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Skied at Blackfoot yesterday with Paul & Mary Ann Vanderham. What a beautiful province we have. The snow was great.

thanks to all my students that made Sunday’s recital so fun. Great work! “there is nothing like a hanging to focus the head”.

Grandad and grand daughter, Jackie Dan Gerry O’Connor and Sophia Fleming

The Fuller Kids, Renmore. Halloween 2012

Graham Wells, Allison Chidley, Emilia Barsalas & Benny McCarthy.

Monday Nov 5, Castleisland. Back with Jackie & Annie O’Connor in Mullaghmarkey – it really is home to me. Lots of visiting, eating and playing of tunes between Jackie running out to tend to animals and Annie cooking up a storm. This house smells so gorgeous all the time. So I had 4 Mondays in Eire this trip and all of them were spent in Flanagan’s Bar, Brosna. So much fun and great tunes with Jakie, Terrance McQuin & myself. Also playing last night were Ned Casey:fiddle, and Michael O;Leary; box. Timmy O’Sullivan had me sing “Four Strong Winds”. How appropriate as I am soon leaving my beloved Eire ‘ “if our good times are all gone, then I’m Bound for moving on, I’ll look for you if I’m ever back this way.” Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

Sunday Nov 4th. Went hard today and had 3 mighty sessions and 9 hours of music. # 1 – The Crane Bar with Mick Creehan and Sean Ryan on whistle and a very talented  singer/ songwriter name of Tony Small. As well 3 Scots who had a gig inthe Crane the previous night – a father and daughter – Bob and Claire and Guitarist David.

Curry cheese chip and burger at Vinnie;s

#2 Salthouse with Norianna Kennedy, Noalie McDonell, Calvin on bass and Peter Arkestom guitar. All Americana – ie Flatt & Scruggs and Gillian Welch. I got to use my bluegrass chops.

#3 Murty Rabbett’s on Forester Street with Paul Bradly, Richard on pipes and Pearce on Guitar and Mandolin. A short walk back to Renmore and sleepy time now.