Hey! Check out our cool VIDEO
at YouTube!
It's a short, professionally produced video
showing us performing the trad tune, "Flowers of Edinburgh" and the song, "Love's Philosophy" (based on a poem by P.B.
Shelley which Emily set to music.) We hope to have more up soon. Many thanks to Mark Larsen and the whole Artery
crew for a great video of our performance there!
TURN YOUR RADIO ON!
Hear Emily & Bill as they host the
"Irish Aires" radio show on Houston's
KPFT 90.1 FM. The show can be heard every Saturday
from 6-7pm and features the absolute best in a very wide range of Celtic and acoustic music.
"Irish Aires"
can also be streamed live
over the internet, or listened to later from the station's archives. Just go to
KPFT and click on the "Listen Now" at the top right of the page,
or "Archives" under the "Programming" tab.
We'll be hosting every third week or so. Our NEXT SHOW will be Saturday, January 30, 2010,
6-7pm. But of course you can hear great music on the show every Saturday played by our pals
Jay Dooling and Pete Little whenever we have the night off. Check it out!
Pick up your Constant Billy CDs at Cactus Music
in Houston! The skinny:
Following our recent performance at Cactus Music when we sold out of CDs, Cactus Music has started carrying our CDs full-time.
Drop by what has been called "The last great record store in America" and check it out!
2110 Portsmouth St
Houston, TX 77098 (713) 526-9272
Performances
UPCOMING SHOWS
DECEMBER 2009
Monday December 7 2009: We'll be performing at Stag's Head Pub in Houston TX, 6-8pm.
Address 2128 Portsmouth Street Houston, TX 77098-4057 or call (713) 521-2333 for info.
Thursday December 10 2009: We'll be at Waldo's Coffee House in the Heights. We'll sing some traditional songs of the season you're not likely to hear in the elevator. Address: 1030 Heights Blvd, Houston, TX 77008 (713) 869-0700 in the Houston Heights.
Saturday December 12 2009: We'll be at Lights in the Heights, 6-10pm Euclid & Byrne streets between Taylor & Studemont in Houston's Historic Heights.
Saturday December 19 2009 at 6pm: Irish Aires, 90.1FM radio KPFT in Houston.
JANUARY 2010
Saturday January 2 2010 from 10am-Noon we'll be at the Highland Village Farmer's Market, 2720 Suffolk Dr. behind the Starbucks on Suffolk at Westheimer in Highland Village.
SAME DAY! Saturday January 2 2010 at 6pm: Irish Aires Holiday Party, KPFT studios 419 Lovett, Houston, Texas 77006, TX. Come join us as we celebrate the season with Jay, Bertha, Pete and a host of friends!
Saturday January 9 2010 from 7:30-10pm we'll be back at Waldo's Coffee House. 1030 Heights Blvd, Houston, TX 77008 (713) 869-0700 in the Houston Heights. We'll be joined by two extraordinary musicians: Kristen Jensen on fiddle and vocals and Dave Randall on bass. Join us as we rock the joint!
Saturday January 16 2010 from 10am-Noon at the Highland Village Farmer's Market, 2720 Suffolk Dr. behind the Starbucks on Suffolk at Westheimer in Highland Village.
Saturday January 23 2010 SOLD OUT! Traditional Burns Supper at The Stag's Head, 2128 Portsmouth Street, Houston, TX 77098-4057, (713) 521-2333. Haggis, bagpipes, recitations from the works of Scotland's great national poet, Robert Burns and music by Constant Billy! Email Jock Drummond at jockdrummond@swbell.net for details.
Saturday January 30 2010 at 6pm: Irish Aires, 90.1FM radio KPFT in Houston.
Saturday January 30 2010 Private party (after the radio show) in Houston.
FEBRUARY 2010
Saturday February 6 2010 from 10am-Noon at the Highland Village Farmer's Market, 2720 Suffolk Dr. behind the Starbucks on Suffolk at Westheimer in Highland Village.
Saturday February 6 2010 at the Continental Club 3700 Main St, Houston, TX 77002-9504 (713) 529-9666. Fundraiser for St. Patrick's Day Parade.
Saturday February 20 2010 from 10am-Noon at the Highland Village Farmer's Market, 2720 Suffolk Dr. behind the Starbucks on Suffolk at Westheimer in Highland Village.
Saturday February 20 2010 at 6pm: Irish Aires, 90.1FM radio KPFT in Houston.
Friday February 26 2010 from 7:30-10pm we'll be at Waldo's Coffee House. 1030 Heights Blvd, Houston, TX 77008 (713) 869-0700 in the Houston Heights. We'll be joined by two extraordinary musicians: Kristen Jensen on fiddle and vocals and Dave Randall on bass. Join us as we rock the joint!
We have more great performances coming up soon, so check back here for details soon!
PAST SHOWS
Here's a select list of festivals and other venues where Constant Billy has performed:
All Saints Homecoming Festival, Houston
Art Car Parade, Houston (music award winners 2 years running)
Austin Celtic Festival, Austin
Celtic Heritage Festival, Bedford
Celtic Nations Heritage Festival, Lake Charles LA
Clear Lake Celtic Festival, Clear Lake
Dickens in the Heights, Houston
Evening of Celtic Music Concert Series, Houston
Gathering of the Celts Festival, Houston
Houston International Festival (iFEST)
Hyde Park Art Crawl, Houston
Irish American Heritage Association Celebration, Houston
Lights in the Heights Festival, Houston
Miller Outdoor Theatre, Houston
North Texas Irish Festival, Dallas
Orange Show, Houston
Jock's Annual Robert Burns Supper, Houston
South Texas Celtic Festival, Corpus Christi
Spring Festival at the Forest, Richmond
St. Andrews Celtic Festival, Houston
St. Patrick’s Balladeer Festival, Lake Charles, LA
Trinity Scottish Festival, Huntsville
University of Texas Spring Festival, Winedale
University of St. Thomas Celtic Festival, Houston
Woodlands Waterway Arts Festival, The Woodlands
The Artery, Houston
Betwixt & Between, Dallas
Brian O’ Neill’s Irish Pub, Houston
The Briar Club, Houston
Cactus Music, Houston
Carney’s Pub, Bryan
Cassidy’s Pub, Corpus Christi
CENTRUM, Spring, TX
Chicken Skin Music KTRU 97.1 FM, Houston
City Hall, Houston
Clark's Dance Club, Houston
Continental Club, Houston
Creative Life Center, Houston
Discovery Green, Houston
Emerald Mist, Richardson
Folkways KUT 90.5FM Austin
Full Throttle Coffee House, Spring
Gin-U-Wine, Bastrop
Goose's Acre, Woodlands, TX
Haak Winery, Santa Fe, TX
Highland Village Market, Houston
Irish Aires KPFT 90.1 FM, Houston
Kelvin Arms, Houston
La Centerra, Katy
L'atelier, Houston
MacHenry's, Fort Worth
McGonigel’s Mucky Duck, Houston
Meridian Concert Hall, Houston
Mojo Risin', Houston
Rudyard’s Pub, Houston
Sláinte Irish Pub, Houston
Stag's Head Pub, Houston
Studio Off Broadway, Houston
Tavern on Gray, Houston
Tipperary Inn, Dallas
Unitarian Fellowship of Houston
Villa Matel, Houston
Waldo's Coffee House, Houston
Woodlands Country Club, Woodlands
