I have just released a new CD of Irish traditional music called Two Old Black Sticks, which is available on CD Baby in CD and digital download formats. Here is the URL: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/johnkerrandfriends .

In addition to myself on flute, the album features Joe DeZarn on fiddle, Patrick Cavanagh on banjo and accordion, Crystal Bailey on fiddle, Peter Brice on accordion, Josh Dukes on guitar, Keith Carr on…

In a recent column in the Irish Echo newspaper, reviewer Daniel Neely had some very nice things to say about my recently-published memoir of my time in the community of Irish traditional music. The book is called Two Old Black Sticks and it is available in paperback and Kindle formats on Amazon.com. With his permission, here is a PDF version of Dan Neely's review.…

Recently I have been reflecting on my quarter century of involvement with Irish traditional music in Washington DC (USA), first as a set dancer and festival organizer, and later as a flute player. My thoughts got too long for a Facebook status update or a blog post, and eventually a book emerged. Right now it is available as an e-book on Amazon.com and iTunes, and I have plans to eventually make it available as a print-on-demand paperback. The book is available worldwide and should turn up…