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!

Session tonight in Padraicin’s / Furbo with Johnny Connolly on melodeon and Steve Sweeney on accordion and tin whistle. Great escape on a wild west coast night!

You can now order “Féileacán na Saoirse” signed and, if you so wish, dedicated to friends and family.
There is also a discount if you order multiple copies. Only available here! Go mad and make “Féileacán na Saoirse” this year’s Xmas present :-

 Ged Foley (ex-Patrick Street, Battlefield Band, Celtic Fiddle Festival, many famous more), will join Steve Sweeney and myself this Friday, 23 October, in Padraicin’s / Furbo. From 9.30… always a treat; he is such a brilliant guitarist and there is bound to be a song or two!