Jack Meehan plays cool jazz and Irish melodies on sax on Sarasota Bay Jan. 24, 2011

Dad enjoying playing his sax at Sarasota Bay
on Monday, Jan. 24, 2011. Enjoy clips from music below.

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Jack Meehan plays sax in Sarasota on Bay #1

Grandpa plays "Athenry" as thank you gift to Nancy and Sean for a blessed Thanksgiving Day

vhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDY4WfBOQIg

Jack Meehan plays pop song for Katie's 21st brithday

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVcLQ3rBHRY\

GMan dedicates this ong to Katie on her 21st brithday.

Jack Meehan plays Irish songs

Any Tipperary Town
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPHnG5DBOWM

"God Save Ireland"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUICRayyoO8

"Grace"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fnzb1Dg1Lr8

" Shades of Green"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6OQGh0p9xM

Jack Meehan plays "Mo Ghile Mear" on sax for Katie in honor of her upcoming 21st birthday...

Jack Meehan plays "Mo Ghile Mear" on trumpet for Katie in honor of her ...

Jack Meehan Celebrates 86th and Dawn celebrates (?) Birthday at our home in VA. on Oct. 1, 2010

Katie and Danny kick off evening by decorating
our party/rec room downstairs

Another feast catered by our family
gourmet cook, Nancy


Katie, Mary, Jackie, Nancy


Dawn and Katie


Aunt Mary, Danny, Sean

BMM and Dad

Grandpa and Katie

Geri and Dawn

Sean and Nancy

Patrick and Valerie

Mairead and Jack

BMM and Mairead

Ballyjamesduff/ plus view of delicious food
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkDo2nWenrU

Le Viene Rose
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17woEappQ0c

As Time Goes By
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBdcjjrNspU

Jack Meehan plays jazz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddihSOmfSUY

The Rose of Tralee
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELCnbFIeAZ4

The Coolin: Scenes from decorating for party
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuAFZ2VigGo

Spancil Hill
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IqnvgUUHhM
Inishfree
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62woOQaHl30

I'll tell me ma
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PH-qoNij164

Holy Ground (Molly made an appearance)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LelWr1gUEuU


On Oct. 1st, we had a big family bash for Dad's 86th birthday and Dawn's (sweet something) birthday! Katie and Danny decorated our rec. room with lovely streamers and balloons. Nancy prepared a delicious meal of Irish stew, Lobster Bisque, brown bread, "Kurn" (soda bread with raisins, like scones), rhubarb pie, shrimp. Dawn brought salad, Valerie brought jello salad, and angel food pineapple cake, Dad 's favorite sugar free cake.
Dad played trumpet and sax for about 3 hours, entertaining everyone with great, toe-tapping melodies. He even got up and danced with Mairead. We ended the evening with "name that tune."
All I can say that it took a group effort to get some of the songs from the 40's!
Team Meehan and Jackie did a great job cleaning up. Then we went upstairs as Katie went through our treasure chest of photos from our past!
So ,it was another great party for our family. Kudos to Katie and Danny for decorating and to Nancy for all the cooking and baking, and to Sean for all the lugging and for the decorations!! A fun time was had by all.

More YOUTUBE MOVIES: Jack Meehan plays with Aidan Ryan in Bunratty, Ballyroan Band at Ladywell, and in Pub in Ballinkill Ireland Aug. 14-15, 2010

Jack Meehan plays with Ballyroan Band at Ladywell, Ballkiill, on Aug. 15, 2010/Ireland

Jack Meehan and Aidan Ryan playing old favorites in Bunratty, Ireland


Jack Meehan and Aidan Ryan plays some old favorites

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTGjdOLYqcQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gukAtbjSSk

Ballyroan Band plays at Ladywell/Opening Hymn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nN1dUAEEBWo

Ballyroan Band plays at Ladywell/ Sacred Heart Hymn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KogcucwnBbM
Jack Meehan plays Rose of Mooncoin at Drury's Pub in Ballinkill,Ireland
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0tCWPigpr0

Jack Meehan and Ballyroan Band play "James Connolly, the Irish Rebel" at Drury's Pub in Ballinkill,Ireland
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XiuuSLfQrE

Jack Meehan and Ballyroan Band play "Kevin Barry" at Drury's Pub in Ballinkill, Ireland
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LV5UZx0o1JA

Jack Meehan and Ballyroan Band play favorite marches/Auld Director in Drury's Pub in Ballinkill
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhQfVAp40RE

Jack Meehan and Ballyroan Band play 'old rustic bridge" in Killeshin
Aug. 17, 2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOfSNsOCYjQ

Jack Meehan and Ballyroan Band play favorite American music/sorry now
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I87sStkDf78

Jack Meehan and Ballyroan Band jam at Drury's Pub in Ballinkill,Ireland.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjxzbDTCXzI