Lisgar O'Connor

Lisgar O'Connor at the Beach!

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The Westboro Beach Yacht Club Café invited Lisgar O'Connor for an afternoon performance last Saturday. This establishment is operated by Moe's World Famous Newport Restaurant and offers the same renowned fine cuisine (including what we think is the best pizza in town)!

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Lisgar O'Connor loves to play outdoors. Summer festivals, neighbourhood parties, pool and garden parties, large benefit concerts are always fun opportunities for us.

The Westboro Beach Yacht Club Café sits over 100 people and there is also a lot of standing room, plus a public beach at which lifeguards stand by, should you feel like taking a dip!

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Lisgar O'Connor will be performing there again this Sunday, August 1, from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Take an afternoon stroll and come enjoy a snack, dinner or some fine refreshments with live music fom Lisgar O'Connor!

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Lisgar O'Connor at Westboro Beach This Saturday, July 24!

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Lisgar O'Connor at the Paulapalooza Neighbourhood Festival

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On July 3, the residents of Geneva Street in Ottawa's West end closed up their street and had their annual Paulapalooza Festival. As usual, there were inflatable games, BBQ, plenty to drink, lots of friends and relatives to mingle with, and of course live music by Lisgar O'Connor and the many musical talents of the neighbourhood.

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Later in the evening, people took to the stage to share their many musical talents.

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This year's event was broadcast live, in it's entirety, on Lisgar O'Connor's Stickam page (www.stickam.com/lisgaroconnor), through a Netbook.

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Lisgar O'Connor at the Cajun Attic Once Again!

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The Cajun Attic holds a special place in our hearts since this was the first venue to book Lisgar O'Connor on a regular basis almost 10 years ago.

There is now a new Cajun Attic on the Byward Market at 349 Dalhousie Street. The location has changed, but certainly not the excellence of the Cajun menu, nor the friendly atmosphere!

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Lisgar O'Connor's Community Program for Troubled Teenagers

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Do you have problems with your teenagers at home? Do they make your life difficult by being disrespectful to you and their teachers at school? Lisgar O'Connor is willing to help through their Community Program for Troubled Teenagers (CPTT - pronounced "Kaput").

We remember how difficult it was to go through adolescence to become young adults who can contribute productively to society. One of the problems is that teenagers lack the imagination to find something to do besides texting, playing video games, asking for money, and overall making their parents' and teachers' lives a living hell.

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We've all heard that "idle hands are the Devil's tools" and that's why Lisgar O'Connor will educate your teenagers through child labour. We will take your kids and make them lug our equipment to our gigs, set it up and tear it down after the show. Try our program, you will find the results are amazing!

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Recent Venues For Lisgar O'Connor

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We've been playing several times a month in various places, some of which are starting to feel like home. Among those fine drinking and dining establishments, there is the Lieutenant's Pump on Elgin Street in downtown Ottawa, The Barley Mow, in beautiful downtown Barrhaven and last but not least, the now, sadly, defunct Daniel O'Connell's Irish Pub location in Jackson Plaza, on Stittsville Main Street in Stittsville.

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We have also been giving monthly live concerts on Stickam, the popular webcam website, where anything can happen when you give people freedom to display themselves (or their video loops) on webcam. Check it out when you have a chance at www.stickam.com/lisgaroconnor. At this url, you can also view a few videos and pictures of Lisgar O'Connor, listen to some audio recordings we've made in the past and check our calendar for future shows.

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A Show is not a Show without an Audience

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It's always nice to have people sitting in the chairs to which we sing. We are eternally grateful to the people who are kind and generous enough to come and attend our performances. Here are pictures of people (Why, yes, they DO include babes) who have been gracious enough to share moments with us.

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Lisgar O'Connor is back at the Cajun Attic!

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Lisgar O'Connor will be performing this Friday, June 18, from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the new Cajun Attic, 349 Dalhousie Street, on the Byward Market in Ottawa. This is an excellent opportunity for you to come and relax after a long week of work and enjoy great music, cold drinks and a fine Cajun cooking experience in the heart of Ottawa. See you there!"

