Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 7,2007 - SEVEN
Celtic musicians, Craicmore, return to Condon for March 16 performance
Craicmore, a lively
four-person Celtic band, will
return to C ondon for a
performance timed with the
traditional St. Patrick’s Day
celebration. The band will
entertain at the Condon Elks
Lodge Friday, March 16, 8
p.m. Tickets are available at
the T im es-Jo u rn al in
Condon, $8 in advance and
$10 at the door.
Craicmore. which is
an Irish word for "great fun,”
plays
contem porary
traditional C eltic m usic.
With deep roots in the music
o f Scotland and Ireland,
C raicm o re featu res the
critically acclaimed vocalist
Nancy Johnston. Her deep,
rich, contralto voice is rare
in the genre. Driving rhythms
from guitar, bass, Bohdran
drum , conga and other
percussion, along with high-
spirited whistles, flutes and
bagpipes, powerfully render
jig s and reels. Four-part
harmony, rhythmic hardshoe
dancing, an East Indian
Shruti Box and rumbling
Didgeridoo all accent the
w arm th and p assion o f
C ra ic m o re ’s
fiery
performances.
They have toured for
over eight years throughout
the W estern S tates and
recently perform ed a 14-
co n cert en g ag em en t in
S hanghai,
C hina.
Craicmore’s music has been
heard on the NBC daytime
drama "Days of Our Lives"
and the CBS primetime hit
"Without a Trace.” The band
perform ed at C o n d o n 's
Liberty Theatre in July 2(X)4
"W e’re
a
contem porary traditional
C eltic b a n d .” the group
agrees. Formed in 1992, they
draw their words and music
from the traditional music of
Ireland and Scotland and
claim influences as diverse as
the Afro Celts. Chieftains
and Pogues, rock and
Australian indigenous music.
"It’s an amazingly
seductive m arriage,” say
critics, "one that never fails
to turn new faces into fans,
an audience that continues to
grow w ith C ra ic m o re ’s
aggressive touring and the
release of its second critically
acclaimed CD. "Too had for
heaven, too good for hell.”
Making up the group
are Nancy Johnston, vocals,
bodhran and hard shoe; John
MacAdams, vocals, guitar,
p ercu ssio n , d id g erid o o ;
Simon Watkins, vocals and
bass; and Dave Champagne.
Irish flute, orchestral Bute,
whistles and pipes.
C raicm ore has an
Arts in Education residency,
"Celtic Connections,” and
freq u en tly spends an
afternoon in the schools
working with youngsters.
The program b rin g s a
positive message of cultural
diversity, demonstrating how
Celtic music has accepted
many global influences while
retaining its fundamental
tra d itio n s.
R eceiving
accolades from educators
and students, the group's
interactive program reached
over 11,500 stu d en ts,
kindergarten through 12,h
grade,
d u ring
42
performances in the 2005 -
2006 season.
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the names of the first year’s
w inning p lay ers from
R edm ond, O reg o n : The
four-member team of Kirk
and Lottie Holcomb, who
come virtually every year for
the annual celebration. Last
year was their first encounter
with road bow ling, as it was
for the players, and they
vowed to return this year
w ith winning strategies.
Interested persons,
(adults only because of the
weight of the bowls) will
meet at the corner of Main
and May S tree ts, w here
Heppner City Hall is located,
at 1:30 on Sunday, March
18. A sheet o f com plete
guidelines will be distributed
then. Organizers suggest that
each team bring a small rug
or bulky jacket, something to
stop the bow l if necessary to
keep it from d am ag in g
anything in its path. “The
bowl is small but heavy,”
cautions the chairperson.
Some rugs will be available
at the gathering site.
The local Chamber
of Commerce has decided to
participate in the event this
year. In fact, the Chamber
has issued a challenge to
other area chambers, hoping
for
som e
frien d ly
competition on the side, with
bragging rights as the best
prize. C hallenges will be
accepted at the C ham ber
Office, 541-676-5536, up
until the day of the event.
M ore info rm atio n
about
the
H ep p n er
competition is available from
Doris Brosnan, at 541-676-
5382, and at the Chamber
Office. Information on road
bowling is available on the
Internet.
Pre-registration is due Tuesday. March 13, for the
seventh annual St. Paddy’s Cruz-In to be held Saturday,
March 17, at noon in Heppner. The 25lh celebration of St.
Patrick’s Day will have many events all weekend.
Entry forms for the Cruz-In are available by calling
the Heppner Chamber of Commerce office at 676-5536 or
visit www.heppnerchamber.com or mailing your entry form
to PO. Box 1232. Heppner. OR 97836. Pre-registration is
$10 and includes a dash plaque. On-site registration will
be $15.
Vehicles will gather between 10 and 11:30 a.m. at
the northwest entrance to Heppner. Highway 74/207
(former Kinzua Mill site). Following the parade, vehicles
will he on display on Willow Street in downtown Heppner.
The Great Green Parade begins at 1 p.m., following
the Cruz-In.
Mrs. O’Leary’s Irish beef
stew feed to be held March 16
Mrs. O ’Leary's Irish beef stew feed will be held Friday,
March 16. 2007 from 5 - 7 p.m.
The Heppner United Methodist Church members and
friends will be serving stew, coleslaw, rolls and dessert at the St.
Patrick's Senior Dining Hall on Main Street.
Bring your family, have a good visit with your neighbor or
meet new people. The cost will be: adults-$6; children 6-I2-S2; and
children 5 and under eat free.
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The 2 5 ,h A nnual
“ Wee Bit O ’ Ire la n d ”
C eleb ratio n in H eppner,
Oregon, will draw to a close
on Sunday, March 18, with
the
R oad
B ow ling
Competition.
Road bow ling has
been popular in Ireland for
centuries, introduced by the
Irish who would abscond
with the English cannon balls
under dark of night and use
them for some mischief and
friendly com petition. The
sport was brought to the
attention o f the H eppner
c e le b ra tio n 's plan n in g
committee three years ago
hut not introduced to the
local event until last year,
when Tim Daly, a Western-
Oregon man raised on Little
Butter Creek, near Heppner.
pro v id ed the bow ls and
encouragement needed for
the event.
The rules for road
bowling are simple: Teams
of two to four bowlers take
turns tossing the small, iron
bow ls th ro u g h a course
about a mile long. Each team
is responsible for keeping
track of the number of tosses
it takes. At the end of the
course, which will be laid out
for participants when they
sign in for the event, the team
with the fewest tosses wins.
The prize will be half the
entrance fees, which will be
$5 per team member, and the
w in n e rs' nam es w ill be
en g rav ed on the Road
Bowling Trophy. The "Wee
Bit O ’ Ireland” fund also
receives half the entrance
fees.
The trophy displayed
in City Hall is topped by a
bowl and is now etched with
Pre-registration due for Cruz-In
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