In recent years our soundtrack has been provided by Great Big Sea. Their song "Ordinary Day" got me through the purgatory of writing my dissertation in grad school, and while we were living in the US, they were one of our lifelines to Canada. We saw them live in San Francisco in a tiny bar when Deanna and I were both 8 months pregnant with Aila and Kieran, and we were hooked, and since then we have gone to their shows any time they've come within a day's drive. We saw them again in Seattle and I met my wonderful friend Kerry at a Great Big Sea show - I think it was destiny - and Kerry and I went to see them a couple of weeks after Liam was born. When we moved back to Canada with a brand new baby and finding myself far away from my girlfriends, "Clearest Indication" soothed my lonely soul.
Like me with the sea shanties and folk songs of my childhood, Kieran has also become a big fan of their music - but then, any band with a large repertoire of songs about pirates and other scoundrels and heroes has got to be cool!
So last weekend GBS played live and we took Kieran to his first ever concert. I don't think he really knew quite what to expect, but as soon as the lads came on stage and started in on Captain Kidd, he was entranced. It was wonderful to see the look of wonder and amazement in his eyes to see his favorite music actually being played in front of him. We were blessed with the tiny venue and the warm summer evening, so we were very close to the stage. Ironically, had we gone by ourselves without Kieran we could have been right at the front of the stage where the lads like to banter with the fans, but this night was all about sharing the experience with Kieran. It was after his bedtime, so he fell asleep after only a few songs, but it was a lovely evening and a fine way to end the summer!
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