Celtic Music Night

What is Celtic Music Night at St. Andrew? CMN is a fun, free, donation supported Community event, whose aim is to fill the gap which exists in-between the realms of concert, music jam session, and cultural lecture. By combining elements of each of these events into a concise and free evening, we hope to serve as a friendly and accessible forum for... people of all ages to learn and demonstrate the Celtic arts, and further the Celtic tradition while building a community. For thousands of years the circle of Tradition has worked the sustain and bring to us the music and culture that we are here to enjoy today, and so it continues By attending Celtic Music Night, you have already entered into that circlewelcome! The four stages of the Circle of Tradition, represented on our event symbol by the letters super-imposed on the flag of Saint Andrew, are as follow: O = Observe: we all begin on the outside of the circle, but as soon as we Open our ears and Observe the music and culture at work, we have entered into the tradition. This is such an important stepdid you realize being a part of something so big was so easy? L = Learn: we begin listening to the music, learning its patterns, and the stories behind the tunes and the people who wrote themthere in lies the culture P = Participate: we start singing the tunes to ourselves, and telling others about what weve heard and learned, and soon friends and family also come to appreciate what youve discovered and passed on to them. And then perhaps we decide to play the music, learning an instrument or two. and practice, and eventually even perform it for others T = Teach: those who listen to us play or listen to our stories, are welcomed into the circle with you, as you have reached one of the most important parts of the Circle, the Connection, which seals it into an endless loopTradition. You have at this point channeled into the lifes work and times of thousands of generations that have come before, and given those-to-come a profound gift. The best part of all of this, is ...Read More