Join the Shamrockers as we fly the Irish with McGregor’s in the 34th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival in San Diego’s Balboa Park.
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If you’re looking to join up with the Shamrockers on Saturday before the St. Patrick’s Parade, we’ll be on 6th Ave. between Kalmia and Juniper. Stop by and say hi and witness Kevin stress out setting up a mobile PA system. Or help us hang some banners and decorate the truck. The parade starts at 10:30 AM. After the we roll past the judges stand and wrap up the parade, we’ll be in the park for a while, probably on Juniper St. Then the band takes the Festival Stage at 5:00 PM to start out the evening. And then on to ShamRock in the Gaslamp at 6:40 PM. It’s going to be a whirlwind, but we wouldn’t be the Shamrockers if we didn’t have three shows on the same day. Hope to see you out in the fine San Diego sunshine. Slainte! Erin Go Bragh! -
We found our driver for the Parade! Patrick is ready to go, we just need to work on reaching the pedals.
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To say we are greatly influenced by The Waterboys and the amazing Fisherman’s Blues would be an under-statement. One of the most tremendous albums of all time. Unfortunately we weren’t paying attention and missed this in time for the Christmas list and the North American Tour. Click the link or photo below for the article.
The Waterboys playing live on Channel 4’s The Tube in 1986. Photograph: ITV/Rex Features “We were high on music” – Mike Scott, The Waterboys (from The Guardian, 2013-12-05)
And below, watch a clip from a Mike Scott and Steve Wickham performance of “Raggle Taggle Gypsy” at SXSW in 2013 (from mikescottwaterboys.com).
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This article brings back some great memories of traveling the west of Ireland and really brings out the point of any trip to Erin – finding a good pint and a great ceili!
Dancers at the Kilfenora céilí. Photographs: Kevin Rushby Searching for the heart and soul of Irish music (from The Guardian, 2012-12-28)
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A Modest Proposal to the People of the New World
Each and every year millions of Irish, Irish-ish and amateur alcoholics are needlessly distracted from their Holy Tradition of drinking themselves into a stupor in honour of Saint Patrick and the wee island he adopted as home. They spit-take their libations—a shameful waste; they wring their flat caps; they clutch their camáin that little bit tighter; and the cailíní rua glow their familiar shade of rage.
The source of this terrible distraction?
An onslaught of superficial, dyed-green references to Saint Patrick’s Day as Patty’s Day. Like nails on a chalkboard. It gnaws at them. It riles them up. It makes them want to fight… you know, more than usual.
It’s Paddy, not Patty. Ever.Saint Patrick’s Day? Grand.Paddy’s Day? Sure, dead-on.St. Pat’s? If ye must.St. Patty? No, ye goat!Paddy is derived from the Irish, Pádraig: the source of those mysterious, emerald double-Ds.
Patty is the diminutive of Patricia, or a burger, and just not something you call a fella.
There isn’t a sinner in Ireland that would refer to a Patrick as “Patty”. It’s as simple as that.
Grand
- Paddy
- Pat
- Packie
- Podge
- Pád
- Pod
Daft
- Patty
While I’m bending your ear…
- Shamrock isn’t just any auld piece of clover: it’s three-leafed. Tradition holds that Saint Patrick used shamrock to teach the Trinity. Give it a bit o’ thought before ye slap a lucky four-leaf clover on yer plastic leprechaun hat.
- Irish Car Bomb isn’t a cute name for a drink or a cupcake. Cut that shite out. Those of us that have lived their lives punctuated by car bombs aren’t giggling along with you. Feckless gombeens.
- Paddy, Mick, and Taig / Teague / Tadhg have long been used as slurs but they are still names. However stereotypical it may be, it isn’t a slur to call you by your actual name.
This was a public service announcement © 2010 Marcus Campbell.
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It seems like we just started 2014, but the big day is almost upon us. So what are we doing, you ask? Well, stay tuned for announcements to the band’s gigs for the weekend. Two big days on Saturday, March 15 and Monday, March 17. We’re looking forward to a lot of fun. -
Thanks to everyone who made it out to celebrate the early New Year with the Shams and the Princess Pub. We’re proud to be part of a great tradition there – no better way to kick off the New Year, a little bit early.
The band has a list of New Years resolutions – new songs, to practice more, maybe some merch sales would be nice, more posts and photos on the website…the usual stuff. And to get a recording done. Just for fun, we took a live recording from the afternoon on New Years Eve at the Pub. Click the link below to listen or go to our Audio page.
…on to 2014!!!
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The Shamrockers are back together at the Princess Pub for their annual countdown to the New Year at 4PM. Come out and join us for the fun as well play some favorites and classic Shamrocker tunes. The band goes on at 2PM…toast the Big Guy at 4…and then party on til 6PM. Just enough time to go home, take a nap and get ready to do it all again. We’re the best pre-party in town. Hope to see you raise a pint up high at the pub!
The Shamrockers 