Cathal's Da’s sixty-seven comments

Hmmm... Carolan was blind so it was hardly necessary for his friend to wear a disguise. Also showing a blind man a grave would hardly be proof that McCabe was dead. more…

Personally, I prefer the first version above and hope to play it at the next annual Stoney commemoration in Loughrea - if there is ever going to another one. more…

Pubs are now closed in Ireland and with them the sessions that were the life blood of traditional music. Unless or until new venues emerge, things are looking bleak. Without social gatherings, there can be no social music. more…

https://heritage.galwaycommunityheritage.org/content/places/loughrea-heritage-trail/13-stoney-brennan more…

"Forget riffs groove upbeat downbeat more…

I stayed in Jurys some years ago. It was grand and a stone's throw from the centre but where isn't in Galway. more…

I sometimes hold the whistle horizontally, straight out from the mouth, resting on both tumbs. This frees the fingers to play as on a keyboard with no holding involved. I don't know when or on what tunes I do this as it seems to occur naturally - maybe on... more…

Rug Muire Mac do Dhia more…

Hold everything! I've just learned that the concert in Kinvara is not in the church but in the Community Centre. It's in aid of the church building. Sorry! more…

Tomorrow night, Sat March 16th at St Colman's Church, KInvara, Co Galway, there will be a traditional concert - with Eugene Lamb, the piper, among others - and I think this is the first time a Catholic church has been used for a wholly secular musical eve... more…