LOCALS AND GOT A FEEL FOR WHAT MANY CALL THEIR HOME AWAY FROM HOME.
♪ REPORTER AUTHENTIC IRISH MUSIC CAN BE HEARD EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT AT KATHLEEN’S IRISH PUB IN BRISTOL, A PLACE WHERE TRADITION RUNS DEEP.
>> EVERYTHING FROM STORIES AND SONGS AND MUSIC IT WAS ALL VERY IMPORTANT, THE WHOLE IRISH CULTURE AND HERITAGE IS HUGE IN OUR FAMILY.
>> MARIAN PARKHURST CO-OWN THE RESTAURANT WITH DAVID MCMULLEN.
IT WAS OPENED IN 2010.
IT IS NAMED AFTER HER DAUGHTER, KATHLEEN.
THE GOAL IS ALWAYS TO MAKE YOU FEEL WELCOME.
THIS IS MORE THAN A P.
IT’S LIKE COMING INTO OUR HOME.
WE WANT YOU GENUINELY TO FEEL WELCOME, TO ENJOY YOUR EXPERIENCE, TO LEARN ABOUT THE CULTURE.
NOT NECESSARILY JUST THE DRINK OR THE MUSIC OR ANYTHING ELSE, BUT THAT COMING TOGETHER.
REPORTER: WHETHER THAT BE THROUGH A CONVERSATION OR GOOD, HEARTY MEAL, SOMETHING ALL AGES CAN TAKE PART IN.
>> IT IS FROM THE SMALLEST CHILDREN TO THE ELDEST GRANDPARENTS.
IT’S NOT UNCOMMON TO SEE KIDS RUNNING EVERYWHERE, PLAYING WITH CARDS, DANCING TO THE MUSIC.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF EXTRA RUNS AROUND SO THERE ARE TIMES WHEN WE HAVE SMALL CHILDREN, WE PUT THEM INTO THE MUSIC SESSIONS AND THEY WHACK AWAY AT THE DRUM.
AND THE MUSICIANS HERE.
ARE INCREDIBLY WELCOMING.
IT IS ENCOURAGED TO ENJOY THE CULTURE, ENJOY THE MUSIC, BE PART OF IT.
>> AT THAT GATHERING PLACE.
IT’S A PLACE OF FRIENDSHIP AND WARMTH.
CAMARADERIE, YOU SHARE STORIES AND A PINT, AND A MEAL.
YOU WATCH ONE ANOTHER’S KIDS, YOU LISTEN TO MUSIC REPORTER: FOR MARION AND DAVID, THE FOOD THEY HAVE OFFERED IS IMPORTANT.
THE KITCHEN IS ONE OF THEIR FAVORITE PLACES TO BE.
I LOVE HISTORY.
I LOVE THE PAST.
IT IS SOMETHING I HAVE EMBRACED THROUGHOUT MY WHOLE LIFE.
OLD RECIPES, OLD FAMILY RECIPE IS, SHARING THEM WITH PEOPLE, PASSING ON THE STORIES.
I THINK IT’S JUST A GREAT WAY OF SHARING AND COMING TOGETHER.
I THINK YOU COMBINE THAT WITH A LOVE OF PEOPLE, WHICH I GENUINELY ENJO PEOPLE.
WE ARE IN A GREAT COMMUNITY.
REPORTER AND THAT COMMUNITY APPRECIATES THE HARD WORK THAT GOES INTO CREATING THEIR MENU.
>> WE D CORNED BEEF EVERY DAY.
IT COOKS ANYWHERE FROM SEVEN TO EIGH HOURS.
ALL THE RUBENS ARE CUT RIGHT OFF THE BRISKET.
THERE’S NO DELI MEAT.
EVERYTHING WE DO IS FROM SCRATCH.
BREAD PUDDING, FAMILY RECIPE.
I AM FOND OF IT BECAUSE IT’S MOISTUR -- MOISTER THAN MOST.
THE BUTTERSCOTCH IS HOMEMADE WHISKEY BUTTERSCOTCH.
IT IS TO DIE FOR.
REPORTER: THEY ALSO OFFER RUBIN SPRING ROLLS, A GUINNESS STEW, TRADITIONAL SHEPHERD PIE, AND ON SPECIAL OCCASIONS, A SPECIALTY CHEESE STRAIGHT FROM IRELAND.
