We have our show times for the 2006 Austin Celtic Festival!
Saturday 11:00 am at the Selkie Stage
Sunday 6:30 pm at the Pooka Stage
Full schedule details for the whole event available here.

I was poking round the Internets and I found some pictures someone took that time Istanpitta pranked us by dressing as us and parodying the Flu Pandemic a few years ago.

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We miss our fans! Come see us in Austin!

The Largest Gathering of Celts in Central Texas
Being the first year that the band has not performed at the Texas Renaissance Festival in 15+ years it appears we have the fall season to ourselves and an opportunity to try something new.
Even though we regret not being invited to participate at our home fair after all [...]

Our showcase performance for the 2006 Houston Press Music Awards will be at Pete’s Dancing Marlin at 5:00 PM on Sunday, July 30th.
We hope you can join us for this event.
If you have not voted yet there is still time! You can also cast your vote at the event.
We play for about an hour and [...]

The Flying Fish Sailors have been nominated in the World Music Category of the 2006 Houston Press Music Awards.
You can cast your vote by clicking here
If you have a few minutes please take some time and cast your vote.
You are not required to select a band in every category, just fill it out as [...]

It’s always nice to be on the ballot.
Please take some time and nominate The Flying Fish Sailors for the Best Folk Music category!
The nomination form is located at houstonpress.com/musicshowcase/2006/

This is going to be a GREAT event. Many of the people involved are also involved in the Houston International Festival and the Bayou City Art Festival.
I don’t have the full entertainment schedule yet, but The Flying Fish Sailors will be headlining on the main stage on Sunday afternoon at 5:30 pm.

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The pajama party was a huge success! Thanks to everyone who came out in support of the band.
The Fish pics are up in the gallery at www.flyingfishsailors.com/albums/PJ-Party.
General photos and information available about the event at Jay Lee’s blog, Bald Heretic dot com.

Aqua Velva, Houston’s only and by default, best B-52’s cover band, Clouseaux, a band that defies description…lounge, tiki and eclectic are good adjectives to start with and The Flying Fish Sailors…all combined for one evening and it’s a pajama party to boot!
Molly and the Ringwalds will be doing they’re usual happy hour show from 7-9ish. [...]

The Flying Fish Sailors had a very humble, yet ambitious beginning. This is a photo from our first live performance (circa 1988) at what was then known as The Wellington Stone on W. Alabama in the Montrose area of Houston.
Left to right: Jay Lee, Greg Henkel and Joseph Linbeck.

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