Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the Irish pub popular for its live music has adapted and changed more than once to adhere to state guidelines — all without losing a beat. That will continue this St. Patrick’s Day with a full day of music being played in a way that has never happened on the holiday at O’Shea’s.
“Prior to COVID hitting, we had gone approximately 13 years of having music every night of the year, without exception,” says Mark Sullivan, a bartender at O’Shea’s. “There were no nights missed.”
Since Jan. 12, that nightly music has been virtual. Sullivan has been showing nightly live-streams of local bands performing. He uses a projector on a 100-inch screen, making the bands look “life-like.” The audio goes through the house system.