JUNE 16, 2016 // 3
Na Rósaí brings Celtic music to the North Coast
Traditional folk
music on tap at
three locations
ASTORIA and CANNON BEACH
— Na Rósaí, a Celtic group
based in Portland, will
perform three times this
weekend on the North Coast.
It is a rare thing for the
Cannon Beach History
Center & Museum to put
on a summer concert, but
the exception was made for
Na Rósaí, which will make
its coastal debut at 7 p.m.
Friday, June 17. The history
center’s acoustic series
season fi nale is sure to be
toe-tapping, shoe-stomping
fun.
Then, the band will move
coast
up the coast to Astoria and
perform Sunday, June 19:
fi rst at 10 a.m. at the Astoria
Sunday Market and then
later at 8 p.m. at Fort George
Brewery.
Na Rósaí performs tradi-
tional Irish music, old-time
Appalachian tunes, and
Scottish, Breton and other
Celtic songs featuring fi ddle,
fl ute, uilleann pipes, bouzou-
ki and whistles. The band’s
focus has been to explore the
links between the musical
traditions of the Celtic re-
gions and North America by
arranging tunes from the two
regions with a traditional
sensibility.
In 2010, fi ddler Erik
Killops returned to his
hometown of Portland after
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
weekend
arts & entertainment
PHOTO BY JOSHUA BESSEX
Dozens of people help
raise the Midsummer
Pole each year at the
Astoria Scandinavian
Midsummer Festival.
4
12
16
22
receiving his bachelor’s
degree in Irish music and
dance at the University of
Limerick in Ireland. Soon he
met recent New Jersey trans-
plant and bouzouki player
Richie Rosencrans as well
as California native and uil-
leann piper Preston Howard
at sessions around Portland.
All three were eager to start
a project and discovered
common interests in regards
to traditional music.
After a few house gather-
ings, a weekly performance
began at local watering hole
the East Burn. “Na Rósaí” is
Irish Gaelic for “the roses”
in honor of Portland, the city
of roses.
In the fall of 2012, fl ute
player Conor O’Bryan
COAST WEEKEND EDITOR
REBECCA SEDLAK
COAST WEEKEND PHOTOS
DANNY MILLER
ADVERTISING MANAGER
BETTY SMITH
CONTRIBUTORS
DAN HAAG
PATRICK WEBB
NANCY MCCARTHY
MATT LOVE
To advertise in Coast Weekend,
call 503-325-3211 or contact
your local sales representative.
© 2016 COAST WEEKEND
THE ARTS
Musical heroes
Astoria Music Festival kicks off three weeks of classical music
COASTAL LIFE
Comin’ in Over the Rock
Peter Lindsey’s book about old-school Cannon Beach is here
FEATURE
Heritage, family and fun
The 49th annual Scandinavian Midsummer Festival is here
DINING
Mouth of the Columbia
BJ’S Pizza Palace in Seaside is parked fi rmly in the past
FURTHER ENJOYMENT
SEE + DO...............................10, 11
SCANDI PROGRAM......13 to 20
CROSSWORD..............................25
CW MARKETPLACE...........26, 27
MUSIC CALENDAR ..................28
GRAB BAG ..................................31
Find it all online!
CoastWeekend.com
features full calendar listings,
keyword search and easy
sharing on social media.
Coast Weekend welcomes comments
and contributions from readers.
New items for publication consider-
ation must be submitted by 10 a.m.
Tuesday, one week and two days
before publication.
TO SUBMIT AN ITEM
Phone: 503.325.3211 Ext. 217
or 800.781.3211
Fax: 503.325.6573
E-mail: rsedlak@dailyastorian.com
Address: P.O.Box 210 •
949 Exchange St. Astoria,
OR 97103
Coast Weekend is published every
Thursday by the EO Media Group,
all rights reserved. No part of this
publication can be reproduced
without consent of the publisher.
Coast Weekend appears weekly
in The Daily Astorian and the
Chinook Observer.
moved to Portland from
Chico, California, and im-
mediately joined the ranks
of the band.
In the fall of 2014, Na
Rósaí released its self-titled
debut album. The band’s
second album is in the
works.
The Cannon Beach
History Center & Museum
offers an intimate setting for
such a rich-sounding group.
Seating for this concert is
limited. Tickets are $12 for
adults and $2 for children;
complimentary refreshments
will be provided. Tickets
are available online through
cbhistory.org, by calling
503-436-9301, or in person;
the history center is located
at 1387 S. Spruce St. All
SUBMITTED PHOTO
Na Rósaí, a Celtic band from Portland whose name means “the
roses” in Gaelic, will perform in Cannon Beach June 17 and in
Astoria June 19.
proceeds will help fund
upcoming events at the his-
tory center; including future
concerts, lectures, exhibits
and fi eld trips.
The shows at the Astoria
Sunday Market and Fort
George Brewery are free and
open to all. The market takes
place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
along 12th Street between
Marine Drive and Exchange
Street. Fort George Brewery
is located at 1483 Duane St.