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Get Your Irish On With The Good Rascal

Irish music relays powerful stories of love and loss, patriotism and sacrifice, and a thirst for the dram or grog. It comes to you with a strong beat and lyric verse. Sing along or pound your fist on the table to “Whiskey in the Jar,” “All for Me Grog,” and “Wild Rover.” Get lost in tales of love and loss “Star of the County Down,” “Galway Girl,” and “Molly Malone.” Find your inner rebel in songs of patriotism and sacrifice “Roddy McCorley,” “The Foggy Dew,” “Bold Fenian Men,” and “Follow Me Up to Carlow.”

BANE BITHIUNACH The Good Rascal

Slogan: “Cead MileFailte” One hundred thousand welcomes!

IRISH MUSIC — is there such a thing?

Yes, and Irish music takes you into its culture hook, line, and sinker. It’s more than just music, with courageous stories of resistance and sacrifice, land and liberty, love and loss; it cants of a thirst for the grog and flare for the poetic. Irish music is memorable for its strong rhythm and structure linked to true stories of gumption and love.

Here on St. Patrick’s Day, Gregory Ormson, BANE BITHIUNACH, “The Good Rascal” formerly of The MAGEES in Wisconsin and BIG IRISH in Hawaii

Artist Introduction

International performer Gregory Ormson (The Good Rascal) first sang with a small group at The World’s Fair when he was 10. After college, he led a touring music group through India, the U.S., and Canada; and he’s performed in Spain, Korea, Mexico, and Haiti.

Leading with a strong drumbeat, playing four instruments at once, the rascal adds a convincing vocality to Ireland’s powerful stories and invites audiences to sing along on Irish folk favorites.

St. Patrick’s Day Gig by Irish Glee (‘G and Lee) at R.T. 0’Sullivans in Mesa

IRISH GLEE is G and Lee performing songs and stories, limericks and verse, to celebrate Ireland Forever. Phoenix area friends, come out for our two hour set and a limerick contest with a prizzEE – on St. Patrick’s Day at R.T. O’Sullivan’s Bar, 6646 E. Superstition Springs Blvd from 4:30-6:30.

We’ll pass on Irish history associated with the songs, and an interpretive reading from a famous Irish poet. C’mon out for “a hundred thousand welcomes,” to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.

Gregory Ormson guitar and bodhran and Lee Swenson fiddle and guitar. With the two of us, plus each of you, we’ll ring the Auld Triangle on St. Paddy’s Day. Request links or more information contact G at 480-432-2667.

Three weeks to St. Patrick’s Day.

3 Days to St Patricks Day

Written by American folk singer Steve Earle, well known for his song “Copperhead Road,” “Galway Girl” has become the 8th all-time song on Irelands top singles list.

It’s one of the songs you’ll hear on St Paddy’s Day (Wednesday, March 17), at Starbucks in Apache Junction. Details below:

Irish music takes you into its culture hook, line, and sinker. It’s more than just music, known for telling powerful stories of resistance and sacrifice, land and liberty, love and loss; it cants of a thirst for the grog and flare for the poetic. Irish music is memorable for its strong rhythm and structure linked to true stories.

WHERE? Apache Junction Starbucks

Delaware and Apache Tr.

WHEN? St. Patrick’s Day

March 17 4:00 pm

*Bring a can food donation for our local shelter

*** WIN THE LIMERICK CONTEST & GET A STARBUCKS GIFT CARD ***

https://soundcloud.com/greg-ormson/galway-girl

IRISH music on St. Patrick’s Day at the Apache Junction Starbucks (including a limerick contest to win a Starbucks gift card)

Seven days to St. Paddy’s Day

IRISH MUSIC — is there really such a thing? Yes, and Irish music takes you into its culture hook, line, and sinker. It’s known for telling powerful stories of resistance and sacrifice, land and liberty, love and loss; it cants of a thirst for the grog and flare for the poetic. Irish music is memorable for its strong rhythm and structure linked to true stories.

Come out to Starbucks on Apache Trail and Deleware from 4:00 – 5:00 pm on the south facing deck where I’m playing Irish songs on St. Patrick’s Day.

Roddy McCorley from THE MAGEES back in the days.

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