the examiner Thursday March 31 977 lelsu re Who was that guy Tony Cummins right from Dublin By ROSICANNE AltABE I1Illlill1l Staff Reporter Last night as lay dreamiii of pleasant lays gone by My mind bein bent on ramblin to Ireland lid flv lhats Spaiicil Ilill Youll hear it some night when youre dining at the Prince of Ionegal It he singers favorite song And after he liiiishes that slow one hell strum little faster and start into Whiskey in the Jar Youll be on your way out to the car when you catch hourself humming some Irish tune and youll ask yourself Who was that guy anyway That was Ioiiy uiiimins Right from Dublin he is And hes making his living by being what he is genuine Irishman Ihey like the accent said the 24yearold bearded Slttgvlrtï¬llllittlSl as he sat at table in an interview at the restaurant on Highway 11 was working at gas station full time Alter work one day said to myself cant do this anymore So came home and had wain and came out here to see if they wanted singer Ihey hired me right away he said as he drank his beer Ihey liked my accent liesaid again Hes been playing for four years whim one day he bought SH guitar some easy learning hooks and taught himself tle began playing for fun in hotel in lhelpstoii Hes been at the Prince for about tt months At first Ioiily knew about four Irish songs but learned lot more in hurry he said ter tht iiiiiitite break hes back with his guitar Wereon the one road sharing the one load Wereon tlieroad ltitttllyttttyySrWltttt Wereoii the one road shariii the one load But were together now who cares orthiiicn Sttlllltttlttl eoiiiaiides all ltiihliii Belfast tork and ltonegal Iles sentimental about liclaiid Hes been in aiiada since Itttit iid though he says hes aiiadiaiimd in most of his tastes he gets yearning to go into bar where theres so iiieoiic singing in the corner woman there with rollers iii Who are these stars which they appeared Send your answer to 416 receive passes for two to the Imperial Ilieatre Readers are invited to Identin them and the movie in Movie trivia Ihe lIXEIIttIttlt Box 13711 Barrie tiit IrtM ontest winner drawn from all correct answers will Barrie Figure Skating Clubs ice revue goes Saturday Ianice Morrison is just one of more than Zitttt skaters to be featured in the Bars rie Figure Skating tlubs tith annual ice revue Saturday at Barrie iena Tlll Magic ishiiig Tree and Solar Sensation are the themes for the twopart show lyyo tllttllllitlltt ttt scheduled it iii lcatute stiid laiisen toiiitli in th lttitili siiiioi ihaiiipioiislitps lliis eai Tickets areSJ lot adults toi liildi tlt tIlltIII tlttl ltl llie sliow wili Iittlltllttl photot Guelph festival tour iy IlltlIll lILllZli tpera is due and well and peitoiiiiiiigtosold out house Average attendance pei season is between ti and per lliesc are the taets iiid iiguies tiotii the opera houses til the Itlttttl States and aiiada Ihe continuously sold out houses are iistial tor the favorite classical operas and theieareiiiaiiy Still all tiiusieiaiis iliiectois and audiences ieaIie that to remain real and litlL art form operas must also keep up with today todays tiiiies todays particulai appioacli to theartsandliving So the classic operas are always being updated with regard to style Ill sets total concept and sometimes eyln musical tempos tut with all this we must also have operas written today by todayscoiiiposeis aiiadiaii coiiiposeis hay made some contributions to the coiiteiiipory opera sceiie Ilariy Soiiieis compo ed Lotus Riel with lyrics by Mavoi Moore llie music drama of aiiadas visionary rebel has powerful impact on first viewing It was first pertoiiiied in 11th and revived in WT at Keete eiitre It has been pertoriiied in Washington and tttawa and will likely stay in the repertoire My llli IHIIII IIxamiiier Staff ritei Rock music appears to have entered an age of enlighten iiiciit lwo ol the biggest bands the world right now Queen and tticc also happen to be two of the wittiest Rock appears to have finally outgrown the my tli that the band which plays the longest songs the most iii teiisely is that which deser ves to be idolized These two bands do it for fun and it shows