD. CÉILÍ BAND COMPETITION!! This May The Cork County Céilí Band Competition is destined to be hard hitting and Riot Police will be on hand as the results are to be delivered. A Céilí band must consist of a piano player or drum or both. Other acceptable instruments are: flute, tin whistle, fiddle, viola, cello, double bass, all accordions/melodeons, uileann pipes, harmonica, bass, snare and cymbal drums, concertina, banjo, piano, saxophone, clarinet, oboe and trumpet. Bands are expected to be evenly balanced and blended in their instrumentation. To be eligible to compete a céilí band must have a minimum of 8 members and a maximum of 10. Our own Eoin and Brian will be competing in part with the Ballincollig Comhaltas Branch while Carrigaline’s Michael Heffernan will go head to head, against the duo, joining Douglas Comhaltas......the day or reckoning is May 10th. Watch this space. NEW FUCHSIA T-SHIRT We are looking for ideas for a new Fuchsia Shirt. For those of you who were good enough to get one of the previous editions what would you like as the new one? Colour or color? Shape? Design? Wording? If you have been biting at the bit for years to tell us what it is you have been thinking about then here is your chance. Email Brian@thefuchsiaband.com with your suggestions. HAVE YOU HEARD OF CAPTAIN MACKEY? For some of the lucky following, mostly in America, the sight of Máirtín paired up with the Legendary ‘Voice of Cork’ Jimmy Crowley playing an secret venues here and there over the past two years. They are now collectively known as, wait for it....Captain Mackey’s Goatskin and Stringband. All the details of there adventures are posted on www.captainmackey.com If you are a keen listener to Blarney on the Air www.blarneyontheair.com or Celtic Connections Radio www.celticconnectionsradio.org shows you would have heard they have a CD out NOW!! Go check it out at www.cdbaby.com/cmgas be there first to have it in your ears. For the biggest of gigs they have teamed up with two amazing musicians Don Penzien and Valerie Plested. Here are the dates for the coming few months. Tuesday, April 28th @ The Paul and Shela Wellstone Center in St. Paul, MN Máirtín and Jimmy are also doing workshops in the evening Tuition: is $10.00 and under please pre-register with The Center For Irish Music. http://centerforirishmusic.org Wednesday, April 29 @ Kieran's Irish Pub, Minneapolis, MN 8pm. $7 cover @ the door. Thursday, April 30th a private house concert in La Crosse, WI Aug 14th -16th Milwaukee IrishFest and Milwaukee State Fair Sept 11th -13th CelticFest, Jackson, MS Sept 18th – 20th Michigan Irish Fest, Muskegon, MI Oct 24th -25th NELA, West Monroe, LA 2010 Feb 6th - 13th The 19th Annual Irish Festival Cruise, (Máirtín is very excited about this one) For bookings go to www.irishtours.com More dates to follow. IRISH WORD USED IN THE ENGLISH TONGUE Leprechaun elf, sprite (from leipreachán, from lu 'small' and corp 'body') An alternate source is leath bhrogán, "half-shoer", as the creature is often said to be a shoemaker by profession. Great to be in touch again! More news to follow real soon, or as soon as the injection from the IMF clears. Bhur gcairde Máirtín, Brian, Eoin, Mick The Fuchsia Band www.thefuchsiaband.com www.myspace.com/thefuchsiaband
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	Vote for Máirtín as Song Wirter of the Year!	719 days ago
	A chairde Gael! Conas táin sibh? How are ye? Nollaig Shona Daoibh! Hello Fuchsia Fans and Happy Christmas to ye all! 'TIS FIERCE EXCITING HERE IN FUCHSIALAND! As most of ye know we have been nominated for an award for No Celtic Boundaries in the category of Album of the year for Grá Dá Raibh. News has just come in that myself Máirtín de Cógáin has been nominated for "Songwriter of the Year" by No Celtic Boundaries for the song Grá Dá Raibh! Fantastic news. Voting has only begun. It is the same as the last time all you have to do is go to http://www.nocelticboundaries.co.uk/... And fill in the blanks. In the drop down menu select General Message This time in the Subject line say "I vote for Mairtin de Cogain Songwriter of the Year!" We know nearly everyone has voted for the Album of the Year Award and told all their friends and enemies to do the same, now let's get behind Mairtin and take the two trophies back to Fuchsialand! If you haven't voted yet you have until Christmas Eve to cast your vote! For the Fuchsia Album you put in I vote for ALbum of the Year- The Fuchsia Band1 It takes about 28 seconds! OTHER NEWS FOR CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS! Word has just come in that our "People's Republic of Fuchsialand" t-shirts and matching Hot Pants (for the people who wear them) are available on our web store. Last date for ordering to have it to you buy Christmas is December 17th. We have up to XXXL in men's sizes and XL in the boy cut (girls fitted) shirts! Look 'um up check 'um out. Tá siad ann! http://www.bluecollardistro.com/thef... Keep warm and keep in touch! Nollaig Shona agus Athbhliain faoi Mhaise Daoibh go léir! May ye have a Happy and a Holy Christmas and a prosperous New Year! And if you don't celebrate Christmas have a terrific Tuesday on us! Bhur gcara Máirtín
