St. Patricks' Day Gigs?

Subject: St. Patrick's Day Gigs?
From: Windsinger
Date: 10 Mar 06 - 12:01 PM

So of the Celtic musicians among you: who's playing where next weekend?

Myself, I may have to sit this one out. Harp-music doesn't appeal to the average rowdy-minded tavern drunk on The Day -- or when it might, it's too easily drowned out by hurdy-gurdies, concertinas, drums and the like.

More power too them, it means I can take the evening off, relax, and listen while I knock back a few shots. ;)

(I may have a quieter, smaller gig lined up for the 18th though.)

Slán,

~Fionn

www.geocities.com/children_of_lir

Subject: RE: St. Patricks' Day Gigs?
From: cyder_drinker
Date: 10 Mar 06 - 12:13 PM

Our "roving friday" session falls in one of the local Bikers pubs this St Pat's.
Rock on!
(Just picture drunk riverdancers in leather, you'll get the picture.
It's gonna be like the Rocky Horror show, but without the high heels and stockings!)

Subject: RE: St. Patricks' Day Gigs?
From: dulcimer42
Date: 10 Mar 06 - 12:15 PM

Yes, hammered dulcimer music at the local restored "opera house." "A half hour of wallpaper music as they eat their dinner.

Subject: RE: St. Patricks' Day Gigs?
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 10 Mar 06 - 12:37 PM

Playing all day, and making a BUCKET of cash!

Subject: RE: St. Patricks' Day Gigs?
From: Sorcha
Date: 10 Mar 06 - 12:44 PM

Nope, nada....just go have fun.

Subject: RE: St. Patricks' Day Gigs?
From: Windsinger
Date: 10 Mar 06 - 01:08 PM

I may well end up here Friday. Not playing, just imbibing; it's where we spent St. Pat's.

(Wish the website listed who's headlining. They MUST be featuring a band, it'd be suicide for them not to!)

Slán,

~Fionn

www.geocities.com/children_of_lir

Subject: RE: St. Patricks' Day Gigs?
From: open mike
Date: 10 Mar 06 - 01:17 PM

I will be playintg together with a small crew of folks'
and a story teller is joining us in the entertainment
at a benefit for a community garden in a small rural
town in the mountains...if the snow permits access.
Laurel and the Wild Mountaineers String Band.

Subject: RE: St. Patricks' Day Gigs?
From: michaelr
Date: 10 Mar 06 - 07:27 PM

I'll be at Murphy's Irish Pub all day, first doing sound for the opening act, then playing with my band, Greenhouse. The next day we're playing at a church CB&C dinner.

I don't really look forward to playing on P-Day because it's such a zoo -- but the money is better than usual.

Cheers,
Michael

Subject: RE: St. Patricks' Day Gigs?
From: Cluin
Date: 10 Mar 06 - 10:19 PM

The Legion in Blind River, Ontario.

Subject: RE: St. Patricks' Day Gigs?
From: Padre
Date: 10 Mar 06 - 10:52 PM

Playing at Brian Center Nursing Home - Low Moor, VA

Padre

Subject: RE: St. Patricks' Day Gigs?
From: DannyC
Date: 11 Mar 06 - 07:10 AM

Here's what we're up to in Lexington and Northern Kentucky. I am way too old for this:

Today - Saturday, March 11th 2:00PMish

McCarthy's on Upper Street, Lexington, KY - after the parade - (w/ Beverly Buchanan, Labhrás Draper, his son Brendan, and my singing daughter, Katie. We will likely be joined by a gazzillion wiggy shtep dancers.)

(The jawdropper last year was when a couple of nearly-extinct Kildaremen traiped thru the garden door in foxy redcoat regalia having settled their horses in the back bar. Fortunately for all, the horses had priorly emptied themselves on Main Street during the parade.)

Thursday, March 16th   7:00PMish

Mulligan's, Lexington, KY - A song or two and few quiet tunes   [phone]

Unplugged and unstructured participatory Irish craic. Players,
singers, punters and clappers welcome.

