Thanks, Driver.
*****
Last night we went to the Rockhouse, one of the more popular live music venues on George Street.
We went to see Ben Caplan, who is quite popular in St. John's, in turns out. He's from Hamilton but based in Halifax. He performed with a local violinist, a bass guitarist from Halifax, and a drummer from Ottawa.
The crowd loved him:
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And he loved it here so much that he added an unscheduled third performance to his tour. Tonight at The Ship (the go-to pub for names big and small in town) - and Joanna Barker is opening for him. I love her.
Anyhow, a few pictures of our walk down and along George Street.
Taking McMurdo's Lane down from Duckworth to Water.
Christian's (left) is one of the oldest bars in St. John's. And it provides the city's best Screech In, by far.
We stopped into Bridie Molloy's for a few pints before heading to the concert at The Rockhouse.
Although they had a live band and cover, they were kind enough not charge us as we were only staying for a short time.
The Rockhouse was directly across the street. The third floor on this side of the building is the ground floor on the backside; the hill right here is especially steep.
To make that point again. The floor I'm standing on to take this picture has a ground-floor entrance on the back of the building.
The man of the hour. Local band Green & Gold opened for him. Awesome stuff.
Some of the bars along George Street are very small. This actually has a popular dance floor.
It was cold and early (concert started at 10) so George Street wasn't as busy as usual.
It picked up a bit later on.
Then it was time to wrap up the night with a burger and fries at Talamh an Éisc/Celtic Hearth.
Where the menus have no editors.
And this evening I had to run to the airport to pick up a couple of friends returning from away south. Snapped a few pics of the place.
Might have to revise this is oil stays down:
And a feed of Mary Brown's (Newfoundland's equivalent of KFC) to end the day.
