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Page 1: A Montana Gaelic Cultural Society EventIrish descent are celebrating their heritage by keeping it alive. As you participate in and enjoy this year’s An Rí Rá, you will hear the

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The MonTana STandard • 1 Thursday, August 9, 2018

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2 • The MonTana STandard Thursday, August 9, 2018

Dear Friends of Irish Culture,

Welcome to the 2018 An Rí Rá Montana Irish Festival! We

are proud to offer you one of the crown jewels of the festival

season here in Butte, Montana. This is one of the longest-run-

ning Irish Cultural celebrations in Montana, with this its 16th

year in Butte and 20th year in total.

Your An Rí Rá Committee has

worked hard to bring you the best in

Irish entertainment, workshops, his-

tory, literature, vendors and fun. While

our headliner presentations are nation-

ally and internationally known, you

will also have the opportunity to see

the finest musicians and dancers from

Montana and the region.

The founders of The Montana

Gaelic Cultural Society, in particular,

Tom Sullivan and Richard Newman,

are to be commended for their vision

and hard work in creating this organization. Their dream of

creating a “Montana Gaeltacht” that would preserve and pro-

mote Irish culture has served to create an atmosphere in which

this goal is being achieved.

This year, there are classes in Irish language and Irish dance.

We also have an author and lecture series on Irish history. Each

year, Montanans and other people from around the country of

Irish descent are celebrating their heritage by keeping it alive.

As you participate in and enjoy this year’s An Rí Rá, you

will hear the strains of traditional Irish music, and you will see

dancing that will give you great memories for years to come.

Thank you for attending the 2018 An Rí Rá Montana Irish

Festival. We hope you enjoy all the events we have to offer you,

and we hope you will tell your friends and family, so they can

enjoy it with you in the future.

Grab your lawn chair and umbrella and come join us and

enjoy An Rí Rá 2018.

FRANK WALSH

Welcome to An Rí Rá

Beginning in the “Missoula” years

and continuing to date, Dublin

Gulch is the only act to appear at

every Montana Gaelic Cultural Soci-

ety Irish Festival. Dubbed “The House

Band” by Butte favorite son Bubba Malo-

ney, the band present materials ranging

from traditional and contemporary Irish

folk songs to tunes from across the Celtic

spectrum to songs about their historic

Butte foundation. Their name comes

from one of Butte’s Irish neighborhoods.

The current quartet have been together

for nearly two decades. Founding mem-

ber Tom Powers hails from Butte and

fronts the band with the lion’s share of

lead vocals and adding bodhran. Walker-

ville’s multi-instrumentalist Mick Cava-

naugh provides guitar, mandolin, banjo,

and whistle along with backing vocals.

John Joyner from Missoula plays fiddle

and banjo and

sings back-

up vocals.

True “Butte

wannabe”

Jim Schulz of

Helena con-

tributes guitar,

mandolin,

bouzouki, and

harmony and

lead vocals.

He is also

responsible

for the band’s

expanding

repertoire of songs taken from the annals

of Butte’s colorful past. As in recent

years, Tom’s son Conor Powers will join

in on percussion at An Rí Rá.

DUBLIN GULCHtraditional & contemporary

Irish folk songs

The current quartet have been

together for nearly two decades,

and their name comes from one

of Butte’s Irish neighborhoods.

MUSIC

FRANK L. WALSHExecutive Committee - An Rí Rá Montana Irish Festival

TERESA SCOTTPresident - Montana Gaelic Cultural Society

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GIRSA The “young girls” of Irish traditional music

Girsa, the “young girls” of Irish

traditional music, learned their

craft from their musician mothers

and honed their skills competing against

one another in music contests. Hailing

from Pearl River, New York and having

played together since their pre-teens, Gir-

sa represents a fusion of the traditional

music and songs of Ireland and modern

folk music. Since completing their educa-

tions, they now divide their time between

their professional careers and musical

performances.

The band consists of Pamela Geragh-

ty, Emily McShane, Blaithin Loughran,

and sisters Maeve Flanagan and Ber-

nadette Flanagan. Among them, they

play fiddle, accordion, guitar, tin whistle,

piano, bodhran, banjo, and mandolin.

