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Farrell's on a Rainy Night -- Again!

Andy, Dave & Jessica and Siobhan & Friends -- and stalwart Joe Coggins -- "brightened" the rainy night for us. Greg premiered his "Lament for Liam Clancy" which he adapted from "Lament for Brendan Behan" that Liam sang so beautifully for many years and was the first song Greg ever sang for an "audience" outside his family -- Kitty and Adrian Burke, who introduced him to the Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem during one of the sing-alongs at their home. Check out Liz's paintings of Ireland here.

We'll be back at Farrell's on Tuesday, April 13 (6-9pm). We'll be at St. Stephen's Green on Sunday, May 2 (5-9pm). Hope to see you there!

We're at Farrell's tonight - 6-9pm

St. Stephen's Green | Sunday

St. Patrick's Day | Slideshow

View a slideshow of St. Patrick's Day at The Belmar Fishing Club.

Hope to see you at St. Stephen's Green this Sunday (5:00-9:00 pm).

Fun at Farrell's | Video

We had a great time at Farrell's last night -- as always! Christian and Danielle and their staff members are always so hospitable.

Jersey Shore entertainer Cliff Bloodgood and his wife Carol were there, as were some of Greg's students and their families. Other folks we met for the first time. Lots of requests helped make the night especially enjoyable.

(Video soon.)

Check our Calendar for future dates in the area. We hope to see you soon!

Farrell's on Tuesday | Join us!

It'll be lots of fun! Yesterday, we had a great time at The Belmar Fishing Club after the parade in Belmar. Three pipe bands came through with their thrilling sounds. We'll be back at the BFC on St. Patrick's Day, too.

See more of Liz's Irish landscapes -- like the beauties above -- at her blog.

Farrell's | Video

In spite of the stormy weather, we had a great time at Farrell's Tuesday night. Faithful fans Peggy, Joan and Breda came early and spent the whole night -- requesting songs! It was lots of fun. Here's a video of a request by a gentleman from Ireland and his family.

Check our Calendar Blog in the right-hand menu for future dates. March is BUSY!
Liz & Greg

FEB. 23 @ FARRELL'S

FEB. 18 @ CONNOLLY STATION

Farrell's -- Before the Storm!

We were able to get in a night of music and fun at FARRELL'S before the big snowstorm hit -- again!

View a slideshow here.

See you soon!

Greg & Liz

Red, White & Blue Day 2010

Liz and I were invited to perform for grades Pre-K to 8 at St. Rose Grammar School's annual Catholic Schools Week's "Red, White & Blue Day." We had a great time!

The children, teachers and administrators all joined in, clapping and singing, on more than a dozen songs including "My Country 'Tis of Thee" and "America, the Beautiful."

We hope to see you on Tuesday at Farrell's in Point Pleasant Beach.

The Irish Rail | Slideshow

Lots of fun last week at The Irish Rail!

View a slideshow here.

We'll be playing at The Belmar Fishing Club on Parade Day and St. Patrick's Day. On Sunday, March 21, we'll be at St. Stephen's Green in Spring Lake Heights (5:00-9:00 pm).

Check our calendar blog for other dates.

Hope to see you soon!

Greg & Liz

JOIN US TONIGHT!

Connolly Station: "All Aboard!"

We had lots of fun at CONNOLLY STATION last night! We did the "old stand-bys" and did a few songs that we had not performed there before. Everyone had a great time. The manager, Brian, the bartenders and servers are all friendly people. If you've never been to CONNOLLY STATION, be sure to stop in.

Here's a video of last night's performance of "The Irish Rover."


Next Thursday, we'll be back at THE IRISH RAIL in Manasquan. "Come on down!" Check our Calendar Blog for all our latest dates. Watch for the announcement of our St. Paddy's Day gigs.

Fun at Farrell's

We had a great time at Farrell's last night. A few good souls braved the FRIGID night for dinner and music. It was great to see Peggy and friends Frank & Susie and Bob & Maryanne. Mark and Anne are always true blue fans. Charlie and his wife know their Irish music!

See you next week at Connolly Station. (Check our Calendar Blog for all our dates. Link in the right-hand menu.)

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This Sunday we'll be at the Irish-American Club at the Renaissance Community in Manchester. On Tuesday we'll be back at Farrell's. Be sure to visit our new "Calendar Blog" in the right-hand menu for complete list of up-coming gigs. Bookmark it to make your visits easier.

More Fun at Farrell's | Video

To the right, you'll see a link to our new "Calendar Blog." Bookmark it to return to see updates in the coming weeks. We hope to see you again soon! In the meantime, here is a video clip of some of my students playing along with us the other evening. We all had so much fun!