fittir last three albums are tit ed Sheer Heart Attack Night at the peia and Itay At the Races the latter two borrowed from classic Marx Brothers films The band with tongue oliViously well in cheek gave its aiitleiii the grandiose titleBohemianRhapsody Ilie offerings of thee Itltllltlt slltll clever numbers as Art ltit Arts Sake Second Sitting it The Last Supper and Im Man dylly1c Rlllllll Queen and tttee have already made their reputation band iii the piocessot so doing is ity Boy six maii outfit lltiltt IIiiglaiid lllIRIIK IIIIALIIX Seabird Island of Ilie tatiatliaii llltlltt out Iiitiy ltlillll optin llttllll giyen ltlltltlt pet it in soiiie yeais ltlltitt liltl Baa coiiiposetl It Iiiidi boiii beloved aiiadiaii iiitriiiaii coiiiposer Iti lleale illiaii lhcpieiiiieiepeitorliiaiiicol Sealiiitl ltlaiid tll take iilme at in Hall iiitlpb tniyeisity dtiiiiii the annual illtlll1ltltlt Mat The original opeia tin tieioi Deleon on records Rock music into enlightenment llieii second albtiiii Itiiiiici Ihe Itit Itltlll Sll llJti is pleasing ioiiip whit li among other things ant2 Iltt tittttttal llltllttli an iii ltltftl you iiia yclitiittt litles like Spiiiii iii leliiie Moiiiiiias Boy and al on Water are obviously iii Ittlllt with flitttceii lttccphilosophy ity oy in fact liaiiiioiiies in iiiticli the same iiiaiiiiei as Queen The main Itillttl siiiiilaiily appears to be with Superttuiip although the song State Secrets has an iii lltitltltllttll which ttttllltl distiii ctly likellalliiidtiti arbed iii tiixettos ity toy looks like sophisticated band The sound on Itiiiiiei At llit IfIltStlltllttlllllttlllt eitaiiily itin eisatileoiit tit iii an album where six of seveii seiiits tall lllttltl the rock label the hand has It cltiiled an tttttttilttl ueyeii iniiiiiic lttttlitlllll table talleil llie ioliii llillllltltl that llt llllt Itsloiiiiotiiioiiiiitorchcntial beatity all too iaii In con teiiipoiaii llllltlt NILSI ttlvll loiit tie ltitlitd by Ils otgieiis latest haiicut he tl Ilt ll Ii lttl II it llIl lii itt it til iliit if itltat wt Iltll ill ll tltll 1L vi tllttlt ltitl lttt litil ttvtl llltl lt ii loitl it to ltIltLt it tt tr ltt lttl Iittt viniul la Il lat titit tit lillttl Iltit iiiai loiiiis ll lt llttxiiliitia li lll iIIIIl lint ittlwt Ill to ilwit til it Iet lii lfl It IIII Ill ippiw Lilli tlllltlill Iiiet idiai tipmi titultl lidlltt lliaru tlitllltllllz tht itielptt Spiiiie lestiyai do Iieiiiieie italisiiimaiiit ttl Stuiliilil lttli yllit tltillltlttl lIlts ltii litllttttitilttttli ldy Ltoi thiJi aipii peiloiiiiaiiit ltllttlll ltl il III Ilitll tiItl at oilitiilpli intul tl lltltil lltl lttl Iln tiliilltlltitl Iltill Ill l1ypt by lltttlll tattil at the Illll iiielph lllltllt teiitic lll leave ttll Sunday itteiiiooii lay toi Lpiii tttllltlltlitlltt liiirthei iiitiiinatioii on the two toiii iiiay be obtained by tilllllt liheti taiiieioti 121 Ml hat ltttiltllll in itllllltlltll lltll iiiilly willilaiiilleeil Lolijieii new IllIlIltI aim to Itaiice aiitl Sl ttiittt is pli iltl tlltttl III piiyioii Itttl tlltl toll lltlll tij loiiili lht loi iiiei leail ittiitaiist toi eil Vouiii and tiii stays ycll tleii ttl Itilitiltlle tllll positioir He keeps hi iiittsic tlltttllllttlltltl his iiiessaie toaiiiiniiiiiiiii Im not liob ltylaii but tttllllist twat lltllltflll the llllt cut and tl aii ii sitthtlltlcoiiitiitiit Itaiiic In Maine is an album that stitttltls hetter lll eyery llltlllt otgreii knows his limitations inoteably lack of vocal iaiigci atid he staysotit of trouble on the albums iiuie songs the best of which are otlittl The Road lealottstiliii and Rock MeAt Home The lllltllltlt Iscetit ll Ietei liiiiiptoii has meant lllttttl1tlttilllltSttttllttlllltit the ltltly ittiiaiist logieii tlta ttIllllllellllitliltllttll lt lIS Ilgiitii cat Jttt lttllyHt prolileiit pioiie loud and itttltlily itlrailtli her hair and turkey in her bag lotteii ish you could take li elaiid and drop it right into liakettiitaiio ltiit he wont go back to live he says For him anada is the land of opportunity and its opportunity he wants to take it this is lllttttt Im going to have to make it or break it he said meaning his career as