Wow, that's quite an accolade to play Irish music at their embassy! Congrats!Originally Posted by Ro3b
"There's no bad publicity except an obituary." (Brendan Behan)
It's the most lucrative time of the year for playing traditional Irish music. (Which is why we wear green, right?) Last week we played a couple of parties, a Guinness promotional event for congressional staff, and an office party at the Pentagon. Tonight we're playing for the party at the Irish Embassy; we're apparently kind of their house band.
My punk band used to do an amped-up punkabilly version of "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling," with alternate lyrics about the Troubles. I was a little hesitant to play it at our local family-run Irish bar given the political nature of the additional lyrics, but the head of the clan that ran the place loved it and actually used to request it.
As I'm no great shakes as a singer, I was really proud it was accepted that well.
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