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Volume 9 Issue 7 July 2007
Serving the Celtic Communities of: Wales, Isle of Man, Cornwall (England),
Glacia (Spain), Brittany (France), Scotland and Ireland
You may contribute news and photos by email to Info@BlackHillsCelticEvents.org
New Addition this year:
Renaissance Scots
Of the several Living History or Re-enacting groups around,
they’re the only ones portraying the Scots IN Scotland, being
Scottish. Come, watch, ask questions, participate and
HAVE FUN!
Carole Conrad’s friend, Mike Johnston, will engage in a discussion
about the “Culture and History of the Picts” at our General Meeting
Weavers and Spinners
this Thursday, July 19th. Don’t miss out on this informative The Masters of the Fabric Arts
evening.
The Kilt ‘n Hammer
Clan Blacksmith
The Wolves of Dunvegan
The Fighting Element
of the RenScots
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Check out the Renaissance Scots As her daughters advanced up the competition ladder in Irish
web site for more info: www.renscots.org/ dancing, they reached the point where they needed the
beautifully embroidered solo dresses which girls and women
wear. With the "I can do that!" spirit she has always had,
Molly made the dresses herself and then turned it into a
business. Her company, It's Knotwork to Me, Inc., produces
school costumes and solo dresses for a nationwide clientele.
MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT: In 1996, Molly earned her accreditation as an Irish dance
Willson & McKee teacher, a "TCRG" in the jargon of the trade, allowing her to
enter her students in sanctioned competitions. That fall, her
Known for engaging their audiences with an energetic blend 8-hand team won first place in Adult Mixed Ceili at the
of traditional and contemporary acoustic music, Wilson & Western Region Oireachtas, the regional competition.
McKee have performed throughout the country
Molly and her family founded their Irish dancing school for all
This very talented pair from Colorado combines original and ages, the Heritage Irish Stepdancers, in 1998. In the summer
traditional songs, and they have mastered quite a range of of 2000, they built their own studio complex, the Friendship
instruments to back their fine vocals. Kim McKee is featured Irish Dance Center in SE Denver. The Bennett School was
on accordian, hammer dulcimer, guitars, folk harp, mountain formed in January 2002 following a split in Heritage.
dulcimer, bodhran, stories and a wonderful bit of ceili dance! Molly has stayed active in Irish music and teaches classes
Ken Willson can be heard playing guitars, Irish Bouzouki,
and workshops at the Swallow Hill Music Association, the
bagpipes (on occasion), storytelling, and some mean ceili California Traditional Music Association, and other groups.
swing himself. They play traditional Scottish and Irish songs, She and two friends produced an album of traditional bawdy
along with lots of their own well-crafted tunes, which are ( but not vulgar) songs, "The Bawdy Beautiful". She also
written and played in Celtic style. Their harmonies are teaches introductory classes in Irish dancing through
outstanding and not to be missed! Colorado Free University several times a year.
For more info, go to:
For more info, go to: www.jigheads.com www.bennett-school.com/Bennett-School/Home.html
DANCING ENTERTAINMENT:
Molly Bennett Dancers
Molly Bennett started her career in Irish dance and music in
San Antonio, TX when she was 30. The music actually came
first - it was through her membership in the band St James's
Gate that she was introduced to the San Antonio Irish
Dancers. The Festival will be looking for volunteers, if you’re interested in
helping, please send an e-mail to Info@BlackHillsCelticEvents.org
Molly toured with St James's Gate, which went to Ireland in
1986 and won the All-Ireland Championship for Groupi Ceol. For more info on the Gathering of the Clans Festival, go to:
It was Molly's last gig with the band, since the family had www.dakotaclans.com
already moved to Denver. The female Bennetts enrolled in
the Shamrock School of Irish Dance, eventually luring her
husband Bill to join them. When the Shamrock School
moved out of town, its adult students were left without a
home, so Molly started the Denver Ceili Club for informal
Irish group dancing and was also a founding member of the
City of Denver Pipe Band's Irish Dance Section.
