Hi all,

Had a great night on Friday last with the launch of my new CD. We started off at around 10pm. I had my son, Seamus and Rodney who plays on the CD with me, and also I had Ray Coen who does gigs with me both here and abroad. We were joined by my oldest son who was a special guest on fiddle for some of the set.

The great and talented Seamie O'Dowd launched the CD and he sang a few songs. I had great pleasure in singing with him on stage. Paddy Morgan who also plays on the CD joined us for a few tunes on stage.

There was a packed house and everybody enjoyed the gig. We only did an hour behind the mic's and then I opened it up into a big session. There was a lovely singer from  Galway ,Joe Forde who joined us for a few tunes during the session and he also sang a song for us, There was two young pipers from Achill Island, Michael Lavelle and his friend Sean, who were in fine form. Brian Mc Donagh from Dervish joined us and Gary Allen from the North also. But Gary spent most of his time taking photos of my shoes.Ha There was a nice concertina player there aswell but I did not get her name. It went on until the wee hours of the morning and the craic was mighty.

Thanks to all who came and supported me on the night and also thanks to the musicians who played and joined in the session. Good energy and good vibs  was felt on the night by all.

Thank you.

MAI