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Welcome to the 2010 An Rí Rá Montana Irish Festival! Dear Friends of Irish and Gaelic Culture: e are proud to offer you one of the crown jewels of the festival season here in Butte, Montana. This is the longest-running Irish cultural celebration in Montana, with this its eighth year in Butte, and its tenth year in total. This is your home-grown festival, offering you the best in Irish entertainment, workshops, history, film, literature and fun. While our headliner presentations are nationally and internationally known, you will also have the opportunity to see the finest musicians and dancers from Montana and the region. Your An Rí Rá Festival Committee has worked hard to bring you this family oriented event. You will find something for all ages here, and go home with memories to treasure for years to come. The founders of the Montana Gaelic Cultural Society, in particular, Tom Sullivan and Richard Newman, are to be commended for their vision and hard work in creating this organization. Their dream of creating a “Montana Gaeltacht” that would preserve and promote Irish culture has served to create an atmosphere in which this goal is being achieved. Today, there are classes in Irish language; Irish dance, Irish music, and more and more Montanans of Irish descent are celebrating their heritage by keeping it alive. There also is an Irish Studies Program at the University of Montana in Missoula. One of the goals of the Society is to create an Irish and Gaelic Cultural Centre, so the vibrancy of this effort will be available all year long. This festival is designed to help raise funds for these activities and to build a fund for a cultural center, as well. As you participate in and enjoy this year’s An Rí Rá, you will hear the strains of traditional Irish music, and you will see dancing by extraordinary international and regional dancers. You also will see bilingual (Irish and English) signage. We look forward to helping you with pronunciations and translations. Thank you for attending the 2010 An Rí Rá Montana Irish Festival. We hope you enjoy all the events we have to offer you, and that you will tell all your friends and family, so they can enjoy it with you in 2011. Sincerely,
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Frank Walsh Chairman 2010 An Rí Rá Committee Chairs 2010 An Rí Rá Chairman – Frank Walsh Fundraising — Brendan McDonough Music & Dance — Tom and Cindy Powers Logistics & Author Series — Mike Tutty Festival Treasurer — Suzie Hall Vendors — Joani O’Neill Children’s activities – Cathy Tutty & Mary Walsh Volunteers — Julie O’Gara Hospitality — Lori Maloney, Mary Kay Maloney, Dannette Harrington, Mitzi Daily, Mary McMahon Archival Photos — Chris Hardesty Author Series, Films & Genealogy — Shain Wolstein Irish Culture & Language — Kay Eccleston Irish Mass — Marko Hayden 5K & 10 K Race — Mike Patterson Publicity & Promotion — Lorretta Lynde Merchandise — Teresa Scott Promotion and Distribution — Monica Cavanaugh WWW.MTSTANDARD.COM
Lorretta Lynde President Flag Program: Show your true colors Fly your family crest Irish flag over the Festival
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rish flags with family crests and family names fly over Uptown Butte during the 2010An Rí Rá Montana Irish Festival on Aug. 13-15. These flags may be purchased by individual or families for $50 each for non-members of the Montana Gaelic Cultural Society or $45 for members. This price includes $35 for the flag and a $15 fee ($10 for MGCS members) for mounting and taking the flag down from uptown light poles. The flags will be returned to the owners after the festival and can be flown over Montana Irish Festivals in upcoming years by paying only the mounting fee. The Society will notify you in subsequent years so you can arrange for your flag to be raised. Proceeds go to the Montana Gaelic Cultural Society, sponsor and producer of the Festival. If you would like to purchase a flag for your use during the coming year and be on the list for flying it next year, call 7231183, Cavanaugh’s County Celtic. THE MONTANA STANDARD AN RÍ RÁ AUGUST 2010
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Headliners:
Makem & Spain Brothers � Makem and Spain Brothers return to their ‘Home Away from Home’ ack by popular demand, the Makem and Spain Brothers return this year for the 2010 An Rí Rá Montana Irish Festival. Since the first time they performed here, this group has considered Butte their “Home Away from Home.” Several years ago, they wrote a song which captures their feelings for this city and its people, and they recorded a DVD with that title at the Mother Lode Theatre at that time. Such a relationship between performers and place are not usual, and there are many underlying reasons for this one. Every generation has a few acts that define where a musical genre is going, performers so confident in their chosen field that they are able to completely embrace the genre and yet introduce something new to it. In Irish folk music today, that act is the Makem and Spain Brothers. Not in the past 30 years has a group taken the international stage with such vocal power and stage presence, capturing the essence of their genre, while standing out as something truly unique. A host of various instruments and five male vocals, using precise three-part harmonies blend perfectly for what many have described as a wall of sound. The Makem and Spain Brothers are at their best onstage where their talent and enthusiasm draw in fans who have never experienced the joy of folk music.
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Makem and Spain brothers not to be missed. The band of brothers who were once considered the new kids on the block, have honed their craft over nearly two decades of international performances and are now one of the truly stalwart, road-tested Irish vocal groups available. They have played before millions of people from Canada to Texas, from California to the Caribbean and over to Ireland, highlighting national PBS specials and popular Irish talk shows along the way.
