Tomorrow’s St. Patrick’s Day, and it is anticipated that the Scribblepinch crew will be out and about, seeing what Long Beach, California has to offer such scoundrels on this annual occasion. St. Patrick never banished any wildlife from this part of the world! I’m pretty sure none of us are Catholic, and a few of us might not even be Irish in heritage, but that’s not the point! For me, it’s always been about the music. Sure, I might like a little whiskey with my music, but that’s really just punctuation to the storytelling!

The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem have long been a staple to the day’s (well, to be honest, the year’s) musical selection, and this video of Brennan on the Moor from their 1984 reunion should demonstrate why!

The young Bob Dylan used to hang out in the same Greenwich Village folk scene joints as the Clancys and Mr. Makem, so fans of his may recognize this tune that later became Rambling, Gambling Willie. Such is the way of traditional songs, I guess.

[tags]Clancy Brothers, Tommy Makem, Bob Dylan, St. Patrick, Brennan on the Moor, Rambling Gambling Willie[/tags]