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, June 21 2008,
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!
Performances
UPCOMING SHOWS
May-June 2008
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT! Check out our cool NEW 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!
SUMMERTIME BLUES!
Well okay, so it’s already 99 in the shade and there IS no shade. Lower your Virtual Temp by coming out to these COOL performances by the Folk Renegades who make up Constant Billy!!
Friday May 2, 2008 8:30-10pm: CREATIVE LIFE CENTER in Houston.
First time at this remarkable new venue! Join us at this Montrose hub that fuses the Healing Arts with the Creative Arts. Wellness classes, yoga, meditation, acupuncture and psychotherapy mix and mingle with music, belly dancing and the visual arts at this matrix where anything can happen. We’ll be performing as part of the FirstFriday Night Café event. Doors open 6pm for coffee and light snackage. Open Mic 7:30-8:15. Featured performers (that's us) go on at 8:30. $10 suggested donation. Check this place out!
What: Constant Billy performs at the Creative Life Center in Houston.
Where: 2014 Commonwealth, Houston, TX 77006. (click
here for map) or call (713) 526-7685 for directions.
When: Friday May 2, 2008. Doors open 6pm; open mic 7:30-8:15. We go on 8:30pm.
How Much: Suggested donation $10.
Sunday May 4, 2008 1-2pm AND 3-4pm, the GENERAL SAM HOUSTON FOLK FESTIVAL, Huntsville, TX.
This is an all-weekend-long celebration of Texas culture with two stages. Our 1st show will be 1-2pm on the Main Stage where we will be joined by our friend, fab fiddler and chanteuse Kristen Jensen. Then 3-4pm we’ll perform at the Scottish Stage nearby. Besides our performances, the festival features Folklife Demonstrations, Children's Activities, Cultural Displays, Arts & Crafts, Ethnic Foods and performances (including Native American dancing!) and a Living History Theatre. All this for a measly $7; $3 for kids.
What: General Sam Houston Folk Festival .
Where: Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX.
Click
here for directions.
When: 1-2pm AND 3-4pm, Sunday May 4, 2008.
How Much: $7 adult admission; $3 for kids.
Saturday May 10, 2008 from 6-7pm: Emily & Bill host the "Irish Aires" radio show on Houston's
KPFT 90.1 FM.
Sunday May 18, 2008:
37th ANNUAL HOUSTON HIGHLAND GAMES & CELTIC FESTIVAL , Houston.
Besides a full complement of Scottish crafts, food, games and mayhem, there will be lots of music all weekend. We’ll perform Sunday from 2:30-3:15pm. Click here for a full schedule and a map of the festival layout.
What: Houston Highland Games and Celtic Festival.
Where: Houston Farm and Ranch Club, 1 Abercrombie Drive, Houston, Texas 77084. Office: 281-463-6650.
Click here for a map and directions.
When: Festival runs all day Saturday and Sunday. We’ll go on 2:30-3:15 at the Ceilidh Stage on Sunday May 18, 2008.
How Much: Adults $15 Saturday; $10 Sunday; $5 for kids either day.
Saturday May 31 2008, from 9-11am at the
Bayou City Farmers Market.
Amazing veggies, great music, free-range eggs, fab music, honey, fruit,
salad greens, splendid music, prepared foods and baked goods, among other offerings. Come join us and experience
the joy of a real country market in the city...enhanced by really cool music!
What: Constant Billy returns to Houston’s wonderful
Bayou City Farmers Market.
Where: 3000 Richmond Ave. at Eastside (enter on Eastside) in Houston (click
here for map).
When: 9-11am, Saturday May 31 2008.
How Much: Absolutely FREE!
Saturday May 31, 2008 from 6-7pm: Emily & Bill host the "IRISH AIRES" radio show on Houston's
KPFT 90.1 FM.
Saturday June 14, Wedding, Conroe.
Tuesday June 17 2008, Private Party, Houston.
Saturday June 21 2008, from 9-11am we're back at the
Bayou City Farmers Market.
Come out in the morning while it’s cool and pleasant. The market has just increased in size by 30% and the offerings just get better, from Mickey’s fair trade organic coffees to homemade soaps made from the milk of hand-raised goats to locally grown produce. Amazing veggies, Leon’s free-range eggs, honey, fruit, salad greens, prepared foods and baked goods, among other offerings. Come join us and see what fresh food and fresh MUSIC are all about!
What: Constant Billy returns to Houston’s wonderful
Bayou City Farmers Market.
Where: 3000 Richmond Ave. at Eastside (enter on Eastside) in Houston (click
here for map).
When: 9-11am, Saturday June 21 2008.
How Much: Absolutely FREE!
SAME DAY! Saturday June 21, from 6-7pm: Emily & Bill host the IRISH AIRES radio show on Houston's KPFT 90.1 FM.
Sunday June 22, 2008 6:30-8:30 pm: Celebration at the
HAAK Winery, Santa Fe, TX.
Get in your car and drive a quick 25 miles south of Houston through all the wildflowers until you get to this beautiful winery in Santa Fe, Texas. Buy some fish & chips, grab a glass of wine and stroll around the grounds while we serenade you. We’ll share the cool of the evening with our friend, singer & fiddler Kristen Jensen and will even perform some special songs & tunes together!
What: Constant Billy performs with Kristen Jensen at the beautiful
HAAK Winery in Santa Fe, TX.
Where: 6310 Avenue T, in Santa Fe, Texas 77510-7402 -located 1.8 miles south of State Highway 6 between Alvin and Galveston, Texas. (click here for downloadable map) or call (409) 925-1401 for directions.
When: 6:30-8:30pm, Sunday June 22, 2008.
How Much: NO COVER CHARGE! Food and drink at perfectly reasonable prices.
We have more great performances coming up in 2008, 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
Clear Lake Festival, Clear Lake
Dickens in the Heights, Houston
Evening of Celtic Music Concert Series, Houston
Gathering of the Celts Festival, Houston
Houston Highland Games & Celtic Festival
Hyde Park Art Crawl, Houston
Lights in the Heights Festival, Houston
Miller Outdoor Theatre, Houston
North Texas Irish Festival, Dallas
Orange Show, 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
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
Creative Life Center, 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
Irish Aires KPFT 90.1 FM, Houston
Kelvin Arms, 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
Woodlands Country Club, Woodlands