The Prodigals will get your Irish up T his New York Irish band started in 1997. One of the most successful bands to emerge from the East-Coast Irish scene, The Prodigals combine brilliant original lyrics and melody with a genuine passion for the traditional music of Ireland and a funky, anarchic energy. Calling their genre of music “jig punk”, the Prodigals fall within a tradition epitomized by the Pogues and Black 47, merging traditional Irish melodic roots with rock rhythms. Band members are Gregory Grene (button accordion and lead vocals), Trifon Dimitrov (bass and backup vocals), Dave Fahy (guitar and lead vocals), and Chris Berry (drums). The band has its own distinctive sound, particularly distinguished by lead melodic roles being filled by button-key accordion and bass along with
The Prodigals can get the crowds up, dancing and singing. the vocals, and has received substantial critical notice through the years. It is the sound of Greg Grene on accordion that gives them their unique sound. Many Celtic rock bands (including the Pogues) feature accordion, but this is the piano accordion. It Greg’s ability to make the button accordion, familiar
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to fans of traditional music, rock that sets them apart. He is also the writer of much of the bands original material. Their arrangements bring a traditional sensibility to the bass and drum driven sound of Celtic rock. The hard driving rhythm section keeps the band on the rock and roll road. Their song “Open Reel” was played in the film Pride and Glory during the bar fight scene between Edward Norton and Colin Farrell The Prodigals have played throughout the United States, from Los Angeles and Las Vegas to Chicago, Boston and Maine, as well as abroad in Canada, Europe and Ireland, but they remain firmly rooted in Manhattan. The Prodigals call Paddy Reilly’s their home when in New York City.
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GO RAIBH MILE MAITH AGAT! (A Thousand Thank Yous!) To all our wonderful Sponsors and Donors from An Ri Ra Montana Irish Festival ERIN GO BRAGH LEVEL ($5000 and Above) c Town Pump Inc. c Butte-Silver Bow Economic Mill Levy Fund c
EMERALD LEVEL ($3000 - $4999) c Cavanaugh’s County Celtic c The Montana Standard c The Butte Depot PATRON SAINTS OF IRELAND LEVEL ($1500 - $2999) c Montana Abstract & Title c Granite Mountain Bank c Gilman Construction c Perkins Restaurant & Bakery/Metals Sports Bar & Grille c St. James Healthcare/Montana Orthopedics c CCCS Inc. c AWARE Inc. c KXLF TV c Beartooth c NBC c RavenCroft Lodge c c Corette, Pohlman & Kebe c
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Mickey Spain Musical Jamboree ur American Children’s Folk Music Tradition is alive and well and has no signs of slowing down thanks to The Mickey Spain Musical Jamboree. In a program for children and adults alike, the Musical Jamboree brings a new and exciting program to An Rí Rá Montana Irish Festival this year. Mickey and his band-mate and brother Liam, grew up in a very musical household. Their father, a singer and multiinstrumentalist, performed Irish and The Jamboree includes Mickey and American Folk music Liam Spain, John Doherty and throughout the New Brian Richards. England area and these two apples didn’t fall far from the tree.
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Kathleen Keane & Tantrum merica’s new trad-influenced power sextet will perform as one of the headliner groups at An Rí Rá Montana Irish Festival. The group features Kathleen Keane, multi-instrumentalist (fiddle, whistles and box), singer and dancer. An Rí Rá fans will remember Kathleen’s appearance here in 2003. Her credits include “Cinderella Man,” “The Road to Perdition,” “Backdraft,” and a Number One record in Billboard’s World Music Chart. She has graced stages around the world with numerous groups, including Gaelic Storm. Kathleen’s dance history is equally impressive. She is a champion Irish stepdancer, choreographer and instructor. She began her dancing career at the age of five with the Dennis Dennehy School of Irish Dancing (where Michael Flatley (Riverdance, Lord of the Dance) studied Irish dancing.) She quickly progressed over the next few years accumulating hundreds of medals and trophies, having reached the open championship level by the young age of nine, and winning the title of Midwest Regional Champion at her first regional Oireachtus.
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Fiddlers provide an array of music.
Dillon Junior Fiddlers he Dillon Junior Fiddlers so delighted audiences at the last three years’ An Rí Rá that the committee was besieged by requests that we bring them back. These young people, from the southwest Montana area in and around Dillon, present an extraordinarily entertaining and talented array of performances. The group formed more than 24 years ago in a basement with four young musicians, a couple of parents and an instructor. It has now expanded to an ensemble of about 25 players. Musical direction for the group is by Sandy James, a former Montana State Men’s Fiddle Champion. A scholarship fund has afforded group and individual instruction from many of the top fiddlers in the nation for the Dillon Junior Fiddlers. This group of young performers has had the opportunity to perform in Japan, Washington, D.C., and many other venues. But these young people also have a strong commitment to community service, particular in the area of senior citizen outreach. They play at convalescent centers, benefits and community functions. Their growing reputation has led them to host a national-class fiddle contest in Dillon each year.