They have recorded a number of

albums and have played at major festivals

including Milwaukee, Kansas City, and

Dublin, Ohio. When they make their

first appearance at An Rí Rá, they follow

literally and figuratively in the footsteps

of family friends and musical heroes,

Cherish the Ladies.

MUSIC

Having played together since

their pre-teens, Girsa represents

a fusion of the traditional music

and songs of Ireland and modern

folk music.

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4 • The MonTana STandard Thursday, August 9, 2018

After twenty years of

taking their rollicking

show to adoring audi-

ences far and wide, The Elders

make their final An Rí Rá

appearances during their fare-

well tour. And as lead singer/

percussionist Ian Byrne puts

it, they intend to go out with a

sizzle, not a fizzle! Their songs

feature story lines with vibrant

narratives that explore history,

legends, tall tales and true-

life experiences. They deliver

them with unbridled passion,

energy, and fire and develop

an electric rapport with their

audiences.

Joining Byrne on their swan

song tour of summer Irish

festivals are: multi-instrumen-

talists and vocalists Steve Phil-

lips, Norm Dahlor and Brent

Hoad, drummer/percussionist

Kian Byrne (Ian’s son), and

fiddler Diana Ladio.

MUSIC

The Dillon Junior Fid-

dlers return to the

Montana Irish Festival

for the first time in five years.

The group has performed for

audiences large and small, lo-

cally and far afield since1983.

The musicians are aged

primarily from kindergarten

through eighteen and perform

with only limited adult accom-

paniment. The players learn

their material both through

private, individual lessons and

through participation and

rehearsal with the group. Over

the years, they have amassed

a large repertoire of tunes. As

usual, they will tailor their An

Rí Rá set appropriately for an

Irish audience.

THE DILLON JUNIOR

FIDDLERSreturn for the first time

in five years

THE ELDERSmake their final An Rí

Rá appearances during

their farewell tour

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The MonTana STandard • 5 Thursday, August 9, 2018

One was born in Ireland

and spent much of

his childhood in

North America. One was

born in North America and

spent much of his childhood

in Ireland. Each was born to

a father who was a legend of

Irish folk music and followed

his father into “the fam-

ily business”, and each has

earned his own due respect in

the Irish music world.

Rory Makem was born in

Drogheda, Co. Louth and has

become a staple on the Irish

music scene. Over the years,

he has taken the stage with

his father Tommy Makem, in

various combinations with

his brothers and Mickey and

Liam Spain, and most recently

as a solo act. Rory has enter-

tained the crowds at An Rí Rá

many times.

Dónal Clancy is making his

first appearance at the Mon-

tana Irish Festival. He spent

his early years in Canada

before his father, the renowned

Irish balladeer Liam Clancy,

settled the family in An Rinn

(Ring), Co. Waterford. Dónal

was a founding member of

Danu, spent time as a member

of An Rí Rá favorite super-

group Solas, and recorded

and toured with his father

and cousin Robbie as part of

Clancy, O’Connell & Clancy.

Along the way, he developed

a reputation as the “go-to”

guitarist in Irish music circles.

Perhaps it was inevitable

that the two would eventu-

ally combine their talents

and pedigrees to continue the

legacy initiated by their fathers

six decades ago. Together they

comprise: Makem & Clancy

“The Next Generation”.

Rory MAKEM

&Donal

CLANCY

MUSIC

Killarney native Brendan O’Shea

is no stranger to the New York

music scene, having spent some

twenty years plying his craft there. He

is also no stranger to An Rí Rá, having

accompanied the Trinity Irish Dancers on

several of their many appearances here

as well as playing solo sets. Brendan is

known for the passion, poignancy, and

intensity of his well-crafted songs. For

this trip, Brendan brings three musician

friends, all with impeccable credentials,

to support his vocals and guitar: Patrick

Firth on piano and vocals, Brian Killeen

on bass and vocals, and Steven Rutledge

on drums and vocals.

Brendan O’Sheabrings three musicians to support

his vocals and guitar this year

Brendan is known for

the passion, poignancy,

and intensity of his

well-crafted songs.

