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Entries Tagged as 'Ireland'

Andy White at the Celtic Knot, 3/30/08: Follow-Up

Posted by Ocelopotamus on April 6th, 2008 at 5:21 am

Well, the Andy White show I posted about last Sunday was lovely. It was a shockingly intimate setting, a cozy and beautifully decorated back room at the Celtic Knot where Andy played for a group of about 20 of us, and he was just as charming and entertaining as any Andy fan would expect.
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Andy White at the Celtic Knot

Posted by Ocelopotamus on March 30th, 2008 at 2:28 am


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“Lord Have Mercy, I Think It’s the Cops”: Larry Craig and Madame George

Posted by Ocelopotamus on September 4th, 2007 at 12:58 am


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Roundup: Dinosaur Corsage Edition

Posted by Ocelopotamus on August 31st, 2007 at 11:01 am


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Books: “Too Slow a Form of Information Delivery”

Posted by Ocelopotamus on July 13th, 2007 at 7:52 pm


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Roundup: Irish Sea Eagle Edition

Posted by Ocelopotamus on June 22nd, 2007 at 12:10 pm


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Roundup: Fried Ice Edition

Posted by Ocelopotamus on May 28th, 2007 at 2:32 am


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Forty-Onederful: Alt Q Review

Posted by Ocelopotamus on May 14th, 2007 at 4:33 am


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The Waterboys: Mike Scott in The Guardian, and new album Book of Lightning

Posted by Ocelopotamus on March 26th, 2007 at 7:12 am


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