I didn't know him well but enjoyed some lovely sessions in in Cavan, Leitrim & Roscommon at various weekends. Lovely man & great songwriter.

I fell about laughing on hearing Joe's 'Free State Adjudicator'. If you don't know it, it's about an Ulster singer's problems in a singing competition south of the border, and told my pal Jackie Boyce about it.

He amazed me by saying he was the unfortunate singer being subjected to all the prejudice in the south about the lovely Ulster singing style!

Thanks for all that Joe & commiserations to his family