Re: Oregon Celtic Bands/Groups

Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2003 04:39:14 GMT
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At 20:01 03/29/2003 -0500, Ryan <email-address-deleted> wrote:
>We have a very strong Scottish/Celtic theme, and I have been
>looking, somewhat unsuccessfully, for a Celtic group that
>might play at the wedding in the Portland/Salem/Eugene area
Congratulations on the wedding!
There is much Celtic music interest in Oregon, but I only know
a few good resources; maybe other ecto-folk have better info.
1. Celtic band called "The Nettles" usually play anywhere in the Willamette Valley (Eugene to Portland), as well as beyond (they've appeared at Newport)... they love to play weddings, and promise to work closely with you to assure their music fits your expectations... contact: email-address-deleted <http://www.peak.org/~brophyl/nettles/highlights.html>
2. Laura Zaerr (associate professor at U of Oregon) is in a three-women Celtic band called Village Green... see: <http://www.laurazaerr.com/> <http://www.laurazaerr.com/village.shtml>
3. The music departments of most universities are often good resources for local "folk/world music" artists; University of Oregon (and probably OSU & Willamette) may be good places to inquire... for example: <http://libweb.uoregon.edu/music/ormus.html>
4. Many local Oregon radio stations host Celtic programming, and these stations may be able to connect you to local Celtic bands... see: <http://www.roguecelts.com/els/oregon.htm>
5. There are two email discussion groups hosted on YahooGroups, designed to connect people to Celtic music events in Oregon; you may want to post your question there. Subscription information can be found at <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PDXCelticMusicEvents/> and <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CelticCafeOREGON/> CelticCafeOREGON is more active, but it appears to be more focused on celtic dancing. If you subscribe to either of these groups via the web interface, you will need to obtain a Yahoo-ID. You can also subscribe via email only, which avoids the need for a Yahoo-ID... email me privately if you need instructions for email-only subscriptions.
6. Other resources which may (or may not) be helpful: <http://www.byregion.net/OR-Artists/music.html> <http://www.pdxnet.net/bands/pdxlinks.html> <http://www.roguecelts.com/>
<http://directory.google.com/Top/Arts/Music/Styles/World/Celtic/Bands_and_Ar
tists/>
~walkabout