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6 • The MonTana STandard Thursday, August 9, 2018

A first-rate lineup of

IRISH DANCERS to perform at 16th Annual An Rí Rá

TRINITY IRISH DANCERS

Tiernan welcomes members of

the Trinity Academy Ensemble

program to this year’s An Rí Rá

festival. The Ensemble program is Trin-

ity’s teen performing arts troupe. From

leading the Academy performances to

performing around the world at inter-

national festivals, these dancers act as

ambassadors of joy bringing Trinity’s

mission to “elevate children, the commu-

nity and the world through the power and

grace of Irish dance” alive.

These world championship dancers

will inspire audiences and local dancers

alike, with hard-driving percussive power,

lightning- fast agility, aerial grace, and

the awe-inspiring precision. Don’t miss

Trinity’s Ensemble dancers perform-

ing alongside the Tiernan Irish Dancers

throughout the weekend at this year’s

festival!

TIERNAN IRISH DANCERS

BUTTE & HELENA

The Tiernan Irish Dancers of Butte

and Helena are celebrating their

15th year of performing at An Rí

Rá. Under the guidance of parent school,

The Trinity Academy of Irish Dance, the

Tiernan programs have grown impres-

sively since their start in 2003. Butte

instructor, Kerry Powers and Helena

instructor, Emily Franke keep the ball

rolling throughout the year between visits

from Trinity instructor MacKenzie Hol-

land. The Tiernan Dancers provide their

communities another link to their Irish

heritage and are proud to be part of the

next Irish generation representatives for

An Rí Rá 2018.

PLEASE SEE DANCE, Page 10

DANCERS

Isabelle Peters, Trinity Irish Dancers Connor Ford, Trinity Irish Dancers

Ryan Chrapla, Trinity Irish Dancers Grace Peters, Trinity Irish Dancers

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The MonTana STandard • 7 Thursday, August 9, 2018 DANCERS

Butte’s own Tiernan Irish Dancers open their

show on the Harrington Maloney stage in the

Original mineyard during the An Rí Rá Montana

Irish Festival in 2017. (Walter Hinick Photo)

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2018 An Rí Rá

SCHEDULEF

ollowing is the master schedule for

the free An Rí Rá Irish Festival,

Friday, August 10 through Saturday,

August 13, at several locations in

Uptown Butte.

THEY ARE:

• St.Mary’sChurch, 440 N. Main St.

• ButtePublicArchives,17 W. Quartz St.

• CovelliteTheatre,215 W. Broadway St.

• OriginalMineYard,Main and Copper streets. This is the primary location for the main events. During An Ri Ra, it’s also called the John “The Yank” Harrington and William “Bubba” Maloney Stage.

• MotherLodeTheatre,316 W. Park St.

The schedule is subject to change.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 109-9:15 a.m.: Workshop – Irish Dance Advanced,

St. Mary’s Church

9 a.m.: Irish language classes, Butte Public Archives

9-10 a.m.: Workshop – Introduction to Irish Dance,

St. Mary’s Church

9-10 a.m.: Workshop – Irish Dance Beginner I & II,

St. Mary’s Church

9:30 a.m.: Lecture – Bill Farley: James A. Murray,

Butte’s Radical Irish Millionaire, Covellite Theatre

10:15-11:30 a.m.: Workshop – Irish Dance Novice,

St. Mary’s Church

10:15-11:30 a.m.: Workshop: Irish Dance Intermediate,

St. Mary’s Church

11:30 a.m.: Lecture – Myles Maloney & Crew:

Hurling – Ireland’s National Sport, Covellite Theatre

11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m.: Workshop – Ceili Dancing,

St. Mary’s Church

1 p.m: Irish flag-raising ceremony,

Butte-Silver Bow Courthouse

3-6 p.m.: Kids’ activities, Original mine yard

3 p.m.: Dublin Gulch, John “The Yank” Harrington &

William “Bubba” Maloney Stage

4:30 p.m: Brendan O’Shea and Friends, John “The Yank”

Harrington & William “Bubba” Maloney Stage

5:50 p.m.: Tiernan Irish Dancers, John “The Yank”

