Update Re...Feis America: Digitial Edition

On December 11/11 I posted information conveyed by the publisher of Feis America magazine regarding their new digital magazine, Click! Feis America. This new digital magazine was being offered at an introductory price of $20 for all orders received in December 2011, with the first edition due to be sent to subscribers on Christmas Day.

Yesterday I received an update from Kathleen, the publisher, advising that due to disappointing initial sales of Click! Feis America, she has decided not to go ahead with this new digital magazine. Refunds will be issued to anyone who placed an order. Kathleen added "We will continue to accept print subscription renewals and requests until we have determined our course, and will offer an alternative or refund at that time. This will be done as soon as possible".

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Feis America Update *Updated

U-9 recallers Mckenna, Jadyn, Megan, Caitlin, Sarah and Kyla - photo by Cheryl G

Updated Sunday afternoon: Cheryl has advised that her DeDanaan Feis photos are now posted on her website; click here: http://www.cherylgaldertphotography.ca/cherylgaldertphotography_gallery/Irish_Dance/Irish_Dance.html

NPIDA parent Cheryl G has 3 sets of 2011 Oireachtas photos posted on the Feis America website, which is now hosted as part of Irish Central.com. Cheryl's photos can be viewed in 3 galleries in the middle of the page; Gallery 1 is "Expressions", Gallery 2 is Friday photos (U-13), and Gallery 3 is Saturday photos (13+). Congratulations Cheryl and thanks for sharing your beautiful photos! Click here for a direct link to the Feis America section at Irish Central: http://www.irishcentral.com/irishdance/

Feis America magazine has also announced a new digital version of the magazine, Click!Feis America. Addressing the skyrocketing costs of printing and mailing, Click!Feis America will be e-mailed directly to digital subscribers on a monthly basis. There is a special introductory price of $20 (USA) for an annual digital subscription - this special offer ends on December 31.

The publisher anticipates delivery of the first digital issue of Click!Feis America to be on Christmas Day, which will feature 50 pages of coverage from all 7 North American Regional Championships.

Click here for a direct link to Click!FeisAmerica: http://blogsgate.com/feisamerica/subscribe

NPIDA in Feis America Magazine

Coco and longtime NPIDA friends, July 2010

Eire Born Shamrock Troupe at Rosewood Manor, March 2011

The May-June 2011 issue of Feis America magazine has started arriving in subscribers' mailboxes this week. There are several mentions (and photos) of NPIDA dancers in this issue:

1. In the Feis Follow Up section, there is a 2-page article about the Van Eire Feis. Article by NPIDA's Maeve M and photos by Cheryl G.

2. There is a feature article about supermodel and former NPIDA dancer Coco R; written by Feis America staff writer Kate E, with input from Moira S. Photos by Moira S and Linsey H, including photo #1 above; left to right: Natalie P, Devon H, Kelly D, Coco R, Hanna S, Natalie S and Kali M. The article is question-and-answer style with Coco.

3. In the March Madness Photo Contest (2011 St. Pat's photos), the 1st runner-up photo is of Eire Born's Shamrock Troupe, performing at Rosewood Manor in Richmond (see photo #2 above, by Moira S). Dancers, left to right: Hanna S, Lauren N, Mikaela P, Shannon G, Morgan G, Jessie H and Jadyn M.

4. In the First Feis section on the final page of the magazine, there is a photo of Leila K at her first feis last summer in Seattle; photo submitted by Nora.

Cheryl's Photos in Feis America

Here are 3 of Cheryl's Oireachtas photos that were published in the current issue of Feis America magazine. She had many more "podium" shots of dancers published that included lots of non-NPIDA dancers. Nice job Cheryl!

1. Our U-13 (Friday) recallers

2. Our 13+ (Saturday) recallers + Nora, Lisa and Courtney

3. Maya, Maria, Raven and Gemma.

Oireachtas Photos in Feis America

The current (January/February 2011) issue of Feis America magazine features an article about the 2010 Western Canadian Oireachtas, and the publisher chose a variety of photos submitted by Cheryl and Moira for publication. 19 of Cheryl's "podium" photos are included in the article - congratulations Cheryl ! - and these 4 of Moira's "candid" photos. Jadyn and Caitlin are also featured on the cover of this issue!

1. Anna, Jessie, Camryn and Macaela

2. Mackenzie, Emma, Catalina and Samantha

3. Alannah, Caitlin, Julia, Jadyn and Morgan

4. Kelsey (Stewart School), Alex, Michael and Hanna

(Kelsey is a longtime close friend of Hanna's and school classmate of Michael's; photo posted with her permission).

Special Subscription Offer from Feis America

Kathleen O, publisher of Feis America Magazine, has e-mailed to advise of a special holiday offer: a limited-time special "Mini Subscription" (3 issues) at 50% off the regular full-year (6 issues) subscription price. You will also receive a gift certificate (pdf) via e-mail that you can print off and present to the recipient at Christmas.

Your mini-subscription will include the upcoming January/February 2011 issue, which features photos and information from the Western Canadian Oireachtas! Cheryl G and Moira S both submitted Oireachtas photos which have been selected for publication in this issue.

This offer is only good up 'til 12:00 noon EST on December 24. To order, click below for a direct link to the subscription section of the Feis America website. Underneath the "Choose Term/Country" tab, scroll down to "Mini CN: 3 issues". (Of course, if you wish to order a regular full year subscription - 6 issues - you can chose that option!)

www.blogsgate.com/feisamerica/subscribe

Eire Born in Feis America Magazine

Eire Born is featured in the new issue (May-June 2010) of Feis America Magazine, along with Scoil Rince DeDanaan, in an article highlighting the performances of both schools during the 2010 Winter Olympics! 4 photos by Cheryl and Moira are included in the article, along with information provided by Nora and the DeDanaan school. (Click two times to enlarge to readable size).

Kathleen, the publisher of Feis America, has specifically requested that we advise you that this magazine article is copyrighted and may not be copied or reproduced in any form without her explicit permission. Feis America offers single-issue sales of the magazine, as well as year-long subscriptions. Please check out their website at http://www.feisamerica.com/

Cheryl's Photos in Feis America Magazine

For most of you, it is a familiar sight to see Cheryl Galdert with her camera at local feiseanna, taking "podium photos" during award ceremonies over the past several years. Cheryl is a long time NPIDA parent and EBIDS volunteer, and although her daughter Kimberly retired from competition after the 2008 Oireachtas, Cheryl still enjoys travelling to feiseanna and the Oireachtas to take photos of all the award-winners. In November '09 Cheryl flew to Edmonton to take photos at the WCAN Oireachtas, and is proud to announce that Feis America magazine has published 12 of her photos in their current (January/February 2010) issue.

Feis America has published 6 colour pages about the 2009 Western Canadian Oireachtas results, and Cheryl's photo of Courtney on the podium (see above) was selected to be the opening full-page photo for this article! (Courtney won 1st place in the Senior Ladies division).

Feis America will sell single issues of their magazine for a cost of $10 (CAN). You can order directly through their website; I have added a direct link in the sidebar at right (scroll down to "Website Links"). You can also view more of Cheryl's photos by clicking on the link to her Shaw Photoshare site as well. Most of the NPIDA Oireachtas recallers/medallists have their photo in this issue of the magazine, so you can order a copy for a keepsake if you are interested.

Congratulations on this big honour Cheryl, and we will look forward to seeing many more of your feis photos in 2010!