Traditional Irish Music
A Field Guide to North American Irish Session Stereotypes (page 2)
Primary Habitat: Sessions, Renaissance Faires, Covens, and Whole Food stores throughout Northern California, Los Angeles, Oregon, and the woods of Northern New England. Some additional migratory patterns based on last Phish concert tour.
Occasionally found in the close company of:
Peter Pagan
Primary Habitat: Sessions, Renaissance Faires, Covens, and Whole Food stores throughout Northern California, Los Angeles, Oregon, and the woods of Northern New England. Some additional migratory patterns based on last Phish concert tour. Hedonisti Bongloadicus
Primary Instruments: Djembe, 2-foot tall ceramic bong carved like a Sheila Na-gig.
Features and Behavior: Often shirtless, heavily tattooed and multiple body piercings; Prone to inexplicable spontaneous apoplectic dancing.
Primary Habitat: Roams freely in sessions, parks, orgies, and drum circles throughout California, Oregon and New England.
Sean Southie
Drunkarse Thugticae
Primary Instruments: Guitar, Banjo, Bodhran
Features and Behavior: Tam O’Shanter cap, Dropkick Murphy’s T-shirt, Facial hair resembling Leprechaun mascot from Notre Dame; Often has inflammatory Irish political tattoos such as Tiocfaidh ar La or Fianna na hEireann but cannot pronounce or understand their Gaelic meanings; Excess testosterone, unhealthy obsessions with brawling and booze; Idolizes Shane McGowan; Thinks The Departed is a wicked good movie.
Primary Habitat: Boston, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, or any large town with high concentrations of 20-something Irish Americans. Can also be seen in the gutter vomiting, or jail after any St. Patrick’s Day parade.
Fred Folky
Arloguthrie Wrinklous
Primary Instruments: Guitar, Fiddle, Mandolin
Features and Behavior: Long graying ponytail, beard. Drives VW bus filled with David Grisman and bootleg Grateful Dead cassette tapes. Came to Irish music late in life after briefly dating Wanda Wiccan. Primary Habitat: Can be found in sessions, folk jams, bluegrass gatherings and working in the acoustic/accessories departments of every Guitar Center all across North America.
Mother Mary Margaret
Lacecurtain Hollywoodicus
Primary Instruments: Fiddle, Accordion
Features and Behavior: Cable Knit Sweater/Jumper, Claddagh ring, cheery disposition, looks exactly like somebody's dear Irish grammy. Knows at least nine recipes for soda bread, has seen The Quiet Man 411 times, weeps instantly whenever someone sings Danny Boy, believes the Irish are a 'blessed race.' Never misses Celtic Women, The Irish Tenors, or Riverdance when replayed on PBS during Pledge Drives.
Primary Habitat: Sessions, bingo nights, antique hunting, or anywhere else large numbers of retirees can be found
Paul Puredrop
Elitecus Snobulae
Primary Instruments: Fiddle, Flute, Whistle
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