Let me start off with a statement that St. Patty's Day can be celebrated by all - Irish or non-Irish descent. I suppose that the Scottish culture is Celtic enough to allow us to partake in this annual celebration - lucky for me!A local Irish Pub called the Thirsty Lion located on the West end of Winnipeg asked me to be the entertainment for the evening. After visiting the site, I realized that I would need a few others to be able to fill the room with sound so I invited two of the best Pipe Band guys possible - Nathan Mitchell (pipes) and Sean Johnston (snare drum). Though the pictures don't do this event justice, you can see we were quite a hit. We played 5 sets starting at 9pm right up to close.
With enough green beer for one more year, we closed down the pub and even piped the guests out of the bar. What a great time. We seemed to have impressed everyone as we've been booked for next year already. Maybe you'll be able to join us for part of the fun!PS. Thanks to Patti Fraser for the pictures! Patti is a good friend from my Pipe Band days.
Cheers,
Kyle Campbell
