"FROM GLEN TO GLEN TO FERNDALE" DANNY BOY MARATHON STARTS TOMORROW (SATURDAY 3/15) AT 3PM

We still need night owls to sing. To signup for your three minute slot in the Danny Boy Marathon, you can call, come in or use the form below. The Marathon runs from 3PM on March 15, 2008 to 5PM on March 17, 2008. As much as we would like to, there's no amount of coffee in the world to get 1000 people to sing Danny Boy for fifty hours, so we settled for 1000 slots at 3 minutes apiece. You can sign up for multiple slots in our cafe... just show up at your appointed time.

Comcast Local, Detroit Free Press, WDIV/Local 4, Fox 2, NPR will be covering the event. Over three hundred publications have contacted us. Google News has results for coverage. The NPR documentary will be broadcast nationally at 10AM Saturday 3/15.

Festivities will conclude around 5pm on Monday (St. Patty's Day) with a mock funeral for the ballad. AJ hopes never to want to sing "Danny Boy" again (he started singing it after his father passed away). A sympathy book will be available to sign.

Sponsors include Credit Union One, the emory, Western Market, the Twisted Shamrock, Woodward Avenue Brewers, Subaru, Paramount Bank, Como's of Ferndale, Hungry Howie's Pizza, Rosie O'Grady's, Bubbles & Bark, Royal Park Hotel, Galloway And Collens PLC (Attorneys and Counselors), Claddagh Chiropractic Healing Center, AKC Mobile Grooming, Schroeter's Flowers and Gifts. The Twisted Shamrock, Nara, Hugnry Howies, Danny's Irish Pub, Como's of Ferndale, Just4Us, Pinwheel Bakery, Mejishi Martial Arts, Affirmations, Woodward Avenue Brewers, and The Candle Wicks Shoppe have special offiers with the printed flyer. Details on that flyer.

We will have an Irish kettle for donations for Gleaners Food Bank, Ferndale Youth Assistance, Detroit Together Men's Chorus and the St. Patrick's Senior Center (Detroit).

Menu for St. Patty's Day Weekend 3/15-3/17

Mulligan stew (vegan and traditional), corn beef rollups, Irish green smoothies, Irish cream lattes, vegan green scones, green egg waffliches and green bagels with green cream cheese will be on the menu for this weekend in addition to our wonderful everyday menu.

Welcome to AJ's Music Cafe of Ferndale

We have excellent coffees, lattes, smoothies, best sandwiches and boxed lunches in Ferndale and nightly music with open mike on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. We host Ferndale Idol (now in its second season).

In December 2007, we launched a boxed lunch program for all those hungry professionals, fans, and workers around Ferndale who can't get to us during lunch.

And we're open at 7 AM. With free WiFi.

Music at AJ's Music Cafe

We will attempt to set a record for the longest "Danny Boy" marathon under one roof and put Ferndale in the Guiness Book of World Records during March 15-17. You can sign up anytime you want on this website or in person.

Every week we have three open mic nights where the best of Ferndale perform. Open mic nights have no cover charge, start at 8 and can be signed up for in person or by phone.

Most every weekend we have a band, performer or something going on. Something is always happening. Cover varies.

We are hosting Ferndale Idol's second season (started in January) every Sunday.

Just so that you know we are real.

The Renowned Drew DeFour

Drew DeFour is a powerhouse performer. His blusey voice, poetic lyrics, and natural talent with piano make this a show you cannot miss. Join us at AJ's Cafe for Drew DeFour's release of Love and Politics on a Piano May 3, 2008 9pm. $5 cover, all ages welcome.

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Krystine designs, develops and maintains this site. A php/mySQL web developer by trade, Krystine has developed web sites for numerous Ferndale businesses and celebrities. Ferndale also knows Krystine for her desire to run away with the sideshow. No really, she breathes fire, spins staff, walks on stilts and broken glass...

Branden Reeves, booking agent for AJ's Music Cafe, maintains the calendar of events and the myspace.