Friday, March 17th

12:30PM 'til 3PM -   The Pub, Crestview, KY

5:00 - 7PM Jack Quinn's, Covington, KY
www.jackquinn.com

10PM 'til Capitulation - McCarthy's in Lexington, KY

Cheers,

Danny

Subject: RE: St. Patricks' Day Gigs?
From: Bloke in the Corner
Date: 11 Mar 06 - 03:48 PM

The Ringside, Beverley Road, Hull, England. Greg on the box, Carol Dawson on the flying fiddle fingers, me on all the other bits. I don't know, but it may be free entry - so to speak. Anyone local coming?

Subject: RE: St. Patricks' Day Gigs?
From: gnu
Date: 11 Mar 06 - 03:54 PM

I will again be at home, nursing my injuries. I envy you all! Break two legs and a pint for me.

Subject: RE: St. Patricks' Day Gigs?
From: DonMeixner
Date: 11 Mar 06 - 04:18 PM

11 jobs in the next two weeks.   Just added two more.

P.J. Dorsey's in Syracuse, NY on the 17th.   The Hotel Syracuse on the 18th for parade day. are the biggies. All the rest are private clubs and parrish parties.

Like Clinton said,"Playing all day, and making a BUCKET of cash!"
Fully reported and declared on 1099's bucket of cash.

Don

Subject: RE: St. Patricks' Day Gigs?
From: GUEST,Tom Bliss
Date: 11 Mar 06 - 04:29 PM

Where are the Melborn crowd going this year? (Melborn, Bradford UK, RIP)

Subject: RE: St. Patricks' Day Gigs?
From: Bat Goddess
Date: 11 Mar 06 - 04:31 PM

The Press Room in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Curmudgeon and his group have played there every St. Patrick's since Jay Smith opened the place in '77. And Bob Frost (banjo) only missed one year. It'll be my third year as an official part of the band rather than as a "guest vocalist" later in the evening.

Hope the audience is like it was last year -- the best ever. Older crowd of listeners (!!!) earlier in the evening and a younger crowd that was more interested in listening (!!!) than carousing lter in the evening. You'd think the cover would keep the carousers downstairs, but that doesn't always happen.

Linn

Subject: RE: St. Patricks' Day Gigs?
From: Briagha
Date: 11 Mar 06 - 11:15 PM

Like you, Windsinger, I learned early on that my solo Scottish & Irish folk singing doesn't appeal to the rowdy crowds in the pubs... but then, they don't much appeal to me either, so everyone is happy.

But I also learned that every nursing and convalescent home around is dying for Irish music during St. Pat's week. It's great-- I have tons of gigs for the next week, and they're easy for me because I don't have to set up sound.. it's just me and my guitar, "unplugged." The pay for each gig isn't great, but with so many of them, it's a lucrative week, plus I get to play for appreciative audiences.

The only down side is that they will all want to hear those non-Irish Irish songs like McNamara's Band and When Irish Eyes Are Smiling, but I've found a way to put a bunch of the choruses into one 7-song medley that makes a great closer... They all get to sing along and have a grand time, and I don't have to learn the verses.

Subject: RE: St. Patricks' Day Gigs?
From: Kaleea
Date: 12 Mar 06 - 01:44 AM

I'll be playing a couple of days early at a bar in a popular beach area. They found out I do "Celtic" & snagged me for some womens' event. They say that it's a good thing that I perform acoustically because they don't want the loud drunken brawl stuff.
On St. Pat's I'll be doing some of what I normally do, playing a couple of nursing homes doing the Irish American stuff & visit elementary schools storytelling, playing & singing & teaching a basic jig. Because I'm still kinda new to San Diego, I'm not in a Ceili band yet. I normally prefer a nice family Ceili to the loud rock bar scene.

Subject: RE: St. Patricks' Day Gigs?
From: Jeremiah McCaw
Date: 12 Mar 06 - 02:20 AM

I'm happy to say I'm taking part in two celebrations. (Warning - sneaking in some bald-faced promo here)

First one is on St Paddy's Day itself. In Brantford, Ontario: The Brantford Open Stage is doing a fundraiser for itself. Details here.

Second one is on the 18th, in nearby Waterford ('bout 25 minutes south of Brantford) in the newly renovated Old Town Hall. This building includes a 1904 old-fashioned concert hall / ballroom that is just a delight to perform in. Tom Jordan and Friends (including meself) are doing a concert there to raise funds for the continuing restoration of the hall as well as for certain impoverished musicians (ahem). Click on the Old Town Hall link for fuller details.

