The 2 Paddy's: News

Hello folks,

Well, Saturday June 5th was the 25th wedding anniversary of Joyce and Neil Fraser down at the Bonnie Glenn.

I must say, it was well attended and a good time was had by all. It has been a long time since the folks sat along side the stage!

Lots of visitors from Cape Breton were down to enjoy the music and give us a Cape Breton Square dance.

Many thanks to all the guest artists that made this night a success.

Koryne Fraser, "The Fraser Family Fiddlers" with Kathy Fraser-Collins, Ian MacLeod's Fiddlers, "the Fridge", and many more.

Special thanks to Bobby Lalonde who was the special M.C. for the evening.

Happy 25th Joyce and Neil

Regards,
The 2 Paddys

Wow, what a great weekend of music!!

Glad to report that the second running of the new Maxville Music Festival was once again a successful event.

All events were well attended and the quality of the entertainment was outstanding by all accounts.

Looking forward to setting up for next year.

If anyone does have any suggestions for this new music festival, please do forward your comments and suggestions.

Thanks,
Paddy Kelly

Hey folks.

Just a note on the upcoming spring event. The second annual Maxville Music Festival!!!

A great new initiative to help put Maxville on the map. As well as enjoying some great entertainment.

Check out this years entertainment at:
www.MaxvilleMusicFest.ca
See you there!

Here's to the "Stabilizers". Yes, you did make the night a success!

Thanks for coming out and thanks for the entries on the site.

I will let you know when the party will be at Reener's!

Paddy Kelly

Hi all. As some of you might know, Barry Williams had asked us to switch weekends, as he was not able to get away. So please note we may not be appearing at the H&C next weekend.

However, just want the thank the stabilizers for coming out for some fun on Saturday night!!

Paddy and I had a great time and the recent CD release party for our good friends, "The Fridge Full of Empty's".

The due was at the Bonnie Glen and there was a packed house. Along with "the Fridge" and ourselves, others such as, Neil Emburg and Ashley MacLeod, Brian and Elizabeth Caddell along with the Quigley Highlanders shared the stage.

Good food, super time and great people. A good time was had by all.

We would like to thank the organizers of the Osgoode Family Softball Tournament for having us included in the fun this year.

Thanks to Tracey (Blanchfield) D'Aviero who was a big part of the organizing committee.

Congratulation to another successful weekend of fundraising.

Hope to see you all next year

Once again I think we can consider the Glengarry Highland Games a huge success!!

From the tartan ball through to the weekend, a good time was had by all. It was also great to play the Gerry O'Neill at the same time!!

Check out a few new pic's!

Hey,
What a great time we had for St Paddy's week again.

Our first job started on Friday at Cocco Jarry's in Renfew and as usual, we had a great time, with great people and a great host.
Great to see my old singing buddy, Grant Tomkinson who got up for a few tunes for old times sake!! And if you are into motorbikes..he can help you out.

Then on to Douglas and once again a great crowd and a great party. There was great entertainment all day and night. We also divulged that Douglas was reported to be the party place on St. Paddys day, according to an article in ....(get this) ..playboy!!

We took a rest and then hit St Paddy's day hard, starting at the Heart and Crown and moving up to Buckingham to finish off at the Windsor tavern.
A few friends joined in to help us out. Thanks to Cleary Morris and Ben May.

See you again..same time next year!!

Yes...beleive it or not, my little girl had a little girl. Baby, mother and grandmother are doing fine. Grandad is not doing to bad either!!

It is with great saddness that we must mark this day with the passing of our good friend, Jack Smith. Long time member of the Brigadoons, Jacks unique Glengarry songs and freindship will be sadly missed.

Yes...we are playing at the games..

Will update our web site soonest.

Thanks for the note Lina.

Hi to all,
Sorry for the delay. I have some new photo's that I am trying to download, but sorry..my home computer is so slow..that it is taking me forever.

Will get to it soonest..promise.

Thanks for your continued support and please continue to check out the site!!
The2Paddys

Well, never mind just St Paddy's Day..it was a great St Paddy's weekend. All of our venues were well attended and everyone knew how to have a great time.

Starting at Coco Jarry's in Renfrew and working our way up the The Douglas Tavern in Douglas. We saw a lot of green over the weekend.

Then Monday was a double header!! Starting with a great crowed at the Heart and Crown and ending up as a hoot at the Windsor Tavern in Buckingham.

Some new pictures to see so hope you enjoy.

We will try to keep you posted with more news!

Well, the CD release party put on by Blessed Scrament Parish was a great success. We sang to a sold out crowd of 200 people and according to the feedback, they could have sold more!!

We had the pleasure of the Trillium Accademy of Irish Dance feature some great entertainment and really pleased the crowd.

Chris Honegger then joined in with us to finish the evening off with lots of dancing.

But, I must say, the highlight was Fr Joe's "chicken song"!

Thanks to all those who made this a great success and helped sell our CD! And by the way, the jumbo was good!

Check out some new photo's of the evening.

We have been blessed. Especially by our friends and Blessed Sacrament Parish!!

They have offered their hall and services for another Ottawa CD release party.

So, for all those who missed out the first time, come on down on Feb 29th for an Irish Party.

This is also a fund raiser for the parish, so please do your part.

Yes, as per your request, I will try to update some new events that have taken place..and include some new pictures.

But thanks for your continued support and keep on checking out our web site.

The 2 Paddys

Thanks to all of the Maher family for asking me to Melita's birthday party.

Mother McGunty's was overun with people and well wishers, along with dancers, singers and entertainers.

The Jazz band was a great idea and suited the occasion.

Of course, Paddy and I lent a hand along with Gerry O'Neil for a few tunes.

Best wishes to Melita for many more years to come. Looking forward to the next party!

A great time was had by all in the Johnstown Community Centre on the 26th of January. A full hall who enjoyed some of the readings of Robbie Burns along with a wonderfull dinner.

Follow, of course, by ourselves. But just to add some spice, we were joined by our good freind, Mr. Gerry O'Neill. The music is majic and the hospitality superb.

Thanks for a wonderfull time!

Wishing everyone a happy and prosperous New Year.

Once again, our special New Years Eve dance for the KAS in Maxville was a great success.

Joining us was our favorite drummer, Chris Honegger and all the way from Greenfield, Mr Gerry O'Neill.

Everyone enjoyed the night and once again the highlight was...of course...the Paul Jones.

However, since not many peope know the name anymore...I think I will change it to the"'Paul Villeneuve". What do you think!!