Will Work for Corned Beef and Cabbage
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Just me on Tuesday, March 17, 2009 12:00 PM
In the week leading up to St. Patrick’s day, the men of the Hendey family have been busy. You see, my teenage sons specialize in playing traditional Irish music, so their services have been in demand lately.
This past weekend, they played for a local fun run to raise funds for MS Research. Later, they entertained a crowd of close to 500 people at our Knights of Columbus’ annual St. Patrick’s Day feast. Tonight, they have two “gigs” playing at local restaurants. While other responsible moms will be tucking their kids in for the night, I’ll be sipping a Guinness and watching mine play tunes at our favorite pub.
Their love of Irish music has evolved over the past year and a half. We don’t really know how it got started. Greg, their dad, plays guitar but favors classic rock. Eric, 17, now plays Bass (both in the orchestra and electric) but his true loves are guitar, mandolin and banjo. Adam, 14, is our wind player - his specialties are Irish whistles and the flute.
Every Sunday, the boys join Dad on the altar at 9:30 am Mass at our parish where they make up the bulk of our music ministry team. Playing at Mass has been wonderful for all three - Greg, a convert, has learned so much about our faith through music ministry. Eric and Adam have never once fallen into the teenage habit of complaining about going to church. I’m not saying that it will never happen, but so far - so good!
So this week, we’ll be celebrating our family’s favorite saint with lots of music and a toast or two. Since I’m the band’s “roadie”/chauffeur/photographer/laundress, I’ll be busy soaking up the sounds of good, old fashioned Irish music played by my favorite musicians!
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