The musicians were quite amazing too -- from Liz Carroll, the first musician I ever played Irish music with (and nothing like starting at the top) to Denis O'Sullivan, a grand singer from Kerry whom I met for the first time just a few weeks back and ended up backing him on a few songs "live" onstage for the first time (sure, we're a bunch of chancers to a degree too)...
That's the great great thing about this Irish Traditional Music -- you can meet someone for the first time and share a common "well" of wonderful songs and tunes -- no matter where or whence they came...
Thanks to those of you who were able to come out and make some of the performances!!!