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The new February edition of the Razorwire newsletter is now ONLINE!
What's inside?
* Its a special Great West Coast Craic edition
* Kila at the Oscars?
* Bring home Ockham's bones
* Videos of Culann's Hounds, Amadan, and Clumsy Lovers
Check out the February edition of the Razorwire HERE!
The much anticipated tickets for the Great West Coast Craic are now ON SALE! http://www.brownpapertickets.com/ev
The Great West Coast Craic takes place March 6, 2010 at the D&R Theatre in Aberdeen, WA and it features, for the first time ever, all West Coast Celtic rock bands: Amadan from Portland, Culann's Hounds from San Francisco, Ockham's Razor from Seattle, and Clumsy Lovers from Vancouver. Also featuring the Clan Gordon Pipe Band and the Molly Malone Step Dancers.
This is going to be an exhilarting evening of music from 4 extordinary bands that have never performed on the same stage together!
Visit the official website at www.greatwestcoast.com.
The Great West Coast Craic is part of the Galway Bay Concert Series.
Merry Christmas! Happy Chanukah! (Which just ended) Happy Kwanzaa!
What’s New!
We are making our way into fall with a BUSY month of shows in October. First and foremost, October started in a very sad way for us. Our very good friend, Brian Redman, who was a bartender at Doyle’s Public House, died as a result of an accident. It devastated us but, as Brian always said, he wanted to be remembered with a rock concert. That is exactly what Doyle’s did for him. October 2nd we were honored to be one of the 18 bands that took part in the 8 hour concert in his memory. It couldn’t have been a more perfect way to remember a truly outstanding man. The wonderful thing to come out of it is the start of a foundation in Brian’s name for Tacoma musicians. Doyle’s said they will throw a concert every year to raise money for the foundation. Russ, Steve, Dave and every single employee of Doyle’s went above and beyond and we commend them!
We also returned to Vancouver, WA to Brickhouse and Irishtown & brought the rock back to St. Practice Day at Doyle’s.
When we weren’t performing, we were working on songs for our new album. If you went to any of the shows this month, you caught a seek preview of a few of them which may make the album. We’re very excited about the progress and the continued evolution.
We have added a MERCH page on our website for you to find all kinds of exclusive stuff we don’t offer at our live shows including the much requested woman’s shirts, sweatshirts, hat, buttons and more! Grab the gear, come out to our show and show off that you’re a Craic Head!
--- Razors
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What’s NEXT!
We’re heading to the beach! The 6th Annual Galway Bay Celtic Music Festival takes place October 23 – November 1st and has become the largest music festival of its kind on the West Coast. Featuring 20 bands over two weekends performing on 4 stages. You can experience your favorite bands from CA, WA, OR and BC live and amped on the main stage or get up close and personal on the acoustic stage. You can also check out special shows at the D&R Theater in Aberdeen and an incredible Halloween night show at the Lion’s Club where we’ll be judging a costume contest where you can win some cool stuff so wear your get-up!
Go to Galway Bay’s website for the entire schedule and call ahead for more info (360) 289-2300) and cost. These are two weekends of music that you will NOT want to miss with some of the best musicians we have had the chance to perform with including our great friends from San Francisco, Culann’s Hounds, who will be making their debut appearance this year.
Also… make your NEW YEARS EVE plans now! We’re going to be returning to Galway Bay Irish Pub again this year to blow out 2009. If you were there with us in 2007, welcoming in 2008, then you know we let the streamers fly, we celebrate with Scottish New Years Traditions and make it an evening of toasts and hard stompin’ Celtic rock. Make your reservations TODAY because this sells out every year.
UPCOMING SHOWS:
10.24.09 2009 Galway Bay Celtic Music Festival - Week 1
10.25.09 2009 Galway Bay Celtic Music Festival - Week 1
10.29.09 Culann’s Hounds & Ockham’s Razor - Week 2
10.30.09 2009 Galway Bay Celtic Music Festival - Week 2
10.31.09 HALLOWEEN – Galway Bay Presents: Lanigan’s Monster Ball at the Lions Club (w/ Culann’s Hounds)
11.21.09 The Comet Tavern - w/ Oly Mtn Boys & Panic Pants - afternoon show
What you should CHECK OUT:
Galway Bay Irish Pub: The home of the 6th Annual Celtic Music Festival and one of our favorite places to perform.
Clumsy Lovers performing at the Wilde Rover in Kirkland on November 7th.
Celtic Halloween
The Celts celebrated Halloween as Samhain, 'All Hallowtide' - the 'Feast of the Dead', when the dead revisited the mortal world. The celebration marked the end of Summer and the start of the Winter months.
During the eighth century the Catholic Church designated the first day of November as 'All Saints Day ('All Hallows') - a day of commemoration for those Saints that did not have a specific day of remembrance. The night before was known as 'All Hallows Eve' which, over time, became known as Halloween.
Wanna learn some Celtic Halloween traditions? What’s up with carving Pumpkins? Know what Snap Apple is? Are you fixing Colcannon for dinner? Check out the website for the answers and more Celtic traditions.
(C) Copyright http://www.ireland-information.com
Ockham’s on Amazon
We’ve got our goods on Amazon.com. You can find our new CD “Live and Well” and “Ten Thousand Miles to Bedlam”.
