All About March
March begins with a record snowfall and big crowds at Hanafin's. Last Saturday night's Rugby fundraiser was a huge success with everybody having a great time. Right now, its full steam ahead for St. Patrick's Day, and the planning is getting hectic around here. Chris Castle, Columbia Fields, Flowers and Kain, Elevation, and more will be joining us, and maybe the weather might be nice but the way things are going I won't be surprised if it snows. That got me thinking, why have a parade in March when the weather is so unpredictable?
So here's the story: The first St. Patrick's Day parade took place not in Ireland, but in New York City on March 17th, 1762, while America was still a colony. They have not missed a parade since, and today New York has the world's oldest and largest. Ours may be the youngest and smallest. Each year 3 million people line the one and a half mile parade route through NYC, and the parade takes 5 hours. Each year about 3 hundred line the approx. 12 blocks to watch our parade, which lasts about 30-45 minutes.
In Ireland, St. Patrick's day is a religious holiday marking the anniversary of St. Patrick's death in the fifth century. The pubs were closed and you were required to go to Mass. In 1995, the Irish Government began a campaign to push tourism and show the rest of the world what a great festival it could be. Last year, 1 million people took part in the parade in Dublin, and about 500 were arrested. We're hoping for 500 attendees and no arrests at the New London Parade.
Our Parade will be short, with plenty of time to eat and drink. There will be music and dancers, and guest bartenders. With St. Patrick's Day right less than two weeks away, and tons of great music going on this month, its looking like March should be a great month.
Our new T-shirts are in and look great, ask the bar staff for details. I spoke to Scott Gordley (the artist who did the portrait of the regulars) and he will be picking the winning name soon. I will keep you all posted on that front. Its looking like in the end of March, we will be working with the Garde in promoting the musical "Celtic Crossroads," a group of traditional musicians from Galway, Ireland. They're well worth checking out, and we recommend you take the opportunity of having them in New London.
This weekend features the Munsell Brothers Band with Amanda on vocals, don't miss this classic rock band. Saturday night is Scratch Track from Kansas City, if you didn't see them last time they were in town, don't miss out again. Its their only show in New England.
Well, I'll see you all on the weekend, and be sure to stop in and say hello.
-D.
P.S. I was asked to record a song to go on a local album, stay tuned for more.
So here's the story: The first St. Patrick's Day parade took place not in Ireland, but in New York City on March 17th, 1762, while America was still a colony. They have not missed a parade since, and today New York has the world's oldest and largest. Ours may be the youngest and smallest. Each year 3 million people line the one and a half mile parade route through NYC, and the parade takes 5 hours. Each year about 3 hundred line the approx. 12 blocks to watch our parade, which lasts about 30-45 minutes.
In Ireland, St. Patrick's day is a religious holiday marking the anniversary of St. Patrick's death in the fifth century. The pubs were closed and you were required to go to Mass. In 1995, the Irish Government began a campaign to push tourism and show the rest of the world what a great festival it could be. Last year, 1 million people took part in the parade in Dublin, and about 500 were arrested. We're hoping for 500 attendees and no arrests at the New London Parade.
Our Parade will be short, with plenty of time to eat and drink. There will be music and dancers, and guest bartenders. With St. Patrick's Day right less than two weeks away, and tons of great music going on this month, its looking like March should be a great month.
Our new T-shirts are in and look great, ask the bar staff for details. I spoke to Scott Gordley (the artist who did the portrait of the regulars) and he will be picking the winning name soon. I will keep you all posted on that front. Its looking like in the end of March, we will be working with the Garde in promoting the musical "Celtic Crossroads," a group of traditional musicians from Galway, Ireland. They're well worth checking out, and we recommend you take the opportunity of having them in New London.
This weekend features the Munsell Brothers Band with Amanda on vocals, don't miss this classic rock band. Saturday night is Scratch Track from Kansas City, if you didn't see them last time they were in town, don't miss out again. Its their only show in New England.
Well, I'll see you all on the weekend, and be sure to stop in and say hello.
-D.
P.S. I was asked to record a song to go on a local album, stay tuned for more.
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