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Rang Ginealeolaíocht (Genealogy Workshop) f you have an interest in learning how to research your genealogy, or if you’d like to polish the skills you already have, the An Rí Rá Genealogy Workshop is just the place for you to do so. Julie Bushmaker of the The Butte Genealogical Society will conduct this workshop. Subjects will include how to use public records and methods for Internet research. Learn how to use city directories, cemetery indexes, school census records, marriage records, obituaries, and birth records. The workshop fee of $15 per participant includes a useful packet on how to do this research. The workshop will be from 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. on Friday and Saturday, August 13 & 14 at the Butte Silver Bow Archives. Space is limited. The Montana Gaelic Cultural Society appreciates the efforts of the Butte Silver Genealogical Society and the Archives in making this event possible.
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Performers
Are your ancestors in the photo display?
Finnegan Ridge high energy innegan Ridge, a cornerstone of the An Rí Rá Montana Irish Festival’s regional offerings since 2003, returns this year for another Festival performance of high-energy instrumental and melodic vocal harmonies. They play tradition music from Ireland, Scotland, England, Canada and America. The Bozeman group is known for a variety of Celtic vocal and instrumental music, some of which is ancient and traditional, some modern, and some original. All of it carries the vibrant flair for intricate arrangement and var- Finnegan Ridge, of Bozeman, plays traditional Irish ied instrumentation. music with lots of variety.
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Tom O’Carroll presents ‘The Irish Diaspora’ ublin born folklorist, folk-singer and instrumentalist Tom O’Carroll brings a wealth of stories, humor, wit and history to his performances. He has played at concerts, festivals, colleges, libraries and pubs all over the U.S. and Canada, as well as his native Ireland, including a stint for one month in Seoul, South Korea. Whether playing a plaintive air on the tin whistle or singing and playing rousing traditional songs to the accompaniment of the guitar or the bodhrán (Irish drum), you will be captivated with Tom’s lively program of Irish culture. O’Carroll plays guitar, banjo, tin whistle and bodhran.
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Each year An Rí Rá features the Montana Gaelic Cultural Society’s Archival Photo Display. This exhibit, featuring early Irish Montanans and events in the Montana Irish community, has told these stories through photographs and written descriptions. If you have a Montana Irish ancestor who should be included in this display for the next festival, please send photos and written information to: Montana Gaelic Cultural Society, 1515 B Street Butte MT 59701
Shuttle details Save yourself the hassle of trying to find parking and walking long distances with the An Rí Rá Montana Irish Festival Shuttle Service. It provides transportation from the Butte Civic Center Parking Lot on Harrison Avenue to the Uptown during the Festival. The service, sponsored by the Best Western Butte Plaza Inn and the Hampton Inn, will run hourly from 2 to 11 p.m. on Friday, and from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday. Tucker Transportation is the provider.
Tra Le Gael: Celtic music with a flair ra le Gael hails from the Flathead Valley. It is known for its traditional and contemporary Celtic music, from soaring airs and melodic ballads to lively jigs and driving reels. The beautiful harmonies of their combined voices as well as instrumental arrangements and variety of music to fit any occasion. The ensemble is made up of Karin Hilding on flute and pennywhistle, Gary Morris on guitar and mandolins, Barbara Calm on hammered dulcimer and Katy Meyers on Celtic harp, with Terry Meyers on Tra Le Gael has in-state roots. bodhrán.
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Strings of Fire, a family band out of Sheri-dan, Mont-ana, includes mother Jennifer Boucher, son Cody and daughter Tiffany. Tiffany is the 2010 Montana Fiddle Champion, and she placed eighth in the nation during recent competitions. Both Cody, now a high school freshman, and his sister, Tiffany, a junior are former members of the Dillon Junior Fiddlers. WWW.MTSTANDARD.COM
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Dublin Gulch a Butte favorite t An Ri Ra 2008, the announcer presented “Dublin Gulch” as “the house band”. They have the distinction of being the only band to play at the Montana Irish Festival every year going back to its inception in Missoula in 1999. Tom Powers and Mick Cavanaugh hail from Butte: Tom sings most of the lead vocals and plays the bodhran; Mick plays whistles, guitar, tenor banjo, and mandolin. Helena’s Jim Schulz contributes vocals, guitar, mandolin, and bouzouki, and Missoula’s John Joyner adds fiddle, banjo, and backing vocals. Tom and Mick have been at the core of the group since St. Patrick’s Day 1993, while John and Jim started contributing their talents in 2002. The band draws many of its songs from the musical works that emerged during the folk music revival of the late 1950s and early 1960s. They also perform songs by a variety of contemporary Irish songwriters and tunes from the Celtic tradition. The group’s songs cover both
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serous and humorous topics and tell stories of Irish people and Irish history. In addition, they work to pass down this heritage to younger dancers and musicians. They are very involved with the family program “Handing Down the Heritage,” which has become an important part of Butte’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration. A crowd favorite for their combination of traditional jigs and reels and songs both humorous and poignant, the band is often seen in the company of Butte’s Tiernan Irish Dancers. They recently released a long-awaited recording aptly titled “Dirty Old Town.” The studio project includes many pieces the band has been performing live for some time, and a number of musical guests contribute to the expanded arrangements. This follows to previous CDs, “Any Day Above Ground is a Good One,” recorded live in June of 2002, and “A Celtic Cowboy Christmas,” Dublin Gulch consists of Mick recorded with their friends Willson & Cavanaugh, Tom Powers, Jim McKee in 2003. Schulz and John Joyner.