singer dont want to be 33 and still going iiitosiiiokey bars So hes working on it Ile sings Friday Saturday and Sun day nights at the liiiice and Saturday at the Wellington lItiltl He also plays soiiietat Stevens aiidtlordoii liiglitloot tut on St latricks Itay he and everybody is Irish he said ill ICRI Ii However theres dittereiice between being Irish and be ing of Irish descent laiiy who have ltttll here couple of generations are in teiestcd in tolkloie Iheyve never experienced living in Ii eland these are the people who like songs such as ltaiiiiy Iioy and liittli Iit ol llcayeii liesaiil But hes aiiexpeiieiieed liishiiian ouie raised to be proud youre IlISlt And am But doiit get lllttlttl with the tolklore tttst reiiieiiilier how it was with me lli ineiiioiies are good the son of well known Irish ioiiiiiiediaii ltiiiiiy tiiiiiiiiins he soon learned the wit of his tatliti nd theseiitiiiieiitality My tayoi tte St Iatricks day was when my lather vists my biothei and me at boardiiigscliool Ile brought useaeh ii ttli ltt and bottle of lime pop he said He was ttttlieti His second most memorable St Iatricks day was last yea sang out here and had Frank Siiiith one of the original liisli Rebels The mood was great hesaid Its not so much religious holiday anymore at least here it isiit Iiit St Patrick sday islikethristiiias ltll always be here hesaid Sailing seminar on this weekend llltttlllll the ice hasnt yet Itll Remixmelt iay iaiiie nailois are already gearing tor new scasoiioii the waters llt iiitiiipatioii ol that season iaoigiaii ollegc will host an ttiitaiio Sailing Sttttllttll one iiie sailing seiiiiiiai Saturday Iopics covered Ill tatige lioiii recreational sailing to piloting and iiayigatiiig on the tiltitl Lakes to sponsored by lll ieorgiaii stiiiiiiici school of the arts the lliose arent exactly qualities so its hard to figure why live piece Aiiieiicaii band would choose to call itself Raciiigtais Its even harder to figure at tll listening to their dchtit album ltowiitown louiglit ithrysalis ttttttti This disc isnt loud laviin or taiiiciitabte Racing ais have iiieely paced and disciplined sotiiid reminiscent of the peaceful easy feeling of the IIagles first album llieiis is an attractive form ot country rock which stays well clear of the pretensions that have seduced bands like the Mark Mountain liaiedcvils Racing ars lead singer Morty tlllll name sounds like country cross of April Viiies Ilyes ititHlWIll and singer composer Iaul Williams That doesnt exactly seem promising combination but Morty makes it click lles at his best on the relaxed title cut and the lively Moon shine Fandango Itllllx SIIIllllS llitk Stelleiis is no longer tlt eticiiigwith Birthtoiitrol seminar gets underway with registration at tl11lttii iii in the college central services building Registration tee of ST coversbothcollecaiidIttiicli Registrants can choose two of tourworkshopstoattendduiing the days StSStttllS For further iiitoiiiiatioii call the Georgian Sumei School ot the Arts at TBtt that or John Itaiiiells at Midland ifiltiTitfit Bill loitci at Barrie 728 MED or Marilyn llaiiiiltoii at iillia tItLlIi Llittfiv Apparently the guitarist has left the leiiiiaii groitp com plctcly in favor of solo career It could be short lived it his debut album The Seventh Step London ISlulll is any tll dicatioii Steffeiis guitar work drags out the ghosts of limi Hendrix IIric laptoii and liiiiiiiy Page of tittitts vintage Ihey hardly iiced reworking and certainly Stetteiis adds nothing to the freewheeling make your guitar wail loriii vogue when reaiii was big and lied Zepr peliii iust starting out tass player lati ttssick and drummer Roll Kohler arc sttick with the singing on The Seventh Step They have considerable difficulty being heard over the heavy metal din of Steffeiis axe The three musicians arrive at an attractive symmetry only once on punchy rocker letting It tut Altut The other nine songs arent really worth acknowledging other than to point out their iiiiitativeiiess Light It in reaiiit Beggars Song Robin lrowert Just tame Zeppelin oiiiniunication Br eakdowii anyonc etc TONY LMMINS AT PRINCE OF DONEGAL weekend notebook thursday 