Amazing weekend, filled with songs and so many fine singers. A great chance to hear Michael Ned Quin and the young Gaelic singers Nollaig Ni Laoire and Eoin Warner, who were all new to me. Donal Lunny's talk on Frank Harte was a pleasure and Ken Hall and Peta Webb's talk on Topic Records was a delight. It was an honour to share a stage with you and Roisin Gaffney and Joe Mulherron (I think Tracy would agree!) Still can't quite take that in but I have seen the pics on Facebook so it did happen! The walk round Glasnevin was something else, must have been two hundred of us...got near droont wi the rain, didn't matter. In a weekend of many highlights one thing stands out....Siobhan Harte, Frank's grand daughter, aged 5 singing like a wee lintie. Her spirited rendition of "Do You Love an Apple" was just brilliant. There will be "bugger all" in life that will ever faze that wee lassie.

Great time catching up with old friends and making some new ones.....it's great this folk music lark!

Roll on next year!