'Beidh ceol, caint agus craic againn'

Posted By Ian on 04/01/2009

We be goin a cruisin February 2010 Details to follow!

Posted By Ian on 03/26/09

A note from the Fort Collins festival director...
Good Morning Gentlemen! I have the fun and pleasure of getting up each morning and going to the admin panel for the Fort Collins Irish Festival website to view the day before results on how many visitors, what's hot, what not, etc. I want to share with all of you that your new release, Luck of the Irish is running on average a 4 to 1 ratio over all the songs being played on the website music player! While I did position The Elders new song Luck of the Irish first because of your popularity with the Schreck family and our dear friend Claire, and all the others involved in our Festival, I really did not expect the ratios to be so one sided. *CONGRATULATIONS!* On the Gael Day CD and my two favorites, Luck of the Irish and Raging Sea, you truly are the best and no Irish Festival or Irish celebration should ever be without The Elders!
Best,
John

Posted By Ian on 10/02/2010

Super fun show last night at Denver's great "Soiled Dove Underground". Despite having to sit through the painful 45 minute opening act of Vohn Stohl, the Elders more than made up for it in quick order!

The Thursday night crowd was clearly in a "Saturday Night" frame of mind. The Elders took the stage a little before 9:00 and roared through a lively 2 1/2 hour set. The acoustics in this club are really exceptional. The voice harmonies of "Men or Erin" and "Luck of the Irish" never sounded better live. "Ghost of Ontario" is fast becoming one of the real gems live. Of coarse, no one can ever sit during the famous "Buzz's Jig" !

For the encore, Brent did a hilarious vocal on "Purple Haze". Normally, Steve does this classic Hendrix riff to intro into something else. Not so this time, Brent saw it all the through with his soon to be famous vocals (we need this one on you tube)!

My wife , Rose, summed up the show best when she said, "Basically, every Elders show seems to start, where the last one left off!" Yea, that’s it! You find yourself right back in the same frame of mind you were in at the last show. The party continues like there was never a gap since the last show... It's as though it was really just a long intermission!

Can't wait for the next Colorado gig!

smittola

Posted By Steve on 04/20/2009

February 6-13, 2010 Costa Atlantica Cruise. Sail roundtrip from Fort Lauderdale and call on Key West, Grand Cayman, Isla Roatan and Cozumel. For details call 1-800-441-4277 or 215 885-5350 or e-mail agency@irishtours.com

Posted By Steve on 05/19/2009

New dates for Costa Atlantica Cruise Jan 23-30, 2010 Sail round-trip from Fort Lauderdale to Key West, Grand Cayman, Isla Roatan and Cozumel. For details call 1-800-441-4277 or 215 885-5350 or e-mail agency@irishtours.com

Posted By Tommy on 05/22/2009

Well we plowed through last weekend and emerged stronger than ever - The rain didn't slow the folks from St Ag one little bit and they all turned out (or in as it happened to be, relocated to the gym and we had a splendid time despite the storms) Scott's butt still reigns supreme along with the brisket... Thank you Rick and Carolyn for another superb job.. Saturday off to Yardley Hall at JCCC - really cool place - great sound and excellent staff. Got to see some old friends there as well. Another great cause in a wonderful setting. Sunday in Lincoln for our very good friends there - 3 sets in a nightclub .. how long has it been!! They took really good care of us - Thanks again Deb. This bands starting to sound pretty good..! Watch where you park, Ian Then on to Omaha for Cindy Vance's birthday bash. What a sweetheart! Thanks to you and husband Frank for again making us so welcome. Another 3 setter but it was a treat for us to do this even in a hot tent. Great hospitality, great audience, great food, mighty fine craic .. somebody stole all my sharpies - what you gonna do? Back in the air next week to New York, the Catskills, and beyond - Be safe my friends Tommy

Posted By Steve on 05/26/2009

Here's a review of "Gael Day" from a Celtic fanzine and internet radio station in Germany http://www.celtic-rock.de:80/archives/1920 (not in English)

Posted By Ian on 07/21/2009

Hey Folks. Just got this from Ingrams Magazine. Pretty cool eh!

