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Greetings from Emerald Rose!

St. Patrick’s Day season is upon us, and the band has been working hard in the studio. As we prepare to hit the road again for Irish month, we want to let you all know about some upcoming gig dates and some of the projects we are planning.

Saturday, March 3 at 8 pm Emerald Rose and our good friends the BorderCollies will perform an all-Celtic show at the Historic Holly Theater in Dahlonega. Tickets are $12. The Holly is a beautiful restored theater with excellent acoustics. The BorderCollies have performed with ER several times, and they now have a new fiddler!

Friday, March 16 6 – 9 pm Kenny’s Alley in Underground Atlanta. Come party with us in Downtown Atlanta as part of the celebration sponsored by Underground and the Atlanta St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

Saturday, March 17 1 pm and 5 pm Morgan Square Downtown Spartanburg SC

Free festival is loaded with entertainment including music, contests and children's activities. And yes, there will be lots of food! Highland Brewery had a truck there last year, and the band had a blast! We’ll be there all day long to party with the good folks of Spartanburg, so come on out and throw it down in the heart of the city.

Sunday, March 18 is a very special day! Celtic Master Guitarist Robin Bullock will be appearing at the Crimson Moon, with Logan opening as a ‘solo’ act. Robin is a world class multi-instrumentalist (guitar, bouzouki, and mandolin to name a few) and has been an instructor for many years at the famed Swannanoa Gathering, teaching guitar and bouzouki classes for both Guitar Week and Celtic week. Logan studied Celtic Fingerstyle Guitar and Bouzouki under Robin last summer at Swannanoa and felt he would be a great treat for Emerald Rose fans. How good is he? Last fall he played Kennedy Center - by himself! The Baltimore City Paper calls him a “Celtic Guitar god”! Fortunate circumstances allowed for a great cap to the St. Patty’s weekend! Check out the bad boy at www.robinbullock.com

GUITAR WORKSHOP! March 18 2-4 pm $35 Crimson Moon, Dahlonega

Robin will be teaching a workshop for guitar players on Celtic Fingerstyle Guitar from 2 – 4 pm. This is a great opportunity for any of you guitar players out there (of any level) to get a close up and personal look at the playing style of a true master of the instrument. Logan credits Robin for really changing and expanding his playing ability on both guitar and mandola, opening up new perspectives on the instrument. Credited as one of Swannanoa’s best guitar teachers, this would be a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon!

CONCERT! Robin Bullock, Logan Sullivan opens at 7 pm. Tickets are $12 advance, $15 at the door.

We want to make this night special! Logan will perform some new arrangements of traditional Irish and Scottish songs, some of which he hasn’t performed yet in public. Some of the boys in Emerald Rose will be there to help out with some duos and instrumentals, so look for something different than the standard ER song list! Robin takes the stage at 8 pm, so hold on to your seat! We hope you can join us for this musical adventure!

Saturday, March 24 9 pm – 12 am Meehan’s Public House in Sandy Springs $10

This is a NEW Atlanta venue for us! Since the Ale House in Alpharetta closed, we have been aching for a chance to play for the Atlanta crowd. Join us to ‘break in’ a new pub! The show will be upstairs, outdoors on the terrace (weather permitting).

April 5 – 8 Phoenix Phyre Festival in the Jacksonville area.

Going down to Florida to bake away the winter blahs with Wade and the gang. Oh, and it’s Pantera’s birthday! Details to follow, news at 11, look out Florida!

April 28 Meehan’s Public House in Sandy Springs $10

If they let us back in, that is.

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We are working hard in the studio, and lots of stuff for the comedy cd is coming along nicely. The D & D song (Never Split the Party) and the T’Pau song (Vulcan Rubdown) are definitely on the list, and we have some initial tracks down. Songwriting processes continue, and the computer has (sort of) behaved during the past couple of weeks. Keep your fingers crossed, and wish us luck! We have some tour dates for the Maryland area and Florida coming up for later in the year, so keep an eye on our gigs page! See you at the show!

Emerald Rose, Starbridge Studios

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