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11/30/07: A Celtic Christmas Concert with the Redbird Fiddlers and Corner House with guests Alex Reidinger (fiddle, harp and concertina) from Asheville, NC; Lillie Morris (fiddle, vocals) and Mike Hay (uillean pipes, whistle) both from Augusta, GA. 7PM at the Columbia Museum of Art. $10
Tickets will be available at the door.
Fiddle Workshop with Randal:
Friday, November 9, 5PM-6:30PM $35
January 19, 2008: Fiddler Extraordinaire! Fred Lail from Greensboro, SC. The fabulous Fred Lail will share his amazing Irish fiddling and southern wit. Workshops and house concert. Concert 8PM $15.

Masters of the Celtic Harp - Gráinne Hambly Billy Jackson

Redbird Fiddlers at the 2006 Christmas Concert

Fiddler Extraordinaire! Fred Lail
9/14/07: Masters of the Celtic Harp - Gráinne Hambly from County Mayo, Ireland and Billy Jackson from Glasgow Scotland at the Columbia Museum of Art. Rarely has Irish and Scottish music been heard together in a way that compares with the music of these fine musicians. A special treat for fans of the harp and Celtic music fans! 7pm, $15.
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11/9/07: An evening of Irish music with a master of both the fiddle and guitar Randal Bays! 8PM at the Knights of Columbus Hall - Corner of Marion and Blanding, Downtown Columbia. Tickets $15. Randal will be accompanied by Columbia's own Davey Mathias of Corner House.
Randal will teach a fiddle workshop prior to the concert (please below for details). Thanks to the AOH and to Celtic Concepts for their support!!

Friday July 11, 2008: Angelina Carrberry and Martin Quinn House Concert near downtown Columbia. 8PM $15. Angelina Carberry & Martin Quinn are a husband-and-wife duo with deep family and musical roots in Irish music. They combine their talents on tenor banjo and button accordion for a performance of tightly-knit music honed by years of old-fashioned family music-making and modern-day tours with bands. Come join us for a wonderful evening of Irish music! Space is limited. Directions will be provided with ticket purchase.
Repertoire workshop preceeds concert: 5:30-7. $30. Come learn some of Angelina and Martin's tunes passed down through their families. A rare chance to learn about, hear and pick up some special tunes from two of the best! All levels of melody instruments welcome - fiddle, whistle, tenor banjo, etc.. Register online or call to reserve your spot. Don't forget to bring your recorder to the workshop!


Masters of the Celtic Harp - Gráinne Hambly Billy Jackson
Saturday, October 18 - 8PM at Bill's Music Shop and Pickin' Parlor: We welcome back Masters of the Celtic Harp - Gráinne Hambly from County Mayo, Ireland and William Jackson from Glasgow Scotland. Rarely has Irish and Scottish music been heard together in a way that compares with the music of these fine musicians. A special treat for fans of the harp and Celtic music fans! Bill's is located at 710 Meeting St. 796-6477.
Harp (with Gráinne) and Penny Whistle (with William) Workshops! 2-4pm on 10/18 at the Columbia Museum of Art!! Registration is closed.

Saturday, January 17, 2009: Redbird School of Irish Music presents Workshops and House Concert near downtown Columbia with All Ireland Champ and multi-instrumentalist, Alex Reidinger from Asheville, NC. Alex plays traditional Irish music on the fiddle, concertina, and harp. She has won medals at the All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil in Ireland and the Mid-AtlanticFleadh Cheoil in New York among other competitions. " In her talented hands, the music is safeguarded and will be nurtured for the foreseeable future,"-Brian Conway
Concert starts at 8. $15 adults, $7 children 12 and under. Seating is limited. Directions provided with ticket purchase. Tickets are no longer available online. Looks like we are getting close to a full house!! Please call (803) 254-3461 if you would like to attend the concert, we'll squeeze you in if we can.

Adult ticket $10
Child (12 and under) $5tickets are available at the door
Workshop details:
Irish Fiddle for adv. beginner / beginning intermediate 10:00-12:00
Irish Fiddle for intermediate / advanced 1:30-3:30
Irish Harp 4:00-6:00
Workshops are $35. Bring your instrument and recorder!
9/18: House concert with Little Windows: Julee Glaub and Mark Weems. Details to come...
