St Patty's WEEK LONG Celebrations!
To have one great St Patty’s gig is a fantastic opportunity for a musician.. This year, the TRIO and I (solo gigs) had several St Patty’s opportunities, and so it was a WEEK LONG celebration in several different venues! Here’s a breakdown of some of those events. Thanks for the support everyone!
HUGE THANK YOU to everyone that came out to all the various St Patty gigs that we performed over the last WEEK!
It’s one thing to have a great St Patty’s gig for a musician to perform.. but this year we were blessed with several different events, some SOLO for me, and then the TRIO got involved in a few and overall, everything went great and the fans were awesome!
I would like to thank all the people that came out to support us at each location, and if you are new to BlairOutLoud, hopefully we won you over and you’ll check out the calendar for upcoming events and come see us again…
So below is a couple of random shots from some of the events of the last week, with some of my own commentary about the gigs, and some gratitude. Enjoy!
MARCH 12: BlairOutLoud TRIO at Rosati’s
We were invited to participate in a St Patty’s Party at a new location (for us) called Rosati’s Pizza Sports Pub. It was a 4 band event, and we had the 8pm slot. I think this was actually the best slot to have based on the crowd and the party being in full swing at that time. We had about 90 mins to give our best, so we whipped together some of our best classic rock, 80s and 90s heavy hitters and let ‘er rip! The crowd was awesome.. got people up to the dance floor to rock out with us, and got great feedback after the show!
Our first show at Rosati’s was a banger! 3-12-22
MARCH 13: BlairOutLoud SOLO at Misty Mountain Hops
I was invited to perform my first time in Blue Ridge at a place called Misty Mountain Hops! The managers there created a special menu for the event with reuben sandwiches, beef stew, and green drink specials, and sold tickets for the event. We had a full house! Everyone was very welcoming for me, and I rocked the house for about 3 hours utilizing my song lists, taking requests, and getting folks to party with me and sing along. It was a fantastic occasion, and the BAND just might make our way back up this summer for another fun event.. More details soon on that!
Party crowd at Misty Mountain Hops 3-13-22
Here I am way in the back posing for the shot 3-13-22
Managers Aaron and Pam having fun at the St Patty’s Party 3-13-22
MARCH 17: Actual St Patty’s! BlairOutLoud SOLO at SoFo Modern Cuisine
I need pics from this event!.. here was the flyer I used to promote.
SoFo is hands down one of my favorite places to play as a solo act. The people are loyal, fun, and know how to party! SoFo was primmed and decorated out for Saint Patricks Day, and the staff was decked out with awesome green sexy outfits ready to serve and kick ass. I performed for about 4 hours with a tiny break in the middle.. it was quite a marathon for me, but I held my own. The place was swinging and singing, cheers for beers and the mood was awesome! Thank you SoFo for an awesome St Patty’s Party and I can’t wait to play there again!
MARCH 18: BlairOutLoud TRIO at MacCrackens
Crammed into the small corner of the front room at MacCrackens 3-18-22
So, where the weather was just incredible on the actual St Patty’s Day.. the rain came in and doused us on Friday the 18th.. so where we would normally perform outside at MacCrackens.. what they call “The Crack Outback”, we had to move our operation back inside. So at first this was a bummer, but very soon after the first couple of songs, our friends and fans joined us, and we all threw down hard! Lots of requests.. great tips.. and overall just a really fun night rocking for the crowd, for a St Patty’s “round 2” if you will.
MARCH 19: BlairOutLoud TRIO at Canton Icehouse
Getting some air at Canton Icehouse 3-19-22
Rocking the party at Canton Icehouse 3-19-22
Basically.. it was “Round 3” of our St Patty’s celebration extending into our Saturday evening. The TRIO made it’s way to Canton to rock the crowds at Canton Icehouse! We could barely get loaded in, when we started hearing pleas from a table of people nearby that they had two girls with birthdays that they were celebrating. This just set the tone for an exciting night right out of the gate. We had the people on their feet dancing and grooving within the first few songs, and maintained that energy for the rest of our show!
Great crowd at Canton Icehouse 3-19-22
I would again like to thank the powers that be for giving us some great St Patty gig opportunities, and I’d like to thank all the friends, fans, and family that came to support us all week long!
-Tom Blair