a week and weekend of music…a rake of sessions, World Fiddle Day today, and tomorrow night listen into RTE’s 1 Ceili House 9pm to catch Steve Sweeney and myself playing a rare version of The Old Swallow’s Tail and The Yellow Tinker, recorded at The Droighnean Donn in Spiddal two weeks ago. It features a host of fantastic musicians, Dordon, The Lennon’s, Johnny Og Connolly, The Gannon’s and many more….check out the calendar for session events this weekend.

Delighted to be part of a session of Ceili House that will celebrate festivals taking place in Spiddal. This program will feature a host of musicians living in and associated with music in Spiddal:
The Lennons, The Connolly’s, The Giblin’s, Dordon, Porterhead, Colm & Kelly Gannon and Steve Sweeney & Anna Falkenau.
Everybody welcome to listen to the recording session; essential to be in the venue by 6.45pm.
Steve and myself will also play a session afterwards in An Droighneann, promising to be a lovely night of music.
Friday night in Furbo in Padraigin’s with Ged Foley and Steve Sweeney. Thursday night in An Droighneann, Session with Steve and friends from 9.45. It’s all go!

Hope you all had a great weekend. I am playing at The Roisin Dubh tomorrow night with the wonderful Lena Ullman on five-string banjo.
We’ll be playing a set of some old-time, irish and brand-new compositions. Part of The MnáMná Monthly Music night. Also on the bill are Ruth Smith of the Evertides and Tracy Bruen. Promising to turn out a lovely night. Doors from 8pm and €5 on the door.

Days are getting longer. Trees nearly green. Looking forward to a couple of sessions this Thursday night and Friday night in Spiddal and in Furbo. Ceili House will be recorded in Spiddal in May and I am very happy to be part of the ‘House Band’. Will post more details closer to the date. And a great night in honour of Johnny Connolly will be coming up Friday May 13th in the Park Hotel in Spiddal. It will be a great line up! Meanwhile you can catch himself, and Steve Sweeney and myself in Padraigin’s this Friday. Such wonderful nights of music!

Mark McConville aka Rodney Owl, well-known in Galway and beyond had just released a mighty fine CD of his own songs, and I recorded some string arrangements for him on fiddle and viola. Check him and his new CD out here
https://www.cdbaby.com/cd/rodneyowl

Spring is in the air. The days are getting longer. The song of blackbirds lifts spirits. A months of flu behind us. Looking forward to three sessions this weekend all along the beautiful Connemara Coast, please check gig calendar…

delighted about the news that Murray & Falkenau will be returning to Rudolstadt Folk Festival this year.
Looking forward! …. also starting recording with five-string banjo wizard Lena Ullman this week; exciting!

just found these two links to some nice footage from the headline concert at the Westport 9th Folk- and Bluegrass Festival at the Holy Trinity Church. w five-string banjo player Lena Ullman

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Looking forward to tunes tonight at Padraicin’s in Furbo with Johnny Connolly, melodeon and Steve Sweeney accordion, tin whistle. Start 9.30pm.

Had some lovely tunes last weekend in Spiddal, part of the Spiddal Gathering, a nice, informal get-together of trad musicians. Thanks everybody visiting! The Saturday night session in the Droighnean Donn was great craic. We went out again Sunday evening, a mighty gang of musicians playing, and little son David had a great time hopping around to the music :- The weather has been very November, rainy day after rainy day. world news is worrying…keeping positive!