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ANNUAL CLADDAGH CHRISTMAS CONCERT Get your reservations now for the annual Claddagh Christmas Concert. Demand has been so great we are giving two shows this year: Friday, December 12, and Saturday, December 13. Each night the doors will open at 6:00 PM for appetizers. The concert begins promptly at 7:00. There will be an intermission with Irish desserts at 8:00 and the second half of the show starts at 8:45. Special Guest: Anja Peters, 28, accordionist from County Clare, Ireland. Also: Tom Camillo on bass, Rusty Thompson, percussionist, Lori Ouri, soprano, and a few men from the Grand County Chorale. Place: The historic church in Fraser, CO on Eisenhower Road. Tickets at the door: $15 singles, $25 couples, includes all food and concert. Cash bar additional. RSVP: 970-887-3066 by December 9 for either night.
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Our CD, "On The Rise,"
is still available! Now you can DOWNLOAD, Claddagh's On The Rise in MP3 format through CD Baby. CLICK HERE for more information. |
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You can also pick up our CDs at any of our shows or at one of these fine establishments:
Front Range:
Grand County:
Grand Lake Art Gallery
Singing Dog
The Paper Clip |
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================================ The Claddagh Legend
What is a Claddagh
(pronounced CLAHD-duh) and
where does it come from? The Claddagh that we know today is a
symbol (see upper left corner of this page) that originated in the fishing village of Claddagh in Galway Bay.
"Claddagh" is from old Gaelic meaning "flat, stony shore." Legend claims Claddagh is the oldest fishing village in Ireland.
In the old days, the Claddagh design identified the village on the sails
of their ships. Today we most often associate the Claddagh with jewelry.
The adaptation of the Claddagh to jewelry is generally attributed to Richard Joyce, a native of Galway, who
while being transported as a slave to the plantations of the West Indies
was captured by Mediterranean pirates and sold to a Moorish goldsmith
who trained him in the craft. In 1689 he was released and returned
to Galway and set up his shop in Claddagh. By tradition the symbol is to signify
the wish that love and friendship should reign supreme. The hands
signify friendship, the crown is loyalty, and the heart is love. We most
often see the Claddagh today on a ring which has become quite popular
outside Connamera since the middle of the nineteenth century. Its
spread was assisted by the vast exodus from the west during the Great
Famine of 1847-1849. Claddagh rings were kept as heirlooms
with great pride and passed from mother to daughter. Today the
ring is worn extensively across Ireland, either on the right hand turned
outward showing the wearer is fancy free, or with the heart turned
inward indicating she is spoken for. The place of pride, though, is on the
left hand with the heart turned in indicating the lady is happily
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Claddagh takes it's motto
seriously--it is Irish music played vigorously! From the
band's earliest days in November 2004, they have made their mark
with toe-tapping, hand-clapping, "gotta get up and dance"
renditions of traditional and original tunes. |
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================== This site last updated 11/17/2008.
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Web Design by W.R. Donaldson |
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