The Shamrockers

Getting Jiggy with it. We jigged for 6 hours that day!
I sort of look like a weird leprechaun in this picture. I usually have a toothy grin, not a grimace!
Tom is from Limerick, Ireland and he played the penny whistle and Bones and Spoons for us!
Join Jessica Salerno-Woodbury, Tom Quinlan and Susan Sanderson for an Irish Ceilidh. We will be exploring the rich musical heritage of Ireland with reels, jigs, slow aires, Irish ballads and pub songs, poetry, and a good bit of blarney, just in time for St. Patrick's Day. All acoustic instruments are welcome, but no prior instrumental experience is required.

I had a great Ceilidh (Irish for "party") with Parker School students today as part of Art Start. Art start was an all day program put on by Parker School where various artists in our community donated a day of "art" with the students. There was acting, commercial making, poetry, and other artistic activities. We played Irish tunes, sang pub songs and ballads (I brought mugs and Rootbeer which was a hit!), danced, and learned to play spoons. Denis Fitzgerald told stories about growing up in Ireland. At the end of the day the students all had to do a performance, and ours wanted to perform "Rocky Road to Dublin" on stage, but power went out and they couldn't see the lyrics. So they sang "Moonshiner" acapella to tremendous applause. Awesome kids! I dubbed them "The Shamrockers"!