More pics from Sligo
Martin Hayes
Day 17 – Arriving in Sligo
It was quite a long drive from Gort to Sligo Town -2.5 hours. Mercifully the rain eased up. Now I remember how beautiful the countryside is here in Sligo. Called into Brian’s painting studio – an old school house. Some lovely work by Brian McDonough. So nice to see Gay McDonough as well. After a lovely dinner by Brian we drove into town to the session at “Shoot the Crows” – a very lovely and narrow pub. Well this session was SUPER fun. “Is it always this fun in Sligo?” I ask. Felip on guitar, Ian on guitar, Ray Coen on fiddle & guitar, Brian on mandola, Alain on Clarinet, & Eddie lee on bass.
Meeting Martin Hayes
I was coming out of Dunne Stores Ennis and I ran into Martin Hayes. I have met him twice before at his gigs in E-town. Also I played twice with his father, P.J. Hayes at Pepper’s Bar in Feakle, Co. Clare. He was amazed I had come all the way from Edmonton.