Christmas is upon us! We know it's a busy time, but do yourself a favor
and take a Celtic Music Break. You'll be glad you did.

Come see FiddleSticks at one of the following shows:

HIGHLAND
Monday, December 16, 7pm
Courage Reins Benefit Concert
With Jeff Hinton
Mountain Ridge Junior High Auditorium
5525 West 10400 North, Highland, Utah

If you've been waiting to see a FiddleSticks Christmas show in a full
concert program in Utah Valley, this is your chance. Courage Reins is a
non-profit center that offers therapeutic horseback riding lessons to people
with disabilities through the use of professional instructors, hard working
therapy horses and dedicated volunteers. Acclaimed singer songwriter Jeff
Hinton organizes a benefit concert each year, and we're honored to
participate this year. Tickets from Kohlers in Alpine or at the door: $3
Kids/$5 Adults/$20 Family. Info: 756-8900. And get three CDs for the price
of two. Perfect stocking stuffers. (More on the CD deal below)


PROVO
Sunday, December 22, 7-9pm
Sixth Annual Christmas House Concert at the Englands'
1775 Andrus Lane, Provo

Charlotte England and her family have brought music to their friends and
neighbors for years, and we're proud to return for our sixth Christmas house
concert at the Englands. Come and help us share the blessing of music and
holiday cheer. This will be an informal evening of music. But we'll be
re-introducing a special returning celebrity: FiddleSticks member Becca will
be home from her Mission in Japan on December 20, and this show will be her
first public appearance. Will she play her crazy penny-whistle, or her
eerie celtic flute, or sing "the black dress?"... no one knows yet. Come to
the show and find out! Information or directions, 373-1775


Salt Lake City
Thursday, December 26, 2pm
British Isles Society Boxing Day Festival
The Gateway, Salt Lake City

The British Isles Society seeks to bring together the traditions of England,
Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, and what better way to do it than a Boxing Day
Party. The Party will go from about 1 to about 5, and the folks at the
Gateway are making available the space (but exactly where, we don't know
yet.) We'll be playing at around 2 for an hour or so. So, Salt Lake Valley
FiddleSticks fans, here's your chance. Come enjoy this new tradition while
celebrating an old one. Information: caolila@....


OREM
Thursday, December 26, 7-10pm
Eighth Annual FiddleSticks Boxing Day Concert
AND WELCOME HOME BECCA PARTY
The Davis House
647 North 1280 East, Orem

Since our arrival in Utah so many years ago, we have welcomed our friends
and fans to our home in Orem for a concert and party the day after
Christmas: Boxing Day. Bring potluck snacks (leftover Christmas fare is
perfect), bring your instrument to join in if you want, and bring your good
cheer. Especially, friends of FiddleSticks whistle/flute/vocalist Becca
will want to come, since SHE'LL BE BACK FROM JAPAN, and we want to make her
feel welcome! (My how time flies!) For questions or info, please call 801
221 1108. Directions to the party:
http://members.tripod.com/timpanogos/timpanogos/oremtext.html


OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS:

December 31: Barn Dance, Grand Lake Colorado
January 18: BYU Robbie Burns Supper, WSC, BYU
January 24: Scottish Association Robert Burns Dinner, Masonic Lodge SLC
January 25: Arts For Everyone Concert, Ephraim UT
March 14: Read Leaf Concert, Springville


BUY FIDDLESTICKS CDS:

Playing Favorites (1999)
Christmas Cold Fusion (2000)
Time and Again (2001)
Cat and the Fiddle (2002)
I Can See My Breath (TSSA 2002)

CDs are $15 each, and cassettes are $10, with a flat $2 shipping per order
(no matter how many you order).

FREE CHRISTMAS CD DEAL: If you buy any two FiddleSticks CDs, we'll send you
FREE your choice of the brand new 2002 TSSA Christmas Compilation CD
(details below) OR "Playing Favorites" or "Cold Fusion" on cassette. Buy
two, get three. Good deal, no? So send your check to:

FiddleSticks
Cat and the Fiddle
647 North 1280 East Street
Orem UT 84097

TIMPANOGOS SINGER SONGWRITER ALLIANCE CHRISTMAS CD
Each year TSSA produces a Christmas compilation. This year's CD is the best
ever. It's called "I Can See My Breath" and features the best in local Utah
orignal music, including not only FiddleSticks, but also Peter Breinholt,
Ryan Shupe, Cherie Call, and a dozen more! (You can get the TSSA Christmas
Compilation by itself for $10 if you prefer)

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FiddleSticks
Celtic and American Folk Music
647 North 1280 East Street
Orem, Utah 84097
801-221-1108 800-969-7640


FiddleSticks is a family musical group that performs folk songs and
traditional tunes from the Celtic lands, from England, and from America.The
family Celtic band FiddleSticks presents an energetic fusion of traditional
music with contemporary jazz and folk elements. FiddleSticks' energetic
dance reels, sultry love songs, plaintive ballads, and lively jigs played on
fiddle, cello, guitar, drum and hammer dulcimer are a favorite of local
audiences.

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