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Thursday March 14, 2013 — 8:44 PM
Well, what a long. strange trip it’s been! We’re back after a brief hiatus and personnel change and driving hard into 2013. With the fiery drumming style of Colin Helton pushing us to our limits, we have found that we have stumbled upon new territory: Celtic Jam-Band. Our phenomenal new fiddler, Rachel Gamble has proven herself to be a natural at improvisation, which leads us into this new realm. Having fun so far and once March Madness is over, we’re finalizing the new band roster and then jumping in with all ten feet into the new CD project. Damien Kaplan will be joining us on drums (along with one more “mystery” player to be announced on the evening news sometime
REAL soon) as of 04/01/2013, and although we’ll be saddened by Colin’s departure we thank him from the bottom of our hearts for getting us through this period with grace and class!!
Please stay tuned, it’s going to be a good year for Skibbereen…thanks for being part of our journey!
HH
Hello, everyone!
This is a quick note to let you all know that Skibbereen will be playing quite often during the high holy days of March! First off, we’ll be playing a two hour set on 03/08/2013 at Robbie’s Restaurant on the south side of the Old State Capitol Square in downtown Springfield from 5:30 PM until 7:30 PM.
This is sponsored by Springfield Area Arts Council as part of their ongoing Uptown Friday Night music series and we’re glad to be a part of it.
On Saturday, March 9th, 2013 we will be playing a two hour concert at the Auburn High School gymnasium as part of their “Music in the Schools” series. This event is open to the public, there is a $5 ticket fee and the music will go from 7:00 PM until 9:00 PM. Along with the music, there will be some historical narrative to add perspective to our Celtic-centered musical style.
We are playing a private party on Friday, 03/15/2013.
On Saturday 03/16/2013 however, Skibbereen will be doing double duty!
First off, we’ll be playing after the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in downtown Springfield. The venue is downstairs at Catch-22 and our scheduled times to play are from between 2:00 PM and 5:00 PM so come downstairs and raise a glass and rock out with us!
Secondly, we’ll be playing an evening show at the Crows Mill Pub on East Toronto Rd (the old Bootlegger’s if anyone hasn’t stopped in there for a few years) with the music beginning at 8:30 and going on until after Midnight (and Midnight marks the actual start of St. Patrick’s day, on a Sunday this year, so we can toast our beloved saint throughout the night as well as one last timely toast when the clock strikes 12!). Please come to any and all of our shows, we are looking forward to seeing everyone again!
Thanks,
Hank
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