SESSIONS:
Every Sunday at 12:30 p.m.
(except on Ceilidh Sundays -
then the session starts at 3 p.m.)
Irish Embassy Pub.  
Everyone is welcome.
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The Ceilidh, or Ceili
(Pronounced: kay-lee)

Originally, a ceilidh was a social gathering of any sort, and did not necessarily involve dancing. The 'ceilidh' is a literary entertainment where stories and tales, poems and ballads, are rehearsed and recited and songs are sung, conundrums are put, proverbs are quoted, and many other literary matters are related and discussed. The ceilidh of the Western Hebrides corresponds to the veillée of Lower Brittany and to similar story-telling festivals which formerly flourished among all the Celtic peoples. In more recent decades, the dancing portion of the event has usurped the older meanings of the term.
UPCOMING CEILIDHS
(Pronounced “kay-lee”)

 Saturday, July 31 -
Ceilidh - by the San Juan Scottish Fiddle Society in Aztec, NM

 Sunday, August 22 -
Durango Ceilidh at the Irish Embassy - 6 p.m.
Events:
Slow Jam at Canyon Music
Ed Lehner is hosting a "slow" (SLOW being the operative word) celtic jam.  It will be an opportunity for those who want to play but are not up to speed for the Sunday sessions.  Usually held every other Thursday.  Next jam:  July 8, 6 p.m. At Canyon Music on 2nd Ave.
 For info on the next slow jam, contact: Elehner@frontier.net

July 17 - Big Uns is playing at the Pagosa Springs Pirate & Renaissance
Festival (Saturday).  
July 25 - Aug. 1 - Rocky Mountain Fiddle Camp
great line up, including Grey Larson -  www.rmfiddle.com
July 31 - Aztec Ceilidh, sponsored by the San Juan Scottish Fiddle Society
Stay tuned for more details.
August 22 - Durango Ceili at the Irish Embassy - stay tuned for more info.
Sept. 23-26 - Spanish Peaks Celtic Festival.  
Lots of music,and lots of workshops for instruments as well as Irish dancing.  www.celticmusicfest.com
Dance:
Intermediate Scottish Country dancing and Highland dancing will begin this fall.
 For more info on these events, contact Maria Blair at: kmblair@frontier.net or 970-382-9593

St. Pat’s Day Session at Fort Lewis College