CAPE MAY -
In Cape May more than 100
people celebrated St. Patrick's Day through song and dance.
"They were dancing, they were clapping, they were stomping
their feet!"
Award winning musician Mick Moloney brought Ireland to Cape May
Sunday afternoon for an Irish concert to celebrate the holiday.
Moloney said, "Today's event was a very special one
because it's St. Patrick's Day and you could end up in a lot of noisy pubs, you
know, where people are not listening to the music at all and it was such a
privilege really to come down here to Cape May to the convention center and
have an absolutely attentive, wrapped audience."
Moloney and several other musicians played for over 2 hours
while educating the audience on Irish heritage in between songs. Moloney explained, "It brings people
together in a festive atmosphere and all of the songs and tunes have stories
connected with them so you don't necessarily have to be a musician to
understand the music. Hopefully you're
going to get something out of it."
Linda Reddon, a concert attendee, said, "He's very
informative with regards to the Irish culture and the Irish music and dance,
and I'm very interested in learning more.
Many people we spoke with after the show said they were
impressed with the performances and eager to learn more about the culture.
Another concert-goer, Ed Marlin, said, "For the Irish, the
dancing, it's something very integral for their society." He then added, "Everybody was tapping
their feet and ready to go for more."
Moloney said, "It's one aspect of Irish culture that we represented
this afternoon."
Some of the guests in attendance said they enjoyed the show so
much they plan on making this a St. Patrick's Day tradition. Reddon told NBC40, "I just can't tell
you how much I enjoyed this and this is going to be a new St. Patrick's Day
tradition for us." Marlin said, "We've
gotten into Irish dancing and certainly it's the best thing in our life to come
about."
Food and beverages were supplied by The Ugly Mug and featured
Irish beers such as Guinness and Smithwicks.