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ince its inception in 1985 in the San Francisco Bay Area, Four Shillings Short has taken an experimental approach to folk and traditional music. Since 1995, Aodh Óg O’Tuama and Christy Martin have formed the core of Four Shillings Short. In a single evening, the pair performs Traditional Irish tunes, Indian Ragas, Folk Ballads, Medieval and Renaissance instrumentals, a cappella numbers as well as contemporary folk and original compositions. The husband-wife duo set out on their first tour in 1996. Since then they’ve toured constantly, reaching out to audiences in the United States Aodh Óg O’Tuama and and Europe. Audiences have been amazed to witness this Christy Martin duo perform on a fantastic array of instruments, including, but not limited to: North Indian Sitar, Hammered Dulcimer, Mandolins, Banjo, Whistles, Recorders, Medieval and Renaissance Woodwinds, Charango, Bowed Psaltery, Guitar, and even a Krumhorn. Born in Cork, Ireland, Aodh Óg O’Tuama comes from a family of poets, writers, musicians & teachers. He studied music at University College Cork in Ireland and Stanford University in California and worked as a Sound and Lighting Designer in professional theatre for 28 years. Californian Christy Martin grew up in a family of musicians and dancers and began studying the Sitar at age 15 with a protégé of famed sitar maestro Ravi Shankar. Christy later discovered the rich sound of Celtic music, which prompted her to get her first hammered dulcimer.
iddle Dundee is Bozeman’s only all youth Celtic Fiddle Dance Band! This band consisting of four energetic young fiddlers and one lively keyboard player has been performPictured left to right: Ivan Albini, ing Luke Foreman, Lily Wright, togeth- Brooke Dowd, Max Armstrong. er for over two years. Band members include Ivan Albini (age 17) mandolin and fiddle, Luke Foreman (age 16) fiddle, Brooke Dowd (age 15) mandolin and fiddle, Lily Wright (age 14) keyboard and Max Armstrong (age 12) fiddle. These young people have worked hard to be able to produce a professional, and truly unique sounding band.
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Schedule of Events Friday, August 13 9 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Trinity Dance Workshop Advanced 2 (Registration & Extra Fees Apply) Butte Central High School 9 a.m.- 10:45 a.m. Trinity Dance Workshop Introduction to Irish Dance (Registration & Extra Fees Apply) Butte Central High School 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Genealogy Workshop Butte Archives 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Kids Activities Festival Grounds 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Irish Language Classes - PART ONE OF TWO DAY WORKSHOPS (Registration & Extra Fees Apply) Butte Central High School 11 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Trinity Dance Workshop Advanced 1 (Registration & Extra Fees Apply) Butte Central High School 11 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Trinity Dance Workshop Adults Step Dancing (Registration & Extra Fees Apply) Butte Central High School 12 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Author Series - Dave Emmons - Beyond the American Pale — The Irish in the West 1845-1910 Butte Archives 1:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Author Series - Ellen Crain & Lee Whitney - Butte Butte Archives 1:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Trinity Dance Workshop Beginner I & II (Registration & Extra Fees Apply) Butte Central High School 1:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Trinity Dance Workshop Ceili Dancing (Registration & Extra Fees Apply) Butte Central High School 1:30 p.m. Flag Raising Ceremony - Butte-Silver Bow Courthouse 2:30 p.m. - 3:45pm Author Series - ZenaBeth McGlashan — Buried in Butte Butte Archives 3 p.m. Mickey Spain Jamboree - Copper Ceili Tent 4:15 p.m. Tiernan Irish Dancers - John “The Yank” Harrington Stage 5 p.m. Debbie O’Carroll Copper Ceili Tent 5:30 p.m. Kathleen Keane & Tantrum John “The Yank” Harrington Stage 6 p.m. Tom O’Carroll Copper Ceili Tent 12 � THE MONTANA STANDARD AN RÍ RÁ AUGUST 2010
7 p.m. Trinity Irish Dancers John “The Yank” Harrington Stage 7:30 p.m. Four Shillings Short - Copper Ceili Tent 8:30 p.m. The Prodigals - John “The Yank” Harrington Stage 10 p.m. Makem & Spain Brothers John “The Yank” Harrington Stage