>> IT IS AGED CHEDDAR THAT HAS BEEN INFUSED WITH PORTER.
TAKES A LITTLE WHILE AS THEY GET THE PORTER IN AND THE CHIEF SETS.
IT HAS THAT NICE MARBLING EFFECT.IT IS SMOOTH AND CREAMY . YOU TAKE THE FIRST BITE, AND YOU TAKE THIS GREAT FLAVOR AND VERY SMOOTH CHEESE.
REPORTER: THE PAIR SAYS THEY KEEP THE MENU AS AUTHENTICALLY IRISH AS THEY CAN, AND THAT THOSE FOR THE MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT AS WELL.
♪ >> THE PEOPLE MATTER, THE FOOD MATTERS.
IT’S NOT FOR SHOW OR TO COOL, IT’S JUST THAT TRADITION THAT LIVES HERE.
REPORTER MARIE HAS PLAYED IRISH SONGS FOR MORE THAN TWO DECADES.
SHE PLAYS ALL OVER THE WORLD, BUT CONSIDERS KATHLEEN’S PUB HER HOME BASE.
>> AUTHENTIC IRISH IS THE COMMUNITY, AND I THINK AUTHENTIC IRISH IS THE LOCAL MUSIC AND IT’S ALL ABOUT LOVING THE FOOD YOU ARE MAKING, AND ABOUT THE BEST KIND, REALLY DELICIOUS
FOOD, HAPPY MUSIC.
IT’S NOT A PERFORMANCE.
IT IS JUST EXISTING CHEERFULLY IN TOUGH TIMES.
REPORTER: AND SOMETIMES TO ENHANCE THE EXPERIENCE, MUSICIANS ARE ACCOMPANI BY IRISH DANCERS ESPECIALLY ON ST.
PATRICK’S DAY.
IT IS BUSY, IT’S HECTIC, BUT IT’S HAPPY BUSY.
>> YOU DON’T HAVE TIME TO BE TIRED.
>> I THINK WHEN YOU COME IN, YOU KNOW THAT EVEN THOUGH IT’S ST.
PATRICK’S DAY, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HERE, WE ARE ALL HERE FOR THE SAME REASON.
WE ARE HERE TO CELEBRATE, HAVE FUN, GET TOGETHER WITH FRIENDS, LISTEN TO MUSIC, WATCH KIDS DANCE.
REPORTER: MARIAN’S DAUGHTER KATHLEEN LEARNED THE ART OF IRISH DANCE AT A YOUNG AGE AND HAS PERFORMED AT THE PUB SINCE SHE CAN REMEMBER.
>> I DO JAZZ, MODERN BALLET, A MIXTURE OF EVERYTHING.I’VE BEEN DOING IRISH FOR 11 YEARS NOW, SINCE I WAS FOUR YEARS OLD.
REPORTER IT’S A SPECIAL TOUCH CUSTOMERS SAY THEY APPRECIATE.
>> THIS CORNER IN NEW HAMPSHIRE IS ALREADY SPECIAL, AND THIS IS JUST SOMETHING EXTRA SPECIAL.
IT’S THE AUTHENTICITY THAT REALLY APPEALS TO ME.
IT’S THAT SENSE OF COMING AND EVERYBODY KNOWS YOUR NAME.
A SENSE FAMILY AND CAMARADERIE.
>> WE ARE ALL KIND OF FRIENDS.
WHEN YOU COME IN, EVERYTHING IS JUST PEACEFUL.
EVERYBODY TALKS TO YOU.
IT’S LIKE A BIG FAMILY.
THE PEOPLE COME BACK ALL THE TIME.
IT’S A REPEAT CUSTOMER.
THAT DOESN’T JUST HAPPEN.
IT TAKES A LOT OF WORK.
WORKING WITH PEOPLE AND KNOWING THEM.
♪ REPORTER AND MARIANNE AND DAVID SAY THE BEST IS YET TO COME.
>> I THINK IT IS CONTINUING TO EVOLVE.
I THI AS ALWAYS, COMPLACENCY IS NEVER GOOD.
THERE’S ALWAYS THAT STRIVING TO BE THAT MUCH BETTER FOR EVERYBODY.
FOR MYSELF AND THEM.
♪ [APPLAUS