This Sunday the 15th – We’re performing at the Pine Orchard Chapel, Pine Orchard, Branford, CT. 4-5:30p. In the chapel unless rather warm in which it’ll be moved onto the lawn.  25 Chapel Dr.   Branford, CT.

Monday the 19th will be our annual Hawaiian Shirt Night!  SO many reasons but mostly that it’s usually hot and who doesn’t love exotic drinks and girls in grass skirts!  Break out your favourite Hawaiian shirt, Bermuda shorts, grass skirt, grab a lei and come on down for drinks and song!  Pass the word; come and get leid!

This Thursday the 1st August!  We’ll be playing the Pequot Library in Southport, CT from 6:30 to 9p.  Click the link for more details and we hope to see ya there!

This photo has hung on the wall near the piano for as long as I remember performing with Cliff at the Griswold Inn.  Last night David Littlefield told me about her… Called Margie, her name was Margorie and she had served in the US Navy ’round about WW1 and for a little time afterwards.  She used to be a regular at the Gris when David began coming down in about 1979 and “Margie was then in her 80’s”.  She was known for being the life of the party, flamboyantly dancing during some of Cliff’s songs, and would sometimes pull out the piano to play a pop song or two from her youth.  If you know more about her, please contact me with the information and I’ll add to this remembrance!

Cliff’s new recording is available now!  Click here to visit the page to order yours!

The second weekend in June is always the Sea Music festival in Mystic, CT.  The Monday after – in this case, the 10th – we host an evening called traditionally “Survivor’s Night”… That is to say, those who can crawl to Essex after such a busy weekend.  Instead of the tap room, we’ll perform the whole of the evening in the back room, or “Covered Bridge” room.  If you want a seat, call for dinner – 860.767.1776

It an evening of great music by talented musicians who are not used to the high volume chatter of our regular Monday nights.  Please. come to listen and sing along, but if you wish to chatter through the performances, hang out in the tap room where there will be an additional speaker to pipe in music.

Last night we received a visit from McSalty and his “mom”… You can see his video on our Jovial Vids page.

This coming Monday, 1 April, we will have the appearance of the press gang – er, I mean recruitment drive for the Sailing Masters of 1812 Fifes & Drums.  They’ll pitch their cause at our first break of the evening.

Thank you all for coming down and celebrating with us!  Remember that we WILL NOT be performing at the Gris tonight, but we’ll be back on Monday the 25th.

Photo by Cathie Butler, 17 Mar 2019.

Nice little show down in New Haven yesterday despite the rain… Tonight we’re back at the Gris and then SUNDAY we’ll be performing in the Covered Bridge Room, 7p to 10:30p   Call for dinner reservations! 860.767.1776

Cafe Nine, New Haven. Photo by Linda-Crystal Young