Hi Folks,
I’ve set up a blog for the upcoming tionól Oct 7, 8 & 9, 2005 with guests Máire Ní Ghrada, Jimmy O’Brien-Moran & Benedict Koehler.
People can use it to get in touch with each other and try to sort out room sharing and car pooling etc.
http://socalpipers.blogspot.com/
Hope it helps,
Patrick.
Wow!!! a piping Blog- that’s pretty cool
BRILLIANT!!
Good man yourself Patrick. I enjoyed the wine descriptions as well Mr. O’Donovan. Brilliant! Wish I could be there for the Tionol.
Rick
Hi Folks,
Just wanted to encourage anyone that hasn’t already pre-registered for this years tionól to do so ASAP.
All the necessary info is at:
http://www.socalpipers.com/tionol_2005_details.html
Thanks,
Patrick.
I guess I better get on that…
See yez there,
J.
Justine- No words yet on your 1/2 set???
Yeah, Justine. When’s that half set 
getting here.
See y’all down there in October.
-Mike
Oh, and PS…you guys have to make Justine sing a tune or two down there during a session or something. She has probably the most beautiful voice I’ve ever heard.
As the SCUPC treasurer, I’d like to put in a personal plea for tionól attendees to send in their registrations on or before Sept. 14th. I’m going to be travelling the 2nd half of the month and don’t want things to get lost in the mail.
Note to self–book Justine for the concert 
Larry
Rumors of my singing ability have been greatly exaggerated…
Mike, however, is a wonderful singer, maybe he should be in the concert.
Just sent you off my registration yesterday, Larry,
J.
Half set? It’s now a full set, and it’s finished, just waiting for it to be sent out.
Hopefully you will see it in all it’s shining glory next month. 
J.
Just confirmed: Fiddler Kevin Crehan will be joining us on the Saturday of the tionól to teach a workshop.
Please spread the word to all your fiddle playing friends!
If anyone can recommend a fiddling message board to post this please let me know or jsut pass it along, thanks.
Bio:
Kevin comes to us from the Co. Wexford, Ireland. He is a member of one of Ireland’s most illustrious musical families, a grandson of the late Junior Crehan. Kevin thoroughly imbibed not only the repertoire of his grandfather, including Junior’s many wonderful compositions, but also the lovely old-fashioned “Clare style” of playing them. Kevin released his first recording, “An Bhabog sa Bhadog”, in 2001 to great critical acclaim. It contains a number of rare traditional tunes, including many composed by Junior Crehan.
The Saturday night concert is one of the best intimate concert venues I’ve ever experienced as som eof you will attest that were there before or have heard the “7 Years of Listening” CD. There’s no need for amplification. Performing along with this years teachers will be sean nós singer Lillis O Laoire. This is measuring up to be a truly amazing weekend!
Patrick.
WOW!!! VERY COOL ! CAN’T WAIT-I’ll bet you can’t wait either!!! See you in October; you too, Mike.
Patrick said
The Saturday night concert is one of the best “intimate” concert venues I’ve ever experienced
Ah…man…don’t go tellin’ everybody about our little secret!!! 
The fee to fiddlers will be $50 which includes a workshop and the concert.
Patrick.
Box players and bodhran players… triple price???
I read the attached article and all I could think of was “I must go to the SoCal Tionol before it’s gone forever”
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/09/15/big.quake.what.if.ap/index.html
PJ, that sort of thing would be better discussed in The Pub, don’t you think?
djm
I thought it was time for a bump.
Anyway, to comment on PJ’s response. As an engineering geologist in So. Cal., that doesn’t sound like a Worst Case Scenario. Hopefully, when it happens, it wont be that bad, but it can be worse.
Congratulations Justine on the new set. My kids will probably hang around you again, just as a warning.
Hi there!
Your kids are nice, Douglas. 
Very well brought-up.
I found out my pipes are supposed to ship this week!!
Hopefully you will see them there as well as me,
J.