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Geraldine Murray
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Musician, Composer, Writer, Dance & Music Teacher🇺🇸🇮🇪 She/Her
(Trad Irish Whistle, Tenor Banjo obsessed)
Science, Music, Plants, Food, Books, Art, Supports the rights of all marginalized folk, F the patriarchy.
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The #handsoff protest in Portland, OR is HUGE! People filled Waterfront park between the Steel and Burnside bridges and beyond. Naito Parkway closed to traffic by the police so we could spread out. Still folks streaming in from side streets!
Picture from the Burnside Bridge of Waterfront Park with protesters lining the sides, all the way to the Steel bridge. To the left in the pic is Naito Parkway that was opened to the protesters and people keep streaming in! Picture from the Burnside Bridge of Waterfront Park with protesters lining the sides, all the way to the Steel bridge. Pic from inside the protest with many people holding signs. It was packed with more people arriving by the second!
April 5, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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It feels weird to be celebrating St Patrick’s Day given the $h!t show here in the US, but I gotta keep sane somehow. If you’re in the Portland, OR area, here’s some upcoming public performances. I play the music for my Irish dancers (that’s me playing Whistle in the short video.)
March 15, 2025 at 4:47 AM
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Potato cheddar soup with pickled jalapeños and a side of Irish brown bread slathered in butter.
#food #homemade #comfortfood
Bowl of Potato cheddar soup with pickled jalapeños and a spoon. Placed on a plate with a side of Irish brown bread slathered in butter. Sitting on top of a wooden table
February 27, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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Tuesday night Femme Irish Seisiun tonight in Portland Oregon 8-10 m.
Great group of supportive folk who are creating music and community.
Femme Irish Seisiun with musicians sitting around pub tables playing instruments with banjo at the bottom of the frame
February 12, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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Made hummus today after soaking the dry garbanzos overnight. Have a batch of plain garlic (with lemon juice, tahini, olive oil, corse salt, black pepper and cumin) and another I added chipotle peppers in adobo sauce for a bit of heat.
Pita bread is next.
Glass bowl full of hummus on the countertop. Lemon and limes and coffee maker in the top of the picture’s frame Chipotle hummus in a food processor surrounded with blurry countertop items
February 8, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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Celebrating St Bridget’s Day tomorrow at TC O’Leary’s with Irish tunes 7-9 pm, make your own Bridget’s cross (4pm on) and Solas Bhride (the perpetual flame of St Bridget from Kildare, Ireland) as a beacon of hope, justice and peace for Ireland and our world.
Hope to see you there Portland OR!
A poster for St Brigid’s Day celebration. On the left side is wording with the location at the top: TC O’Leary’s “ a little Irish” Pub. Under that: St Brigid’s Day Saturday Feb 1st. On the left side of poster is a picture taken in the back patio at the pub with a fire pit and chair. In the foreground sitting on top of a wooden barrel are two pints of Guinness, a small glass of whiskey, two Bridget’s crosses and written instructions on how to make the crosses.
January 31, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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Nice sunset the other day.
Sunset picture of pink clouds and blue sky. Tops of trees and houses in the bottom half of the frame.
January 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Tonight, Tuesday’s femme Irish music Seisiun at T.C. O’Leary’s pub in Portland, Oregon. (The Irish Gin and Tonic is also entertaining, it has eyes and shifting facial features with every sip 🤣)
Great tunes and people! 8-10 pm
Tenor banjo surrounded by the legs and feet of the musicians in an Irish music Seisiun. A small view of the mouthpiece of a low whistle at the bottom of the frame and fiddle in the top right of the frame Gobblet on a pub table full of ice, tonic water, rosemary, lemon and cucumber slices with juniper berries that make the drink look like it has eyes. In the blurry background are Irish musicians and other drinks on the table.
December 3, 2024 at 11:43 PM
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That time of year for sweet and spicy roasted filberts, or as they call them here in Oregon (since 1981 😏) hazelnuts.
November 28, 2024 at 4:29 AM