I knew Declan when we were both growing up in Dublin. Lovely lad. Even as a youngster he had great musical ability. For a long time I lost touch with him (I moved to France) until I saw him with the band Blasket Sound at the Lorient festival. He was great. I must say I felt sorry for him and the small dark-haired woman playing the fiddle. They were the obvious musicians of the group. The musical ability of the others was questionable. But they were funny, especially the stout bloke playing the accordion, I think