0A home and farm safety piograiii will he held at 800 at the Rugby Ilall IIveryone in the community is invited to at tend OIlie Iiiited hurch Womens luncheon will he held at the tiltordllall OIlie Miiiesing ll alt lub will hold its organizational meeting at 74 in the IIdeiivale oiniiiunity Hall The Barrie and district Iiiited Appeal will hold its annual get together dinner tonight at entral Liiited Church luest speaker will be Dr loe oiiiiell 23 year veteran as chairman of the KllIltttOlMttltlmt oiiiintiiiity Chest Tickets for the 330 event are $450 and can be obtained by calling 72670321 OIhe IClnivale 4H Dairy Iub will holds its organizational meeting in the MAF boardroom at 730 pm olhe Siiiicoe oiiiity Ilolsteiii lub will be holding ban duct and dance at tiflttt at the Legion Hall on St Vincent Street in Barrie friday OSt liles Anglican liurch women are having rummage sale from to It pm at the church For information call Til lllzitl ttt TBtttitttisl 0A rummage sale sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary of the Barrie Humane Society will beheld today from to it pm and Saturday from to 11 am The Ladies Aid of the Baxter raiige Hall will put on an evening of entertainment for young and old at the lodge hall Ollie Siiiicoe ounty llolstciii lub will be holding ban duct and lance at tizitttpiii at the Legion llall on St Vincent St in Barrie 0A dance will be held at the Stroud Iiiiiisfil Recreation omplex for the official dedicat ion of the trophy case OBairic aiiccr Society will hold its tirst Itaftodil Day in Barrie Friday and Saturday OIhc Baiiic Branch of the tiitario Humane Society is hav ing rummage sale and sale of plaiitsfriday and Saturday at the Loyal True Blue Hall High Street Fridays hours are ti toll pm and Saturday from it to 11 am saturday The ro Iowiiship Ilorticultural Society is holding garden information day at the iuthric oiiiiiiuiiity Ilall from 10 am to st pm Assistance is being offered in every department Admission is free and the day is open to the public 0A iiiiiiisbazaar and bake sale will beheld by trace IIiiited hitich Women at the leorgiaii Mall Solar Sensation and the Magic Wishing Tree is the title of the Barrie Figure Skating lubs 25th animal ice review to be held at pm and 730 pm at the Barrie Arena Tickets are $2 for adults and $1 for children OIhe Barrie Quota lub is holding white elephant sale at am at the Trinity Fellowship Ilall in Barrie oStory telling time takes place at the Angus Public Library every Saturday from to 30 pan bake sale will beheld in Bell IIwart by the Ladies AuxA iliary of the Royal anadiaii Legion branch 547 workshop for volunteers ltt corrections and mental lieltli will be held at am in tliet conference room at Royal Vic toria Hospital The helping relationships will be discussed by John Rowe of the Vaiiiei eiitre for Women OSiio Voyageurs luh Dance to be held at the Strotid om iiiiiiiity entre from ti pm to am Bar and Buffet Tickets are $ttt for iiieiiihers and $12 for iionnieiiibers all 7269345 for more information rummage and bake sale will be Iicld at IZastview Secon laiy School 421 Irovc St 15 from St am to Proceeds will go to the Eastview oiicert hoir 0A rummage sale will be held at St Andrews hurch Hall from 930 to tlzilt am 0A tea and Bazaar will be held by the ollier Street United huich Explorers from to pm at the Fellowship Hall Easter and Spring items will be on sale Admission is 75 cents for adults and Tilt cents for children You can rent or buy painting at the Barrie Art lubs Art Rental Service being held Saturday April from to pm at the Barrie Public Library The rental service is held the first Saturday of every month by the club sunday Winners of the Optimist liili of Barrie oratorical contest will compete in the zone finals which will beheld at 130 in at St Monicas Separate School OSt Iaiiics United hurch in Stroud will be the scene of rice and water starvation dinner from t211ttt to iii ost is $tit for adults and 30 cents for children lroceeds will go to the world relief fund 0itieiis of Barrie and area are reminded that they are my vited to viev the citys greenhouses at this time all Wit424 for an appointment