Harrington & William “Bubba” Maloney Stage

7 p.m.: Girsa, John “The Yank” Harrington & William

“Bubba” Maloney Stage

8:20 p.m.: Makem & Clancy, John “The Yank” Harrington

& William “Bubba” Maloney Stage

9:50 p.m.: The Elders (farewell tour), John “The Yank”

Harrington & William “Bubba” Maloney Stage

SATURDAY, AUGUST 119 a.m.: Irish language classes, Butte Public Archives

9 a.m.: An Rí Rá Road Bowling Tournament

(Team Sign Ups), Original mine yard

9:30 a.m.: An Rí Rá Road Bowling Tournament

(Tournament Starts), Original mine yard

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The MonTana STandard • 9 Thursday, August 9, 2018

12-6 p.m.: Kids’ activities, Original mine yard

12 noon: Dillon Junior Fiddlers, John “The Yank”

Harrington & William “Bubba” Maloney Stage

1:10 p.m.: Aisling Irish Dancers (Anaconda), John

“The Yank” Harrington & William “Bubba” Maloney Stage

1:25 p.m.: Claddagh Dance Academy (Billings), John

“The Yank” Harrington & William “Bubba” Maloney Stage

1:40 p.m.: Tiernan Irish Dancers (Helena), John

“The Yank” Harrington & William “Bubba” Maloney Stage

2:20 p.m.: Dublin Gulch, John “The Yank” Harrington &

William “Bubba” Maloney Stage

3:40 p.m: Tiernan Irish Dancers (Helena), John “The Yank”

Harrington & William “Bubba” Maloney Stage

4:30 p.m.: Montana Irish Dance Showcase – Tiernan Irish

Dancers (Helena), St. Mary’s Church

4:40 p.m.: Brendan O’Shea and Friends, John “The Yank”

Harrington & William “Bubba” Maloney Stage

5 p.m.: Montana Irish Dance Showcase – Claddagh Dance

Academy (Billings), St. Mary’s Church

5:30 p.m.: Montana Irish Dance Showcase -- Aisling Irish

Dancers (Ananconda), St. Mary’s Church

6 p.m.: Girsa, John “The Yank” Harrington & William

“Bubba” Maloney Stage

7:10 p.m.: Tiernan Irish Dancers, John “The Yank”

Harrington & William “Bubba” Maloney Stage

8:10 p.m.: Makem & Clancy, John “The Yank” Harrington

& William “Bubba” Maloney Stage

9:30 p.m: The Elders (farewell tour), John “The Yank”

Harrington & William “Bubba” Maloney Stage

10:40 p.m.: The Scattering, John “The Yank” Harrington &

William “Bubba” Maloney Stage

SUNDAY, AUGUST 1212:30 p.m.: Outdoor Irish Mass, Original mine yard

Trolley Tours of Butte-Silver Bow

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10 • The MonTana STandard Thursday, August 9, 2018

DanceFrom Page 6

Look for a sneak preview of the Hele-

na show, main stage Saturday at 1:40 and

their full show at the Dance showcase at

St. Mary’s church, at 4:30. Butte dancers

will appear on the Main stage Friday and

Saturday.

CLADDAGH

ACADEMY OF

IRISH DANCE

BILLINGS

The Claddagh Adacemy of Irish

Dance was established in Billings

the summer of 2014. Jacqueline

Curtis-Low ADCRG, a native of Dublin,

Ireland, is director/choreographer of the

school. “Claddagh”, meaning Love, Loy-

alty and Friendship, is the school motto.

The dancers of the Claddagh Academy

are thrilled to return for their fourth

appearance at An Rí Rá. See a sneak

preview of their show on the Main Stage

Saturday at 1:25 and their full show at the

Dance showcase at St. Mary’s church at

5:00.

THE ANACONDA AISLINGS

The Anaconda Aislings are excited

to join the 2018 An Rí Rá dance

lineup. Founded through family

tradition by Haley Tocher-Kenny, she is

assisted by workshop instructors Jacee

Sprunger and Connor Ford. In their first

years of performance, the Aislings enjoy

bringing Irish dance to life. See their

Main Stage sneak preview on Saturday at

1:10 and their full show at the St. Mary’s

Church Dance showcase, Saturday at

5:30.

