Tá fáilte romhat! Welcome!

Hello and welcome to a newspace for Navan, the Hardest-Working-Celtic-Traditional-Singing-Group-
In-America's-Heartland-Performing-Exclusively-
In-The-Native-Languages-Of-Ireland-Scotland-
Cornwall-Brittany-Wales-And-The-Isle-Of Man!!

Well, maybe the only ones. But just when you think you're unique, you find that SOMEONE IN FIJI has gone and done the SAME EXACT thing. Though they'd be hard-pressed to do it in the heartland of America, so HA!!!

This blog is a big, warm, comfy ramshackle space where you can meet us after the show to stoke up a fire, sip pints, ponder life, and sing the night away. There's a time and place for Sunday clothes, but this is--well, this is where you come to rip them off, or at least get them noticeably dishevelled. So let your hair down, strike up a tune, and let the dance begin!!

rehearsals conducted by cat

We're sitting here killing a bit of time while two test tracks get mixed down at our new studio attempt for this recording. Unfortunately due to illnesses (not ours) and the holidays our first attempt at #3 was delayed, but now we're off to the races again with two new arrangements ready to go as well.

Sheila had a good laugh while we were warming up earlier back at my house. We were mid-run of one piece when Fionn (the ever-industrious tabby) got himself into trouble with an open window (yes, that's the same open window from the last post). Without any of us missing a beat, or even losing the blend too badly I launched myself toward the window, rescued Fionn and returned to the table... and couldn't figure why she was almost cracking up. Apparently we think nothing of singing three part harmony in Cornish while rescuing cats and checking text messages. (E)

insulation

It's probably a good thing we live in Wisconsin. It means that thanks to the weather we are sheltered for some of the year from having our oddities exposed to strangers. We bring it on ourselves in the summer by practicing outdoors whenever possible but it's probably a good thing we're indoors more often than we'd like. Yesterday at rehearsal we were mucking about with arranging a new song when I got all arrangement intoxicated and said excitedly "oh! If you go down on tusa you have to you up on ag!" This makes perfect sense to us. The thing is, the weather has been unseasonably warm and I think the window in the next room was open. So we're probably not as insulated as we should be. (E)