GETTING OUT: Best St. Patrick’s Day Events in Central Mass
Thursday, March 14, 2013
London Billiards/Club Oasis
70 James Street, Worcester
With coupons, London Billiards will offer $8/hr/table regardless of number of people per table during this weekend after 9 PM. For 6 pm to 9 pm, it will be $6/hr/table ( The normal weekend rate is $12/hr/table.) $2 shots will also be offered as specials. In addition, starting at 9 pm on Saturday, the bands Altic with special guests Bad Intentions will be giving special St. Paddy's day performances.
Tweed's Pub and Restaurant
229 Grove Street, Worcester
Tweed's will be serving corned beef and cabbage, Guinness battered fish and chips as well as other Irish specialties on Saturday and Sunday this weekend. They will also have Irish music, balloons and they are absolutely sure that the Pub will be filled, overflowing even, with Worcester folks celebrating the holiday, saying, predictably it's one busiest days of the year. This authentic establishment always celebrate the "Wearing of the green" in fine fashion.
Celtic Tavern
45 Belmont Street, Northborough
The Celtic Tavern has had a full week of St. Paddy's Day festivities that are culminating this Sunday. There will be live music all day starting with Jon Bonner (a musician that has been featured at GoLocal in the past) and ending with the Wild Irish Rovers. Irish favorites like Corned Beef and Cabbage, Shepard's Pie, Beef Stew and Irish Soda Bread is being served. The Tavern is open at 10 am for breakfast and serving food until 11 pm. In addition, and perhaps most importantly for many, the alcohol starts flowing at 11 am sharp.
1160 West Boylston Street, Worcester
Combine an Irish or otherwise European meal with a selection from one of the best local beer menus around at this casual but, most importantly, authentically Irish restaurant and bar. Stop by for a special St. Paddy's Day dinner from 10 am-11 pm. If you want to throw your own party, there are plenty are private rooms available for reservation. Pick up some great souvenirs so you will always remember your experience.
Beemer's Pub
114 River Street, Fitchburg
Beemer's in Fitchburg is holding there St. Patrick's Day celebration/bash on Saturday. A corned beef dinner will be being served all day. Special green beer will be on tap. In addition, take advantage of $5 pitchers ($2.50 for 16 OZ) of Rolling Rock and take in the sweet sounds of DJ's Ricksta and Darin Boisvert.
Nick's Bar and Restaurant
124 Millbury Street, Worcester
Nick's is throwing a party full of beer and music sponsored by everyone's favorite Irish beer, Guinness! The Blackstone Cuil will be performing from 2 pm- 5pm on Sunday, and then Andy Cummings will play a set at 8:30.
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James Murray
11:06pm on Saturday, March 16, 2013
Wild Irish Rover at the Celtic Tavern 4-11 pm March 17
Paul Harty- Vocalist, guitarist, mandolinist, fiddler and harmonicist, Paul Harty is a seasoned performer in the folk, Irish, country, swing and bluegrass worlds. Armed with a fine lead and harmony voice, as well as a droll sense of humor, his attitude is best summed up as, "music should be fun and expressive, otherwise why do it?” He has recorded and performed with the Jolly Rogues, Gloucester Hornpipe and Clog Society, Squeezebox Stompers, St. James Gate, Cowtippers, Kellsmen, Quarter Moon and Blunt Instruments
JIM MURRAY - Manager and singer, he plays the guitar and mandolin, and has appeared at such events as Sail Boston ,Canajoharie Concert Series , Saratoga National Park, New Bedford Historic Whaling Park,Meet in Beijing,Shanghai University China,New Years Eve Rockport MA,Pub Night Hull MA.,Boston College,Dame Folk Festival Germany,Schooner Fame Salem MA,
Strawbery Banke Christmas Stroll, Boston to England concert series.
AISLING KEATING- Irish Native from Dublin Ireland who enjoys singing, playing tinwhistle, and bodhran in the Boston area and in, Ireland. Aisling performs in several bands playing celtic and traditional dance music with " Traditional Brew", " The Rogues" and Irish trio " Cara ". On frequent visits to Ireland she enjoys going to Irish music festivals, and performing and playing in pub sessions with friends and family. Aisling enjoys planning and coordinating musical entertainment for parties, dances, weddings and all kinds of special events
Taylor Whiteside performed for many years both as a solo folksinger and in the Irish band Northeast Winds, which opened for The Clancy Brothers on their US tours from 1985 through 2000. He also played backup for Tommy Makem during Tommy's solo years. He also is a member of The Brandywine Singers, a folk quartet that was big in the Sixties, (now we're all well over sixty – no, scratch that) and performs frequently with The Shaw Brothers (New Hampshire's "ambassadors of folk"). For several years he performed in Newfoundland in clubs and on the CBC. He has also worked with Irish tenor John McNally, The Kingston Trio, Crystal Gayle, Peter Yarrow and Paul Stookey, Maloney, O'Connell and Keane, The Highwaymen, The Brothers Four, Jim Kweskin, Patrick Sky, Norman Blake, Dave Mallett, Utah Phillips, Josh White, Jr.
Mike Whitney adds lead and harmony vocals, as well as mandolin, guitar, and fiddle instrumentation.
He has been performing for 40+ years, across a variety of genres (celtic, maritime, blues, folk, bluegrass), and been a member/founder of a number of local North Shore groups such as "As The Crow Flies", "DownDog", "Mo Fanny & Loose Shoes", and "StoneTown".
In addition to the Rogues, Mike currently performs with Traditional Brew (a Celtic dance band), and is a regular at several weekly Sessions.
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