Subject: RE: St. Patricks' Day Gigs?
From: GUEST,Peter at The Picturedrome..Holmfirth
Date: 12 Mar 06 - 06:19 AM

Sean Cannon of the Dubliners will be playing at The Picturedrome in Holmfirth this Friday night (17th)..plus The Cassidy School of Irish Dancing.......Should be a good one....www.picturedrome.net

Subject: RE: St. Patricks' Day Gigs?
From: GUEST,Bruce Baillie
Date: 12 Mar 06 - 07:02 AM

...I'm playing in Holmfirth as well on friday night, across the road from Sean Cannon at the Nook, should be good as I've got Kenny Clarkson and Malcolm Stocks from the 'Hot Punch Ceilidh Band' doing it with me! And on Saturday night we're over in Swinton near Manchester, can't remember the name of the pub but it's got a Lion in the title?

Subject: RE: St. Patricks' Day Gigs?
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 12 Mar 06 - 07:23 AM

Fri 17 AND Sat 18 at the Ship, North Kent, England

Subject: RE: St. Patricks' Day Gigs?
From: GUEST
Date: 12 Mar 06 - 08:03 AM

and why not St Georges day? never could understand why the English celibrate this Irish Holiday but let their own pass without a word.

English singing Irish rebellion songs, doesn't seem right somehow, but they will do anything for money!

Subject: RE: St. Patricks' Day Gigs?
From: Declan
Date: 12 Mar 06 - 02:20 PM

No gigs this year as I'm going on a holiday in Spain on 16th.

I'll probably find an Irish Bar and join the locals the current pats, ex-pats and wannabe Pats in a glass of green St Miguel.

Subject: RE: St. Patricks' Day Gigs?
From: melodeonboy
Date: 12 Mar 06 - 05:36 PM

I agree with the previous comment from Guest. I certainly have nothing against Irish music, but I fail to see why St. Patrick's Day should be of such great significance in parts of England where the number of Irish people is minimal, whereas St. George's Day is ignored.

It's all a bit of a theme park, ain't it? I can remember spending St. Patrick's night in a fairly large town in Co. Donegal in the mid nineties. I went to seven pubs in search of traditional Irish music and found blues, rock, country, a disco and even some buggers singing "Streets of London"!, but not a trace of traditional Irish music. Had I stayed at home in Kent, I could have made a short journey into Maidstone (where the Irish are very few and far between) where they had traditional Irish music on offer for St. Patrick's night!

And as for lager with green food colouring in it: well, nuff said.

Subject: RE: St. Patricks' Day Gigs?
From: GUEST,jets
Date: 12 Mar 06 - 05:40 PM

I will be playing the 4 Irish tunes that I know and some other stuff at the Maine Street arts in Brunswick Maine USA. From 6.00pm to 7.oopm. Joe .E. Theriault S/ jets

Subject: RE: St. Patricks' Day Gigs?
From: alison
Date: 12 Mar 06 - 11:50 PM

starting Wed & playing everyday until sunday including 8am - 12 midnight Fri

a very lucrative little week here in Sydney

slainte

alison

Subject: RE: St. Patricks' Day Gigs?
From: Daithi
Date: 13 Mar 06 - 05:18 AM

Hope you have a great time Bloke at your gig in Beverley!

Gone2theDogs (er..Ian and me!) are playing a bistro, "Christpher's",in Lincoln Friday lunchtime, then the Jolly Brewer's in the evening.
Saturday night we're supporting a couple of other acts at Lincoln's Drill Hall. The first and last will be gentler - but the Jolly Brewer gig will be deadly!! They're always up for a riot and a dance - great fun there!
See you at a session again soon...
Slán go fóill - Dáithí

Subject: RE: St. Patricks' Day Gigs?
From: greg stephens
Date: 13 Mar 06 - 06:33 AM

The Boat Band is playing at the Squirrel Inn, Wollerton, nr Market Drayton, Shropshire, England, UK, Europe, the World, the Solar System, the Galaxy, the Universe.
If you're coming, bring an extra tenner.
OUR NEW CD IS JUST OUT!!!!!!!!

Subject: RE: St. Patricks' Day Gigs?
From: GUEST,MC Fat
Date: 13 Mar 06 - 06:44 AM

Myself and Irish piper Brian Howard will be at the Freemasons at Hillsborough Corner Sheffield on Friday afternoon.

