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Our
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Musicians &
Bands |
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Buttercup |
Fabulous San Antonio Band!
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Doc Grauzer |
Our good friend
and harper from Austin. Great musician and story-teller.
One of the good guys! Catch him at his regular gig at Mother's Cafe. |
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The Lavens |
Fun family band
and great folks! Catch them at The Cove every friday night. |
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Brobdingnagian Bards |
Marc & Andrew
from Austin. See them when you can, hear them online. |
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Gravel Walk |
Kickin' Celtic
band from Corpus Christi. Always a great time when we get
together. |
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Jim &
Maggie Fox |
Our long-time
friends, fellow performers, and fellow members of Claymhor (in a
past life). Jim & Maggie are still performing as a duo, and are
oft-times joined by our friends Linda Clapp or Fred Masinter. |
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Triskelion Pirate
Conspiracy |
What a crew!
Good guys to have along for the voyage! Check out the blog for
a couple of pics with us at the Texas Renaissance Festival.
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Maria
Larson |
Singer/songwriter and session stalwart. Ron joined Maria on
her CD "Open the Door Softly". |
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Red
McWilliams |
Our old
friend, now living in the great northwest, near Tacoma, Washington,
in Puyallup. (Isn't that a great name for a town? "Pu'
y'all up!" is how we'd say it in Texas.) |
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San Antonio
Pipes & Drums |
Pipe Major
Harrell Sutherland and his stalwart crew. Gotta love the sound
of the pipes and drums. Makes you want to paint your face blue
and go cleave an enemy or two . . . or just sit back and drink some
really good single malt Scotch! |
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Music Venues |
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Home of the
Celtic Acoustic Session, every Thursday from 8-10 PM. A very nice
venue for acoustic music of an eclectic variety. Plus good
food and an excellent selection of wine and beer.
Olmos Bharmacy
3902 McCullough
San Antonio, Texas |
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Sean
Patrick's |
Great pub in
San Marcos, Texas. We usually play there for special occasions
like St. Patrick's Day &
Halloween. Great food and lots o' libations! Tell
Mike and Brian Harper we sent ya!
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Favorite Stuff |
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Frenzy Art |
Our buddy Ladi
Loera's great DOD art themes! No, not "Department of Defense",
that's Day of the Dead. We met Ladi at the Texas
Folklife Festival and are really taken with his stuff. You can
expect to see us wearing his T-Shirts, and don't be surprised if his
art turns up on an album cover. |
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Guitar Tex |
Luthier Mark
Waldrop's place! A great guy and the one to see for your
guitar and stringed instrument needs. Mark keeps Rod's guitars
up and running, and just ask Ron about his new mandolin!
Also catch Mark in performance with his group Mark's Brothers
whenever you can. |
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H.B.E. Specialty
LeatherWorks |
Eric Larsen's
fabulous custom leather goods. He's made some really
amazing items for me, including holsters and this shark guitar
strap, shown here with the Taylor T5. Check it out at one
of our gigs!
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LaPage
Fine
String Instruments |
Our friend
Richard LaPage, maker of fabulous fiddles from Flat River, Prince
Edward Island. He's made fiddles for the likes of Natalie
McMasters, J.P. Cormier, and many top performers. |
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Utilikilts |
Freedom from
pants! Check out Ron's workman's model in the picture above. |
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Krystal Burgers! |
One of the
all-time great places to get grub after a gig. We used to go
to the one in Killeen for a couple of dozen after playing at the
Irish Dragoon Pub. Sadly, the Irish Dragoon is no more, but
Krystal is now in San Antonio! |
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Taylor Guitars |
Rod loves
Taylors! He's got a 510, a 512, a Baby, and a T5.
Check out the blog for more. |
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National
Guitars |
Can you say,
Reso-phonic? See the blog for a
picture of Rod's Duolian. |
Fife and Thistle
fifeandthistle@flash.net |
Master kiltmaker
Cathy McWilliams. (Yes, she's Red's wife.) Kilts,
repairs, alterations. Puyallup, Washington. |
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Tucker
Gunleather |
Great products made by William T. Tucker -- a true native Texan,
veteran, former law enforcement officer, former hunting outfitter
and now a full time craftsman. Many call him an artist. He
and Rob Longenecker will get you fixed up. Also check out
their
BLOG. |
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Organizations |
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Harp & Shamrock Society of
Texas |
Celebrating San
Antonio's Irish heritage since 1966. |
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KSYM 90.1 FM |
San Antonio's
only alternative! Especially catch the Third Coast Music
Network program every day at 3:00 PM. Jim Beal hosts on
Thursdays. Go to their website to listen online. |
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The Irish Echo |
The
USA's most widely read Irish American Newspaper |
San Antonio
Irish
Cultural Activities |
Learn Irish dancing! Speak Gaelic! Drink Guiness! |
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Venues, Pubs, Restaurants, Places . . . |
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Restaurant Le Reve |
Chef Andrew
Weissman's fabulous San Antonio restaurant, rated by Texas Monthly
as the best in the Lone Star State! |
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