As we approach the holiday season, may your fiddle be full of tunes, and resist the urge to… quack!

Speaking of that, it’s time to put your humidifier in your fiddle case to help with that dry heat/air!  Some folks swear by putting a piece of raw potato in the case.  That’s all fine and dandy until you need that potato for soup, isn’t it!?

January’s session will be Jan. 12, at the home of Kathy Raich, 12720 SE 25th Place, Bellevue. Usual start time of 2 PM.  Space will be tight- so let us know if you’re planning to come.

This Sunday (November 10) we’d love to see you at Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park!  Start time 2 pm, and ending about 4 pm.  We’ll meet in the Commons area on the upper level.  It’s a great place for a number of reasons, but there’s also a food court- right there, with a variety of tasty food and beverages.

The address is 17171 Bothell Way NE, #A101, Lake Forest Park. WA.  98155

Doug Plummer is also keeping track of most of the tunes we play.  Here’s the Google list  with all the tunes listed (or at least the ones we know the names of!)

Hope to see you there!!

Sorry for the VERY late post!  Today, October 13, we will meet for a session at 1:30- going until about 4 PM.

Hope to see you at the Thorndike Room, Anderson School/ Mc Menamin’s.  18607 Bothell Way NE, Bothell, WA 98011.

JANUARY 17-19, 2025!

It’s TRUE!  We will see our favorite instructors this coming January, as the Celtic Arts Foundation, based in Mt. Vernon, WA has taken up the charge!

The workshop will be held in a fine location, the Seabeck Conference Center, which has been home base for their February “Winter School” workshop for years.  Also a bonus, the Celtic Arts Foundation’s executive director is Cayley Schmid is no stranger to our pre-covid workshops.  So, it’s guaranteed to be as good as always, just further south.

Here’s the link to all the information.  Look for the REGISTER button towards the top of the page!

Kudos to the Celtic Arts Foundation, Cayley Schmid, and of course, to Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas!

Here’s a peak a some of the folks on hand for the May session at Third Place Books.  We had 14 musicians, including a cellist and a piper. A great time was had by all, with lots of wonderful tunes.

Thanks to our good friend Doug Plummer for the shot below. Speaking of Doug Plummer, he’ll host our June session on June 9th!  We usually don’t have sessions in June, so this is a special opportunity.  

DETAILS on June 9th session:  2- 4:30 pm,  at 6203 28th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98115

Bring a snack to share, BYOB etc.!  See you there soon.

Come on down to the Commons at Third Place Books, Sunday, May 19th. That’s one week later than usual, as we make time for Mother’s Day on our usual day for gatherings and tunes.

The address is 17171 Bothell Way, #A101, Lake Forest Park, Bothell.

We’ll start at 12:30, but coming early is a great option because of the great food choices offered by the food court vendors in the Commons.  We will play until 2:30.

As the photo above states, we will not play tunes on the stage, but we’ll be close to the stage on the main floor.

All string instruments welcome, as well as other Celtic instruments. Scottish small pipes are encouraged as well, but the management has asked that their louder, bigger cousins, such as border pipes/Highland bagpipes stay home. Thank you for understanding.

Any questions, write to m.thumma@mac.com!

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!

A few years back: Tunes in the Thorndike room- about 16 present- including two guitarist, a great piano player, and bass player. Many new faces!

April 14th. 2 – 4:30 pm, in the Thorndike Room at the incredible Anderson School/ Mc Menamin’s.  18607 Bothell Way NE, Bothell, WA 98011.

Hoping we’ll see old friends and make some new friends! Susan Burke, Brian Crisafulli, Susan Barkan, and Marcia Thumma, Doug Plummer and others will be there- please join us!

Please RSVP to m.thumma@mac.com if you plan to drop by. It will help us set up the room, etc.!

Sorry for the last minute notice.  Due to illnesses, pre-St. Patrick’s day activities, travel, you name it, we are cancelling.

MAKE PLANS to come to McMenamin’s in Bothell next month- April 14th.  See the calendar page for more information!

February’s session will be one week earlier than normal, as in, this weekend!

It’s all happening at Linda Bliss’s home, Sunday the 4th, at 2 pm.  Bring your instrument, as usual, but also feel free to bring a beverage of your choice, and any snacks you might want to share.  We’ll go until 4-4:30.

The address is: 21410 96th Ave., W, Edmonds.

We’re working on session dates and places for the new year.  If you’d like to host a session, write to M.thumma@mac.com.

Hope to see you there!

Be sure to bring layers of clothes, and maybe even an extra blanket (always a good idea just for traveling in the car this time of year.)  May the force be with you as you venture forth!  One more update on Thursday.