Patrick and The Rock-a-Silly Band
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Don’t let the dog days of August get you down. Celebrate summer with your kids by taking them to see Patrick Raftery perform his brand of rock-a-silly music all over town.
Raftery and the Rock-A-Silly band will play on Aug. 1 and Aug. 15, from 6 to 9 pm, on the Boardwalk near the South Fin Restaurant as part of the South Beach Sunset Festival. Children can have their faces painted and there will be fireworks, too!
On Aug. 4, Raftery goes solo for an interactive performance at the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum in Rosebank, from 2 to 4 pm. On Aug. 12 at 2 pm, he performs as part of the monthly silly sing-along series at the Staten Island Children’s Museum in Snug Harbor. Grab one of the many instruments available, shout out a request, and get ready to rock with Raftery.
South Beach Festival - Free; Aug. 1 and Aug. 15, from 6 to 9 pm, near the South Fin Restaurant on the Boardwalk at Sand Lane and Father Capodanno Boulevard in South Beach.
Garibaldi-Meucci Museum - Free with museum admission; Aug. 4, from 2 to 4 pm; 420 Tompkins Ave. at Chestnut Avenue in Rosebank; (718) 442–1608.
Staten Island Children’s Museum - Free with museum admission; Aug. 12 at 2 pm; 1000 Richmond Terr. at Tysen Street in Randall Manor; (718) 273–2060; www.statenislandkids.org.
For more, visit Patrick Raftery at www.musicwithpatrick.com. - nyparenting.com
NY1 news chose me as the Staten Islander of the week in May of 2011 for my work with children, particularly with regard to my Premier Grant award. (Please see link below for the attached video.) - NY1 News
Music with Patrick at the Clay Pit Ponds
by Staten Island North Macaroni Kid on Sunday, October 3, 2010 at 10:07pm
If I left my son at the Clay Pit Ponds with Claire and Deanna I think he would be just fine. He is absolutely enamoured with the bugs, the atmosphere and the ladies there! They are so great with him, so patient and so amazing! So add Music with Patrick and I really have drag him away! Another great performance from Patrick and Mike (on percussion) with some of the kids playing sticks in the background as accompaniment. The weather was beautiful and the music was as always a lot of fun. They will also be playing at the Staten Island Zoo's "Spooktacular" in a few weeks. So if you haven't yet, do make a point to catch them there!
- Staten Island North Macaroni Kid
Hey Folks, Just wanted to share with you the pictures of Patrick and his merry men. Last weekend they played at the Interpretive Center at Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve. There was a great number of families on hand to join in the fun and festivities such as the aformentioned music and Holiday card making afterward. We had a great time! Patrick and Big Mike will be at the Greenbelt on Wednesday, December 29th! So come on down!
- Staten Island North Macaroni Kid
Discography
SI 350: A Musical Celebration of Staten Island's Past and Present. Released in April 2011 with funds from the Council on the Arts and Humanities for Staten Island.
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I'm a musician, father of three young children and big kid in a forty-one-year-old's body. Although I've played guitar and written song for what feels like a million years (give or take), it wasn't until I became a parent that I became took an interest the wonderful world of children's music. When I began to attend Music Together classes with my son, I realized this was a great opportunity to put my interests in music and overall silliness into one big, crazy, fun pot and stir! I became a Music Together teacher in 2005, and in 2009 - along with my friend, drummer Mike Campbell - I started my first children's music performances. These were great experiences, full of fun and energy, and when bassist Pete Blomstrom joined us in late 2010, things really started to gel. We've since done concerts in Central Park's Peter Sharpe Children's Glade, at the Brooklyn and Staten Island Children's Museums, and at parks and libraries throughout the New York/New Jersey area. A 2011 Premier Grant from the Council on the Arts for Staten Island (COAHSI) enabled us to record our first CD, a collection of music from a diverse range of cultures. New York One News named me Staten Islander of the Week in recognition of this grant and for my work with children. In December 2011, COAHSI once again awarded me with a grant, this time to do a concert for the children of Staten Island. I am currently Performer-In-Resdience at the Staten Island Children's Museum, which recently asked me to join its Board of Trustees.
With this as well as an album of original material being recorded, Patrick and The Rock-a-Silly Band are bringing' the fun to children and their grown-ups.
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