The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #163786 Message #3911590
Posted By: Mo the caller
18-Mar-18 - 05:18 AM
Thread Name: Plans for St. Patrick's Day?
Subject: RE: Plans for St. Patrick's Day?
One rubbish gig. From my point of view, though the customers seemed happy.
Billed as a ceilidh, with Jiggety Pig. So I wore my green tee-shirt with a picture of a pig playing Irish bagpipes. The Irish Dance display came on first, then went home, or stayed in the green room amusing themselves, I really needed them on the dance floor as there were only about 3 couples willing to get up most of the evening.
The evening livened up when, ignoring previous promises to parents we Played The Wild Rover yet again, and people sang. I thought it was a good idea to wave the mike at the loudest group, had second thoughts when someone tried to bang the table with it.
Then for the last half hour people did get up. I'd abandoned my carefully research Irish Dances by then, but I had them Galloping in Galopede, dipping and diving as Waves of the Sea (a much simplified Waves of Tory), then circling, starring and swinging in Snowball.
Should have stopped there, only the loyal 3 couples for the last dance.
Hope Arthur's band did better in Macc & Crewe.