_Steph_’s two hundred and seventy-nine comments

And golly here I am, learning about this tune online, when I could have just asked my husband sitting several feet away for his version. more…

Mommy-hood has me sorely out of the loop, but the aforementioned website is certainly a good start. more…

Ha yeah - I do go by Benson now. 🙂 more…

While I’m sadly due for a change, I’ve had the same set of Tonicas on my fiddle now for about a year and a half. No wear marks at all. more…

Yeah that Lenzer E is the sh*t isn’t it? I’d like to strongly advise against the rest of the pack though. I got it once thinking, hey for a few bucks how bad can they really be? I found out the answer in a hurry. more…

I feel very fortunate to have met and played with him in Glencolmcille four years ago. more…

Ernst Kaeshammer in the very western part of Germany: more…

I’ll second what Georgi has said here - KLO is one of my favorites but I wouldn’t prop that up as a textbook example of Kerry style music. I think of it more as having piping lineage (Ennis/Clancy). more…

There are more than a few of those tunes that have gained some popularity here in the northeast, particularly among some of the pipers already mentioned. more…

Wow Dow, kudos to you and thanks for this (and the polka thread). more…