Dear Ian,
It is with pleasure to inform you that The Elders has been named by the readers of Ingram's Magazine among the winners in at least one of the categories in our 2009 Best of Business Kansas City awards competition. Congratulations to you and your associates for being named by Ingram’s readers among the absolute best in your industry. This year represents the start of the third decade of Ingram’s Best of Business Kansas City Awards com-petition. This competition names Ingram’s readers’ choice in more than 100 relevant categories within the Wining & Dining, Entertainment & Culture, Business Services and Business Products categories.

Posted By Ian on 01/20/2010

KCPT TV will air "The Elders: Live at the Gem" on Monday, February 8th, 9-10:30pm and the Elders will be interviewed live on the show during the breaks. Hoolie Tickets sold by KCPT will have their own "Meet n Greet & Sound Check Party" at The Midland by AMC

Posted By Ian on 05/22/2010

A great night last night at Mikes on Troost. Stage is a bit small for us but a lot of fun nevertheless!

Posted By Ian on 08/27/2010

THE ELDERS TO RELEASE "BEST OF" CD AT KANSAS CITY IRISH FEST LABOR DAY WEEKEND*

THE ELDERS, Kansas City's internationally known World/Celtic/Rock band will release "THE BEST OF THE ELDERS, VOL. 1" at the KANSAS CITY IRISH FEST, which takes place at Crown Center on Labor Day weekend, Sept. 3rd- 5th.

Featuring selections from throughout the group's career, the CD's playlist was constructed to represent what a listener might have encountered at one of the band's shows over the last year.

Following this year's festival season, The Elders will begin recording material for what will be their sixth studio CD.

The band will embark on their annual IRISH TOUR May 23- 31, 2011 and plan a swing through Germany, France and Spain in early July.

THE ELDERS WILL APPEAR SUNDAY NIGHT, SEPT. 5th AT 8:00 PM ON THE BOULEVARD STAGE, and will be available for meet and greet immediately after performance.

(Posted by Ian 1/18/9)

Hi Folks. we got the following from the Irish Music Association. Cool eh!

Dear Elders
You have been nominated for an award in the category of Top Celtic Rock Band in the 2008 Irish Music Awards. It is my pleasure, as Director of the Irish Music Association and the Irish Music Awards, to invite you to join us for the presentation of the first annual IMA awards in a ceremony to be held at 7:30 pm, on January 27, 2009 at O'Malley's Pub in Weston Missouri USA.
Nominations were closed on 12/27/08. On-line voting will be open to the public for a brief period, from 1/7/09 to 1/22/09. Please encourage your Irish music fans to vote for you on-line. You can do that by attaching our logo link, which is accompanied with this email, to your website.
As we prepare for the event, we are requesting the following information from each nominee, so that it will be available for those selected as the recipient(s) in each category. Please be sure that everything is received in our office no later than January 20, 2009.
1) Your response as to whether or not you personally plan to attend the event, or if you intend to send a representative, his/her name and contact information. If you decide to attend, we ask that you arrive no later than 6:30 pm. Musicians and Representatives and musicians will be seated first. Seating is limited. 2) A digital color photo in a large format (8" X 10", or approximately 800 X 1000 pixels) of you, your duo, group, etc.
3) If you do not plan to attend or to send a representative, you are requested to submit an acceptance speech in written format to be read at the event, or you may submit an audio/visual acceptance speech in CD/DVD/WMV formatted to view on a Windows Vista or XP system.
If you have any questions, or require further information, please feel free to contact me at 816-699-9950 or at rtreeder@irishmusicassociation.com.

Sincerely,

R T Reeder, Director
Irish Music Association.com
Irish Music Awards.com

(Posted by Ian 7/30/8) Hi folks, As part of the festivities of the New York City Triatholon, Erica took part in Chipotle Underwear Run on Friday, July 18th and ran through Central Park in her skivvies!! In doing so, she was able to raise over $5,000.00 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

Click on the image on the left to see how Erica played her part in spreading the word of the Elders to the masses