The Commoners playing on Halloween
St. Patty’s day is a great example of the Irish in all of us, but one Fort Collins band takes that a little bit further. The Commoners played at Bar SS (formally the Swing Station) in LaPorte Friday night, parading around their embellished Irish accents and enthusiasm for drinking for a small, but enthusiastic crowd (my favorite was the woman in her mid 40s who started off dancing right in front of the stage and didn’t stop except to take swigs of her beer).
For a relatively unknown local band, The Commoners played a really solid set. They did a lot of old Irish favorites, some of their own materials and a few covers, including the song everyone can’t help but sing along to, “I would walk 500 miles, and I would walk 500 more…” you can finish it.
The lead singer is a guy named Mouse (yes, he legally changed his name to Mouse) was quite the character, sharing with the audience his extensive knowledge of Irish blessings and cheers.
Even though you probably weren’t there ’cause there wasn’t many of us, let me know what you think about The Commoners if you’ve seen them before. Got any favorite songs of their’s (my favorite was “MacIntire” and “Rat in the Bog” because it was so fun to sing along to them). Keep up the good work guys.
Hey Kelli,
Thanks for the kind words. That was an…interesting….evening!! Didn’t even know there was an article on the night till today when a friend asked us about it. We’ll be at the Alley Cat on Friday night at 11:00 as part of the NOCOMX.
Take care,
Mouse