Saturday, August 14 8:30 a.m. An Ri Ra Rith Road Race Emma Park 9:30 a.m. - 11:30am Genealogy Workshop Butte Archives 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Kids Activities Festival Grounds 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Irish Language Classes PART TWO OF TWO-DAY WORKSHOPS (Registration & Extra Fees Apply) Butte Central High School 12 p.m. Trinity Irish Dancers - John “The Yank” Harrington Stage 12 p.m. The Great Scots - Copper Ceili Tent 12 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. Author Series - Karen Buley - Nurses on the Run: Why They Came and Why They Stayed, Butte Archives 12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Kids basketball shoot-out with Montana Tech’s Men’s basketball coach. Knights of Columbus building 12:30 p.m. Tom O’Carroll Mother Lode Theatre 12:30 p.m. Finnegan Ridge Highlands Stage 12:30 p.m. Strings of Fire Copper Ceili Tent 1:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Author Series Stan Lynde - To Kill a Copper King Butte Archives 1:30 p.m. Makem & Spain Brothers - John “The Yank” Harrington Stage 1:15 p.m. Debbie O’Carroll Copper Ceili Tent Butte Archives 2 p.m. The Prodigals Highlands Stage 2 p.m. Tiernan Butte Mother Lode Theatre 2:30 p.m. Tiernan Helena Mother Lode Theatre (Continued on Page 13) WWW.MTSTANDARD.COM
Saturday, August 15 2:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Author Series - Teddy O’Sullivan - The US Navy Bases in Bandty Bay,Their History & Consequences Butte Archives 3 p.m. Kathleen Keane & Tantrum John “The Yank” Harrington Stage 3:15 p.m. Finnegan Ridge Highlands Stage 3:30 p.m. Dillon Junior Fiddlers Highlands Stage 3:30 p.m. Dannsairean Irish Dance Mother Lode Theatre 3:45 p.m. Micky Spain Jamboree Copper Ceili Tent 4:30 p.m. Dublin Gulch John “The Yank” Harrington Stage 4:30 p.m. Tom O’Carroll Highlands Stage WWW.MTSTANDARD.COM
4:30 p.m. The Butte Digital Film Project: “Young Butte America Speaks” Mother Lode Theatre 5 p.m. Debbie O’Carroll Copper Ceili Tent 5:30 p.m. Tiernan Irish Dancers John “The Yank” Harrington Stage 5:45 p.m. Butte “The Original” Movie Mother Lode Theatre 6:15 p.m. Tra la Gael Highlands Stage 6:15 p.m. Four Shillings Short Copper Ceili Tent 6:45 p.m. Makem & Spain Brothers John “The Yank” Harrington Stage 7:30 p.m. Tom O’Carroll Highlands Stage
7:30 p.m. Session/Ceili Copper Ceili Tent 8:15 p.m. Trinity Irish Dancers John “The Yank” Harrington Stage 8 p.m. Kathleen Keane & Tantrum Highlands Stage 8:30 p.m. The Great Scots Copper Ceili Tent 9:45 p.m. The Prodigals John “The Yank” Harrington Stage 10:45 p.m. The Scattering John “The Yank” Harrington Stage
Sunday August 15th 12 p.m. Outdoor Irish Mass Emma Park 2 p.m. The Butte Digital Film Project: “Young Butte America Speaks” Mother Lode Theatre 3:30 p.m. Butte “The Original” Film Mother Lode Theatre
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Imiachtaí Pháistí (Children’s Events) he Children’s Events at An Rí Rá will provide the usual exciting entertainment and fun for the little ones. This year’s children’s Activities Tent will be located to the space in front of the Phoenix Building. The area has large sandboxes, and many other supervised activities for fun and interest. All activities are at the “Corktown Courtyard” under the protection of an overhead tent. This is located on the north side of Park Street, just onehalf block off Montana Street. Activities run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. The Children’s Activities Committee provides a safe and entertaining experience for the little ones to enjoy the festival. ALL DAY EVENTS – Friday and Saturday – Arts & Crafts, Inflatable Jumpers INTERMITTENT EVENTS – Friday and Saturday – Schedules will be posted daily at the. SHORT LESSONS AND DEMONSTRATIONS – There’s lots to keep the younger set busy Both Friday and Saturday. during all the other activities at the festival.
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Irish magic show new this year ebbie O’Carroll is a “one of a kind” magician. She combines stage magic with lots of audience participation to create captivating programs for children (of all ages). She uses highly visual props, colorful costumes, delightful magic and lively stage movement to both educate and entertain. Active audience involvement is the most important feature in Debbie’s magical theatre. Youngsters are invited to become a vital part of the performance as they learn by (Continued on Page 16)
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An Rí Rá is proud to present the seventh year of the An Rí Rá Rith (Run). The sanctioned event offers both a 5K and a 10K run and a fun run. It is held on Saturday, with all registrations prior to race day. A coupon is provided with the race packet to access the An Rí Rá Montana Irish Festival at a discounted price. The courses loop through historic uptown Butte. The courses have hills and long flat stretches. The races start and end at Emma Park. This event is open to all, and the schedule is: Friday, Aug.13 Packet Pickup at the Best Western Plaza Inn Saturday, Aug.14 7-7:45 a.m. – Packet pickup, Emma Park 7:50 a.m. – Call to the starting line 8 a.m. – 5K/10K Start 9:30 a.m. – Awards. The non refundable entry fees for adult/youth is $15. Participants receive a discount on their admission to the An Rí Rá Montana Irish Festival. There is no Race Day registration. There will be plenty of water stations to make sure runners and walkers are hydrated.
