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

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 FU

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