Lots of good ones for me as well but a few stand out.

The Meeting Place in Dublin Easter 1979 when Planxty did two gigs (billed as Donal Lunny & friends one night and as Andy Irvine & Friends the following night) - one of about 80-90 people in a small upstairs room in a pub which they blew apart. I still remember the power and energy of the Bulgarian tune Smeceno Horo (which is on their "After the Break" album). This was just before the first official gig of their comeback tour which was hald at the Hammersmith Odeon in London.

Same place Christmas Eve 1979 where Red Peter's blues band threw a Christmas party from about 4pm until late, as well as some great blues players in the band - Jimmy Faulkner, Declan Mc Neillis, Don Baker, Philip Donnelly, (home on holidays from Nashville) the guest list included Christy Moore, Eilis Moore, Liam O Flynn, Andy Irvine , Paul Brady, Mary Black. A great day!

Unfortunately The Meeting Place is no longer around as a venue.

And I was in Liberty Hall the night that Paul Brady launched Welcome Here Kind Stranger - a gig that has recently been launched on CD as The Liberty Tapes.