Mar 8St. Patrick’s Day EssaysThe Isle of InnisfreeSt Patrick’s Day 2024 The Isle of Innisfree Music and Lyrics by Dick Farrelly I’ve met some folks who say I am a dreamer And I’ve no...
Mar 8St. Patrick’s Day EssaysThe Lake Isle of InnisfreeSt. Patrick’s Day 2024 The Lake Isle of Innisfree by William Butler Yeats I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree, And a small cabin...
Mar 17, 2022Vocal InterludesDanny BoySt. Patrick’s Day 2022 Danny Boy by Fred E. Weatherly Oh, Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling From glen to glen, and down the...
Mar 17, 2021Sunday SentimentsAmerican Musical TheatreThoughts for St. Patrick’s Day 2021 In America, musical theatre historically and traditionally has consisted of a musical play — a...
Mar 17, 2020Composing the WesternsFriend or Enemy - FOMO’d AgainSt. Patrick’s Day 2020 The Fear Of Missing Out — FOMO — is a fear that I have very rarely felt or given into. Perhaps it is because my...
Mar 17, 2017Continuing CompositionCéad Míle FáilteMarch 2018 Cead Mile Failte A Hundred Thousand Welcomes! In Irish Gaelic, it's spelled Céad Míle Fáilte. In Gaelic (Scottish), Ceud Mìle...
Mar 1, 2017Essay Vault 2012 - 2017March into Spring!March 2017 Céad Míle Fáilte! The Feast of St. Patrick is enjoyed in my home as a religious event, a cultural commemoration and a...
Mar 14, 2015Essay Vault 2012 - 2017St. Patrick’s Day 2015 - Cloths of HeavenEvery year at Christmas, I purchase a special treat for myself, a gift that celebrates sentiment and practicality. This past year, I...
Mar 17, 2013Essay Vault 2012 - 2017St. Patrick’s Day 2013 - The MemorandumWhen I worked at a federal agency in the 1980s, there was an official memorandum pinned to the cubicle wall of an engineering technician....