FROM JOANIE MADDEN

[ctladies]

Hello to Dale and my fellow whistlers!

I hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving! I am just preparing to embark on a Celtic Christmas tour along with Cherish the Ladies (where I am playing a ton of whistle) and wanted to let you know where we're going to be! Our Christmas show consists of a ten piece music, song and dance troupe and if we're anywhere near you, we hope to meet you in our travels!

We're out in support of our Celtic Christmas Album "A Star in the East" which has been received to rave reviews....

DECEMBER, 2010

12/02/10
Tarrytown, New York Tarrytown Music Hall
http://www.tarrytownmusichall.org

12/03/10
Manchester, New Hampshire - Koonz Theater, The Dana Center at Saint Anselm College
http://www.anselm.edu/dana/index.aspx

12/04/10
Jackson, Tennessee - The Carl Perkins Civic Center with the Jackson Symphony
http://www.thejacksonsymphony.org

12/05/10
Madison, Alabama - Bob Jones High School
To purchase tickets visit http://www.showtix4u.com or call 866-967-8167
http://www.northalabamairish.org

12/09/10
East Haven, Connecticut - Irish American Community Center
http://www.iacc-ct.com//

12/11/10
El Dorado, Arkansas - El Dorado Municipal Auditorium with the South Arkansas Symphony http://www.southarkansassymphony.org/

12/16/10
East Hampton, New York - Guild Hall
http://www.guildhall.org/calendar.ihtml?id=1387

12/17/10
Cumberland, Rhode Island - Blackstone River Theatre
http://www.riverfolk.org

12/18/10
West Long Branch, New Jersey - The Pollak Theater at Monmouth University
http://www.monmouth.edu/arts_eve/perfor ... s.asp.org/

12/19/10
Geneva, New York - The Smith Opera House
http://www.thesmith.org

JANUARY, 2011
We're also doing an Irish Cruise to the Caribbean in January. The dates are January 28th - February 4th and there are 36 musicians, dancers, singers on board with about 800 passengers so far! A ton of fun in the sun! The website for that is http://www.cruiseofirishstars.com

I'm working on Mary Bergin to record an album this July. I have to say there is a certain magic when we play together, and I know you've all been pushing to hear that one, well we're planning it!!!!!

I want you to know that I check in with the website all the time and thrilled to meet so many new makers and players! I just met a bunch of fantastic whistle players in my tour to China! Incredible!!! The whistle bug is spreading like wildfire!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone!
Keep Whistling,
Joanie Madden

[tucson_whistler]

dear Joanie,

thanks for posting, and for being an inspiration to aspiring whistle players (like me everywhere.

cheers, and good luck on your tour.

eric

[PhilO]

Best to you Joanie. We'll just miss you as we will be in Hudson, NY (where we hope to relocate shortly) on 12/4/10.

Just yesterday, I was telling my wife and daughter that one of my bucket (as in "kick the") list items (no, not iminent) is to do one of those performance bus tours through Ireland with CTL.

Best of luck on your tour and thanks for the wonderful music.

Philo

[Feadoggie]

I'm working on Mary Bergin to record an album this July. I have to say there is a certain magic when we play together, and I know you've all been pushing to hear that one, well we're planning it!!!!!

Whoohooo!

Feadoggie