So this coming Saturday the 10th, we’re playing at Café Nine (on the corner of State and Crown streets) in New Haven – the objective, to raise funds for the city’s St-Patrick’s Day parade.  We’ll arrive to set up around 7:30, the show begins around 9 with the band The Amples and then we’ll do a couple of sets.  It’s a bar, so only 21 and older, please.  Come on down, all our fans from the New Haven area – this is another opportunity to participate with us on your home turf!  Check the flier here for details.

Coupla three new songs –

• Long Way To Tipperary
• Old Maid in the Garrett
• The Wild Rover

We hope you had a most joyous Christmas and here comes the new year!  We love all of you – our extended family of uplifting celebration!

If you’re making plans for the next few weeks, (aside from Monday nights!) may we suggest you consider the annual Sea Music Chantey Blast.  3 January in Mystic – click on the image below for more details!

Oh Griswold Tree, Oh Griswold Tree
Upon the coal stove eternally.
Oh Griswold Tree, Oh Griswold Tree
A relic from antiquity
For Christmastide and St-Patrick’s spray
For Mother’s and for Groundhog Day
Oh Griswold Tree, Oh Griswold Tree
In every tap room photo be!

(Jos. Morneault – Noel 1997)

Monday the 22d will be our Christmas!  Bring your spirit to imbibe some spirits – liquid and/or musical!

New Song – The Gloucestershire Wassail

And Chanukah, and Kwanzaa, and…  Cliff’s Birthday!!

On Monday the 8th we’ll celebrate Cliff’s birthday (the 6th) along with the regular December happenings.  Show the man some love!

Photo by Gene Cartagena

And Monday the 22d will be our Christmas!  Bring your spirit to imbibe some spirits – liquid and/or musical!

New Song – The Gloucestershire Wassail

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!  Please have a safe but joyous holiday!  Don’t forget to read the previous post regarding December and look for a birthday update soon.

As we come to the end of 2014, chill in the air but (thankfully) no hurricane or blizzard, December brings about a favoured sense of holiday, the warmth of a pub, and cheer!  Cliff’s birthday is coming (6 Dec – but we’ll celebrate it on Monday the 8th)… Each Monday in the month we will start just a little bit later than normal as the delightful wandering Carolers will be doing their thing in the Gris… and on Monday the 1st the Coast Guard Idlers will also be performing within the establishment between 6 and 8:30p. – Some podcasts of the group.

Woody Guthrie singing at McSorley’s Bar, NYC, 1943 – the sign on his guitar reads “This Machine Kills Fascists”.

I have come to learn that our dear friend and fellow musician Danny Quinn passed away peacefully last night – 30 Oct 2014 – at 9:30p give or take.   We’ve set up a memorial page –   Heaven knows that we’ve lost a fine human being and generous musician, and a better man that we all could aspire to emulate.

TREMENDOUS Halloween night at the Gris!  Photos are coming in and if you have any you might like to add to the page, doooo let me know!   Happy and Safe Halloween!

Monday – 27 October, 2014

– Let us celebrate our Halloween at the Gris!  Come attired in your best costume!  Take photos from which we can post some of the best on this site!  Come imbibe spirits in our historic setting!  Let’s enjoy one of our most beloved secular holidays in grand style!

Another good reason to come on down tonight!  Rick’s birthday is tomorrow and we can herald it this evening with good beer, good song, and busting his gonads!