One of the folks I'll be connecting with is Tom Kastle who I've met at the Mystic Sea Music Festival. Tom no longer is resident in Chicago but he's coming in for the above event and promises to take me out for a round at a neighboring pub afterwards. Maybe we can even find a place where we could swap some songs.

I'm not having any luck finding a sea music session. There are a couple of open mic sign-up sessions I've reviewed via the internet, one at the Uncommon Ground on Monday evenings and another at the Red Line Taps on Thursdays. I may try one out but I'd appreciate some feedback if anyone is familiar with either of them, or even a better one.

We fly out this Friday!

Cheerily,
Charley Noble