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July 11 7:00 p.m. Board Meeting @ Carole Conrad’s
July 19 7:00 p.m. General membership Meeting, What
American Legion Post 22, Rapid City Fun
PROGRAM: Culture and History of
the Picts by Mike Johnston
For
Aug 2 7:00 p.m. Board Meeting ALL
Aug 16 7:00 p.m. General membership Meeting, !!!!!!
American Legion Post 22, Rapid City
PROGRAM: The Role of the Irish in
the Wars
Aug 30- Gathering of the Clans Celtic Festival
Sept 2 at Memorial Park
Sept 6 7:00 p.m. Board Meeting
Sept 20 7:00 p.m. General membership Meeting,
American Legion Post 22, Rapid City
PROGRAM: TBA
*American Legion Post 22, 818 East St. Patrick St, Rapid City
Siaryn Duggan, owner of Celtic Connection in downtown Rapid
City, gave us this update on her new store:
Wonderful We have quite a good variety
Food and of food ranging from Licorice
Allsorts, Cadbury Flake Bars
Camaraderie! in milk AND dark
Knights know how to throw chocolate, milk chocolate
A Midsummer’s Eve digestive biscuits,
Party! smarties, crunchies and lots of
other chocolates. Barry's Tea
- regular and Irish Breakfast,
Heinz Baked Beans, Branston
Pickle, Mint Sauce, lime
marmalade and Lemon Curd - to name but a few!!
Also - just arrived for your shopping convenience (!!!) sterling
silver Celtic jewelry at extremely affordable prices. All kinds of
fun items such as "Parking Signs", stickers, license plates, key
rings and maps. It seems we have something new almost every day
- and I am also open to "constructive" suggestions for more items.
I am hoping to have Ladies Clothing in time for the Gathering of
the Clans. (YEAH!!!!!)
Also, we’re open late every Thursday until 8 p.m., as is nearly the
entire downtown area. I would say about 80% of the stores
comply! As a reminder, there is free parking at all the leased
Siaryn Duggan and Heather parking lots on Saturdays and after 6 p.m. on weekdays!
Payden helped with our 1st
ever May Day Pole.
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Here’s to beefsteak when you’re hungry,
Makes It All Worth It Whiskey when you are dry,
Greenbacks when you are busted,
And heaven when you die!
I’ll admit writing June’s president letter was somewhat challenging
as I was having a bit of trouble focusing on the task at hand and I We welcome any Scottish or Irish trivia from any member. Please
was concerned about July’s letter as well. As I was mentally submit your thoughts to
debating with myself and disparaging over a possible topic, it Info@BlackHillsCelticEvents.org
suddenly hit me like a bolt of thunder. The topic was right in front
or contact Pat Hamilton, newsletter editor.
of me and so simple it seemed absurd to write about. It was simply
something this SIS society is all about, not just about getting the
word out about our Celtic Culture, but also about the camaraderie
and the friendships and fellowship we enjoy when we are together.
What brought me to this subject? A garage/yard sale that we held
in June at Carole and Jim Conrad’s home in the name of a fund
raising event for SIS. Sure the intent of a garage/yard sale is to
make money and in our case was to raise monies for the SIS. The
day started out the usual way with a few customers strolling in with The Sons of Norway host dancing lessons at the Canyon Lake
a couple of small rushes of maybe 5 or 6 people at once. This was Senior Citizens’ Center each Monday evening at 6:30. We’re
fairly typical of the day and we managed to even make a few learning some Norwegian dances and are preparing to learn some
dollars for everyone’s efforts. But the real highlight of the day was Celtic dances. Call John or Nancy Burke if you’re interested in
the coffee that we started with along with great conversation that attending as their summer schedule may vary a bit.
