For anyone who can catch this wonderful band here are their US dates!
4th - Michigan, Fenians
5th - Michigan, The Ark, Ann Arbor
7th - Pensylvania, Sellarsville Theatre.
8th - New York, Satalla
10th - Boston MA, Canton Irish Festival
11th - Virginia, Potomac Festival
12th -Virginia, Potomac Festival
13th - Washington DC, XM Satellite Radio
14th - VA, Irish music workshop (details coming soon)
15th - Fredericksburg, VA, Irish Bridge Tavern
16th - Lafayette Hill, PA, Brittinghams
18th - Rhode Island, Blackstone River Theatre
19th - Fairfield Irish Festival
The Landing Step was voted best celtic album by The Indie Acoustic Project and in the top 5 albums of the year by Irish Music Magazine
I have been waiting for Flook to come out to the West Coast for the past 3 years and the closest they have ever come is New Mexico and unfortunately I was in England at the time.....
I'm playing at the Potomac festival too(Welsh music, unfortunatly, long story), on one of the smaller stages, so I'll probably hear them then, and I'm taking one of the workshops the 14th(flute/whistle), AND Fredericksburg is only half an hour from here, so I might see them there too! I haven't heard them before, so I'm looking forward to it. BTW, think that they probably mean the Irish Brigade Tavern, not the Irish Bridge Tavern, because that's the name of the only Irish tavern type thing in Fredericksburg that I know of, and it's not that big a town.
they couldn't get their visas in time for the tour. what a drag - yet another case where well known, established artists have problems in this area! And we were signed up for the workshops, too. Everyone is very disappointed.
so are we!! (disapointed about not being able to tour). You wouldn't believe the hassle we went through trying to get the visas. The application was started months ago by a specialist legal firm in the US who we hired. At (literally) the last minute they realised that US immigration had copied our names down wrong on the form ("clerical error")... so we had to re-apply, but it was too late by that stage. We're planning to go over in October now, as we'll definately have the visas by then! We'll try and re-organise as many of the cancelled gigs / workshops as possible over the coming months.
andy
Gráda
Hup Andy!!
All isn't lost, after all you were able to provide some tasty back up to my reels last night in Dalkey!!!!! thanks for that - Never knew you were on this site....S
Just came back from the Potomac Celtic Fest. It was a grand time, good craic and all, but rather disappointing that Grada weren't there. I'm on the air right now, told the listeners about the difficulty, and suggest that they write to INS and Homeland Security. It might do some good, but most likely not much.
Anyway... Andy, Anne-Marie, Gerry, and co, I hope you're doing well over on your side of the pond. I had a grand time with you in Valley Forge at the fest there in March, and hopefully it won't be too long before you get back on this side of the pond.
Now... what's this I hear about Anne-Marie leaving the group? Tell me it's not so!
Grada US Tour dates
Grada US Tour dates
For anyone who can catch this wonderful band here are their US dates!
4th - Michigan, Fenians
5th - Michigan, The Ark, Ann Arbor
7th - Pensylvania, Sellarsville Theatre.
8th - New York, Satalla
10th - Boston MA, Canton Irish Festival
11th - Virginia, Potomac Festival
12th -Virginia, Potomac Festival
13th - Washington DC, XM Satellite Radio
14th - VA, Irish music workshop (details coming soon)
15th - Fredericksburg, VA, Irish Bridge Tavern
16th - Lafayette Hill, PA, Brittinghams
18th - Rhode Island, Blackstone River Theatre
19th - Fairfield Irish Festival
The Landing Step was voted best celtic album by The Indie Acoustic Project and in the top 5 albums of the year by Irish Music Magazine
# Posted on June 2nd 2005 by kml
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Any month in particular?
# Posted on June 3rd 2005 by tompipes
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June......
# Posted on June 3rd 2005 by kml
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Who is their new singer?
# Posted on June 3rd 2005 by eurbanjo
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As far as I know Annemarie is doing this trip but the new singer will be Nicola Joyce from Galway
# Posted on June 3rd 2005 by no39
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What about the left coast?
I have been waiting for Flook to come out to the West Coast for the past 3 years and the closest they have ever come is New Mexico and unfortunately I was in England at the time.....
ohhhh the irony...
# Posted on June 3rd 2005 by michael_coleman
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I'm playing at the Potomac festival too(Welsh music, unfortunatly, long story), on one of the smaller stages, so I'll probably hear them then, and I'm taking one of the workshops the 14th(flute/whistle), AND Fredericksburg is only half an hour from here, so I might see them there too! I haven't heard them before, so I'm looking forward to it. BTW, think that they probably mean the Irish Brigade Tavern, not the Irish Bridge Tavern, because that's the name of the only Irish tavern type thing in Fredericksburg that I know of, and it's not that big a town.
# Posted on June 3rd 2005 by seisflutes
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Does anyone know why the band just cancelled both of their Michigan concerts?
# Posted on June 6th 2005 by alison kale
Re: Grada US Tour dates
they couldn't get their visas in time for the tour. what a drag - yet another case where well known, established artists have problems in this area! And we were signed up for the workshops, too. Everyone is very disappointed.
# Posted on June 9th 2005 by jessie
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so are we!! (disapointed about not being able to tour). You wouldn't believe the hassle we went through trying to get the visas. The application was started months ago by a specialist legal firm in the US who we hired. At (literally) the last minute they realised that US immigration had copied our names down wrong on the form ("clerical error")... so we had to re-apply, but it was too late by that stage. We're planning to go over in October now, as we'll definately have the visas by then! We'll try and re-organise as many of the cancelled gigs / workshops as possible over the coming months.
andy
Gráda
# Posted on June 9th 2005 by aml
Re: Grada US Tour dates
Hup Andy!!
All isn't lost, after all you were able to provide some tasty back up to my reels last night in Dalkey!!!!! thanks for that - Never knew you were on this site....S
# Posted on June 9th 2005 by Hugo Chavez
Re: Grada US Tour dates
Just came back from the Potomac Celtic Fest. It was a grand time, good craic and all, but rather disappointing that Grada weren't there. I'm on the air right now, told the listeners about the difficulty, and suggest that they write to INS and Homeland Security. It might do some good, but most likely not much.
Anyway... Andy, Anne-Marie, Gerry, and co, I hope you're doing well over on your side of the pond. I had a grand time with you in Valley Forge at the fest there in March, and hopefully it won't be too long before you get back on this side of the pond.
Now... what's this I hear about Anne-Marie leaving the group? Tell me it's not so!
Regards,
Tim O'Neill
WHFC FM
www.whfc911.org
# Posted on June 14th 2005 by TimO'Neill