DANCERS

Helena Tiernan Irish Dancers

Members of the Chicago-based Trinity Irish Dancers performed in 2017 during the

15th annual An Rí Rá Montana Irish Festival. (Walter Hinick Photo)

Claddagh Academy of Irish Dance, Billings

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DANCERS

Irish dancers wait

their turn to go on

stage at An Rí Rá.

(Walter Hinick Photo).

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2018 An Rí Rá

SHUTTLE ROUTE

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14 • The MonTana STandard Thursday, August 9, 2018

The Irish sport of road

bowling traces its roots

to the 17th Century.

Today it is centered in coun-

ties Cork and Armagh, but is

enjoying a revival elsewhere.

The sport involves throw-

ing an iron and steel ball, or

bullet, along a predetermined

course of country roads.

This year, a road bowling

tournament is a part of An

Rí Rá. The tournament

will be Saturday, with team

registration at 9 a.m. at the

Original mine yard, and the

course is set out over a mile

on the walking trail above

the Original. There will be a

demonstration and practice

time starting at 9:30 and the

tournament will start at 10

a.m. The course should take

between an hour and a half

and two hours to complete.

For safety’s sake competitors

must wear closed-toe shoes

and no small children or

strollers will be allowed on the

track.

Road Bowling tournament planned

This photo courtesy of IrishCentral.com shows road bowling in

County Armagh.

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A series of three lectures

is planned as part of

An Rí Rá for 2018.

The lectures are Friday,

August 10, at the Covellite

Theatre, 215 W. Broadway.

At 9:30 a.m., the series will

kick off with Bill Farley’s

lecture: “James A. Murray,

Butte’s Radical Irish Million-

aire.”

This is the little-known

account of Ireland’s greatest

success story in the American

West. Working alone and un-

aided, James A. Murray built

a multimillion-dollar empire

throughout the Rocky Moun-

tains and along the Pacific

Coast, all the while funding

radical organizations fighting

to free Ireland from England’s

tyrannical rule.

Next, from 10:30 a.m. to

11:15 a.m., will be Katy Mey-

ers’ lecture, “Pulling Strings:

The History and Use of the

Celtic Harp.” Meyers will out-

line the History of the Celtic

harp and conversely look at

Irish history through the lens

of harp music. Historical

vignettes will be followed by

harp music to describe each

aspect of the history.

Finally, from 11:30 to

12:15, Myles Maloney, Naoise

Waldron and Tanner Sholey

will discuss “Hurling: Ire-

land’s National Sport.” Their

lecture will trace the history

of hurling from its ancient

roots and cultural relevance

to its newfound growth and

success in western Montana.

It will also provide a look into

the championship wins for the

University of Montana hurl-

ing team.

The lectures are

Friday, August 10,

at the Covellite Theatre,

215 W. Broadway.

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16 • The MonTana STandard Thursday, August 9, 2018

Pleasant weather drew about 200 worshipers to the

An Rí Rá Irish Festival’s closing Mass in 2016.

(Renata Birkenbuel Photo)

One of the most en-

dearing qualities of

the Irish is our ability

to impact the world in which

we live and touch the lives of

so many along the path. It

is with great respect that we

honor all of the people on this

memorial list who have left

an everlasting impression in

our lives. Our lives have been

enriched by these people, and

they will never be forgotten.

You can honor a loved one

with a memorial in their name.

All contributions benefit the

An Rí Rá Montana Irish Fes-

tival and the Montana Gaelic

Cultural Society, a 501c3

non-profit organization. All

donations are tax-deductible.

2018 An Rí Rá MEMORIALS

Memorial List

of Family, Friends,

and Loved Ones

Mary Seccomb

Catherine Mulcahy

Sharon Hanley

Bill Lester

Keegan Shea

Jeff Satterly

Robert and

Mary McDonough

Patrick and

Alice Downey

** Every Irish Man, Woman, and Child who

gave their life on the Butte Hill

“I’ll walk beside

you through the

passing years,

through days of

cloud and

sunshine, joy and

tears, and when

the great call

comes, though

sunset gleams, I’ll

walk beside you

through the land

of dreams.”

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