Wow!! Thank you Mark Lysaght and Irish Music Magazine for adding me to your Legends Series – I am honored and humbled by your selection of this southside Chicago immigrant box player who was fortunate to grow up and learn…
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Dennis Cahill & Jimmy Keane
This is the full 2014 online concert video of Dennis and I playing two tunes: Hector the Hero and The Charleston Reel. A snippet of the video below appeared in the TG4 Documentary: “Dennis Cahill: Litir ó Do Chara" (meaning:…
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Seamus Begley (1949-2023)
From the first time the Horse, Liz Carroll, and myself met you in TJ Daly’s on 63rd Street back in 1976 you were a constant source of joy, joviality, jigs played in that jaunting juggernaut west Kerry style – followed…
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New Year. New Start...
This year marks the 60th anniversary of my arrival in Chicago from Ireland along with the Kerrywoman where we were reunited with the Horse for a new start and new beginning in this great Windy City.
It was also sixty…
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Ireland Tonight with Maryann McTeague Keifer
(Maryann Keifer & Me with picture by Grace Madden behind the desk)
Hi Folks!!
Sorry to let you know that I won't be able to fulfill Maryann McTeague Keifer’s wishes for me to assume the mantle of her “Ireland Tonight”…
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Maryann McTeague Keifer
I was with Maryann McTeague Keifer and her sister in the hospital Friday afternoon — I held Maryann’s hand and told her she was loved dearly by me and all who were fortunate enough to know her and be part…
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Tribute to Mick Moloney at the Milwaukee Irish Fest 2022
I think that Mick Moloney — the most eloquent and articulate person I’ve ‘ere known — would get a good chuckle that stumbling bumbling me ended up giving a few pre-tunage remarks about himself at The Scattering this past Sunday…
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Mick Moloney (1944-2022)
I dunno what to say. I dropped Mick off at his Bleecker Street flat at noon on Monday after twelve brilliant days of music, song, long chats, laughs, and just plain ol’ hanging – just as we had done countless…
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Dennis Cahill funeral arrangements
The funeral mass for Dennis Cahill will take place next Friday, July 8th at 11AM at his parish church:
St. Priscilla's Church
6949 W Addison St
Chicago, IL 60634
I will post an update if a viewing link is available…
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Dennis Cahill (1954-2022)
Our dearest Dennis Cahill passed away peacefully on Monday evening, with his beloved Mary by his side as she has throughout his journey. Just moments before — we were comforting Dennis while The Lament for Limerick from Dennis’ album with…
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Tony McLaughlin (1949-2021)
Another sad day in the Irish music and dance community with the sudden passing of Tony McLaughlin at 72 years. I was just with Tony a couple of weeks back on a Sunday night post Lanigans session -- he was…
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