Subject: RE: St. Patricks' Day Gigs?
From: Paco Rabanne
Date: 13 Mar 06 - 06:58 AM

I will be playing flamenco guitar at The Hebden Bridge pena, where St Patricks day will pass unmarked.

Subject: RE: St. Patricks' Day Gigs?
From: Fibula Mattock
Date: 13 Mar 06 - 08:11 AM

Should be set dancing; instead, will be sitting on a plane to China. Yay.

Subject: RE: St. Patricks' Day Gigs?
From: greg stephens
Date: 13 Mar 06 - 08:49 AM

At the Boat Band gig, incidentally, we will be playing Cumbrian tunes. As any schoolboy knows, St Patrick was a Cumbrian, and taken forcibly from there to Ireland by Irish slavers. We might slip in the odd Irish jig as well, I suppose.
    Our new CD(have I already mentioned we have a new CD out?), consists exclusively of Cumbrian tunes.

Subject: RE: St. Patricks' Day Gigs?
From: Windsinger
Date: 13 Mar 06 - 10:34 AM

Possibly harping at a small gig for someone's church on the 18th.

Slán,

~Fionn

www.geocities.com/children_of_lir

Subject: RE: St. Patricks' Day Gigs?
From: GUEST,ossanscookie
Date: 13 Mar 06 - 11:33 AM

Well Bloke and that coming over to our side of the river and us going to their side.We will be pl;ying at Grimsby that night.

PS.Greg, give my regards to the seven foot leprechaun -yes folks,this is for real - if he is there at "Ringside" he did a duet with me last year on SP night.

Subject: RE: St. Patricks' Day Gigs?
From: leftydee
Date: 13 Mar 06 - 11:40 AM

After years of two gigs per St Paddy's Day, Death By Accordion is happy to announce NO PUB GIGS this year. The boys in the band are tired of the wankers puking green beer on the stage. This year we're doing a little coffee house gig (Live From The Living Room, Pontiac MI)as a small concert , then on the 18th we're doing a private party at Dick O'Dow's in Birmingham, MI ( The big Irish pub in the area) which also promises to be civilized. What a relief!

Subject: RE: St. Patricks' Day Gigs?
From: Lanfranc
Date: 13 Mar 06 - 11:55 AM

For the first time ever I have a St Paddy night gig! Landlord let down and desperate!

In a quiet English pub miles from the nearest Irishman, Nic (melodeon) Cath (fiddle) and I hope to get away with a bunch of O'Carolan tunes and a few of the quieter Irish songs in my repertoire. If we are forced to play "Wild Rover", we'll make sure to mention its Norfolk origins.

It's a long way from Clare to here!

Alan

PS Must find out when St Alban's day is and tell Breezy

PPS Funnily enough, St Alain's day is 9th September - my birthday!

Subject: RE: St. Patricks' Day Gigs?
From: muppett
Date: 13 Mar 06 - 11:57 AM

Any Musicians and or Singers who want a St.Pat's session in Bradford now the Melborn has gone, come down to the Castle at the top of Barry Street (opposite the Boy & Barrel), it'll be kicking off 6ish, Paul the landlord is up for it, there's several real ales on (and Guiness) there'll be food laid on as well.

Bring the Pine berry Lot down Dave.

Subject: RE: St. Patricks' Day Gigs?
From:
Date: 13 Mar 06 - 11:58 AM

Reynaud and I will be joining Cashel Rock for the Friday night at the Vanilla Bean in Pomfret CT. This past Saturday was a cb&c dinner church benefit. Hoping to play a friend's mother's nursing home on Wednesday.

All great fun!

V

Subject: RE: St. Patricks' Day Gigs?
From: Larkin
Date: 13 Mar 06 - 01:56 PM

I'm going to Derry and performing in the Paddy's day parade and later I hope there'll be some good craic.

Larkin

Subject: RE: St. Patricks' Day Gigs?
From: GUEST,ossanscookie
Date: 13 Mar 06 - 03:01 PM

And...............we are playing in Brigg saturday night.

Subject: RE: St. Patricks' Day Gigs?
From: Geordie-Peorgie
Date: 13 Mar 06 - 04:32 PM

Aah've just got the word that Blo na Gael's St P's gig on SATURDAY 18th at PORTSMOUTH RUGBY CLUB is cancelled due to A RUGBY GAME in the aftanoon and neebody wantin' te drink in the evenin' (Can yiz believe it?)

