Ian here. I'm a dad and I play Irish tunes on the fiddle and holler songs. I live in Florida. I'm a friendly dude. I'm single. I'm an Aries. I enjoy craic, baseball, and long romantic walks on the beach with your mom.
There are scary pictures of myself scattered through here: http://parkswhistlesblog.blogspot.com/
Sunday afternoon session starts at 1, Celtic Ray, Punta Gorda, Florida
http://www.thesession.org/sessions/display/1887
Our Lally's, Cape Coral, Florida session is on hold until further notice
http://www.thesession.org/sessions/display/1647
First and third Saturdays at three, Fitzgerald's, Naples, Florida
http://www.thesession.org/sessions/display/1648
First Sunday of the month, starts at five, Four Green Fields, Tampa, Florida
http://www.thesession.org/sessions/display/1249
Third Tuesday of the month, seven, Luna Star Cafe, Miami, Florida
http://www.thesession.org/sessions/display/1268
"The Pub Musician's Complaint"
Say two Acts of Contrition for the poor pub musician,
If I have a son it's one thing he won't be.
For he's to put up with trickies, chancies and shysters,
And publicans dropping ten quid of the fee,
But the worst of them all, is that drunken old know-all,
That musical expert and self-made MC.
So if you've any notion to make a commotion,
I pray now attention you'll pay unto me.
(Chorus)
So come all ye fleadh ceol boys I do things my way,
I do what I want when I sing and I play.
If this you don't like, then get up on your bike,
For it's equal to me if you go or you stay.
Now we're sitting down here and we're having a few tunes,
It's the grandest old session that I've seen in years.
But as God as my witness there be some ignorant moron,
And in no time at all he'll be all bored to tears.
With his "Won't you play this one?" and "Can't you play that one?"
"Play some piece of rock and we'll liven this place!"
But says I "You old gobshite, you wouldn't know rock,
If it jumped up and clocked you straight into your face."
Chorus
This same individual won't be there when you've started,
But he'll surely be there when you've finished your stint.
For he's already closed all the other locations,
And only comes in when he can't get more drink.
He'll exhort you to play just to keep the bar open,
He'll sing an old dirge without rhythm or rhyme.
Some nonsensical drivel that he can't remember,
Yet still he'll keep singing the same old three lines.
Chorus
Now every known creature has a female equivalent,
And this one's no different. (The insulting old cow...)
She's as drunk as a lord and singing dischorded,
And wondering why you can't accompany her now.
But myself having manners will say "I don't know it,
Besides the time's gone and we have to go home."
But what I'd like to say is: "I don't want to play it,
Now will you kindly feck off and leave me alone?"
Chorus
So come all ye good people and give us proper order,
When we play a tune or when we sing a song,
For it took dedication and it sure wasn't easy,
And no, we're not making them up as we go along.
If you think you can do it, you're welcome to try it,
We'll pack up our cases and leave you alone.
But if not then shut up and let others enjoy it,
And we'll all be contented before we go home.
Chorus
"The Pub Musician's Complaint" by Don Murphy
http://www.irishmusicreview.com/sexsca.htm
Tunes in SWFL Fiddler's head: seems like a lot but it'll never be enough
Songs in SWFL Fiddler's head: too many
Proportion of SWFL Fiddler's ability to Sean Nos dance versus desire: miniscule
Tunes in SWFL Fiddler's tunebook: 131
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