For anybody not familiar with the name, Tomas Lynch is (was?) one of the finest singers of traditional music I have ever heard, not to mention one of the most inventive guitar players and uillean pipers it has ever been my pleasure to see and hear.... staggeringly talented. Kind of like an Irish Brian Peters.

It has been quite a few years since I have seen his name mentioned in connection with any performances, festival appearances etc, and a google search reveals nothing. I am assuming that he may have experienced health problems which have curtailed his performing, but that is just guesswork on my part.

I am sure somebody out there knows the inside story, and can hopefully share at least some of it.

There is one video on Youtube, Whiskey in the jar which shows of Tomas' amazing voice and superb guitar work on a rather unlikely song ... I have fond memories of seeing him do this live at a couple of gigs in Scotland years ago ,and it was truly magical.