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November 29, 2008 at 6am to November 30, 2008 at 6pm – Bergin Op Zoom, The Netherlands

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Hometown: Munich

About me: I have been dancing since the age of 6, competed until the age of 16, highest placing was 4th in the Worlds.. Then toured with Riverdance and now teaching in the Tir na nOg Irish dancing school Germany! I suppose you could say dancing has been and is my life!

What Irish things do I play, dance, say, sing or other:: I have a fiddle, bodhran, tin whistle and Guitar and can just about manage to play one simple tune on each, Its not something for the public though... trust me!

Oh, and sometimes, if you get me with a few beers inside I like to belt out some songs... again, this should be handled with great care, probably best suited to the shower...

Favorite Music: Even though I listen to it everyday I am still a big fan of Traditional Irish music, love the new stuff!

After a long and stressful day of classes, when the last thing I want to hear is a fiddle or an accordian I like to listen to some "normal" music but hate most pop and have a life mission to get rid of all hip hop / rap music in the world... hate it...Anything other than those to Genres are ok by me ;-)

Dancing School / Group: Tir na nOg Germany / Poland / Moscow

Dancing Level: TCRG

How many years have you been Irish dancing?: 18 years (wow... that makes me sound old...)

Favourite Irish dance Show: Riverdance and Dancing thru the ages of course ;-)

I love this about Irish Dancing:: Getting lost in the music

Other Website:: http://www.tirnanoggermany.com

Hi there,

So, I am the other half of the Diddlyi team. Me and my brother are excited to see the membership increase and we hope to make this a great site for Irish dancers all across the world...Make sure to invite all your friends to be a part of Diddlyi!

So if you have any ideas / suggestions let us know and dont forget to say hi!!!

Ciao!
Shane

The current state of my bandaged feet... (see journal ;-)...

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On tour with the "High Kings" Part 7!!

September 25, 2008 Hi, Everyone! It has been a little while since my last journal post and a lot has been going on with the High Kings! Last time I wrote, we had only one performance in Columbus, Ohio and then two days off with nothing to do but relax, recharge, and enjoy ourselves. And we did just that! We spent our time off visiting the sights of Columbus and enjoying delicious meals nearby the hotel. And our main task of relaxing truly made us feel so much better when we departed… Continue

Posted on September 28th, 2008 at 8:45pm — 9 Comments

On tour with the "High Kings" Part 6!

September 18, 2008 Hey Everyone! Well the last time I wrote to you we had just finished our run in Boston and were on route to Philadelphia. It was the usual scene on the tour bus: people catching up with friends and family over Internet, reading, sleeping or watching DVDs. It was late when we arrived in our hotel just outside Philadelphia, and we all made our sleepy parade to our rooms. The next morning some of the cast had to leave the hotel at 8am to perform in a local TV show. It was ext… Continue

Posted on September 22nd, 2008 at 6:58pm — 5 Comments

On tour with "The High Kings" Part 5

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Posted on September 16th, 2008 at 7:30pm — 7 Comments

On tour with "The High Kings" Part 4!

September 13th 2008 Hi folks! Well the last time I spoke to you we had just arrived in Wallingford. We didn’t have a whole lot of time for sightseeing but the theatre we played in was pretty spectacular itself. It seated over 4,000 people and was the biggest venue we would play for this tour. We went to the venue at about 3pm and it was into the usual routine of sound checks, lighting checks and last minute fine tuning. At this point, our second show, people were really starting to settle i… Continue

Posted on September 15th, 2008 at 12:00am — 12 Comments

On tour with "The High Kings" part 3

September 11, 2008 Dear Diddlyi, Well, it has been two days since I last wrote to you and a lot has been going happening! We had our opening show in Baltimore two nights ago and what a night it was! Every one's adrenalin was pumping as the curtain went up. As soon as the lads started singing their first song we knew it was going to be a great show. The audience were immediately captivated by the powerful Irish ballads being blasted from the stage by the four amazing singers; Brian Dunphy, Da… Continue

Posted on September 13th, 2008 at 1:00am — 12 Comments

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At 12:30am on October 7th, 2008, Gabriella Klotz said…: hey shane where are u touring with the High kings cuz i would luv tu cum & c u.

At 6:10am on October 6th, 2008, Timi Walk said…: Hi Shane!

I wanted to thank you for making Shannon's night in Houston! She adored your smiling face and dancing feet!! Being in the front row was the best thing...she truly felt like a "Princess to the Kings" and all involved that night!

I enjoyed meeting you in Dallas with Ewan and Andy! What a joy! Your smile is infectious! You are a delight; full of life! Keep smiling, my friend! Keep dancing! Keep teaching! And never lose sight of your dreams!

Hugs,
Timi
xxx

At 8:57pm on September 30th, 2008, Heather L. said…: Hello Shane... hope The High Kings is going well for you. I was wondering if you have any info about Mary. I just found out that she has not been well. Someone told me she has cancer... is this true? I am so worried about her... plus it is hard to get info (true info). I hope you are able to write back soon. I have messages in to a few other people who know Mary, but I am not sure if they will respond. hope to hear something soon. Take care. Heather

At 1:49pm on September 21st, 2008, Dorothy ~ said…: hey shane, how's it goin?
hope there will be a diddlyi shop at the vienna feis :D
I missed to buy a tshirt in salzburg!
otherwise i'll have to order it on the internet.
hope you'll be there

see ya, dot

At 7:44pm on September 17th, 2008, Michael Piotrowski said…: Do you know that you're accent got much more Irish around the high kings? Wow... :D

At 6:13pm on September 17th, 2008, Viola Hirsch said…: Hi Shane!
your posts and videos are really interesting. Would love to see the show! Friends of mine spontaneously went to see it in Boston. They were so amazed and stunned and absolutely loved it! In a way, they called me after the show (in the middle of the night) to tell me what a great experience it was! (They never saw anyone irish dancing before) They where so taken by your speed and perfection and the spirit of the whole cast - they asked me to write you this.
After this nightly phone call I was so annoyed that I won´t get to see the show, it took me 3 hours to fall asleep again... :)

All the best, and more great touring experiences,
Viola.

Ps.: would u be my diddlyi-friend, please???? ;-)

At 12:12pm on September 12th, 2008, rebecca f. mcavinchey said…: Hello again, I just wanted to let you know that you should be very proud of your dog niece, Honey Bunny Princess Little Lady Bug McAvinchey, because last night she went to the beer garden with us and she was one cool dog. Aside from getting into a short yet extremely violent fight with her new friend Baloo, she sat quietly and waited for table scraps from random Germans. You would have been a proud uncle.

At 9:06am on September 9th, 2008, rebecca f. mcavinchey said…: Hi, Old Man. Just read your High Kings journal - I like. Tour bus sounds niiiice. I think you should do little videos as well a la your mentor, Christiane Amanpour. Shane McAvinchey, Tour Bus, Route 66 ...

At 11:57am on September 6th, 2008, Anna Burzynska said…: Hi,

Thank you very much for an invitation. See you in Krakow!

Best,
Anna

At 11:55am on September 4th, 2008, Melanie Fitz said…: Hi Shane!
The new chatroom is so cool.
Are you going to go to Vienna??
Well have a nice day and seeing ya in Vienna!
Your´s Melanie.