If you’re looking for an old-fashioned good time, next month try the Rambling House free entertainment event that’s scheduled for March 12 at 7:30 PM at the Irish Center in Philadelphia.
The program, the brainchild of WTMR 800-AM Irish radio hosts Marianne MacDonald and Vince Gallagher, debuted February 19 with music, dancing, recitations, joke- and limerick-telling, even a short lecture on the meaning of tradition by dancer Ed Reavy, Jr. Fiddler Mary Malone of The Morrigan, Blackthorn’s John Boyce, Fintan Malone, John Donnelly, and guitarist-singer Kevin Brennan provided the music in front of a roaring fire in a scene reminiscent of the old Irish “house parties” of long ago, when neighbors entertained one another in the kitchen. (The Irish Center provided hot snacks and desserts.)
We were there, and of course we took photos and video so you can see why we’re recommending it.