For a look at the menu and upcoming Cajun Attic events, please visit: this link .

Have time will blog...

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Well, it has been awhile since we last updated the blog, but Lisgar O'Connor has been busy. Bill moved again, Sly changed jobs, and we gigged on the Interwebz, in Stittsville and helped a charity organization accomplish its good deeds.

November 21: Live show on Stickam

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To celebrate the 5th anniversary of our blog, Lisgar O'Connor decided to expand its territory on the Interwebz through Web 2.0 technologies. We used our Stickam account (www.stickam.com/lisgaroconnor) to broadcast a show live from Sly's living room.

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The show was well attended for this first experience, with 60 viewers from all around the world: Russia, Holland, Canada, the U.S. and Japan. We liked it so much that we're intending to make it a monthly event. So check out our calendar on Stickam (http://www.stickam.com/lisgaroconnor) to be posted on the dates. If you have a Stickam account, send us a Friend Request and you will be automatically informed when we update the calendar.

December 5: Performance at Daniel O'Connell Irish Pub in Stittsville

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Saturday December 5th, Lisgar O'Connor took the stage again at this popular watering hole in Jackson Plaza where they serve much more than water! We were joined on stage by Andy, who hosts the Thursday night open stage at this location and who was celebrating his birthday. Happy birthday Andy!

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December 6: La Guignolée!

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La Guignolée is a yearly charitable event organized by the Société St-Vincent-de-Paul throughout the Province of Québec, in Canada. On the first Sunday of December, volunteers go door-to-door to collect food, clothing and money for the poor, while singing a traditional song threatening people who won't give to take away their eldest daughter so she can be fed and her feet kept warm! Talk about hardcore fundraising!

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After collecting the food, volunteers gathered in the basement of the Notre-Dame-de-Lorette church in Gatineau, for a traditional meal of baked beans and tourtière (ground meat pie) and fellowship while a crew counted funds raised and organized food for distribution.

Lisgar O'Connor provided live entertainment during the meal.

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This year, close to $14,000 were raised in this area of town. Here, Bill and Sly are standing with Suzanne and Mario, two of the Guignolée's organizers.

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Coming in January...

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On Saturday January 16, Lisgar O'Connor will perform live on Stickam (http://www.stickam.com/lisgaroconnor) from 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM (Eastern time). The show is open to Stickam members and non-members. You can join the chat by clicking the bar "Click Here to enter Chat". You will be prompted to log in if you're a member, if you're not, just enter the chat name you'd like to use and you're in! You can then chat with us and the other people in the room. If you have a webcam, first, turn on your webcam software, then click on one of the boxes titled "Click to start video", the Flash Player will ask you to allow it taking charge of your webcam (click on "Allow") and we will all be able to see your lovely faces while you chat with us!

On Sunday January 17, Lisgar O'Connor will perform at the Lieutenant's Pump, 361 Elgin Street (between Waverley and Frank), at 9:30 PM, a well-known pub in Ottawa's downtown.

On Friday January 29, Lisgar O'Connor will play at Daniel O'Connell's Irish Pub, 1010 Main Street, in Stittsville (http://www.filsdiner.ca/danieloconnell/), Ontario at 9:30 PM.

Lisgar O'Connor Returns to Daniel O'Connell's Irish Pub in Stittsville!

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Bill and Sly will take the stage at Daniel O'Connell's Irish Pub in Jackson Plaza, at 1010 Stittsville Main Street this Saturday night at 9:30 p.m. We hope to see you there!

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Lisgar O'Connor Live Streaming Event on Saturday, November 21!

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Catch Lisgar O'Connor this Saturday, November 21 at 4:00 pm - that's 10 pm for our Eurofriends - on the Intarwebs at our stickam address. You can always find this link in the links section of this page, at the lower right.

"It's good to virtually get around," said Sly.

"It's bad to get virtually run aground," said Bill.

