St Patty's 2011 at O'Toole's in Whitman

On St Patty's Day I played at O'Toole's in Whitman Mass.

I was glad to see friends show up for the special occasion. There was a good crowd and the place was in the full spirit of the holiday. I was scheduled to play from 6PM to 9PM.

When I play on St Patty's I mix Irish tunes with other party music that I play in my regular act. This year I learned a bunch of new Irish tunes. This was the first St Patty's Day that I didn't get requests to play more Irish tunes. :-) I was glad to see my friend Francis made it to the show because I know he really likes and requests Irish tunes.

I love playing at O'Toole's.

The folks there really know how to have fun.

During the evening a lady named Margaret shown in the center in the picture below asked if I could play an Irish jig so that she could do some step dancing.

So I played an instrumental of Shipping Up To Boston.

She danced up a storm. The crowd loved it.

During the evening I had to chance to give out free gifts to people in the crowd courtesy of O'Toole's.

The scally cap I am wearing in the pictures was a gift from O'Toole's.

O'Toole's has an outdoor section for folks who want to have a smoke.

There were a lot of happy campers at O'Toole's that night.

More pictures from that night are online here.

Later in the night folks danced during a bunch of songs. It was a blast. I actually ended up going over my scheduled playing time.

Later in the evening DJ Tony kept the party going into the night.

I really appreciate that O'Toole's gave me the nod to entertain the folks there this year for St Patty's Day.

Really looking forward to the next show at O'Toole's.

Next show at O'Toole's is May 27th.

March 2011

March was a busy month of performances. There were a lot of fun times. Friends celebrated birthdays. The schedule had shows at some 'new' venues. Folks made guest appearances at shows. This month was the debut of Sunday Funday's at Hajjar's (every 4th Sunday). There is a separate blog for St Patty's Day.

Slap Shotz

The first performance in March I hosted an open mic at Slap Shotz on RT 28 in Avon.

Elks in Weymouth

The first weekend of the month I played at a benefit at the Elks in Weymouth. The same night my friend Sue was celebrating her birthday. It worked out that I was able to play a set at the end of her birthday party. What a bash.

McGuiggan's Pub

The next night I played at McGuiggan's Pub in Whitman. My friend Christine was celebrating her birthday that night.

It was a great night for seeing friends.

Friends from my home town.

New found friends.

Friend who I often see at another venue :-)

Friends who made a trek to get to the show.

Beautiful friends.

and I took one of the best 'before and after' pictures I ever took thanks to some new friends.

More pictures here.

Hajjar's (First show)

It had been 4 or 5 years since I played at Hajjar's and this was my first time playing there solo.

The night went well.

Sunday evening is a different atmosphere than Saturday night.

There were nice folks there.

And people I hadn't seen in long time.

Wendy got up and sang a tune. She was awesome.

More pictures here.

Slap Shotz

March was a debut performance at a new venue Slap Shotz on RT 28 in Avon.

I played the show in a duet with my friend Mike Shea.

Stormy Thorson and friends showed up later in the evening.

Mike Shea played the Congas.

Stormy Thorson played a few tunes on the guitar and sang.

The folks at Slap Shotz are great.

Kim and Keith were there with friends.

My friend Melissa was there and she showed my friend Deb how to line dance.

Sherri was there too with Deb.

Stormy's friends were in the house.

Peggy and Bob are fellow performers and they came out for the tunes.

My friends Fred and Gail came out for some tunes. It was great to see them.

It was a great night at Slap Shotz.

Next feature at Slap Shotz is April 22nd.

More pictures here

The Flat Iron Cafe

I had a show at the Flat Iron Cafe in Middleboro in March.

My friend Russ came out for some tunes.

The Flat Iron has great food and they serve beer and wine.

Damien's

Had a gig at Damien's in March! Damien's is on RT 58 in Hanson.

I love playing at Damien's.

My favorite Bon Jovi back up singer was in the house.

Renee and Ericka were beer bottle unicorns.

Dennis was off duty and visiting from the service. Dan was there.

My friend Patti's brother Steve and Sharon were there with friends.

There was a great group of folks there that night.

I am back at Damien's on May 2oth!

The Piccadilly Pub in Randolph (first show)

There were two shows at 'The Pic.'

Both nights were a blast.

The newlyweds were there!

My friend Michelle's sisters were there and one was visiting from down south. I dedicated She Comes From Boston for her.

Opened the evening with some David Gray for Connie.

Chubby's in North Providence

I had a fun Friday night show at Chubby's this month.

Back at Chubby's in the summer!

The Piccadilly Pub in Randolph (second show)

Ann Marie sang Landslide.

The shows at 'The Pic' have been so much fun.

Erin, Ryan, Art, and Nicole came out for dinner and tunes.

Sarah sang too!

Played a bunch of Seger for my friend Tracey.

Next show at The Piccadilly Pub is April 23rd.

More pictures here.

Hajjar's (second show)

The last show in March was my second appearance at Hajjar's.

Mike Shea accompanied me for the first part of the evening.

Folks enjoyed the Irish tunes.

It was great to see friends at the show.

Next show at Hajjar's is Easter night. Music starts at 7PM.

More pictures here.