I asked Maire ni Chathasaigh to play Carolan's Farewell To Music for me at Welcombe Village Hall a good few years ago now and she graciously obliged. A wonderful person. I learned a lot from her Carolan Albums CD. We have a wonderful harp player here on Mudcat and I have one of her albums, which is lovely. I hope she won't mind if I tell you that she's Bonnie Shaljean! I learned a lot from the Chieftains' albums, especially from Derek Bell's playing, though I often found the rather overwhelming piping of Paddy Maloney a bit of a trial. Personal taste, not criticism. We managed to get Sileas to Bude at least three or four times, the lineup evolving but always with Mary Macmaster and Patsy Seddon. Those were the days!