I had the ULTIMATE privilege of hanging out a bit w/Dougie at the Irish session at Conor Byrne's (sp?) in Seattle after his show October 8th, and he brought out the fiddle (which he hadn't played at all during the concert). He was SO incredibly friendly and cool (not to mention, of course, a kickass fiddler...)! And when I finally got up the nerve to sing a wee song at the session, he went out of the way to tell me he enjoyed it...AND kissed me on the cheek *swoon*...I can guarantee you that I will certainly be frequenting the Tay Bank whenever possible, online or (hopefully sometime soon) in person. Keeping my fingers crossed on the second bit there :)

I know, I'm the groupie from hell. But with someone as neat as Dougie, it's hard to help oneself. Sigh.

Mollificent