Lucius ! Lets hope he gets more than Martin Simpson got, eh?

Now concerning your reference to Ian Carr and Dave McIsaacs. Tony would hate me for saying this, these are two great players, but he simply leaves thenm standing.

Two years ago I went to Cape Breton specifically for the Celtic Guitar Festival. Tony was playing there along with Dave NcIsaacs and JP Cormier (others too, but these three were the heavyweights.)

As they took their turns playing their final tune, Tony elected to play the "Easy Club Reel" After he had finished playing, the entire audience along with all the players on stage (led ny J P) rose spontaneously to their feet and gave him a standing ovation lasting at least a minute. Nobody seeing him play that night could have any doubts as to who the greatest guitarist in the world was. And yes, I have seen Doc Watson and David Bromberg and Tony Rice and Pierre Bensusan and all the other Celtic guitarists as well as all the British guitar heroes. Nobody comes close. Either flatpicking or fingerpicking.

He tours the States each year with Alasdair Fraser, which unfortunately doesn't give him the chance to demonstrate his solo ability, but if they are appearing in your area you owe it to yourself to see him.

Murray