The Fish are opening for The Blaggards this Friday, March 2nd at Fitzgerald’s (downstairs) in Houston, TX.

Pay no heed to the show calendar on the Fitz web site. They have another band listed but it’s incorrect.

Doors open at 8:00 pm and the cover is a mere 5 bux.

Come join us for a pre-paddy’s day plasterin’!

The Fish have some shows scheduled for March!

Friday, March 2nd

Fitgerald’s
Doors open at 8:00

We’re opening up for our friends, The Blaggards.
This should be a GREAT show.

Saturday, March 17th (St. Paddy’s Day!)

Bryan O’Neill’s from 8am to noon

Goose’s Acre Bistro & Irish Pub in The Woodlands from 2pm to 6pm.

We’re finishing the day with a FREE show at The Big Top that evening. Showtime is around 9:00 pm

Hope to see you there!

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We have our show times for the 2006 Austin Celtic Festival!

Saturday 11:00 am at the Selkie Stage
Sunday 6:30 pm at the Pooka Stage

Full schedule details for the whole event available here.

The Largest Gathering of Celts in Central Texas

Being the first year that the band has not performed at the Texas Renaissance Festival in 15+ years it appears we have the fall season to ourselves and an opportunity to try something new.

Even though we regret not being invited to participate at our home fair after all these years we are still excited. Excited because we will be performing at the 2006 Austin Celtic Festival that runs Nov 4th and 5th at Fiesta Gardens in Austin, TX.

This is a real opportunity for us to get to play with some great bands and get in front of some new fans and reconnect with some old ones.

The current festival site is still a bit bare, but if you look at the 2005 festival site you can get an idea of the festival and the performers.

We hope our Austin friends and fans will make it out for what is sure to be an AWESOME weekend!

Our showcase performance for the 2006 Houston Press Music Awards will be at Pete’s Dancing Marlin at 5:00 PM on Sunday, July 30th.

We hope you can join us for this event.
If you have not voted yet there is still time! You can also cast your vote at the event.

We play for about an hour and there are many other great bands to see that day.

You gotta love the write up in the Houston Press:

“Traditional folk music for the 21st century” is the stock-in-trade of these sea salts and Zappa- and Devo-loving buccaneers. Regular denizens of the Continental Club complex, these fish can also be found flying in allied bands such as Beetle and Light Rock Express. Their stated goal: “To find a way to keep enjoying the music business”; their dream is an “animated appearance on The Simpsons.” (We can see it now: They’re playing on the docks, and the Sea Captain introduces them thusly: “Arrr, this be the yarrest band thar be#201”) Feel free to request “pop songs from the ’60s and ’70s” at their shows, but don’t holler for “Danny Boy” — you might get a harpoon through your midships.

Aqua Velva, Houston’s only and by default, best B-52’s cover band, Clouseaux, a band that defies description…lounge, tiki and eclectic are good adjectives to start with and The Flying Fish Sailors…all combined for one evening and it’s a pajama party to boot!

Molly and the Ringwalds will be doing they’re usual happy hour show from 7-9ish. There’s no guarantee they will wear pajamas but the rest of us will be adorned appropriately. Wear yours and get in free!

Be there or be rectangular!

We play at 4:00 pm

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The 6th Annual St. Andrew’s in the Heights Celtic Festival

Sunday, February 26th from NOON to 5:30PM @ 19th and Heights Boulevard

The Festival will be in conjunction with The Gathering of the Celts,
traditionally hosted by The Celtic Chorus of Houston every February.

The afternoon will include a wide variety of Entertainers on two stages,
Vendors with Celtic themes, a renowned Silent Auction, a Stained-Glass Tour,
great food and drink plus Games for children of all ages.

