June 14 -- and before.

Liz and I will be back at St. Stephen's Green on Sunday, June 14 (6-9pm). Before then, we'll be going offline for a few days while we take our daughter's online course. Learn about it below. You might also want to give yourself a break from the daily online onslaught. Check it out. :-) http://www.vivainstitute.com/…/the-innernet-with-abbey-ryan/

Sunday, May 17 (6:00-9:00pm)

Sunday, April 12 (6-9pm)

Benefit "Smuggler's Cove" @ St. Stephen's Green April 11 (1-4pm)

Sunday, March 22 (6-9:00pm)

“Hail, glorious St. Patrick, dear saint of our Isle….”
Join us for “The First Sunday After St. Patrick’s Day.”
Bring your friends — and your requests — to St. Stephen’s Green this Sunday (6:00-9:00pm).

Rebuild "Smuggler's Cove" Benefit Concert - April 11

April 11 (Saturday) | St. Stephen's Green Publick House | Spring Lake Heights, NJ (1:00-4:00 pm) | Join us at a Benefit Concert to Rebuild the "Smuggler's Cove" and to assist owners, Rich & Terry, following the devastating fire that destroyed their business on Main Street in Ocean Grove on February 6. The Irish Session and The Bantry Boys will be on stage, too. Bring your friends and support this worthy cause. You won't want to miss it!

Sunday, February 15 at St. Stephen's Green

Make it a Valentine's Day weekend. Come in for some Irish love songs.
And more.

Sunday, January 18 at St. Stephen's Green

Hope you can make it. Come in and stay warm by the fireplace. Bring your requests.

News Flash!

We'll be filling-in at St. Stephen's Green this Sunday, January 4, 6-9:00pm. Hope you can join us!

Sunday, December 7

Hope you can join us!

Sunday, November 9

Hope to see you....

October 26 -- Flash!

We were just invited to fill-in tonight at St. Stephen's Green. We'll start at about 6:30. Come on in! Bring your requests.

Sunday, September 14

We hope to see you there!

Special: Saturday, August 23 (5:00pm)

We're delighted to be joining the entertainment at the St. Rose Parish (Belmar) Festival following the 5:00pm Mass on Saturday, August 23 on the St. Rose High School parking lot. The special attraction will be several duets with our very talented pastor, Father Ed. You won't want to miss it! Tickets are $5.00 per family -- a BARGAIN! Support the parish and have a great time. (Visit Father Ed's weekly Blog here.)

Sunday, August 10

New strings. New tunes. See you Sunday, August 10 at St. Stephen's Green (6:00-9:00 p.m.).

Sunday, June 1 at St. Stephen's Green

We'll be there from 6:00-9:00 -- as usual.
Hope to see you there!

This Sunday: May 4

Hope to see you at St. Stephen's Green (6:00-9:00)

Sunday, March 23

Hope to see you there!

St. Stephen's Green (6:00-9:00pm) 

Find Liz's paintings of Ireland here:

http://lizryanlandscapes.blogspot.com

Tonight at St. Stephen's Green (Feb. 26)

We hope you can join us this evening at St. Stephen's Green (Spring Lake Heights, NJ) from 6:00-9:00pm. It'll be cozy by the fire -- and fun! Bring your requests and your friends.

January 19 at St. Stephen's Green

Bring your friends -- and your requests!

"Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!"

We hope you will be able to shovel out in time to join us at St. Stephen's Green tomorrow evening (6:00-9:00pm) for some Christmas "standards" along with your favorite Irish "requests." In any event, we wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas!

"Here Comes the Sun" for Paddy

Sadly, my cousin Paddy passed away quite suddenly last Sunday. I wrote a little about him in my very first post here on this blog a few years back. Though he's gone from us in the flesh he will always be with us in spirit. We will carry him in our hearts as long as we live.

I was honored to be asked to sing his favorite Beatles song, "Here Comes the Sun," just before the funeral Mass started, as his casket was being closed. It was a very sad, though joy-filled experience for me. The last of so many musical memories I have of Father Pat.* His Carmelite Community, his parishioners, his family and friends had gathered from all over the country to say farewell.

I have no doubt where Paddy is now. Every day I will pray for his intercession as he stands before the Throne of our Heavenly Father. Whenever I sing the song "Hail, Glorious St. Patrick" I will think of Paddy: "St. Patrick of Carmel, pray for us."

Listen to Paddy here:


* For instance: Whenever we'd play at family gatherings and the like, we'd spend some time -- maybe too much time, I guess -- tuning our guitars together. His mom would always say, "Pat, why do you have to DO THAT?! You never see them do that on TV! Just play, will you?"

October 6 @ St. Stephen's Green

Join Liz and me at St. Stephen's Green on Sunday (6:00-9:00).
If you were there last Sunday, you were there for Bob Higgins' terrific harmonica playing when he got up on stage during our last set of the evening. Bob and his wife, Lyn, are members of the "Irish Session" on Tuesday nights at The Green. It was a lot of fun! Come on out this Sunday. Maybe lightning will strike twice!

News Flash!

September 22 (Sunday) | St. Stephen's Green Publick House | Spring Lake Heights, NJ (6:00-9:00 pm)

Bring your requests -- and your friends.

Hope to see you there!

CANCELLED: Sunday @ St. Stephen's Green

Due to a scheduling mix-up, Liz and I will not be at the Green this Sunday. Next gig: October 6. Hope you can make it! We'll be unveiling some new ones (for us) & old ones by Tommy Sands and his Family -- as well as lots of others.
Below: One of Liz's oil paintings of Ireland. Ask her about them!