Join = us=20 [Acoustic Routes] for an incredible night of music as presented by = Heather=20 Alexander and Uffington Horse. No one plays traditional Celtic = tunes quite=20 like Heather and her own original work is an unusual twist to the = music of=20 her roots. Show time is 8 PM, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6th. (Notice = the=20 day. Not our usual show night.) Tickets are $11 in = advance on=20 line at www.acousticroutes.com = or $15 at=20 the door, 2753 South Highland, Highland = Office Center.

=93What more = can I say=20 about Heather Alexander and her work? It's some of the best music, = Celtic or=20 otherwise, I've ever come across." =20 -Michael M. Jones, =93The Green Man Review=94

Heather=20 Alexander, a fiery Celtic, redheaded multi-instrumentalist with a = commanding=20 stage presence and mesmerizing voice, formed the trio Uffington Horse = with the=20 amazing rhythms of Dan "DanO" Ochipinti and solid, melodic bass lines of = Andrew=20 Hare, after their chance performance together in another = band.

Uffington=20 Horse has been performing since 1999 in the Northwest. Their mix of = Heather=92s=20 original songs and traditional tunes put to a rock and roll beat bring = to mind=20 British bands Fairport Convention or Steeleye Span, but with a modern = style that=20 is all their own. Their sound has been described as "Afro-Celt Sound = System with=20 Grace Slick as lead singer."

The fantastic and mythic aspects of = their=20 music combined with their kicking renditions of traditional Irish and = Scottish=20 tunes inspire fans of all ages. They have returned to the Kelso = Highlander=20 Festival for the past four years, have performed at numerous private = functions=20 and are often enjoyed at local casinos.

Heather has six published = albums=20 on her own label, Sea Fire Productions. Her latest album is the solo = work,=20 "Festival Wind," recorded live in 2002. Uffington Horse=92s first = Celtic-World=20 Rock album "Enchantment" was released in September of 2004.

Heather is also performing at = the=20 Renaissance Faire at Sunset Park this = weekend. =20

Friday, October 7: The Nevada Old-time Fiddlers'=20 Association (NOFA) may be = performing this=20 Friday at First Friday down off Main=20 Street.

The weekend:

Renaissance Faire at Sunset = Park

Cache Valley Fiddle = Contest in=20 Logan, UT

Art Fair and Native American Flute Festival in = Springdale, Utah, with flute workshops and performances by "Coyote = Oldman," Nino=20 Reyos and Peter Phippen - Also includes a free flute concert in Zion = Canyon at=20 6:30 am on Sunday morning (bus shuttle from Springdale). Info = at: =20 http:/= /www.zioncanyonartandflutefestival.com/schedule.htm

Escalante Canyons Evertt Ruess = Days: arts and crafts, talks about the Colorado Plateau, films about = Everett=20 Ruess, ethnic dance groups, walking tours, and performances by cowboy = poets,=20 musicians, and the band "Blue Sage" - which includes a fiddler who is = the=20 principle musician at the Ogden contra dances..... More = info: =20 http://www.everett= ruessdays.org/schedule.html

Sunday, October 9: No Israeli = dancing. =20 Dancing will resume the following Sunday, October 16, at 6 pm, at the = Israeli=20 Cultural Center at Or-Bamidbar, 2991 Emerson = Avenue.

Monday, October 10: English Country = Dance at the=20 Jewel Box Theatre, Clark County Library, 6:30 pm. = Free.

Tuesday October 11: Bulgarian = Night:

On Tuesday Oct. 11th, at 7:00 pm, the Ethnic Express = International=20 Folk Dancers plan an excursion to Bulgaria; that is
dinner = & fok=20 dancing at Magura's restaurant, 1305 Vegas Valley Drive just off = Maryland=20 Parkway. It's on the right side of the first street to the right just = north of=20 Sunrise Hospital. The dinner & dance is to be followed by a = Bulgarian Band=20 Concert starting at 8:30 pm. Tickets to the CONCERT are $20.00 if you = want to=20 stay for that.

Correction: =20 Tuesday, October 18: Contra Dancing at the Jewel = Box=20 Theatre, Clark County Library. This = was incorrectly listed as=20 being on Tuesday, October 15th, in the=20 newsletter.