The Festival will begin following the St. Andrew’s Episcopal 10:30AM Church
Service as bagpipers lead everyone to the “Kirking of the Celts” and then,
to the opening performance on the Outdoor Stage. Here’s a sample of the
Entertainment:

The St. Thomas Episcopal School Pipe & Drum Corp
Cass Academy of Dance
Constant Billy (Bill Galbraith, guitar & Emily Standish, vocal)
The Flying Fish Sailors
Kennedy International Dancers
Irish Step Dancers
Sia Beaton (Scottish Singer)
Society for Creative Anachronism Dancers
Men of Houston Morris Dancers
Good Time Scottish Dancers
The Celtic Chorus of Houston
Houston Scottish Fiddle Club

Vendors, thus far:
The Celtic Store
Houston Highland Games Association
Irish American Heritage Association of Katy
Cowboy Szymonski (Blacksmith)
Robertley USA Ltd Company
The Backyard Gardner
Jericho Art
Baubles Jewelry
Face Painting, Etc…
Old Fashioned Things
Moore Expressions
The Magick Cauldron

@5:30PM A Piper will close the Festival, in gratitude, with the spiritually
moving song, “Amazing Grace”. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful
afternoon of COMMUNITY and FUN!!!

ADMISSION: Family Ticket – $5.00
Single Ticket – $2.00
Under 12 – FREE!

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Please visit our website: http://www.saintandrewsepiscopal.org/celtic.htm
Or contact: Chair: Kathleen Galbraith
713-868-5194,kgalbraith@sbcglobal.net
Co-Chair: Teri Jo Nicholson 713-688-6200,
terijo@houston.rr.com
Vendor Chair: Mary Rennie 281-341-8124, dprennie@aol.com

Members of the Flying Fish Sailors are playing an impromptu show at Sig’s Lagoon on Wednesday night, Jan 25th. It’s going to be Jim, Greg and Jay from 9:15 to 10:00 pm.

It’s part of Greg’s birthday celebration going on that evening.

If you have a chance, stop on by as it’s open to the public and free.

Got the good info (turns out it’s not free…)

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The 6th Annual St. Andrew’s in the Heights Celtic Festival

Sunday, February 26th from NOON to 5:30PM @ 19th and Heights Boulevard

The Festival will be in conjunction with The Gathering of the Celts,
traditionally hosted by The Celtic Chorus of Houston every February.

The afternoon will include a wide variety of Entertainers on two stages,
Vendors with Celtic themes, a renowned Silent Auction, a Stained-Glass Tour,
great food and drink plus Games for children of all ages.

The Festival will begin following the St. Andrew’s Episcopal 10:30AM Church
Service as bagpipers lead everyone to the “Kirking of the Celts” and then,
to the opening performance on the Outdoor Stage. Here’s a sample of the
Entertainment:

The St. Thomas Episcopal School Pipe & Drum Corp
Cass Academy of Dance
Constant Billy (Bill Galbraith, guitar & Emily Standish, vocal)
The Flying Fish Sailors
Kennedy International Dancers
Irish Step Dancers
Sia Beaton (Scottish Singer)
Society for Creative Anachronism Dancers
Men of Houston Morris Dancers
Good Time Scottish Dancers
The Celtic Chorus of Houston
Houston Scottish Fiddle Club

Vendors, thus far:
The Celtic Store
Houston Highland Games Association
Irish American Heritage Association of Katy
Cowboy Szymonski (Blacksmith)
Robertley USA Ltd Company
The Backyard Gardner
Jericho Art
Baubles Jewelry
Face Painting, Etc…
Old Fashioned Things
Moore Expressions
The Magick Cauldron

@5:30PM A Piper will close the Festival, in gratitude, with the spiritually
moving song, “Amazing Grace”. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful
afternoon of COMMUNITY and FUN!!!

ADMISSION: Family Ticket – $5.00
Single Ticket – $2.00
Under 12 – FREE!

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Please visit our website: http://www.saintandrewsepiscopal.org/celtic.htm
Or contact: Chair: Kathleen Galbraith
713-868-5194,kgalbraith@sbcglobal.net
Co-Chair: Teri Jo Nicholson 713-688-6200,
terijo@houston.rr.com
Vendor Chair: Mary Rennie 281-341-8124, dprennie@aol.com

The Flying Fish Sailors will be performing on Dec. 23rd at Hickory Hollow located at 101 Heights Blvd in Houston, TX.
Hickory Hollow is a fantastic BBQ joint that has a long history of presenting live folk music in Houston.

The show is free and kicks off about 7:00 pm and goes till around 10:00 pm.
Come on out, grab some grub and lift a pint of holiday cheer with the Flying Fish Sailors!

If you need a map, click here.