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AN RÍ RÁ It’s all about the dance...
Trinity Irish Dance will delight o the delight and excitement of An Rí Rá audiences since 2003, the highly skilled dancers of Trinity Irish Dance have traveled from Chicago to present their intricate footwork patterns across the outdoor stages in Uptown Butte. Then the music kicks in and the company that started the current craze for Irish step dancing is fully launched for another year. Twelve dancers will be at the Festival, several making their second and third appearances in Butte, which they consider one of their favorite shows of the year. They will be just returning from performing at the Latium World Cultures Festival in Cori, Italy This Chicago company was started in 1990 by artistic director Mark Howard so that competition champions could continue to dance, making the transition from
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craft to art in the process. Back by popular demand, the Trinity Irish Dancers bring their cutting edge, world championship level performances to this year’s An Rí Rá Montana Irish Festival. This group continues to surprise and delight audiences with their dynamic and colorful presentations. They have become a mainstay of An Rí Rá, and are returning for their seventh year on this stage. Founding Artistic Director and Emmy Award-winning choreographer Mark Howard’s goal was to create means to provide professionTrinity dancers thrill the Butte crowds al career opportunities to students who formerly had no path to such attainment for their dance training beyond the competitive circuit. This innovative non-profit company is constantly searching for original means
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(Continued from Page 15) doing. Debbie O’Carroll studied Dramatic Arts at Emerson College and at Lesley College where she received her M.A. She has toured nationally as a children’s theatre actress for the past 25 years. Her career began in a children’s variety theatre company with Tom Bergeron, Gene Boles and Jim Flood and she also performed with City Stage, The Opera Company of Boston, The National Mime Theatre and “Dollee & Debbie.” She has served on the Board of the International Brotherhood of Magicians, Boston, since 1991. In 1997, Debbie received a performance award from the Munster Society of Magicians in Limerick, Ireland and in 2003 she was given The New England Magical Entertainment Group’s Performer of the Year Award. In 2009, Debbie was presented with a Beacon Award from the City of Newburyport, Massachusetts with recognition from the Massachusetts House of Representatives for inspiring youngsters through the art of magic. Debbie teaches theatre and magic workshops as an artistin-residence in schools. 16 � THE MONTANA STANDARD AN RÍ RÁ AUGUST 2010
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Butte’s own Tiernan dancers step up T
he Tiernan Irish Dancers, a traditional Irish step-dancing school and performance group, was founded in January 2004. The dancers range in age from 5-18 years. At the 2003 An Rí Rá Montana Irish Festival in Butte, Trinity Academy of Irish Dance founder and artistic director, Mark Howard fell in love with the “passion to learn” that he discovered in the children out here. After years of requests by Irish dance organizations in the West, Trinity became the first Midwest/Eastern program to answer the much-needed call for elevated consistency, professionalism and expertise. The name Tiernan (which is a synonym for Trinity and means “God”) was chosen and the three-city Tiernan Irish Dance organization was born. Tiernan is now the sister school of Chicago, Milwaukee and Madison’s Trinity Academy of Irish Dance, with branches in Butte and Helena. The training these Montana dancers
TIERNAN is a favorite of the Montana Irish Festival. A home-grown product, the troupe has more than 60 dancers.
receive produces young people who have confidence and poise. This year, three of our dancers were graduated from high school, and they are on to the next big phase of their lives.
(Continued from Page 16) of expression while maintaining a high regard for traditional Irish dance. Trinity is a uniquely IrishAmerican company, and was the foundation for the progressive Irish dance style which led to commercial productions such as “Riverdance.” Most of the company’s dancers come through the prestigious Trinity Academy of Irish Dance, which is the Chicago/Milwaukeebased school that has earned an unparalleled number of team world titles for the United States at the World Championships of Irish Dance. Trinity is not an organization to rest on its laurels as the world’s best. Mark Howard has expanded the company’s range and repertoire in a host of imaginative and new directions. Trinity’s performances cross both cultural and disciplinary boundaries in significant ways. The result is a new and innovative presentation that surpasses the source without losing its essence. Trinity is accompanied by its own band of world-class musicians. They include: Barret Harvey, Christopher Layer and Brendan O’Shea. WWW.MTSTANDARD.COM
Anna Hill of Helena — This year Anna fulfilled a lifelong goal by competing in the World Irish Dance competition in Scotland. In the fall, Anna (Continued from Page 18)
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Dannsairean of Billings performs n Rí Rá is pleased to welcome the Dannsairean Irish Dance group from Billings for the second time this year. Dannsairean (Gaelic for dancers) Irish Dance was formed seven years ago in Billings by Rebekah Rae.. Before moving to Montana, Rebekah danced competitively on the west coast for 5 years with Maher Irish Dance Company in Portland, Ore. Dannsairean is a community based dance group and its dancers ages range from 4 ½ to 19 years of age. The
(Writer Series) Location: Newly renovated and expanded Butte Silver Bow Public Archives, 305 West Mercury Street, Butte. Friday, Aug. 13 12:00 – 1:15 David Emmons – Beyond the American Pale – The Irish in the West 1845-1910 1:15 – 2:30 Ellen Crain and Lee Whitney - Butte 2:30 – 3:45 Zena Beth McGlashan – Buried in Butte Saturday, Aug. 14 12:00 – 1:15 Karen Buley – Nurses on the Run: Why They Come, Why They Stay 1:15 – 2:30 Stan Lynde – To Kill a Copper King 2:30 – 3:45 Teddy O’Sullivan – The US Navy Bases in Bantry Bay, Their History and Consequences
udience response has made this feature of the An Rí Rá Montana Irish Festival a mainstay. There are numerous Irish subject books written and published in Montana, and each year gives audiences a chance to meet some of these authors and hear them talk about their books. The Montana Gaelic Cultural Society is proud to offer this presentation and to provide this venue for these authors. This is the 2010 schedule, designed to be completed each afternoon so attendees can enjoy the evening concerts. Each author will speak for 30 minutes or so, allowing time for questions, book sales and signings.
