THE CAPROCK CELTIC CHRISTMAS
The Caprock Celtic Christmas, a treasured annual event in the South Plains holiday calendar since 2001, is a fund-raiser for the Vernacular Music Center Scholarship. Singers, players, dancers, storytellers, and more gather to perform traditional repertoires of the session, including traditional Appalachian, Irish, and English dance; Gaelic-, Welsh-, and English-language traditional songs; instrumental dance tunes and slow airs, and much more. The much-loved fear an tí (“man of the house”) Tom McGovern serves as host, along with a gala cast of visiting guest artists from all over the globe. VMC ensembles and sponsored groups, including Tzumba, the Early Music Ensemble, the Tech Set Dancers, Caprock Morris, and valued TTU colleagues, and Lubbock’s trad-Irish band Johnny Faa provide dances, tunes and songs, along with a visit from the mid-Winter hobbyhorse ritual called Mari Lwyd, and an Ulster mummers’ play.
2011. Photos by Tif Holmes Photography
2012 PSA (includes special guests!)
Music, song, dance, and stories of the Celtic peoples. Group discounts available!
Detailed Description
Twelfth Annual Caprock Celtic Christmas Dec 13 7pm in the Allen Theatre, TTU Student Union
On Thursday Dec 13, at 7pm in the Allen Theatre in the TTU Student Union Building, the Vernacular Music Center, the College of Visual and Performing Arts, the Caprock Celtic Association, and the Roots Music Institute present the 12th Annual Caprock Celtic Christmas. Singers, players, dancers, storytellers, and more gather to perform traditional repertoires of the session, including traditional Irish, Welsh, Breton, and English dance; Gaelic-, Welsh-, and English-language traditional songs; instrumental dance tunes and slow airs, and much more. The much-loved fear an tí (“man of the house”) Tom McGovern returns as host. Special guests include Scots piper Tom Campbell, piper and bouzouki virtuoso Roger Landes, the "Appalachified" Celtic music of Taos New Mexico's Chipper Thompson, the “Windy Man” Giant, and special Mystery Guests! Lubbock’s trad-Irish band Johnny Faa plays tunes and songs from their debut CD Last Night’s Fun; Stacey Jocoy & the TTU Early Music Ensemble contributes Baroque & Renaissance songs of the season; Americana Ensemble director Curtis Peoples sings songs of the Southwest; the Tech Irish Set-Dancers provide the Clare Orange & Green set; Caprock Morris the wild capers of the Border Morris, and Steel Tornado the acrobatic English rapper-sword dances, and the TTU Celtic Ensemble presents Scottish fiddle music, English ceilidh dances, Breton an-dros & bourees, and the Welsh mid-Winter hobbyhorse called Mari Lwyd.
Websites:
http://vernacularmusiccenter.org
http://techsetdancers.com
http://caprockmorris.com
http://ttuearlymusicensemble.org
http://rogerlandes.com
http://www.vernacularmusiccenter.org/the-celtic-christmas.html
LIVE webstream on Dec 13th 7pm CDT (Greenwich -6.00) http://www.ustream.tv/channel/celticchristmas; reprise broadcast on KTTZ (89.1fm) on Dec 14.
Performance begins at 7pm.
The Celtic Christmas has quickly become a Lubbock favorite with adults and kids alike and advance purchase is strongly advised. Tickets, which raise funds for the Vernacular Music Center Scholarship at Texas Tech, are available at all Select-A-Seat locations (http://www.selectaseatlubbock.com; 770-2000; general admission $10.50; seniors $4.50) as well as at the door. Students (with valid ID) admitted FREE.
SPECIAL PRICE DISCOUNT for block-purchases of 8 tickets or more!
Director Chris Smith appears on KTTX-FM Thursday Dec 6 9am to preview the program
Major talking points:
Information and media contact:
Dr Christopher J Smith ([email protected]); 806-742-2270 x266
Detailed Description
Twelfth Annual Caprock Celtic Christmas Dec 13 7pm in the Allen Theatre, TTU Student Union
On Thursday Dec 13, at 7pm in the Allen Theatre in the TTU Student Union Building, the Vernacular Music Center, the College of Visual and Performing Arts, the Caprock Celtic Association, and the Roots Music Institute present the 12th Annual Caprock Celtic Christmas. Singers, players, dancers, storytellers, and more gather to perform traditional repertoires of the session, including traditional Irish, Welsh, Breton, and English dance; Gaelic-, Welsh-, and English-language traditional songs; instrumental dance tunes and slow airs, and much more. The much-loved fear an tí (“man of the house”) Tom McGovern returns as host. Special guests include Scots piper Tom Campbell, piper and bouzouki virtuoso Roger Landes, the "Appalachified" Celtic music of Taos New Mexico's Chipper Thompson, the “Windy Man” Giant, and special Mystery Guests! Lubbock’s trad-Irish band Johnny Faa plays tunes and songs from their debut CD Last Night’s Fun; Stacey Jocoy & the TTU Early Music Ensemble contributes Baroque & Renaissance songs of the season; Americana Ensemble director Curtis Peoples sings songs of the Southwest; the Tech Irish Set-Dancers provide the Clare Orange & Green set; Caprock Morris the wild capers of the Border Morris, and Steel Tornado the acrobatic English rapper-sword dances, and the TTU Celtic Ensemble presents Scottish fiddle music, English ceilidh dances, Breton an-dros & bourees, and the Welsh mid-Winter hobbyhorse called Mari Lwyd.
Websites:
http://vernacularmusiccenter.org
http://techsetdancers.com
http://caprockmorris.com
http://ttuearlymusicensemble.org
http://rogerlandes.com
http://www.vernacularmusiccenter.org/the-celtic-christmas.html
LIVE webstream on Dec 13th 7pm CDT (Greenwich -6.00) http://www.ustream.tv/channel/celticchristmas; reprise broadcast on KTTZ (89.1fm) on Dec 14.
Performance begins at 7pm.
The Celtic Christmas has quickly become a Lubbock favorite with adults and kids alike and advance purchase is strongly advised. Tickets, which raise funds for the Vernacular Music Center Scholarship at Texas Tech, are available at all Select-A-Seat locations (http://www.selectaseatlubbock.com; 770-2000; general admission $10.50; seniors $4.50) as well as at the door. Students (with valid ID) admitted FREE.
SPECIAL PRICE DISCOUNT for block-purchases of 8 tickets or more!
Director Chris Smith appears on KTTX-FM Thursday Dec 6 9am to preview the program
Major talking points:
- Debuting the spectacular rapper/sword dancing of Steel Tornado
- Now in its 12th year
- Created & maintains the $10,000 endowment to fund the Vernacular Music Center scholarship
- Hosted since first year by Irish-born Dr Thomas McGovern (TTUHSC); this will be his final appearance before retirement!
- collaboration between students, faculty, and community members
- Has welcomed guest artists from all over the world
- Has entertained over 3500 guests
- Full theatrical production in the Allen Theatre
- Has become a cornerstone event in the Vernacular Music Center's annual Fall calendar, as is the "Dancing with Mr Darcy" event (March) in the Spring
Information and media contact:
Dr Christopher J Smith ([email protected]); 806-742-2270 x266
