That’s Molly McGinn, with Chris Micca on guitar and Toaster manning the drums at last year’s 5th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Festival at M’Coul’s Public House in Greensboro, NC.
Tonight at 8:30pm, Molly will be introducing a new set of Buster Dilly players to the St. Patty’s Day crowd:
- Dave McCracken on keys
- Chris Lord on guitar
- Andrew Lazare on bass
- Jonathan McMillan on drums
- Bennett Sullivan on banjo
- Josh Lovings on trumpet
- Hank Widmer on trombone
I was behind the camera for that shot above, as I had just started working on a media promotion strategy with my latest client, Simonne McClinton, owner of M’Coul’s Public House and The Green Burro.
Man, what a difference a year makes.
dotmatrix, llc is now headquartered down the hall from Simonne’s office, a window spot overlooking The Green Bean. 12 months later, I now consider Simonne, Matt, Mikey and the rest of the crew as extended family. Hamburger Square is no longer an obscure reference to a time long ago; it’s the foundational core of my understanding of community here in Greensboro.
Two other good friends of mine have picked up where I left off last year and are documenting this year’s event in ways I could never do myself. Michael Dunn and Stephen Charles, photographers extraordinaire, will hang their shots on the walls of M’Coul’s and post the digital files across the web for people to enjoy and begin anticipating next year’s event.
And oh yes… a few months after that spellbinding performance last year, I tripped and landed in a bushel of Shamrocks where Molly was playing about, busy introducing tunes and words in dance, drinking Ginger Ale, making faces, centering herself and very quickly becoming the most important person in my life.
I love you, milady. Kick some ass tonight.
It’s a damn good thing to be Irish.
UPDATE: I swiped the set list.
Traditional Tune
Blue-Eyed Boston Boy
Preachers and Thieves
Pall Bearers Handle
Kill Devil Hills
Satirical Cynical Man
Wild RoverTransition to the full show
Stonecutter’s Lament
Damn Strange Thing
Walking Cane
Tennessee Waltz
Secret Heart
Beautiful Ugly Man
Sunday, Bloody, Sunday
Whiskey in the Jar-OHorns
Sideshow Harley
Butterflies or Whiskey
Into the Mystic
Deep Ellum Blues
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