After a brilliant Frank Harte Festival, which a lot of us are still recovering from, this is a well timed event for those suffering withdrawal systems. I am looking forward to Con Fada O Driscoll, a man we all look up to,(we have no choice!) and all the other stars listed. Don't be distracted by the title being in Irish. There will be lots of songs sung in english ,or even in dublinese, for those who don't have the Gaeilge. A very minor complaint last year was that the meal laid on by the hotel was so good that singers felt rather stuffed when the concert commenced. Hopefully a bit of breathing space will be allowed this year. If you don't know where it is, its
"Down by Miltown Malbay, not a hundred miles from Galway"
             Hope to see you all there