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	Grá Dá Raibh up for Award!	729 days ago
	Well, a chairde gael, news has come in that The Fuchsia Band's second CD "Grá Dá Raibh" is up for an Award!!!! The highly acclaimed and respected Celtic Radio Show "No Celtic Boundaries" has nominated The Fuchsia Band's Grá Dá Raibh CD for Album of the Year, 2007! It's time for everyone to VOTE for Gra Da Raibh! To VOTE for GRA DA RAIBH RIGHT NOW... go to the following link... http://www.nocelticboundaries.co.uk/... Fill in your details. Leave the Phone number box blank. On the drop down menu choose "General Message" or "Awards" (if it is there). Type "I VOTE for The Fuchsia Band" or "I VOTE for Grá Dá Raibh for Album of the Year" in BOTH the SUBJECT BOX and the MESSAGE BOX. Click on the SEND Button and THAT IS IT! Tell EVERYONE YOU CAN about this very special honour and tell them to VOTE FOR "Grá Dá Raibh" for Album of the Year, 2007! We are up against the huge fan base of the likes of The Elders and The Celtic Tenors! So if you have 5 email address use them all and get everyone at your office or building to do the same! It's up to YOU and only YOU out there in Fuchsialand that can do this!
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	Festivals	850 days ago
	Well this summer is jam packed with Festivals, playing six major Irish Fest while heading at four of them. We're delighted to be back in the US for the next two months playing our hearts out. We start this weekend in Dayton, Ohio playing all weekend. Other festivals 9-12 Aug Minnesota Irish Fair 17-19 Aug Milwaukee Irish Fest 31 Aug-2 Sept Kansas City Irish Fest 7-9 Sept Jackson Mississippi CelticFest 15-16 Sept Chicago Celtic Fest (Grant Park) It will be great to meet up with you all at the festivals!
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	A New Goat &&&... From TEXAS???	850 days ago
	Máirtín has been sponsored a new bodhrán by http://www.Metloef.com Irish Drums (played by Gaelic Storm and Dervish among others), in Austin Texas. He went down to expert craftsman Rob Forkners (who plays with The Tea Merchants) workshop last November, which is in a secret location in the boonies of Texas. He had to sleep the whole drive to and from (a hard task for Máirtín but he is committed to finding the best Bodhrán in the world and he thinks he may have found it!) to be allowed work on his own Brand New Bodhrán. Máirtín worked on the design from start to finish and what has come out is only magical. If you see him along the road ask him about his new friend Brrrenda, who's sister was seen performing on The Eurovision this year)
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	Birthday Bash	850 days ago
	Monday next week, the 6th of August we will be have a very special event in our American Office, Café &, 45th and Stateline, Kansas City, MO. At around 7ish (or half seven, check back on website). It is of course Máirtín's birthday on that very day and we can't think of a better place to hold the party but in Eddie Delahunt's Famous House of Music. Tickets will be at the door, and don't tell Máirtín you know! Wink! Wink! Contact Café & (816) 753-3322 for more details
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	Focail Nua	850 days ago
	Dana = Bold, Naughty - spoken "Dawn-nah"
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	FuchsiaSpace	851 days ago
	Back in November a friend of the band in Chicago, Lee, set us up with a Fuchsia MySpace account and for the first few months we were doing ok, then a friend who has played with us a number of time Kevin Kiley from Arkansas took over a few weeks ago with the design and it has exploded. Check out the new pictures, posters, video clips and so much more on http://myspace.com/thefuchsiaband
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	Poor Brutie's Passing	851 days ago
	Brutie has passed away! This is the character from Brutie's Barn Dances of the Track on the recent release Grá Dá Raibh Album. He had been in Eoin's aunt's place, she has loads of dogs, so it's a kinda retirement home for dogs... he was happy out there anyhew, then one day he went off chasing with the other dogs... and he never came back! Mim (Eoin's aunt) went walking, looking for him... and found him dead in a ditch!! So, he either died or was murdered!! Either way, he dies in action!!
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