September 2012
20 posts
WHAT SEAN-NOS LOOKS LIKE TO A MODERN IRISH STEP...
WHEN YOU'RE FORCED TO USE YOUR PEGS AFTER RUNNING...
WHEN YOU FINALLY GET YOUR HANDS ON YOUR VERY OWN...
WHEN A CLASSICAL VIOLINIST COMMENTS ON JOHNNY...
THE REASON WHY I PLAYED AT THE FLEADH FUNDRAISER
TRYING TO PLAY A PAOLO SOPRANI FOR THE FIRST TIME
THE PIANO ACCOMPANIST'S MOTTO DURING THE '20s
"HONEY, DINNER IS READY!"
… and I’m still practicing my Fleadh tunes, and I’m like:
WHEN SOMEONE AT THE SESSION PLAYS A TUNE MUCH...
YOU MEMORIZED EVERY TUNE IN O'NEILL'S?
McKayla is not impressed…
WHEN A DRUNK DUDE AT A PUB EYES YOUR (INSERT YOUR...
On the outside, you’re like:
On the inside, it’s more like:
WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WHEN SOMEONE CAN PLAY AND CARRY...
WHEN NO ONE'S REALLY SURE HOW MANY TIMES THE...
WHEN SOMEONE STARTS PLAYING MUSIC FOR A FOUND...
WHAT I DO WHEN SOMEONE BRINGS GREAT FOOD TO THE...
HOW TO DANCE AT THE SESSION AT WELDON HOUSE ON THE...
WHEN ANYONE MENTIONS MARY BERGIN AT A SESSION
AFTER PLAYING AN EPIC SET OF SLIDES WITH A SESSION...
"HEY, MOM, CAN YOU DRIVE ME TO THE SESSION AND...
WHEN I FIRST STARTED PLAYING IRISH TRADITIONAL...
Playing tunes now……..
August 2012
49 posts
"HEY, MAN, LET ME PLAY SOME DROPKICK MURPHYS ON...
WOW, YOU MUST HAVE BEEN PLAYING SINCE YOU WERE...
What’s that? You started playing during your final year of grad school?
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A BUNCH OF PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW...
LISTENING TO THE NEILLIDH BOYLE RECORDINGS FOR THE...
DO YOU GUYS KNOW ANY TREBLE JIGS? CAN YOU PLAY...
OUT OF THE WIND INTO THE SUN, TRACK 5
ME VS. HOST AT END OF GREAT SESSION
THE GUY WITH PERFECT PITCH AT A 'C' SESSION
WHEN YOUR FAVORITE SESSION PLAYER MOVES TO ANOTHER...
WE MADE IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE CATSKILLS IRISH...
ME NOT RECEIVING FIRST PLACE IN UNDER-18 FIDDLE
WHEN ITUNES PICKS "THE FOXHUNT" ON SHUFFLE
WHEN I'M OLD AND IN A NURSING HOME
On St. Paddy’s day, I’ll be like:
WHEN I HIJACK SOMEONE'S SET WITH A WAY BETTER TUNE...
I’m like:
HOW I KNOW IT'S TIME TO GO HOME
AFTER FINISHING THE FIRST AWESOME SET OF TUNES AT...
THE OBLIGATORY "EPIC POLKA SET" AT THE SESSION.
47 polkas in, and the non-polka players are like:
WHAT CONTRA DANCING LOOKS LIKE TO AN IRISH...
WHAT I SAY WHEN THEY ASK ME IF I PLAY ANOTHER...
WHEN YOU SING A RIDICULOUSLY GOOD SONG
and you know it, you end it like:
EVERY PIPER TO EVERY PIPER MAKER AT ANY TIONOL...
WHENEVER I DROP THE OCTAVE ON THE PIPES
ESPECIALLY THE HIGH C OR 3RD OCTAVE D
WHEN YOU ASK YOUR PARENTS FOR A "LOAN" FOR A...
YOU HAVE TOMMY RECK RECORDINGS THAT I DON'T HAVE?!
HOW I FEEL WHEN THE PUB OWNER BRINGS OUT...
HOW I ACTUALLY ACT:
“WHY THANK YOU I MIGHT HAVE ONE”
"DO YOU PLAY 'DEVIL WENT DOWN TO GEORGIA'?" "HAVE...
MY G/A CONCERTINA KEY IS STUCK..
I CAN SING IT IN GAELIC, TOO
WHEN THE RANDOM LOCAL DANCING SCHOOL INTERRUPTS...
(You know you’ve seen them do this move before)
WHEN SOMEONE ASKS ME TO PLAY THE "BRAVEHEART SONG"
