Live Music and Entertainment

The Public House
A Local Institution

The hotel, inn, tavern, bistro, restaurant, in­deed the industry we call hos­pitality today, finds it's hum­ble be­ginnings in the public house.  At the cor­ner of every major cros­s­roads, the public house is the as­sem­bly place in it's locale. Here family meets world.  Fa­milies con­geal as the local com­mu­nity forms and de­fi­nes itself. 

The public house ser­ves as hostel, kitchen and tap; the heart of the local com­mu­nity!  It is here where family and com­mu­nity mile­sto­nes are de­cla­red, ob­ser­ved and ce­le­bra­ted.  More than that it is gossip cen­tral where the com­mu­nity pulse is gauged and com­munity plans are for­ged. 

In the eye of that whirling storm we call com­mu­ni­ty stands the public house. 

The Publican

The publican keeps his ear to the ground.  He ser­ves as his com­mu­ni­ty's primary cheer­leader and booster. He is the natural local im­pre­sario, host of the dance, mas­ter of ce­re­mo­nies, pro­mo­ter and cham­pion of caus­es.  He is councillor and di­plo­mat, an­chor and ar­bi­ter of taste.  Catering to his pa­trons in all their va­ried preferen­ces he greets them each by name with a smile and an ap­pre­cia­tive slap on the back. 

Housing the buzz that is community life, in­spi­ring the profitable buzz in business, is the pub­li­can's ce­le­brated right.  Hosting local fes­ti­vi­ties, his pri­vi­lege and delight, are his forte; his pride and joy.  Ig­ni­ting joy, fun, and ex­ci­te­ment at every op­por­tu­ni­ty are the pub­li­can's cal­ling and vocation. 

Entertainment and Hospitality

Hiring entertainment is a critical decision.  The part-time amateur could scare thousands right out of your till while regulars cash out and leave.  Some tables will call for the tab and close out as they see the spea­kers drag­ged in.  Only the full-time pro­fes­sio­nal can be coun­ted upon to make you money.  The ar­tist's fee is the least im­por­tant factor in the pro­cess. 

Professional entertainers and musicians are the tra­di­tional part­ners and allies of the pub­li­can.  They as­sist you to build your bu­si­ness, ex­tend your hos­pi­ta­li­ty, ur­ging your bu­si­ness to main­tain a defining role in the com­munity. 

The professional entertainer is a little lar­ger than life.  He meets and greets tens, hun­dreds, even thou­sands of guests at a glance.  The proof of the pro­fes­sional is found in the cash re­gister at the end of the per­for­man­ce and residually for days and weeks to come. 

The pro­fessional en­ter­tai­ner will en­hance an event ig­niting a par­ty wher­ever he chooses.  Pa­trons stay lon­ger, spend more money and eat and drink more.  They will take home me­mo­ries and return more fre­quent­ly, bringing their friends ho­ping to re­create the ex­ci­ting mo­ment of that per­for­man­ce. 

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