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For those of you who, like me, just love the band Fling, (The Blackbird is a very beautiful recording, and my absolute favorite CD of Irish Traditional music) they have presently on their site their first, now sold out CD The Wild Swans at Coole for download. The full CD, absolutely free! http://www...

John, you got a start on it, just keep plugging away.

Ah, craps, Rory, I thought the bottom one was you!!

No one bidding on this? Hmm...

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Ok, never mind then. I was just wondering...

Hm, makes one wonder if there's something wrong with this set(?)

It's interesting no one has commented on Carel Lanters two new clips, at Snips... Now, even I can see that he needs a little more control, but I am certain this will come, but for me I hear the absolute joy he is feeling, with his new full set, and that so darn much music can come out of these pipes...

Hey, it's true! I can play the harp now!! Heck with the bagpipes! Sorry, Rory, it's just that Phil Wardle hasn't been heard from in a long time. And, I just had a Hernia operation this last Monday... and it's no fun recovering let me tell you... certain parts of my body, well, the doctors on this fo...

Hah! Try this:

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Thanks, Lorenz!

Anyone heard anything, he hasn't had anything to say in a long time?

No new rumors about that other Tasmanian either, Dicky Deegan, although he has a new CD out (some new stuff, some old.)

Perhaps there's a problem in Tasmania?

As a follow up here, does anyone have the notes (jpg/gif) for The Old Man Rocking the Cradle? Searched the internet but can na find a ting. Thanks.

Sat. the 17th, there will be workshops at 9:00am, where I believe Tim Britton will be working with reeds(?).

The Fest is in Grant Park, at Jackson and Columbus, the 17th and 18th.

Well, Lorenzo, I did get my drones anyway, from Kirk, along with a new chanter, regardless of the harmonic divergence, and they are very nice too. But that was some time ago

How's the body holding out? You still playing?