Anywhen the Gaffer is givin' us 100% canellation fee so if we cannit get booked forra gig anywhere at short notice we'z gannin oot for a REAL St Patricks Neet in Southampton - At a Chinese restaurant!

What Fettle man!

Subject: RE: St. Patricks' Day Gigs?
From: Willie-O
Date: 13 Mar 06 - 05:52 PM

Two gigs in west-end Ottawa Ontario Canada with my new band The Skirmish ("Cause it's nae a real battle").

The Barley Mow, Barrhaven (Greenbank at Strandherd), 2-6:30 p.m.

Then, same name, different location and time,
The Barley Mow, KANATA, (March Road & Terry Fox), 8 pm - 1 am.

I have officially abandoned all purism. The concept of this band is to be employable in pubs that serve good beer and pay well, and have a good time, and NOT be introspective or play practically anything that can be described as "achingly beautiful". I forced me hapless mates to learn "Wild Rover", "Black Velvet Band", and, yes, the dreaded "Unicorn". (For which I offered them inspiration in the form of the "I'll show you my tits if you'll play the Unicorn Song" post in another thread like this.)

We shall rock them. We're even doing Van Morrison's "Wild Night", with me playing mandolin instead of lead guitar. Totally legitimate Irish folksong.

W-O

Subject: RE: St. Patricks' Day Gigs?
From: JWB
Date: 13 Mar 06 - 11:11 PM

A random configuration of the New England-based quartet Finest Kind will be assisting the quaffing and mastication at Lenny's Lobster Shack in Branford, CT. Instrumentation will be fiddle, banjo, whistle, concertina, guitar, baritone ukulele and tuba. And every year Barbara gets up and sings her three songs: Danny Boy, When Irish Eyes are Smiling, and God Bless America. We see the same folks year after year -- it's sorta like a big family reunion, with little kids dancing in front of the band and old folks sitting and enjoying.

A comment on "Black Velvet Band" -- try playing it andante, with a lilt and a whistful sensibility: you'll discover that it's lasted all these years 'cause it's a fine song.

Jerry

Subject: RE: St. Patricks' Day Gigs?
From: GUEST,Wayne
Date: 14 Mar 06 - 05:19 AM

The excellent Rae Bailey and her trusty sidekick Maury "Hannibal Hayes are playing at the Bridge Inn Kirkstall Leeds form 8 o'clock onwards. Should be a great gig. See you there?

Cheers

Wayne

Subject: RE: St. Patricks' Day Gigs?
From: Dorian
Date: 14 Mar 06 - 06:01 AM

Sheelanagig are playing at the Millbridge in Plymouth on St Patrick's night. I intend to drink heavily.

Hi Greg - glad to hear the Boat Band are doing well.

We have a new album out too:

http://www.sheelanagig.co.uk

Subject: RE: St. Patricks' Day Gigs?
From: Skipjack K8
Date: 14 Mar 06 - 09:00 AM

Osson, will be delighted to pass on your regards to any seven footer we encounter (it's normally the sort of thing that happens to one in chokey, some strapping seven foot troglodyte suggesting a duet). Bloke likes that sort of thing, so I'm sure it will be a crowd pleaser.

Good luck evangelising the cod heads. I don't know which band is in the greatest danger!

Subject: RE: St. Patricks' Day Gigs?
From: GUEST,ossanscookie
Date: 14 Mar 06 - 10:52 AM

Whatever you do don't spill Guinness in his amp. I did it once and got away with it !!!

Subject: RE: St. Patricks' Day Gigs?
From: Les from Hull
Date: 14 Mar 06 - 11:55 AM

Skippy - after sitting in with PtH for last year's Ringside gig I do know which band is in the greater danger.

It's yours, mate!

Subject: RE: St. Patricks' Day Gigs?
From: Maryrrf
Date: 14 Mar 06 - 12:30 PM

"Theme Park" is a good way to describe most St. Patrick's Day celebrations. I'm doing scattered gigs throughout the month but no pubs. I get claustrophobic when the place starts to get packed and when people start getting drunk and throwing up and acting obnoxious I really get grossed out. Been there, done that and really don't want to do it again.