Boots MacAllen’s five hundred and fifty-seven comments

Recorded by Gatehouse as Joe Ryan's Mazurka. more…

There are a few tunes called Rebel Raid, I think it may be his take on William Stepp's or a variant. This one is closer to the Library of Congress recording https://youtu.be/M8pZpzY_Kpk more…

Looks like there may be one in Hamilton, if you're staying on the Canadian side. more…

Great stuff, thanks for sharing that. more…

I'm about an hour North of DC and don't often go down because I hate the traffic, but you might try the contact tab here: https://www.ccepotomac.org There are sessions around but I don't know the exact schedules. I believe there is still a Baltimore sessi... more…

I occasionally attend a session that had this issue some years back and now has a policy that requires material to be in the public domain or have written permission of the composer. The venue owner is a musician and this was something he worked out. Ap... more…

Wow, sorry to hear that, what a bummer. more…

I would just give truthful answers but just not engage “Did you learn that from sheet music “ “Yes “ “ I don’t read the dots” “Wow” “ I hate O’’Neill’s” “Oh really”. You don’t owe him an intelligent answer. more…

Across the Fence comes to mind. more…

I don't know about Ireland, but here in the states Brian Conway is a wonderful teacher and participates in a lot of music weeks and weekends. more…