On Saturday September 26, we played an incredible show at Doyle's Public House. It was our first show back at Doyle's in a long time and the vibe was alive that night. It was also a very special night because we were raising money for the Tacoma Highland Games. On top of all of that, we had a very special guest sitting in with us on djembe, Judd Harris.
All in all, the night was everything you could want in a show. You guys raised $241 (and 5 pounds) for the Games and we got to see so many of our good friends. Including our dear friend Brian Redman who came to Doyle's after he and his band, the Dirty Knockers, played their show at another venue.
I don't know how long Brian has been a bartender at Doyle's but it seems like at least for the past 3 years we've been playing there. He was always one of our biggest supporters and was always throwing obscene gestures from the bar to the stage. He was also a good friend in the times we weren't playing there and we just showed up to have a drink and joke with him.
After our show this last Saturday, after we got to see Brian one last time, he was in an accident which took his life. While Brian was the type of person who would have laughed at all of us sobbing and mourning for him... we can't help it. He was a person you never wanted to lose. Someone who could make you laugh with a funny face. Someone who wasn't scared of being... him. 
We spent most of Sunday at Doyle's, which was closed for everyone but family and friends, to share our loss with everyone else who Brian weaved his way through our lives. There was a lot of pain. A lot of sorrow. It's something none of us want to face. But we were told that Brian never wanted a funeral. What he wanted... was a rock concert. Brian was a musician at heart. A rock musician. And Brian wanted all of us to forget the pain and remember the rock that was Brian.
So Doyle's Public House has arrange for a Celebration of Brian's life Friday October 2nd starting at 5pm. Music will start at 8pm featuring numerous bands who have come forward wanting to give Brian one more show. The parking lot will be tented and we will be celebrating everything that made us love the same man.
Come out to bar Brian called home, have a drink for him, and enjoy the music that ran through his veins. Tears are ok but remember... Brian would have laughed at you.
Doyle's Public House
208 St. Helens
Tacoma, WA
The summer has passed and as we record our brand new album we thought now would be a good time to throw out a bunch of new merch!
We've had a lot of ladies ask "Do you have any girls shirts?" and up until now we had to say no BUT... now we do!
We have all sorts of ladies shirts, long sleeves, hoodies and... thongs. No guys, we wont be making thongs for you.
Visit our official Ockham's Razor merch site at Cafepress.com.
Just noticed its been a while since we updated this. It's been a very busy summer and some things just slipped through the cracks.
First off, it was a summer of many firsts:
1.) "Live & Well" was released: Our very first live album came out on July 14th and has been selling very steadily. We want to thank you all for taking home a little slice of a live Ockham's Razor show. Please the CD features a sneak peek at a few songs which may make it onto our next studio album (Which we are going into the studio THIS Saturday to start recording. Many people dont make the connection but we want to thank all of you who have bought a CD or T-Shirt because all the money we make off the sales of the merchandise goes directly back into the band and pays for things like the NEXT album and for hotel rooms when we play out of town and new equipment to make us sound good and the fee's associated with keeping the website running, etc. Believe me, I did the taxes last year. You'd be AMAZED and how much it takes to run even a little band like ours.
2.) NW String Summit: We were the first Irish/Celtic band to every play this event in the 8th years its been going in North Plains, OR. It's primarially a bluegrass festival and a GREAT one at that.
3.) Hempfest: Wow, what a lot of fun. We were so happy to be asked to be a part of this and what a crazy madhouse full of people it was.
4.) Pacific Northwest Scottish Highland Games: After 3 years of playing folklife festivals and other areas highland games, we were finally asked to play at the BIG ONE and we had a great time. Apparently we did so good that there are rumors that we'll be invited back next year to play even more. YAY!
We also performed at benefit shows for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), Breast Cancer Awareness and PAWS (Progressive Animal Welfare Society) and, with your help by coming out to the shows, helped raise over $10,000 for those organizations.
As we make our way into fall, we have a lot more happening.
September 5: Ockham's Razor heads back into the studio with Don Gunn (who we worked with on Ten Thousand Miles to Bedlam). Its the first of several studio sessions to get the bulk of the material down before we start polishing it up.
September 5: After a full day in the studio we join our good friends from San Francisco, Culann's Hounds, for an exciting show at the Tiger Lounge in Georgetown. It will be a full night of punked out Celtic rock.
Oct 23 - Nov 1: 6th Annual Galway Irish Pub Celtic Music Festival. "It ain't just Danny Boy anymore." The festival has exploded into 2 full weekends featuring over 20 bands the entire West Coast. Plus you can pick up the CD from last year's show which will (from what I'm told) include Ockham's Razor's version of The Devil Went Down To Georgia.
Thanks to everyone who has sent in photos of yourselves wearing your Ockham's Razor t-shirts. We have included those in our Halls of Infamy on Myspace and Facebook. If YOU have a pic, email it to us at info@seattlerazors.com.
More updates about the new album, hopefully some exclusive in-studio video as well, coming up in the weeks to come!
-- The Razors
Ockham's Razor is pleased to unveil the cover of their forthcoming release, LIVE & WELL.
Additionally, we have just added two tracks from our forthcoming release, LIVE & WELL onto our myspace account. We offer up our singular interpretation of the traditional song, "Óró, ‘Sé Do Bheatha ‘Bhaile," and an original piece written by Kris, called "I'm Coming Home Northumberland." Let us know what you think!
(Click the link to head straight there!)
http://www.myspace.com/ockhamsrazormusic
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-- The Razors