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group has performed throughout the Yellowstone Valley; for retirement centers, community functions, Highland Games, corporate parties, half time shows for Rocky Mountain College’s basketball team. The group’s motto is, “Enriching Lives and the Community Through Dance”. Dannsairean’s members are very excited to return to An Ri Ra this year and they plan to add to the Irish spirit!
(Continued from Page 17) will attend the University of Chicago, majoring in English with a minor in Spanish and gender studies. Kerry Powers, Butte — plans to attend the University of Montana to earn a degree in Education. She will be a fourth generation Griz and plans to keep a close eye on her Grizzly football team. Kerry will also continue her education in Irish dance and hopes to take the T.C.R.G exam to become a certified Irish dance instructor. Briene Marinovich, Butte — will be attending Montana State University in the fall to begin work on a degree in nursing. Having witnessed Briene’s persistence in recovering from two major injuries in the course of her dancing career we know she will achieve this goal and any others she sets for herself in the future. From all who have watched these graduating dancers grow up over the years of An Rí Rá, Good luck and may the lessons learned in your Irish dance education serve you well throughout your lives. 18 � THE MONTANA STANDARD AN RÍ RÁ AUGUST 2010
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Irish language workshops
Ranganna Teanga Gaeilge n keeping with the primary goal of the Montana Gaelic Cultural Society, which is to sustain and promote Irish language and culture, MGCS is offering workshops for beginning and intermediate Irish language at the 2009 An Rí Rá. “The Irish Language workshop provides an opportunity to learn or improve your knowledge and use of the language. Our experienced instructors welcome students at all levels: beginner, intermediate, or advanced. The workshop is offered in a 2-day format. The workshop begins on Friday, August 13, and runs from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m., and continues on Saturday, August 14, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Cost for the 2day workshop is $25 per person. MGCS members will
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receive the discounted price of $20 per person.” This workshop is both an introduction and a refresher for those wishing to learn about Irish Gaelic. Beginner Irish I is for those who have no prior experience with the language and wish to learn basic greetings and phrases. Intermediate Irish II is designed for those with prior experience in the language who want to expand on their acquired skills. The workshops are open to all for a small fee of $25 for non-members, and $20 for members. A shorter, advanced section will be offered for those with greater fluency. An Rí Rá is pleased to present experienced instructors (all native speakers) to conduct these classes. They are:
‘Butte: The Original’ film to be shown at Mother Lode � Locally made film captures spirit of The Mining City A recently released movie about Butte, Mont. will be shown during An Rí Rá Montana Irish Festival. The film, Butte: the Original, premiered at the Mother Lode Theatre in June. The 84-minute documentary film, written and produced by Butte filmmakers Dick Maney and B.J. McKenzie, is a tribute to the people of Butte, a mining town that has built strong community bonds over the course of its colorful history. The film’s production was sponsored by Atlantic Richfield. Instead of actors, the film features a cast of local characters who include a dozen Butte miners, writers, and others who relate their personal experiences working and living on “the richest hill on earth.” Historic photographs and neverbefore-seen footage of Butte help tell the story of a tough, resilient mining town. The film will be screened at the Mother Lode Theatre on Saturday, Aug. 14 at 5:45 p.m., and on Sunday, Aug. 15 at 3:30 p.m. WWW.MTSTANDARD.COM
Imelda White, who was raised in Ardara in the Donegal Gaeltacht in a family steeped in Irish language, culture and tradition, will teach one of the sections. She received honors Irish in the Leaving Certificate from the department of Education, Dublin. She taught Irish to both graduate and undergraduate students at Stanford University, and at St. Athanasius School, Mountain View, California. She currently teaches small groups in her home in Mountain View and does total immersion workshops worldwide by invitation.