Well, whatever the case may be, we hope to see you in-cam this Saturday!

And now, since we cannot show you the future, outright, here is a photo of a smoking fortress ...

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Thanksgiving weekend in Stittsville

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On October 10, Lisgar O'Connor returned to Daniel O'Connell's Irish Pub in Stittsville.

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Where we were greeted by the lovely Erin who was excited to show us the portrait that Alyssa (8 years old) had just drawn of her.

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Which helped Sly and Bill take to the stage in a good mood.

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And it was contageous since Natasha, Matt and Cathy had obviously a great time!

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We also met Andy who hosts the Thursday night Open Stage event with Steve at O'Connell's in Stittsville.

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And he graciously accepted to come on stage and sing and play a few songs while Sly accompanied him.

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The key to a successful fundraising event

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On September 17, Lisgar O'Connor performed at the Environment Canada / Parks Canada / Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency BBQ fundraiser for the Government of Canada Workplace Charitable Campaign (GCWCC, or Campagne de charité en milieu de travail du gouvernement du Canada, CCMTGC).

To have a successful fundraiser here is what you need ...

1. A good cause

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2. A nice venue

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3. Dedicated employees

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4. Actually, you need a lot of dedicated employees!!!

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5. Volunteers

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6. Sponsors

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7. And more sponsors!

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Burgs and dogs were supplied by Les Aliments M & M in Gatineau. Dia and Andrea, Human Resources Consultants with Personnel Force, were gracious enough to pose with Bill and Sly. Personnel Force provided some of the prizes for the draws.

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8. Music!

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9. Amplification and technical support

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Jim of Martin Sound and Lighting Inc. provided 3,000 watts of power and sound equipment so the organizers, speakers and Lisgar O'Connor could be heard by all in attendance.

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10. And of course, a good organizer!

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Caroline was the mastermind behind this event. She made sure the complex logistics (venue, food, equipment, volunteers, publicity, guest speakers, music, prizes, shuttles, etc.) were all in place to make this event a success. She has a special place in our hearts because she says: "When I go out, it's the kind of laid-back music Lisgar O'Connor plays that I like to listen to". Thank you Caroline for inviting us!

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A gig is a gig is a gig

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Last Saturday, Lisgar O'Connor were scheduled to play at Daniel O'Connell's Irish Pub in Westboro. While waiting for Bill, Sly logged in to Stickam to visit our good friend TskFred, a great musician in the Netherlands.

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Besides being a great musician (you can check it out at http://www.stickam.com/tskfred), Fred is also a great entertainer whose Stickam room is always well attended by music lovers who are not afraid to get on cam to express their appreciation.

He is also very keen to give an opportunity for other musicians to perform in his live room when they show up: "I have friends who come and play a few songs now and then. I like that kind of musical interaction; we can learn from each other and be inspired by each other".

That's exactly what he did with Lisgar O'Connor. As soon as Bill arrived, Fred opened his stage and let us play a few songs that were, to say the least, very well received by the people in attendance. Here are some comments that were coming through the chat:

"I know one thing, you guys are good: better than my English", said Kejomi.
"You need to hire Fred as a dancer", said Soldier_Blue.
"Claaaaaaap for Sly and Bill", said Marina1988.
"Now I can go to sleep contented", said Sunnyenshine.

Soon, it was time to go and perform another show for another live audience in Westboro, Ontario, Canada, and Bill and Sly reluctantly left that friendly Stickam room in virtual Holland.

When they arrived at Daniel O'Connell's however, they found out a mistake had been made: Mustang Tony had double-booked the evening and A Quick Smoke were getting ready to play. Sly and Bill decided to stay and enjoy their fine rendition of Southern Rock-inspired music. Once in awhile, it's nice to be the audience...

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Lisgar O'Connor Truckin' in Stittsville ...

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On September 4th, Lisgar O'Connor played at Daniel O'Connell's Stittsville location.

Sly had the opportunity to try out his new guitar on-stage (Farrah, 'cause she's kinda golden).