Fun at Farrell's! | Video & Gigs Below

We had a great time at Farrell's last night. Many of our friends -- old and new -- braved the frigid weather to join us. Sheila & Jim and Liz & Don are very faithful and always show up wherever we play. Actually, they were our first fans since they were our "test audience" in our home before we went public with our music. (Luckily, they gave us the green light to go ahead!) Cait & Steve brought along Steve's parents who were up from Virginia for their Christmas visit to the area. Cait & Steve's friends, Coral & Steve, were in -- with their whole family, it seemed! Many of my students and former students came with their moms and dads. Liz gave the children kazoos so they could play along with us from their tables. That was a lot of fun. Andy & Dave were in with their two friends -- Irish music experts -- who we hope to see again. Charlie F. and his brother John surprised us. Last summer, Charlie had sent us an email from our GregRyanSingsIrish Web site to say he was a New Jerseyan living in California for the time being and had found us online and enjoyed our music very much. Well, he's back home now and came to hear us play. The Internet is a wonderful thing, isn't it? New York radio legend, Joe Coggins, requested some songs that he remembered from his more-than-25 visits to Ireland. Before we left at the end of the evening, Farrell's music manager, Christian, invited us to come back soon, so today we compared calendars and were able to book January 12, February 9 & 23, and March 9 (which will be a special pre-St. Paddy's Day celebration at Farrell's). We hope you'll be able to join us for one or two of these nights. In the meantime, here's a short clip of an old favorite from last night.

More Winter Gigs

In addition to FARRELL'S, we'll be at CONNOLLY STATION in Belmar on Thursdays, January 21 and February 18 (6:00-9:00). We'll be at THE IRISH RAIL in Manasquan on Thursdays, January 28 and April 22 (6:00-9:00). We'll be playing at a private party for an Irish-American Club in Manchester on January 10. On March 13, we'll be playing at a "post-parade party" in Morristown. Other gigs will be posted as they are confirmed.

Winter Gigs

We'll be at FARRELL'S Stout & Steak (Point Pleasant) Tuesday, December 29 from 6:30-9:30 PM. We hope to see you there.

Soon we'll announce January and February dates for CONNOLLY STATION and THE IRISH RAIL. Watch this space.

We hope you had a great Thanksgiving!

The Irish Rail | Fun for All!

[Photo by Billy B.] Last night we had a great time at The Irish Rail. Becky and her crew (Sean, Craig and Sue) always make everyone feel very welcome. Throughout the evening we performed a number of songs we had not done in public before, though there were requests for many of the "standards" too. Many of our friends came in, as did lots of people we met for the first time. Bill & Kay brought Ed & Cathy and Dick & Mary for dinner and a good time. Liz welcomed her Habitat friends, Sue, Jim, Jean & Barbara. Pam & Mark and their son, Chris, came and had dinner. Kathleen and her friend Gloria really know their Irish music. They should! Kathleen is from the "Holy Land" and Gloria is a drummer who played in a Pipe and Drum band for many years. Mike and Billy came -- without their wives this time -- and were lots of fun to be with. Pam ("The Singing Nurse") and Bill offered to spread the word about our music. Timmy came in for a couple of sets before heading home. Sue (one of the wait staff) had invited her mother, Mary, who is from Belfast and friends to come and listen -- and request a few songs. There was a table of folks who had grown up in Hudson County and had gone to the same schools Greg and his family had gone to. It really is a small world! Watch our Web page and Blog for calendar updates. We hope to see you again soon.

The Irish Rail | October 29

We hope we will see many of you at THE IRISH RAIL next week. At one point, there was an hour wait for a table the last time we played there so come early and get a good seat.

Photo above: Last week we filled-in at CONNOLLY STATION. Some of my students came with their moms (on a stormy night) and joined us on stage for a few songs. It was so much fun!

See you soon!

Refuge from a "Nor'easter"

It was a terrible night out last night, but inside CONNOLLY STATION it was warm and friendly for those who braved the elements. On short e-mail notice, many of our friends and family came out to join us for an evening of Irish music. Sheila & Jim met Liz (who took this photo) & Don for dinner. Anne, Mark and Chris came in out of the weather, too. As did Barbara & Paul and Pam & Mark. A group of friends and former colleagues from school joined us: Shirley, Gigi and Andy & David. Fellow-teacher Maryann and her husband came along with long-time friends, Eileen and her husband. Some of my Second Graders and their moms surprised us! The children joined us on stage for "The Rattlin' Bog" and "A Place in the Choir." They came up and clapped along on a couple of others. Children's participation is becoming a regular part of our routine, it seems. It's such fun having them there! We made some new friends, too: Steve and Patricia who recently relocated to the Shore area from New York. Tom and his wife knew most of the songs we performed, though some were new to them. Mike and Amy thought they'd be able to join us at THE IRISH RAIL on October 29. We hope you will, too!

Newsflash! Newsflash! Newsflash!

Yesterday, we had a call from CONNOLLY STATION (Main Street, Belmar) asking us to fill-in on Thursday, October 15, from 6:00-9:00 PM.

We know it's a bit last-minute, but if you can make it, we'd be delighted to see you there!