traversed the entire spectrum from our families, some past military
careers to current events and I’m quite sure everything else in
between. The weather could not have been more perfect, a bit
coolish in the morning (which made the coffee even better, with
bright hot sunshine the remainder of the day. All throughout the
day Carole provide us with hot coffee or ice cold drinks and also
offered up a delightful lunch. Aliyha was gracious enough to man
the till the entire day and to do the hard sell on some of those not This will be a regular feature of our Newsletter with your help.
sure customers, she made them feel that they just had to have Please share any of your favorite Celtic Shopping locations with
whatever they were looking at. But I keep reflecting back to which our Newsletter editor, Pat Hamilton. Send any suggestions to
for me was the most memorable part of this event, the info@BlackHillsCelticEvents.org .
conversations and the visiting with each member and friends and
just talking about life, nothing deep and profound or drastically
NEW “LOCAL” HIGHLIGHT:
dramatic, just plain good ole conversation amongst friends. This
was truly a good day that reminded why and what for this SIS
society is all about. Thank-you to all who were involved with this
great little project and a very special thanks to our hosts Carole and
Jim Conrad who made this event what it was “Fun”.
Bill Knight
President/SIS
Celtic Connection, 517th 6th Street. It is co-located in
the Bag Ladies Shop Siaryn and John Duggan’s Celtic
business (605-718-8850 or 605-381-1500).
Contact info:
Your Input Needed gaelictrader@outothehouse.com;
This newsletter would be far more interesting with your www.outothehouse.com
input: news, events, culture, history, photos, new Celtic
businesses, anything. Submit your articles in MS Word doc and
photos in jpg format. E-mail to info@BlackHillsCelticEvents.org .
Dream Shoes (Bald Mountain): http://www.DreamShoes.com/
They have great sandals and shoes for both men and women.
Pyramid Collection: http://www.PyramidCollection.com/
Clothing, jewelry, goblets (mail-order catalog available)
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Creative Irish Gifts: www.ShopIrish.com Website-please check to make sure that Darren is on
Clothing, trinkets, jewelry, caps, mugs (mail-order catalog there.
available)
Programs:
Cashs of Ireland: www.cashs.com July-talk on the Picts by Mike Johnston.
Dishes, glassware, clothing (mail-order catalog available) August-The role of the Irish in the wars.
Shannon: www.ShopShannon.com Next months meeting at the Hamilton’s
Clothing, trinkets, glasses (mail-order catalog available)
Sofi’s Stitches: http://www.sofisstitches.com/
Medieval and renaissance clothing
Gael Song: http://www.gaelsong.com/ President Bill Knight info@BlackHillsCelticEvents.org
(mail-order catalog available) Vice President John Burke
Secretary Heather Payden (Sally Knight, co-secretary)
Celtic Croft: www.kilts-n-stuff.com Treasurer Carole Conrad
Kilts, clothing, jewelry, etc (mail-order catalog available) Board Members Aliyah Sanders, Kerry Smith, Jim Byrne,
James Marrs, Paul Smith
The Celtic Shop: http://CelticShopDunedin.com Past President Gary Hamilton
This is our old friend Coleen Coble’s web site. Check out her wide Membership Sally Knight
assortment. Web Site Gary Hamilton
Newsletter Pat Hamilton,
info@BlackHillsCelticEvents.org
If you would like to contribute an article or
story, list an event, submit a photo, etc. to the
newsletter, please email the item to me by the
5th of each month.
Because we had an AWESOME Midsummer’s Eve Party at
Knights INSTEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!
I. Old Business
Festival Business
Booths cost $100 and electricity is extra.
Combining SIS and COA? Maybe not. We should not
change too much to join. Our focus is to celebrate our
heritage and to have fun.
Location for SIS dinners
Moose Club or Elks? Radisson?
Heritage Festival. Fun.
Gillette Festival. Festival board has some issues to deal
with.
2. New Business
Storage room is occupied. We need help to organize it.
We need more flags and stands etc.
We just got some new tartan books.
Getting members to help more? Get on the phone and
ask. If they decline working in a booth then maybe they
can cook. Would you consider helping me to do this?
Ask specific things.
III. Standing Business
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