Music & Dance!

Eastern Oregon Celtic Society
 
So easy, a monkey can do it?

Our 2009 Games introduced us to another kind of dance. Troupe Katra Badeya, brought Celtic Fusion Belly Dance to Baker City! Mearah, Owner and Director of the Desert Dreams Dance Studio located in Boise, ID brought her sisters in the dance, Kalista, Shivali and Perizadah to perform this ancient dance art form. They did not disappoint!


There will be a Pipe Band workshop from 3 to 5pm on March 13th at the Chief Joseph Middle School auditorium 504 Wilson St., Richland, WA. If you are interested in attending this workshop please contact Pete Elder at 541-975-3468 or 541-568-4643 to reserve your spot. Following the workshop at 7pm  The 31st Annual Concert of the Desert Thistle Pipe Band will be held in the same building. Tickets for this concert are $10 for adults, seniors /12 and under $6. Guest performances by the Academy of Scottish Dance, An Daire Academy of Irish Dance, Dance Piper Rob Barrick and the Rose and Thistle Band ( Celtic Trio ).

                              Pipers Gathering

Saturday December12th is the re-start date for the Pipers Gathering. Classes will  be held the 2nd Saturday of every month and are sponsored by the Eastern Oregon Celtic Society in partnership with the Northeast Oregon  Folklore Society.  Hosted by EOCS Music Director Pete Elder, this is a chance for beginning pipers to get together to help each other, and is open to anyone interested in this venerable old instrument. If you would like to learn the Bagpipes you can receive information, guidance and limited instruction at this venue and by using the College  of Piping, Glasgow self tutorials. This is the method for the Great  Highland Bagpipe but is also a method, which can apply to any type of Bagpipe.
Any experienced pipers who hear of this are most assuredly welcome to attend.
For information call Pete Elder 541-568-4643 or e-mail pelder@oregontrail.net 

The next gathering is... THERE WILL BE NO PIPERS GATHERING IN LA GRANDE THIS MONTH AS THERE IS A PIPER/ DRUMER WORKSHOP THAT WE WILL BE ATTENDING!


Saturday February 13th, 1 to 3 pm at The Old Meeting House in     La Grande  901 M Avenue, the class is free, howerver, a $2 donation is appreciated for building upkeep.

The EOCS supports Irish Dance Idaho, and would like to help by advertising there next events. IDI will be at the first annual Huntington Cultural Festival and Celtic Games in Huntington OR on November 7th, later that same day they will be performing at the Snake River Heritage Center in Weiser ID. Please show your Celtic pride by attending these events. Also, if you would like to donate to this fantastic group of people and help keep them funded so that they might continue to bring their amazing Dance skills to events all over the area, go to the 'contact us' page and e-mail Dutch. He can put you in contact with IDI. Or visit them on the web at IrishDanceIdaho.com Thank you.