All there is is music, love, and laughter. There is no wall, no wiretapping, no conspiracy. We are simple people singing simple songs. We are one vibration, one thought, one dream. We are not old or young or black or white. The best thing about all this Irish nonsense is that, for one night, we are all one. I sing and “Hills of Connemara” and “Tell Me Ma” and “The Night I Punched Russell Crowe in the Head.” I sway with the gentle ballads and clap until my hands are raw and always sit on the whiskey side for “Me And the Moon.” So I dress in green and sing along with every Gaelic Storm song and pretend I’m in a pub somewhere in Ireland and my mother is not far hanging with her father from Ireland and mother from Scotland. I know it’s mostly imagination and fantasy, but there is a direct connection to Ireland in my blood, and I want her to know I’ll never forget. These days I try and make up for my shallowness by embracing the world my mother came from. But I loved her dearly and I know she loved me, so that counts for something. I guess World War II and the Depression can do that. My parent’s generation were not the chatty kind. I justify my inadequacy at knowing more about my parents to the times. Nor her fears, her dreams, or her disappointments. I was a shallow daughter - I never asked her about her family, her heritage. My mother was a McCarthy, her father from Ireland. Pattie’s Day adornments, including this year an Irish-leprechaun-cat-riding-an-Irish-unicorn t-shirt. The pudgy granny that wears all the cliche St.
I become the woman that is embarrassing to be around. The audience is a mixed bag of sexy girls and Irish boys and middle-aged wannabe Irishmen… It’s a great time, great music, and a great experience. Their musical output includes traditional Irish music, Scottish music, and original tunes in both Celtic and Celtic rock genres. Gaelic Storm is a great pub band that sings happy music and drinking music and brings the memories of my Irish mother to the forefront. Patrick’s Day - go to a Gaelic Storm concert. I’m getting ready to do my favorite thing in the world on St. Green beads with green plastic shot glass at the end.
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