and Mike Freeman - Springing ahead to Seattle & Aleutian Islands

[Tania Opland]

Here's our travel overview:

   February:  Seattle, Aleutian Islands

   March:  Seattle again

   April:  Ireland

Yup. It's crazy alright. Especially that second stop in Seattle, because... well... Read on; you'll see when you get there, and we sure hope you do!

This would be as good a time as any to point out that we do don't do this stuff for OUR benefit. We hope you'll step out and share the love at one of the following venues, or whenever we make it back to your corner of the world :-

    >>> Seattle, Washington <<<

Saturday - February 11 - 7:30 pm

COUTH BUZZARD BOOKS AND ESPRESSO BUONO CAFE

8310 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103

Music among the books, plus a well-provisioned café with Organic Coffee, teas, drinks, panini sandwiches and baked goods. The Buzzard is committed to building a true community gathering place, supporting local artists, writers & musicians.

[ buonobuzzard.com ]

    >>> Aleutian Islands, Alaska <<<

Friday - February 17 - 9:00pm-midnight

CAPE CHEERFUL, GRAND ALEUTIAN HOTEL

Dutch Harbor, Alaska

We'll be hosting the local Open Mic in this amazingly talented community.

Saturday - February 18 - 8:00pm?  (time tbc)

BURMA ROAD CHAPEL

Unalaska, Alaska

Aleutian Arts Council sponsored Coffeehouse/Concert - Unalaska, Alaska

We'll also do a radio show, a day of school workshops and bring our music to the local nursing home, but dates for those have yet to be set. Watch our webpage for updates. [ opland-freeman.com/calendar.htm ]

    >>> Seattle, Washington (and points nearby) <<<

Saturday - March 10 - 9:30pm

SEABOLD COMMUNITY HALL

14451 Komedal Rd, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110

Seabold Second Saturday Coffeehouse is an all-acoustic open "mic" (though there isn't a mic), on Bainbridge Island, WA. Everyone's welcome! 

[ sites.google.com/site/seaboldmusic/home ]

Friday - March 16 - 5:00-10pm

FX McRORY'S

419 Occidental Avenue South Seattle, WA 98104

The annual Irish music marathon begins with Hunter's Moon (Tania Opland, William Pint, Mike Freeman & Felicia Dale) breezing through a 5 or 6 hour pre-St Pat's warm-up. A good chance to sample some of the fabulous food before the mad rush on Saturday. Join us in the bar before or after a fine meal in the restaurant, or order from the equally great bar menu.  

[ opland-freeman.com/huntersmoon/ ]

Saturday - March 17 - 9:30am-1am (March 18)

FX McRORY'S

419 Occidental Avenue South Seattle, WA 98104

All-day total Irish music immersion! It'll take two bands to cover that long a stretch, nearly 16 hours. And we're the ones crazy enough to play in both.

9:30am-1pm: The Bottom of the Barrel (Kat Eggleston, Tania Opland, Mike Freeman, John Dally) [ opland-freeman.com/bottomofthebarrel/ ]

1:00pm-1am: Hunter's Moon (Opland, Freeman, Pint & Dale) [ opland-freeman.com/huntersmoon/ ]

What's left of Mike will get poured onto a flight back to Ireland right after that, and whatever stubs of fingers Tania has left will stay long enough to do one more solo show.

Sunday - March 25 - 2:00pm

EVERETT PUBLIC LIBRARY - TANIA OPLAND SOLO CONCERT

2702 Hoyt Avenue Everett, WA

Tania Opland solo - acoustic multi-instrumental world music - presented by the Pacific Northwest Folklore Society. 

[ pnwfolklore.org/Events.html ]

And, looking ahead:

    >>> Ireland <<<

April and May. Dates and venues to be announced.