octogreg’s one hundred and ninety-nine comments

This is one of those rare “shout from the rooftops” albums - once you snap out of the trance and realize you’ve listened to it 5 times in a row without a break, you start pushing it on all your friends more…

19 years later, this is still in rotation and is a landmark recording on my Desert Island list. more…

After the pandemic induced hiatus of March 2020, we finally started up again in March 2022. The session has been consistently well attended with friends both old and new since then. more…

Saw them at the Goderich Celtic Festival in 2019 where I picked up this album. Their afternoon performances in the tent were spellbinding - one could hear a pin drop on the grass during their sets. The desert island tracks on this album are 2, 6 and 12. more…

Found the answer to the mystery tune on the Mystery Inch: https://thesession.org/tunes/9412 more…

OK, so I’m late to the party on this album - it’s fantastic. more…

I think the musicians night isn’t what folks on this site are looking for. From the Shandon Court website: more…

Some discussion here: more…

The utube clip is the 8th track on the Boil the Breakfast Early album. more…

I have a 1928 Vega Pro in near mint condition for sale if interested. Closest thing to that high end sound you describe that I’ve played to date. A bigger sound than the Clareen I played once. more…