Hi Eliene,
Thanks for the response. 
I concur on cigaret smoke. 
I tried the Field once and it was a lot of fun.  Really popular and packed. 

I'll have to try out Thornton's some time. Do you keep to a schedule of a specific week of the month or is it more of a hit and miss kind of thing?

Best regards,
Cliff


At 12:59 PM 8/29/2006 -0700, you wrote:

I'm glad you enjoyed the Skelpin concert.

Michael's at the Sod most weeks. I'm only there on rare occasions. I'm
really allergic to cigarette smoke and usually enough smoke ends up in
the pub from the back alley smoking area to make me uncomfortable. I
play at Thornton's in El Cajon and sometimes at The Field.

--Elaine

thegreylord wrote:
>
> Hi Eliene,
> Well, I went to the concert with my wife. It was a lot of fun, and
> very lively. GLad I went, but you were right, I'd say about 70% of
> their stuff was way modern and definately not old traditional Irish;
> however they did about 30% stuff that resembles Irish folk.
>
> Patric Petrie was unbelievable on the fiddle, gosh she can play that
> thing. Tim Foley was veryenjoyable on the whistle & ullian pipes.
>
> By the way, which Tuesday nites do you and Michael play at the
> Ouldsod? I'm trying to talk my buddy into coming down with me to
> check the place out in the next few weeks.
> Thanks,
> CLiff
>
> --- In ouldsodsession@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:ouldsodsession%40yahoogroups.com>, Clifford Hughes <chughes@...>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Elaine,
> > Thanks for the response. It's always nice to know what I am getting
> myself
> > into when going in "blind" to concerts.
> > Best regards,
> > Cliff
> >
> >
> > At 08:38 PM 8/3/2006 +0000, you wrote:
> >
> > >Skelpin is pretty far from what I consider traditional Irish music
> > >(Danu, Altan, Lunasa). They do use mostly traditional Irish tunes,
> > >but the resemblance ends there. The tunes are usually played VERY
> > >fast, with a unique mix of Spanish flamenco guitar backup and
> driving
> > >percussion. Only Tim Foley plays in Irish traditional style - the
> > >other melody players know the tunes but don't grok the style.
> > >
> > >However, Tim Foley, Hector Maldonado, and David Maldonado are
> > >excellent musicians, and they do put on a fun show. There's usually
> > >some fun Flamenco-based music that showcases David's guitar playing
> > >along with the Irish tunes. I saw Skelpin when they opened for
> Lunasa
> > >and they certainly had their moments. Just don't go expecting Irish
> > >trad...
> > >
> > >Elaine
> > >
> > >--- In
> > ><mailto:ouldsodsession%
> 40yahoogroups.com>ouldsodsession@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:ouldsodsession%40yahoogroups.com>,
> > >"thegreylord" <chughes@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Anybody heard of a local Irish music group called "Skelpin"?
> Are they
> > > > any good? I found out about a concert they are having at Old
> Town
> > > > Poway park on Aug 5th & am thinking about going. Sounds like
> > > > traditional Irish music.
> > > >
> > > > Here's their web site. Concert info listed under their web site
> > > > under "gigs." $15 per ticket.
> > > >
> > > > <http://www.skelpin.com/
> <http://www.skelpin.com/>>http://www.skelpin.com/
> <http://www.skelpin.com/>
> > > >
> > > > Best regards,
> > > > Cliff
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>

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Elaine Thompson
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