What are you doing on St. Patrick's Day?

TnWhistler · Post by **TnWhistler** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 1:34 pm

As some of you know I work with Carnival Cruise Lines as a stand-up comic. I was unable to be home for St. P's to play with my band Sigean, but tonight, after my show, before I leave the stage, I will strap on the pipes and play a few tunes.

Wendell's Wedding
and a set of jigs... Buried my Wife,etc./Jimmy Ward's/ Rolling Waves

The orchestra will be backing me up, well the rythym instruments (guitar,bass,and drums)

Wish me Luck. Hope all goes well with all your ventures. Check out... http://www.sigeanband.com

Timmy

BTW... the downloads on the site are old, it is not me, but is Zac Leger on the pipes.

No E · Post by **No E** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 4:57 pm

I'm changing my avatar.

No E

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 5:20 pm

No E wrote:I'm changing my avatar.

No E

That is going to take some getting used to Larry. On this St. Paddy's day, I will enjoy the comforts of home... as I have for the last 5 years. I do not miss the chaotic goings on of the local pubs on this, the second biggest 'amatuer night' of the year.

Post by **Nanohedron** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 5:28 pm

Did a gig with the band in the cafeteria of a Seagate Technologies R&D center. We were there thanks to their "diversity program", which is something that escapes me a bit as it's, like, Saint Patrick's Day, you know? Any other day I'd get the diversity thing.

ausdag · Post by **ausdag** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 5:58 pm

Did a gig down the coast. Drank lemonade. Drove home, went to bed, 5 hrs later woke up, now I'm at work trying to stay awake. A class of 30+ school students should help.

Cheers,

DavidG

L42B · Post by **L42B** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 6:13 pm

Hi

Played a gig at the local bar in town. I thouraly enjoyed myself and others seemed to enjoy my piping. One of the local musicians who was performing after me came up and asked if I was tought by Willie Clancy (if I came from Ireland). This a transcriped of the conversation.

"You recognised my style of playing then" I said,
"The Old Bush gave it away...I was a big fan of the Clancy brothers"
"No I'm self tought, Willie died about ten years ago . I learn't it of a Gael Linn recording made by him."

An exchange of numbers took place and he asked me if I could join in later. Unfortunatly I had some assignments to do when I got home . I would have thouraly enjoyed the session though. Maybe next time.

EDIT: Forgot to mention that I was on the local channel seven news too. Forty seconds worth of advertsing (for free) .

Cheers L42B

snoogie · Post by **snoogie** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 7:04 pm

St. Pat's is one of the only day's I WON'T go into a pub. Too crowded, rowdy, impossible to get a pint...just not worth goin'.

Stayin' home and surfin' the internet is much better.

Stay safe out there. -gary

No E · Post by **No E** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 7:22 pm

Hey L42B,

Wow, that's quite a compliment, being mentioned in the same breath as Willie Clancy. A Happy St. Patrick's Day indeed.

No E

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 7:34 pm

I'm monitoring an eBay auction of mine that closes tonight.

L42B · Post by **L42B** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 8:21 pm

Orriginaly Posted by No E
Hey L42B,

Wow, that's quite a compliment, being mentioned in the same breath as Willie Clancy. A Happy St. Patrick's Day indeed.

No E

I'll never ever be as good as the great Willie Clancy. Although the style I've developed myself is very simmilar to that of the great Clancy. It's a cloased style of fingering with a flowing feel. I've always liked that about Clancy' playing. I'm going to go into my friends recording studio next week. So maybe I can post a recording on Clips & Snips.

Cheers L42B

djm · Post by **djm** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 9:17 pm

L42B wrote:"The Old Bush gave it away...I was a big fan of the Clancy brothers"

Yes, I was always impressed by the Clancy brothers. Great piping, and I understand they would sing a bit from time to time.

djm

Bill Reeder · Post by **Bill Reeder** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 9:37 pm

I did a 3 hr. afternoon gig at the local brew pub and was finished before the noise got out of hand. Sat in with friends at their Borders gig which was very quiet. In my jammies by 9:45 tonight and feeling mellow.

John O'Gara · Post by **John O'Gara** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 11:59 pm

Just got in for the night(morning). Started at 8:00am, a fundraiser at a hotel in Port Huron, then down to a local hospital in the Detroit area for two hours, then out to New Baltimore(7pm-midnight). Great crowd, had a table of copter flyboys with the Coast Guard, they kept the night going well...the band has now definitely left the building....to bedlam ZZZZZZZ!

tompipes · Post by **tompipes** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 1:07 am

I'm just about to hit the cot after 7 gigs. Its 1.05am in St. Louis and my first gig was at 7 am the morning before.
But thats what I do for a living and I'm not complaining but a long feckin day.
You make hay when the sun shines!!!!!!!!!!

Tommy

marcpipes · Post by **marcpipes** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 1:19 am

For me, the bar crowds were crap tonight. Semi-rude and disinterested. I can't bitch because I still walked away with $560 for the night and a fair few pints in my gut, but I've seen better years. Does it kind of drag you guys down when you look out into the crowd and can tell quite obviously that they could give a whack?
Marc