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I'm looking for a pipehttp://www.soundcloud.com/slimmusics, fiddle, and whistle player (s) in London for a studio session in my Hackney studio recording parts for a couple of songs on my folk LP that i'm cutting at the moment. It's kinda big-hearted story songs - there's at least two tracks if not more that i need some trad instrumentation on. you can get an idea of the flavour here…

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Showcasing some great My Pages from members of TradConnect. More to follow

 

 

Dick Glasgow

 

Connie Rae Crone

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If you live in Northern Ireland & would like to see one of the great Session Pubs, check out Blas Ceoil on BBC 2 tonight: Sunday 19th June at 22.00.…

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Was at Mayo Alive today in Temple Bar , Dublin. It's a promotion of all things "Mayo". Met a fellow Castlebar resident, Joanne Maloney who has compiled a most wonderful book called Quoted Moments. Stunning photography with wonderful inspiring quotes. Read it all over a nice coffee. So when you want some inspiration before picking up your instrument, have this on the table and read a couple of pages. You may find hidden depth in that tune. And even better, it's all in aid of Irish Cancer… Continue

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Pray for the repose of the soul of musician and Dublin native Declan Duffy.  See this St. Louis Today news story about Declan, he was a good man:

 

Concertina players in here, might like to know that I've just launched a new Concertina Blog, where I'm planning on posting MP3 versions of tunes from this area, played on a variety of Concertinas. So if you are looking for some less familiar tunes for your repertoire, you might like to check them out.

 

Although I launched this site with a few studio recordings, with me playing a C/G Concertina, I really love playing the more…

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WicklowTrad.com launched its summer series of trad sessions in Wicklow Town on Wednesday 1 June. The first session had 18 musicians and included Peter Staunton & friends, Colm Fahey & friends, and a whole host of local musicians. The sessions will run every Wednesday and Friday for the summer - every Wed at 9pm in Nel Keenan's bar at the Old Forge, and every Fri at 9pm in Ernie's Bar. Each session will feature a guest group which will join local musicians and all musicians are…

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Thannks Sara. Those photos need to be shared. Too good to remain hidden. Thanks for your blog.

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