Paddy Moloney, the mastermind behind The Chieftains died this week. Moloney's genius was to bring Irish ceili band music to the world. People thought ceili music was dull, stiff, and boring. Moloney's arrangements somehow made it cool. Requiescat in pace.
Siobhan CDs: a defunct Canadian Celtic punk band. Nick Smyth is one of the best of the genre. Since the Siobhan breakup, he's been fronting The Dreadnoughts. I also have some of his solo tracks which are not available to post.
The voice in my head saying “You ding dong! Have some patience!” After I forked up the handle I was drilling out to reknot. Oh well, it was cheap but still. Learning experience I guess.