Imelda has taught several immersion courses in Butte, and is back by popular demand. Jim McCabe was born in Tullamore, Offaly, Ireland and lived there through high school, where I first learned Irish. His whole family came the US in 195354 as the rest of his mother’s family had emigrated here in the 1920’s. They settled in New Jersey where my mother’s family lived. He earned his B.S. and MBA degrees from Seton Hall University. In the late nineties when I started attending classes with Treasa Ní laoi and the late (Continued on Page 20)
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The Montana Gaelic Cultural Society Ó Thús (From the Beginning) The Montana Gaelic Cultural Society (MGCS) has been active since 1997. During that time, the group founded by Thomas Sullivan and Richard Newman, two engineers from Missoula, has sponsored classes in the Irish language, Irish dance classes, music and drama presentations, and ten successful Irish Festivals. There is now an Irish Studies Program at the University of Montana, and work is being done toward the establishment of an Irish Cultural Centre in Butte. Aidhmeanna an Chumainn (Society Goals) It is the aim of the Society to continue developing such programs, increasing membership and support so that access to the Irish and Gaelic culture is provided to all Montana communities. To accomplish this, it is vital to build membership, with an eye toward establishing access to the organization throughout the state. An Mhana le MGCS — Ní Neart Go Cur Le Ceile (Unity is Strength) In keeping with the motto of MGCS, the group continues to work to establish connections and strong communication with all Montana organizations interested in promot-
ing and establishing programs in Gaelic culture. The MGCS Board of Directors has agreed to reach out to all such groups with similar goals. If you have such a group, and share these interests, please contact us at info@mtgaelic.org. Irish Studies Program The Montana Gaelic Cultural Society has been involved in the promotion of Irish language instruction at the University level since 2001. Courses were offered in Missoula, Butte and Helena under an arrangement with UM and MGCS. The response to the community classes were strong, and this effort has resulted in an expanded academic presence in Irish Studies program at the University of Montana in Missoula. In addition, there are several non-credit study groups meeting on a regular basis, and Irish immersion weekends are held several times a year. Information on these weekends is available at the MGCS web site, www.mtgaelic.org. Become Involved? If you are interested in any aspect of our activities, have experience which may help in any way, or if you would just like to have more information, contact MGCS info@mtgaelic.org
Ted O’Sullivan (Continued from Page 19) Seán Tierney. In 2000,he began his long association with Daltaí na Gaeilge and has taught at many of Daltaí’s events. He taught a course at the Irish American Association of NW Jersey this past year and an immersion weekend at Madison,Wis. (advanced) last year. In 2006 he completed a two-week intensive course in Irish at UC Galway in Carraroe. Galway and a one week course in comhrá in Ballyferriter,Co. Kerry in 2005. Ted Ó Sullivan, who will be a guest lecturer at the An Rí Rá Book Fair and Authors Lectures, has agreed to conduct an abbreviated workshop for the advanced Irish language students. This is an excellent opportunity for those with advanced skills to have a session of their own. 20 � THE MONTANA STANDARD AN RÍ RÁ AUGUST 2010
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2010 An Rí Rá Memorials ne of the most endearing qualities of the Irish is our ability to impact the world in which we live and the lives of those we have touched. It is with great respect
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that we honor all of the people on this memorial list who left an everlasting impression in our lives. Our lives have been enriched by these people, and they will never be forgotten. “I’ll walk beside you
through the passing years, through days of cloud and sunshine, joy and tears, and when the great call comes, though sunset gleams, I’ll walk beside you through the land of dreams”
Special Friends of the An Rí Rá Family: Rachel Hyle Liam Clancy Tommy and Mary Makem Andrew Grene Coleman Francis Keane
Charmon Pentecost John Pentecost Mary Jule Cavanaugh McLeod Lillian K. Brown Jim Harrington Larry Dennehy Louis Berger Gary Markovich Ann Calnan David Cote June Merzlak Jerry Shea Fr. Edward Courtney Ed Morris Creighton Walsh Ann Rice
William “Bill” A. Driscoll Patrick “Chops” Driscoll Patricia Lavelle Mrs. Jenny McLaughlin Delores Ridge Robert “Robin” Evans Fr. Sarsfield O’Sullivan Gerald “Jerry” V. Conlon Jeff Satterly Jack Crowley Rita Moran Robert and Mary McDonough Patrick and Alice Downey ** Every Irish Man, Woman, and Child who gave their life on the Butte Hill
Memorial List of Family, Friends & Loved Ones: Jerry Riordan Mary Corbitt Lewis Rob Lochrie Shirley Lochrie Margaret Maffei Tim Ferko Karl Pentecost
Irish/Gaelic Outdoor Mass The traditional outdoor Irish/Gaelic Mass has become a much anticipated event at An Rí Rá. Held in Emma Park, the Mass will be conducted by the Rev. Dennis Keane, pastor of St. Agnes parish in Red Lodge, Montana. Father Keane is originally from Galway. This traditional Sunday event is open to people from all denominations, and represents several meaningful elements of the heritage of Montana Irish People. The origins of Mass held in open air come from a long and turbulent series of historical events in Ireland. All are welcome to this service, regardless of denomination. The Mass will be held at 12 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 15, in Emma Park. While there will be some chairs available, you may wish to bring your own lawn chair, sunblock, and a hat or umbrella for shade.
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